Home » Foreign Affairs People & Places Regional / International
You are currently browsing entries filed in: Foreign Affairs People & Places Regional / International
The Twenty-Fourth Meeting of the Council for Foreign and Community Relations of the Caribbean Community was held virtually on May sixth and seventh, 2021 under the chairmanship of Eamon Courtenay, the Minister of Foreign Affairs, Foreign Trade and Immigration. Minister Courtenay called for CARICOM’s continued advocacy for fair, equitable and timely access to COVID-19 vaccines. […]
Written on May 10, 2021 | Posted in
Foreign Affairs,
People & Places,
Regional / International |
Comments Off on Belize Calls for Access to COVID-19 Vaccines during CARICOM Meeting
It is official – Buckingham Palace has approved the appointment of Froyla Tzalam as the next Governor General of Belize. Over the weekend, News Five spoke with Tzalam who was on a tour with officials from the Ministry of Human Development, Families and Indigenous Peoples’ Affairs in the south. The former executive director of the […]
Written on May 3, 2021 | Posted in
Featured,
Foreign Affairs,
People & Places,
Regional / International |
Comments Off on Buckingham Palace Approves Froyla Tzalam for GG
Sir Colville Young officially left the Office of the Governor General today at an official ceremony held to honor his life of service to the people of Belize. The Governor General handed in his resignation last month after almost three decades as the representative of Queen Elizabeth the second. Andrea Polanco, Reporting As he […]
Written on April 30, 2021 | Posted in
Foreign Affairs,
Miscellaneous,
People & Places,
Regional / International |
Comments Off on G.G. Colville Young Retires!
On Tuesday, environmental activists Giovannie Brackett and Wil Maheia spoke out against government, following a joint release issued by the Ministry of Blue Economy, the Fisheries Department and TIDE last week, in respect of the Corona Reef. Brackett and Maheia argue that TIDE researchers should not seek permission from Guatemalan authorities to conduct scientific surveys […]
Written on April 14, 2021 | Posted in
Foreign Affairs,
People & Places,
Regional / International |
Comments Off on MFA Sets the Record Straight on Corona Reef
Today, the Belize Coast Guard received a hefty donation from the U.S. Government in the form of outboard engines and night vision goggles to help in its crime fighting efforts at sea. News Five’s Duane Moody was at the ceremony held this morning and files this report. Duane Moody, Reporting Four hundred thousand dollars […]
Written on March 25, 2021 | Posted in
Defense,
Foreign Affairs,
People & Places |
Comments Off on U.S. Embassy Invests Over $400,000 in Equipment to Belize Coast Guard
Chargé d’affaires Keith Gilges of the U.S. Embassy in Belize says his mission is coming to an end in the next four months. President Biden is expected to appoint an ambassador to Belize later this year, and a new chargé who will take over Gilges’ own post has already been selected. Keith Gilges, Chargé […]
Written on March 25, 2021 | Posted in
Foreign Affairs,
People & Places,
Regional / International |
Comments Off on When Will a U.S. Ambassador to Belize be Chosen?
The United States Embassy in Belmopan is resuming its operations after almost a year of dormancy due to the COVID-19 pandemic. During that time, there has been a significant backlog of applications and renewals. The good news is the U.S. Embassy has decided to automatically extend the length of time from one year to four […]
Written on March 23, 2021 | Posted in
Featured,
Foreign Affairs,
People & Places |
Comments Off on U.S. Embassy Resumes Consular Operations
With consular activities resuming, are there any new changes to existing procedures that applicants must be aware of? Mellissa Sandoval, Vice Consul, U.S. Embassy “So generally speaking, in alignment with the local conditions and our alignment with the C.D.C., what we have been doing is reducing the number of applicants who appear in person […]
Written on March 23, 2021 | Posted in
Featured,
Foreign Affairs,
People & Places |
Comments Off on Less Applicants Due to COVID-19 Pandemic
The new Ambassador to Belize for the Republic of China (Taiwan) has presented his credentials to Governor General Sir Colville Young. Ambassador David Kuan-Chou Chien conveyed greetings from the President of Taiwan Tsai Ing-wen and pledged to continue promoting the mutual interests and cooperation between our countries. The Governor General welcomed the new ambassador and […]
Written on March 23, 2021 | Posted in
Featured,
Foreign Affairs |
Comments Off on Meet the New Taiwanese Ambassador to Belize
Belize and Taiwan have signed the 2021-2025 memorandum of understanding on Bilateral Cooperation. Minister of Foreign Affairs, Foreign Trade and Immigration of Belize, Eamon Courtenay and Taiwanese Ambassador Remus Li-Kuo Chen signed the document at the Laing Building on Wednesday. According to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, the M.O.U. extends the 2017-2020 agreement. The M.F.A. […]
Written on March 11, 2021 | Posted in
Foreign Affairs |
Comments Off on Belize-Taiwan Bilateral Cooperation Extended
The inaugural meeting of foreign ministers Eamon Courtenay and Pedro Brolo Vila took place on Thursday morning at the O.A.S. Office in the Adjacency Zone. For many years, Belize and Guatemala have had a strained relationship because of the enduring territorial dispute which is presently before the World Court. With a change in government in […]
Written on March 5, 2021 | Posted in
Featured,
Foreign Affairs,
People & Places |
Comments Off on Belize and Guatemala Strengthen Diplomatic Relations
The Belize-Guatemala Joint Commission is also being reinvigorated and, through the existing Partial Scope Agreement, trade will be expanded to include other goods and services following a meeting with the business community. Eamon Courtenay, Minister of Foreign Affairs “That commission had held meetings and had set up different desks and tables for officials to […]
Written on March 5, 2021 | Posted in
Featured,
Foreign Affairs,
People & Places |
Comments Off on Expanding Belize’s Export Offerings to Guatemala
Foreign ministers Eamon Courtenay and Pedro Brolo Vila met for the first time this morning at the Office of the Organization of American States at the Adjacency Zone. The meeting was cordial and productive and both government ministers made their way over to the border marker in a symbolic show of unity which is also […]
Written on March 4, 2021 | Posted in
Foreign Affairs,
People & Places,
Regional / International |
Comments Off on Belize and Guatemala’s Foreign Ministers Meet at Adjacency Zone
The territorial dispute between Guatemala and Belize is before the International Court of Justice, with Guatemala having completed its submissions to the court on its claim of Belize’s land and maritime area. For the next year and a half, the team of attorneys on our side of the border will be filing its position on […]
Written on March 2, 2021 | Posted in
Foreign Affairs,
People & Places,
Regional / International |
Comments Off on Guatemalan Foreign Minister to Meet with Minister Eamon Courtenay
They may not be able to sit together in person due to COVID-19, but that is not stopping Belizean and Mexican business counterparts from joining forces. Today, the Embassy of Mexico, COPARMEX Quintana Roo and the Ministry of Economic Development of Quintana Roo announced that the first virtual Business Roundtable Mexico-Belize will be held on […]
Written on February 25, 2021 | Posted in
Economy,
Foreign Affairs,
Regional / International |
Comments Off on Mexico Invites Belizean Businesses to a Virtual Roundtable
Minister of Foreign Affairs, Foreign Trade and Immigration, Eamon Courtenay, has co-chaired the inaugural meeting of the CARICOM-Canada Foreign Ministers’ Group alongside with Marc Garneau, Minister of Foreign Affairs of Canada. Items on the agenda included coordinating the response to the COVID-19 pandemic, in particular ensuring equitable access to vaccines, therapeutics and diagnostics. They agreed […]
Written on February 19, 2021 | Posted in
Featured,
Foreign Affairs |
Comments Off on Belize’s Foreign Minister Talks COVID-19 Response with Canada and CARICOM
Former Belizean Prime Minister Said Musa has written to U.S. President Joe Biden in respect to Cuba. Musa tells President Biden that removing the recent designation and lifting the embargo will be acts of justice benefiting Cuba, the U.S.A. and the region. Musa says that the recent action taken on January eleventh by former President […]
Written on February 12, 2021 | Posted in
Featured,
Foreign Affairs,
People & Places,
Regional / International |
Comments Off on Former PM Said Musa Asks U.S. President to Remove Designation and Lift Embargo on Cuba
Minister of Foreign Affairs, Foreign Trade, and Immigration Eamon Courtenay, participated in a virtual extraordinary meeting between Ministers of Foreign Affairs of the Central American Integration System and the UN High Commissioner for Refugees, Filippo Grandi. Minister Courtenay highlighted that the COVID-19 pandemic presents new and exacerbated challenges for refugees and the national systems that […]
Written on February 11, 2021 | Posted in
Foreign Affairs,
Regional / International |
Comments Off on Foreign Minister Courtenay Addresses Extraordinary SICA Meeting
UNICEF Country Rep Alison Parker met with Minister of Foreign Affairs Eamon Courtenay on Wednesday where the UNICEF Rep shared the organization’s priorities and support activities in Belize with senior officials of the ministry. Among those activities include UNICEF’s birth registration campaign and ongoing COVID-19 related assistance. In the meeting, opportunities to advance child protection […]
Written on February 4, 2021 | Posted in
Foreign Affairs,
People & Places |
Comments Off on UNICEF Country Rep Meets with Foreign Minister
Today, the International Office of Migration in Belize signed an implementation agreement with three local partners to expand the I.O.M.’s Migrant Hubs in three locations. The hubs are being supported to provide more services to migrants to improve their access to information and other services. According to the I.O.M., translation services, assistance with application forms […]
Written on February 3, 2021 | Posted in
Foreign Affairs,
Miscellaneous,
People & Places,
Regional / International |
Comments Off on An Expansion of the Migrant Hubs
The Senate meets on Thursday in a special sitting to ratify a United Nations convention that will advance Belize’s international obligations as a member of the organization. The United Nations Convention on the Recognition and Enforcement of Foreign Arbitral Awards was recognized in October 1980, before Belize becoming an independent nation. However, it will be […]
Written on January 27, 2021 | Posted in
Featured,
Foreign Affairs,
People & Places,
Politics |
Comments Off on Upper House to Ratify Old UN Convention
While backlash from a possible bad review after the viral video is less of a concern, the tourism sector is bracing for the impact of the new travel regulations being implemented in the United States. On Friday, a comprehensive strategy was issued by the U.S. government of the change in quarantine regulations whenever a citizen […]
Written on January 26, 2021 | Posted in
Featured,
Foreign Affairs,
People & Places,
Regional / International |
Comments Off on Charge d’Affaires Keith Gilges Clarifies New U.S. Travel Regulations
The Biden Administration also announced that the U.S. is joining the World Health Organization in the fight against the deadly coronavirus. Keith Gilges of the U.S. Embassy in Belize says that the COVID-19 pandemic is the number one priority of the new U.S. administration, and they will be partnering with experts to win the battle. […]
Written on January 26, 2021 | Posted in
Foreign Affairs,
Miscellaneous,
People & Places |
Comments Off on The U.S. Rejoins W.H.O.
Gilges took the opportunity to commend Belize on its efforts to contain and reduce the rate of infection of the novel coronavirus. On Monday, Minister of Health Michel Chebat spoke of the quarantine regulations’ effectiveness over the holidays. Gilges says that it is a great relief how well Belize has done. Keith Gilges, Chargé […]
Written on January 26, 2021 | Posted in
Foreign Affairs,
Health,
People & Places |
Comments Off on U.S. Embassy Commends Belize on COVID-19 Strategy
On Thursday, the new U.S. President Joe Biden signed a flurry of executive orders within his first twenty-four hours in office. But one of those executive orders can have grave consequences for tourism-based economies like Belize. The Biden Administration now requires a recent negative COVID-19 test result before departure and quarantine on arrival as per […]
Written on January 22, 2021 | Posted in
Featured,
Foreign Affairs,
Health,
People & Places,
Regional / International,
Travel |
Comments Off on Prez Biden’s Executive Order on International Travel Affects Tourism Countries
