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A group of about one thousand migrants from Honduras and elsewhere from Central America have made their way into Mexico after travelling for several days through neighbouring Guatemala. The migrants are fleeing their country for various reasons and are making their way to the United States. The caravan was viewed as a threat and the […]
Written on January 20, 2020 | Posted in
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On Friday, the caravan was spotted by the Cadena’s operating base near Belize’s border with Guatemala. The splinter group comprised of about fifteen to twenty persons who authorities feared would have made their way into Belize. Captain Bennett says none of the migrants made their way into Belize. Captain Elton Bennett, Commandant, Belize Coast […]
Written on January 20, 2020 | Posted in
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The National Security Council comprised officials from the ministries of National Security, Human Development and Immigration. While some of the migrants are in search of a better life, others are known to be attached to criminal organizations. Captain Elton Bennett shared a list of concerns with migrant caravans. Captain Elton Bennett, Commandant, Belize Coast […]
Written on January 20, 2020 | Posted in
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As you know, a new government took over in Guatemala this week. The president is conservative Alejandro Giammattei, and while not much was heard from him in respect of the territorial claim during the campaign, on Thursday he spoke on the matter. Now, Guatemala is make submissions this year in the International Court of Justice […]
Written on January 17, 2020 | Posted in
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There is a developing story tonight on a caravan of Central American migrants heading north in search of a better life. Thousands of men, women and children left Honduras a few days ago via San Pedro Sula and have reached as far as Peten, Guatemala. A group of them have left the main caravan and […]
Written on January 16, 2020 | Posted in
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One more issue from the Prime Minister. Chief Executive Officer in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Patrick Andrews has tendered his resignation. Andrews, who was appointed in 2017 after he returned from the Embassy in Washington, is reaching retirement age. According to the Prime Minister, his replacement has yet to be confirmed. Prime Minister […]
Written on January 15, 2020 | Posted in
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At this time, the inauguration of the new Guatemalan president, Alejandro Giammattei, has been delayed for hours. The event is to take place at the National Theatre in Guatemala City, but reports say that a number of delegations have left due to the tardiness of the start of the ceremony. Giammattei ran three campaigns and […]
Written on January 14, 2020 | Posted in
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Foreign Affairs Minister Wilfred Elrington confirmed to the media today that Guatemala has nominated a judge who will sit on the bench to hear submissions on the territorial, insular and maritime dispute between Belize and Guatemala. May eighth 2019 became a historic day after Belizeans overwhelming voted in favour of taking the longstanding dispute to […]
Written on January 13, 2020 | Posted in
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Two Guatemalan families remain settled on Belizean territory along the western border. They are residing in an area known as Barrio el Juda and the property belongs to businessman Jorge Espat. Espat has asked the Guatemalans to skillful diplomacy to avoid an international incident. The O.A.S. has verified that the Guatemalans are in Belizean territory. Official representatives […]
Written on January 13, 2020 | Posted in
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In 2018, Keith Gilges assumed duties as Chargé d’Affaires for the U.S. Embassy in Belize. The career Foreign Service Officer has been working closely with government agencies and groups to further establish a stronger relationship between the two countries. This week we caught up with the U.S. diplomat in studio. For 2020, Gilges says that […]
Written on January 10, 2020 | Posted in
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Gilges also spoke about the U.S. proposal to transfer rejected asylum seekers to Peten, Guatemala. This he says could have negative implications on Belize and as such has been communicated to State Department in Washington. Keith R. Gilges, Chargé d’Affaires, U.S. Embassy “We have seen the first returnees come from Guatemala. Again, my interest […]
Written on January 10, 2020 | Posted in
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Two letters were dispatched today to the government and people of Taiwan. One was from the acting Prime Minister Patrick Faber to the President of Taiwan and the other was from Minister of National Security, John Saldivar, to Taiwan’s Ambassador in Belize. Now, as you know the two will go head to head in February, […]
Written on January 3, 2020 | Posted in
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At the Organization of American States, Belize joined seventeen other countries in voting for a resolution rејесtіng vіоlеnсе in Воlіvіа and саllіng for full rеѕресt of the rights of the іndіgеnоuѕ реорlеѕ. The ‘Rеѕоlutіоn Rејесtіng Vіоlеnсе in Воlіvіа and Саllіng for Full Rеѕресt of the Rights of the Іndіgеnоuѕ Реорlеѕ in the Рlurіnаtіоnаl Ѕtаtе of […]
Written on December 19, 2019 | Posted in
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For the second time in recent months, the Embassy of the Republic of China (Taiwan) in Belize has issued a public caution. This time it is about an article circulating on social media that “Taiwanese Government warns investors, caution with Belize.” The embassy states that it is all fabricated and that instead it has worked […]
Written on December 4, 2019 | Posted in
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On Monday the Ministry of Foreign Affairs issued a release to say that the Republic of China (Taiwan) has given Belize support to facilitate international representation. According to the release, “the support was provided in the context of an ongoing project for the Institutional Strengthening of the Ministries of Foreign Affairs of the Countries of […]
Written on December 3, 2019 | Posted in
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Deputy Prime Minister Patrick Faber represented Belize at a meeting of the Vice Presidents of the Central American Integration System. The meeting, which was held in El Salvador on Monday, is part of SICA’s ongoing agenda to discuss regional matters. The leaders in attendance signed a declaration to recognize the importance of having open political […]
Written on December 3, 2019 | Posted in
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A developing scandal in India is being linked to Belize. In the centre of the storm is Godman Nithyananda, a spiritual leader, who fled India, even though his passport had expired, by using a fake Venezuelan passport. The accused rapist, torturer and abductor is said to be hiding in this region and Indian media houses […]
Written on November 26, 2019 | Posted in
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Commander of the Belize Defense Force, Brigadier General Steven Ortega confirmed that two Guatemalan families have illegally settled on Belize’s side of the border in Benque. The Barrio el Juda squatting problem continues to be an issue not only for private landowner Jorge Espat, but for the government as well. Ortega says that the O.A.S. […]
Written on November 26, 2019 | Posted in
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The B.D.F. Commander says that since the Barrio el Juda situation has re-emerged, B.D.F. soldiers are daily patrolling the area with the hopes that other Guatemalans will desist from squatting on this side of the border. Brig. Gen. Steven Ortega, Commander, B.D.F. “They are the ones who are going to go through the process […]
Written on November 26, 2019 | Posted in
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The government asserts tonight that it has no agreement with the United States as a safe third country. The statement from the government was prompted by an international news article stating that the Trump Administration has identified Belize as a “safe third country” for immigrants trying to reach the U.S. According to the article, the […]
Written on November 22, 2019 | Posted in
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Guatemalan squatters who continue to illegally occupy private property belonging to businessman Jorge Espat on the Belizean side of western border, near the Adjacency Zone, continues to be an issue. Despite having reached out to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, the matter seems to be treated with little to no urgency on the part of […]
Written on November 21, 2019 | Posted in
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On April tenth, 2019 Belizeans voted in favor of taking the Belize Guatemala dispute to the International Court of Justice to be settled permanently. A month later, Belize submitted its notification to the International Court of Justice which put in motion procedures agreed in the 2008 Special Agreement. It is expected that in one year’s time, […]
Written on November 21, 2019 | Posted in
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Work for a twenty-seven-mile stretch of road linking Corozal Town to Sarteneja started last week following the inauguration of the fifty-million-U.S.-dollar project. The major infrastructure project is being funded by the government of Taiwan through a loan to the government. While the Area Representative Florencio Marin Junior was not at the launch last week, there […]
Written on November 20, 2019 | Posted in
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A group of about thirty Guatemalan families continues to illegal settle on a piece of land along the western border in Benque, unwilling to relocate because they are of the firm belief that they are on Guatemala’s side of the border. The land in question is owned by businessman Jorge Espat who has written to […]
Written on November 20, 2019 | Posted in
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The encroachment into Belizean territory was as clear as daylight when we visited Barrio El Juda on the western border on Thursday. Guatemalan families have settled there and their community continues to grow on land that is owned by businessman Jorge Espat. Espat is of the view that the longer it takes to move the […]
Written on November 15, 2019 | Posted in
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