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Seven men, all Mexicans by nationality, have been released from police custody after being detained in Corozal earlier this week. It was believed and subsequently reported that they were members of a notorious drug cartel who allegedly entered Belize to carry out a contract on a well-known underworld player in the north. But an investigation […]
Written on August 24, 2023 | Posted in
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On Monday, Commissioner of Police Chester Williams told reporters that the story given by the Mexican detainees was that they were in Belize to work on a road construction project funded by the United Nations Development Programme, UNDP. In the wake of that comment, the UN organization issued a statement to clarify that, “there is […]
Written on August 24, 2023 | Posted in
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Today, U.S. Ambassador to Belize Michelle Kwan gave brief remarks on a visa scam in which villagers from Armenia allege that they were swindled out of thousands of dollars by a man who claimed that he could guarantee them U.S. visas. Dozens of villagers reportedly paid one thousand, five hundred dollars each to get visas […]
Written on August 24, 2023 | Posted in
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They were detained by the Mobile Interdiction Team in Corozal earlier this week, but tonight, it may seem that the alleged sicarios from neighbouring Mexico were actually legally in Belize to be hired for a road construction project in northern Belize. The men, who carried valid Mexican travel documents, were detained inside the Central Park […]
Written on August 23, 2023 | Posted in
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Today at the Leigh Richardson Building in Belmopan, an opening ceremony was held for a review of Belize’s implementation of the United Nations Convention Against Corruption, UNCAC. It’s the second reassessment of the country’s standing since ratification back in December 2016. Fast track to this week, officials are in country to meet with government officials […]
Written on August 21, 2023 | Posted in
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Bernardo Arévalo, an anti-corruption advocate representing the progressive Movimiento Semilla party, emerged victorious in Guatemala’s presidential election on Sunday. He defeated former First Lady Sandra Torres. With a complete tally of votes, Arévalo secured an impressive 58.01% of the votes compared to Torres’s 37.24%. The election of Arévalo stands as a robust rejection of the […]
Written on August 21, 2023 | Posted in
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And, we end our newscast tonight with a report from our regional counterparts attending the Conference of the Heads of Government of CARICOM in Port-of-Spain, Trinidad. The conference was hosted by the Right Honorable Keith Christopher Rowley, Prime Minister of Trinidad & Tobago, and chaired by Roosevelt Skerrit, Prime Minister of Dominica. Here’s more from […]
Written on July 5, 2023 | Posted in
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Earlier today in Placencia, Ministers of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade for the Central American Integration System, SICA, and CARICOM held an economic and political dialogue. The discussion comes as part of a series of meetings being held under Belize’s pro tem presidency of SICA. This morning, Assistant Secretary General for CARICOM, Wayne McCook addressed […]
Written on June 26, 2023 | Posted in
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Foreign Minister Eamon Courtenay also addressed meeting and spoke of the importance of the Caribbean region, as well as the need to protect its rich marine resources. Eamon Courtenay, Minister of Foreign Affairs “Each of our countries is blessed with the bounty of the Caribbean Sea. Fringing coral reef, attractive beaches, warm crystal clear […]
Written on June 26, 2023 | Posted in
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Today is celebrated as World Refugees Day 2023. The day is being recognized under the theme, “Hope away from home, a world where refugees are always included”. In honor of the day, the Refugees Department in the Ministry of Immigration held an event this morning in Belmopan to disseminate information on the process undertaken to […]
Written on June 14, 2023 | Posted in
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The Ministry of Immigration is on its way to clearing the backlog of e-passports yet to be issued. The department ran into issues with supplies due o the sheer number of demands for e-passports over the last several months. More than twenty-five thousand Belizeans have applied for their e-passports in the last six months. The […]
Written on June 14, 2023 | Posted in
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We also asked C.E.O Middleton for an update on the Amnesty Program. The timeline for applications to be submitted was officially closed in March. Middleton says more than twelve thousand individuals have applied for amnesty. Gilroy Middleton, Chief Executive Officer, Ministry of Immigration “Well, we are currently going through a detail process. A major […]
Written on June 14, 2023 | Posted in
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C.E.O. Middleton also responded to questions on the concerning number of Jamaican and Haitian nationals that are using Belize as a transit point to the U.S. He was asked if any special policies are being developed for Jamaicans entering Belize, since Haitians are now required to present a visa at their point of entry. Here […]
Written on June 14, 2023 | Posted in
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Canadian Jasmine Hartin is back in the news tonight. Hartin, who was recently fined seventy-five thousand dollars for the manslaughter of Superintendent Henry Jemmott, was photographed at the Belize/Mexico border in Corozal. Hartin, along with persons from her P.R. team, attempted to cross the border when officials stopped them. We are told that Hartin does […]
Written on June 6, 2023 | Posted in
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When we caught up with Cordel Hyde, the Minister of Natural Resources, he also gave his input on the land dispute between the villagers of Laguna and Emory Grove. As we have reported, the neighboring communities have been going at each other over lands they both claim belong to their respective village. Residents of Laguna […]
Written on May 24, 2023 | Posted in
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The European Union and the Government of Belize held their eight political dialogue in San Pedro on Monday evening. The forum was used to address the relationship between Belize and the E.U. During the meeting, the progress of the implementation of projects and programs under the Eleventh European Union Development Fund were also reviewed. The […]
Written on May 23, 2023 | Posted in
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Apart from the visit to the Adjacency Zone, the E.U. Ambassadors were preparing for a special political dialogue with Belize’s Minister of Foreign Affairs and the Prime Minister scheduled for today. These special diplomatic dialogues are usually held in September during Belize’s independence celebrations. We spoke with a couple of the E.U. ambassadors about their […]
Written on May 22, 2023 | Posted in
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The European Union has been partnering with Belize in various sectors for the past thirty years, from health, to renewable energy, the environment, public transportation and gender based violence to name a few. But, with a twenty-eight hour estimated flight time from Belize to Europe, many Belizeans may never get an opportunity to visit an […]
Written on May 22, 2023 | Posted in
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Secretary-General of the Caribbean Community (CARICOM), Doctor Carla Barnett has sent condolences to Guyana, following a fire at a school that claimed the lives of at least twenty schoolchildren. The fire in Mahdia, near the centre of Guyana, early this morning, swept through a high school boarding school killing at least nineteen of the students […]
Written on May 22, 2023 | Posted in
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The Central Bank of Belize has officially fixed buying rate of the U.S. dollar at two Belize dollars to one U.S. dollar, effective May second. Governor of the Central Bank, Kareem Michael explained the rationale behind the decision, saying that the focus has primarily been on cash instruments, specifically currency notes, which were subject to […]
Written on May 18, 2023 | Posted in
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Shondaland, an American television production company, has done a feature on U.S. Ambassador Michelle Kwan in which the U.S. diplomat spoke highly of Belize. In responding to the question about what it is like to live and work in Belize, Kwan said, “I could definitely see why Belizeans and others refer to this country as […]
Written on May 16, 2023 | Posted in
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Tens of thousands of migrants have gathered at the U.S./Mexico border seeking asylum, less than twenty-four hours after the United States ended an immigration policy that prohibited the entry of persons who potentially pose a health risk. Title 42 expulsions, as they are known, were removals by the U.S. government of persons who had recently […]
Written on May 12, 2023 | Posted in
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While the Immigration Department was successful in applying for the removal of the Brazilian nationals; tonight, their Belizean handlers are facing criminal charges for facilitating their illegal entry into the country. Thirty-three-year-old Kirk Hower, a taxi driver of San Martin area, Belmopan, and his common-law wife Gracielita Mendez were charged separately for the offense of […]
Written on May 12, 2023 | Posted in
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Prime Minister John Briceño urged heads of governments attending the Ninth Summit of the Association of Caribbean States to remain relevant and viable amidst global challenges. He also called for a refocus on the organization’s roots, which is the sustainable development of the Caribbean Sea. At the event in Antigua, Guatemala, P.M. Briceño said that […]
Written on May 12, 2023 | Posted in
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Over the weekend, the world honed in on the coronation of Charles III and his wife, Camilla, as King and Queen of the United Kingdom and the other Commonwealth realms. The royal rites of passage took place at Westminster Abbey; eight months after the death of Queen Elizabeth II on September eighth, 2022. Now, since […]
Written on May 11, 2023 | Posted in
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