While most Belizeans will be relaxing over the weekend, Prime Minister Said Musa and a high level delegation will be travelling on an official mission to Venezuela. The P.M., accompanied by Budget Minister Ralph Fonseca and Minister of Energy Max Samuels, will meet with their Venezuelan counterparts to discuss the implementation of an agreement made […]
A delegation led by Prime Minister Said Musa left the country today en route to the Bahamas for the twenty-second CARICOM Summit. The meeting, which opens on Tuesday, will deal largely with trade matters, centring on the implementation of the CARICOM single market and economy. Other major issues include the Caribbean Court of Justice and […]
It was not witnessed by the global audience which tuned in to the Tyson-Holyfield fight, but an incident between a Belizean diplomat and a British national ended in much the same way. That is…with one man losing a piece of his ear. The bizarre episode unfolded on the night of Saturday, June sixteenth at the […]
Prime Minister Said Musa returned to Belize over the weekend, following Friday’s one-day summit of Central American leaders in El Salvador. Purpose of the meeting was to discuss the implementation of the Plan Puebla Panama, an initiative of Mexican President Vicente Fox to promote regional integration and development from Southern Mexico to Panama. The presidents […]
Leaving Belize today for El Salvador was Prime Minister Said Musa. He will attend a summit of Central American Heads of Government, convened to discuss the Plan Puebla/Panama initiative. The Plan Puebla, which seeks to promote development from Southern Mexico to Panama, requires co-ordinated action by the governments and private sectors of the eight countries […]
Belize is being represented at the eighty-ninth session of the International Labour Conference underway in Geneva, Switzerland. High on the agenda is the abolition of forced labour, health and safety in agriculture, co-operatives and Social Security. Achievements made by Belize last year, such as the Trade Unions and Employers Organisations Act will also be highlighted. […]
Although it does not seem to be a top agenda item domestically, this week Belize took a major step internationally to fight against the evils of official corruption. On Tuesday at the Organisation of American States General Assembly in Costa Rica, Belize signed the Inter-American Convention Against Corruption. The treaty, credited in 1996, is the […]
Having made a popular move that will hurt him in the pocketbook, Prime Minister Said Musa today departed the country for a meeting in El Salvador with some folks who may be able to help. On Friday he will attend the third summit of presidents of Central America and the Dominican Republic with the President […]
Belize and the Dominican Republic today embarked on a path of closer co-operation. President of the Dominican Republic, Hipolito Mejia and Belize’s Prime Minister Said Musa this morning signed a joint declaration and two agreements designed to strengthen ties between the two countries. The Memorandum of Understanding and Consultation commits the respective foreign ministries to […]
The presentation of oral arguments by Belize and Guatemala has been completed in Washington D.C. but the facilitators in the process could take as much as two more months to voice their recommendations. Accounts from neutral observers indicate that Belizean presenters, led by chief negotiator Assad Shoman, were well prepared and exposed the Guatemalan claim […]
Presentations of oral arguments by Belize and Guatemala continued today at the Organisation of American States in Washington D.C. In replies to questions posed by Belizean negotiators, Guatemala has made it clear that contrary to their earlier arguments they still maintain a claim to the entire country, and not just the land south of the […]
While most Belizeans are celebrating the third day of a three-day holiday weekend, a handful of lawyers and diplomats will be in Washington D.C. performing in the final act of our latest drama with Guatemala. Monday marks the opening of oral arguments at the OAS under the current negotiating framework supervised by that regional body. […]
Not all of next week’s diplomatic activity will be centred in Washington. On Tuesday evening President of the Dominican Republic, Hipolito Mejia, will arrive for a twenty-four hour visit. After being met at the airport by Prime Minister Said Musa, officials will hold a series of meetings the following day centred on trade and tourism, […]
While Belize police last week racked up a near record cocaine bust, their counterparts in the U.S. have also did some record breaking of their own–and Belize figures prominently in the action. On Sunday the U.S. Coast Guard in San Diego searched a fishing boat, the “Svesda Maru,” which the Navy had earlier seized in […]
A joint communiqué has been issued by the Belizean and Guatemalan delegations following the conclusion of two days of talks at the OAS in Washington. As reported in this newscast yesterday, no breakthroughs were expected and the major result of the talks seems to be the reiteration of an agreement to resolve the situation at […]
Talks between Belize and Guatemala have entered their second day at OAS headquarters in Washington. The low-key meetings, scheduled to conclude today, are supposed to assess the extent of compliance by both countries to the agreements made under the OAS sponsored negotiating process. While the talks do not deal with the substantive issues of the […]
While the Minister of National Security prepares to meet the generals, the Prime Minister has returned from his meeting with the commanders in chief. The three-day Summit of the Americas held in Quebec City, Canada, was, according to a government release, successfully concluded despite the violence in the streets. Prime Minister Musa spoke on the […]
The position is not one of royalty, but in any country the ambassador from the world’s only superpower occupies a position of some importance. In the case of Belize, U.S. President George W. Bush has recently announced his choice of ambassador. He is Russell F. Freeman, a lawyer from Fargo, North Dakota. A brief release […]
One man who will not be around to feel the winds of the simulated hurricane is Prime Minister Said Musa. Musa and a high level delegation left today for Quebec City, Canada to attend the Third Summit of the Americas. The meeting, a follow up to those held in Miami in 1994 and Santiago, Chile […]
This afternoon naval ships from the Republic of China on Taiwan entered Belizean waters as part of a goodwill tour to strengthen diplomatic relations with countries in the region. The frigates Wu-Yi and Tzu-Yi and support ship Chen-Der have already stopped off in St. Vincent, Dominica, Grenada and Guatemala. Although the ships are anchored about […]
A traditional attraction for joining the U.S. Navy is summed up in the slogan: “See the world”. And the same may be said for the navy of the Republic of China on Taiwan. On Monday of next week three ships of the Taiwanese Navy will drop anchor in Belize City harbour and stay for a […]
Belizeans travelling to Mexico stand to benefit from increased diplomatic representation across the border. On Sunday a new Belize consulate was inaugurated in Chetumal by Prime Minister Said Musa. The office, Located at 91 Avenida Armada de Mexico, is manned by Consul General Rick Moguel and will be open daily from nine a.m. to one […]
Madrid will be the site of the 2001 summit at which the Government of Spain sits down with the nations of Central America to look at ways to improve life in the region. Belize will be represented at the March eighth and ninth meetings by Prime Minister Said Musa and a delegation including Ambassador Assad […]
A delegation of Belizean officials has returned from Havana where members participated in the fourth session of the Cuba-Belize Mixed Commission. The two-day series of meetings planned bilateral programmes in trade, agriculture, health, education, sports, culture, housing and tourism. A large number of Belizean students currently study at Cuban Universities and specialty schools, while Cuban […]
Leaving the country over the weekend was Prime Minister Said Musa. His first stop was the University of Kentucky in Louisville, where he is addressing the students and faculty, as well as meeting with potential investors. The university has a long history of cooperation with Belizean educational institutions. From the Blue Grass State Musa will […]
