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Florencio Marin Senior, the former People’s United Party politician, who began his career in public life over five decades ago, is once again employed with the Government of Belize. Florencio Marin Senior became ran for office back in 1965, at the tender age of twenty-three, when Belize was still known as British Honduras. He served […]
Written on June 15, 2022 | Posted in
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A case that has been ongoing since March of this year, brought by seven Cubans against the state on grounds that their fundamental human rights were violated while in detention has come to an end. Today, Justice Lisa Shoman found that the seven Cubans, whose case was presented by the Human Rights Commission of Belize, […]
Written on June 13, 2022 | Posted in
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The crux of the matter, according to Lindo, is that the existing Public Service Regulations were circumvented in favor of the promotions that are being called to question. William Lindo Jr., Attorney-at-law “Essentially, what we are saying is that you have the Public Service Regulations which is supplemented by the circulars and the circulars set […]
Written on June 8, 2022 | Posted in
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Mayor Wagner returned from a recent trip to Barbados earlier this week. While he met with other Commonwealth officials during his visit, Mayor Wagner also took the opportunity to experience that country’s e-transit system, a mode of electric transportation that he intends to introduce in Belize. He describes that part of his trip. Bernard […]
Written on May 27, 2022 | Posted in
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Prime Minister John Briceño is currently in Georgetown, Guyana for the CARICOM Agri-Investment Forum and Expo which is being held today through to Saturday. It is being held under the theme, “Investing in Vision 25 by 2025.” During the forum, the region’s ability to ensure food security despite issues of the COVID-19 pandemic, climate change, […]
Written on May 19, 2022 | Posted in
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Minister of State in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Foreign Trade and Immigration Ramon Cervantes also gave an address at the United Nations’ First International Migration Review Forum. During his speech, Cervantes says that Belize continues to engage in local, national, regional and global initiatives to address immigration through the implementation of the global compact […]
Written on May 19, 2022 | Posted in
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The Ministry of Agriculture is hosting a two-day workshop with its counterparts from Petén, Guatemala. The visit by Vice Minister of Agriculture for the Petén Department, who is accompanied by his technical team, will see technical expertise shared between Belize and Guatemala with the objective of implementing best practices that will boost the agro-productive industry […]
Written on May 12, 2022 | Posted in
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The step being taken with Guatemala comes on the heels of tariffs being lifted in Mexico to ease exports from Belize into that country and is being seen as a move to strengthen the partnership between Belize and other Central American countries. But Prime Minister John Briceño and Agriculture Minister Jose Abelardo Mai, along with […]
Written on May 12, 2022 | Posted in
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Several weeks after being accused of rape and assault, former Ambassador of Belize to the European Union, Alexis Rosado, remains active on Belize’s I.C.J. Team. Rosado demitted his ambassadorial post following the allegations, but he currently remains a co-agent at the International Court of Justice. Reports are that Rosado was part of a high level […]
Written on May 11, 2022 | Posted in
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President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador is on his return to Mexico, following a tour of several Central American countries and Cuba. The Mexican president met with government leaders from Guatemala, El Salvador, Honduras and Belize before heading to Havana. His shortest stop along the tour was here in Belize where he spent a little under […]
Written on May 9, 2022 | Posted in
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Mexican President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador is arriving in Belize on Saturday, May seventh for an official visit during which he will meet with Prime Minister John Briceño. The sixty-fifth president of Mexico arrives at the Philip Goldson International Airport at 11:30 a.m. and from there proceeds by motorcade to the Laing Building where he […]
Written on May 6, 2022 | Posted in
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Leaving Belize today for Cuba was Prime Minister John Briceño and a delegation of high-level officials. The group is expected to maximize Belize’s longstanding diplomatic ties with their Cuban counterparts to discuss matters relating to health, COVID, education, tourism and potential new industries. The team is comprised of Foreign Minister, Eamon Courtenay, Minister of Health […]
Written on April 26, 2022 | Posted in
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While the police believe there is a case for Rosado to answer in a court of law, Prime Minister John Briceño says that Rosado’s resignation as Ambassador and co-agent on the Belize team at the I.C.J. will have no bearing on the presentation we make or the result of the case. This is despite the […]
Written on April 25, 2022 | Posted in
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Speaking of Belizeans heading north into Mexico, recently there was a group of Belizeans, including some notorious figures, sent back to Belize after they were trying to illegally transit Mexico to get to the U.S. Reports are that quite a few alleged gang members are now living in the United States having taken a similar […]
Written on April 13, 2022 | Posted in
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The Ministry of Foreign Affairs has issued a statement on Belize’s abstention from the resolution tabled in the United Nations General Assembly to suspend Russia from the U.N. Human Rights Council. The ministry says Belize took the decision to abstain “following obligatory consultations among CARICOM Member States on April fourth and seventh, which did not […]
Written on April 8, 2022 | Posted in
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The Caribbean Director of the International Labour Organization is currently in Belize. During the five days visit, Dennis Zulu and his team will be meeting with employer organizations, labor unions, and government representatives. It is all a part of the I.L.O.’s work within its one hundred and eight seven member states as it seeks to […]
Written on April 7, 2022 | Posted in
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Bus riders have been waiting for more information on proposed fare increases due to rising gas prices. Well, today, the Ministry of Transport announced that after consultation with key stakeholders, Cabinet approved a blended approach to mitigating the problem. This consists of both a fuel subsidy for bus operators and an increase in bus fares. […]
Written on April 7, 2022 | Posted in
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In international diplomatic news, the United Nations voted today to suspend Russia from the U.N. Security Council. According to the United Nations website and various global news outlets, the resolution received a two-thirds majority of those voting, minus abstentions, in the one hundred and ninety three member Assembly, with ninety-three nations voting in favor and […]
Written on April 7, 2022 | Posted in
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The Ministry of Tourism and Diaspora Relations recently completed town hall meetings in both Los Angeles and Las Vegas. With an ever increasing population of Belizeans in the Diaspora, C.E.O. Nicole Solano told News Five the meetings look at a range of issues and are a chance to maintain connections. Nicole Solano, C.E.O., Ministry […]
Written on April 5, 2022 | Posted in
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The National Trade Negotiation Commission convened on Friday under the chairmanship of Ambassador Amalia Mai, C.E.O. in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade, and Emile Mena, private sector representative. The commission was updated on the outcome of the second round of ongoing negotiations with Guatemala to expand the Belize-Guatemala Partial Scope Agreement. Preparations […]
Written on March 28, 2022 | Posted in
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Panton’s presentation was fairly tame, but Caribbean Shores Area Representative Kareem Musa began by recognizing that Panton’s line of reasoning essentially supported the Briceño administration’s achievements over the past fiscal year. He did throw a few barbs at the Leader of the Opposition. Kareem Musa, Area Representative, Caribbean Shores “In many ways, Madam Speaker, […]
Written on March 25, 2022 | Posted in
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As most Belizeans know by now, Jamaica was the next stop on the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge’s Caribbean tour after leaving Belize. But while our Prime Minister welcomed the royal couple by avoiding any controversial issues, the Jamaican Prime Minister, Andrew Holness, addressed the changing postcolonial relationship with Britain head on. Holness is reported […]
Written on March 23, 2022 | Posted in
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Before his departure, Prince William bestowed upon Governor-General, Froyla T’zalam, the Order of Saint Michael and Saint George. The title was bestowed during an Investiture ceremony at the San Ignacio Resort Hotel in Cayo. News Five’s Marion Ali has the story. “The Order of Saint Michael and Saint George: […] to a knighthood of […]
Written on March 22, 2022 | Posted in
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Following the investiture, the royal couple was hosted at the Cahal Pech Archaeological Site for a reception by the Queen’s representative in Belize, Governor General Froyla T’zalam. With a guest list of approximately three hundred and fifty government officials, including parliamentarians, municipal leaders and others, the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge were able to engage […]
Written on March 22, 2022 | Posted in
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During their stop in Hopkins Village for a Garifuna festival, the royal couple also met privately on the beach with marine conservation stakeholders, where information on the blue bond and other conservation efforts were shared. Blue Economy Director Beverly Wade was among those persons. While she couldn’t disclose all the details, Wade did share that […]
Written on March 22, 2022 | Posted in
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