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Regional Security is among several key issues being discussed at a gathering of SICA member states in Placencia. On Tuesday, foreign ministers from the respective countries belonging to the regional organization participated in the Sixth Joint Commission with Taiwan’s Foreign Minister David Lin. Today, we look at the illegal immigration of children from Honduras, El […]
While presentations were made earlier today concerning issues affecting all SICA member countries, there are ongoing developments in Placencia where rounds of discussions on various matters continue. On Wednesday morning, we will have special coverage of the SICA General Assembly during Open Your Eyes. But for the latest from Belize Ocean Club, we go to […]
The Placencia Peninsula is overflowing tonight where delegations from Central America and the Dominican Republican are converging for the SICA Summit. But today, the Central American countries, except for Costa Rica, met with Taiwan. The Taiwanese government has substantive cooperation programs with the region and that was the focus for today’s meeting. News Five’s Isani […]
Today was the final hearing of the CCJ appeal concerning the nationalizations of B.T.L. and B.E.L. Senior Counsel Eamon Courtenay, on behalf of British Caribbean Bank, replied to the arguments of the Government, which were presented by Senior Counsel Denys Barrow on Thursday. Courtenay told the CCJ that there was no legitimate public purpose for […]
Written on December 12, 2014 | Posted in
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Courtenay was followed by Lord Peter Goldsmith, Queen Counsel, who replied to the Government on behalf of Dean Boyce and the B.T.L. Employees Trust. Lord Peter Goldsmith, Queen Counsel, Dean Boyce & B.T.L. Employees Trust “The next miscellaneous point I would like to deal with emerged really from the exchange between my learned friend […]
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Five local companies are being given the opportunity to expand their reach to the Caribbean market through an initiative by BELTRAIDE. Included in the group is the popular Hot Mama’s Belize Limited and Caribbean Premier Products Ltd. News Five’s Isani Cayetano was at the Radisson today and has this report. Isani Cayetano, Reporting A […]
Hearings started today at the Caribbean Court of Justice in Trinidad, which will determine the fate of B.T.L. and B.E.L., the two utility companies that were acquired from their owners by the government. This morning, Senior Counsel Attorney Eamon Courtenay presented the case for British Caribbean Bank while Lord Peter Goldsmith, Queens Counsel, made submissions […]
A delegation led by Taiwanese Minister of Foreign Affairs David Lin is scheduled for a working visit to Belize from the eleventh to the sixteenth of December. The official call comes in the margins of SICA’s Meeting of Ministers of Foreign Affairs to be held in Placencia next week. On December fifteenth, the Taiwanese […]
Today is international day of human rights. Coinciding with activities being held was the launch of a SICA-led initiative to prevent violence against women in Central America. This morning, at the Biltmore dozens of stakeholders across various sectors, including the Women’s Department and other similar organizations, gathered for the introduction. At a cost of one […]
Here’s a significant fact many people might not know. Costa Rica is one of only twenty-two countries in the world that doesn’t have a military. The decision to abolish the small nation’s military was made sixty-six years ago today, on December first, 1948. The rationale was the prioritizing of developmental needs – the country preferred […]
This afternoon, high level representatives from the Panamanian government landed at the P.G.I.A. to deal with the gruesome murder of one of their own. While they declined an interview, News Five is reliably informed that a meeting between them and the government is set for Wednesday. All indications are however, that it will not be […]
For three days, educators will be discussing the institutional development of tertiary education in the region with emphasis on quality assurance. The occasion is the annual conference of CANQATE, a regional organization, which promotes three principles: public education and advocacy, synergy and harmonization as well as training and technical capacity building. Duane Moody reports. […]
The Chetumal Chamber of Commerce, Service and Tourism in partnership with the Embassy of Mexico held a trade mission to Belize today where they aimed to identify potential buyers and suppliers of an array of products and services, as well as investment opportunities. The session provided an opportunity for the local business community to establish […]
Dia de los Muertos is a truly Mexican tradition that has spread to other countries; the event was celebrated today at the Mexican Institute. Day of the Dead, as it translates to, is a special and ancient ritual in which family and friends lovingly remember their departed relatives. On this occasion, the Institute is hosting […]
On May ninth, the Caribbean Court of Justice handed down a decision on behalf of gay activist Maurice Tomlinson, allowing for special leave to challenge the immigration laws of Belize and Trinidad and Tobago. The CCJ ruling succeeded legal proceedings commenced in July 2013 in which Tomlinson claims that the present laws are injurious towards […]
Belize and four other countries in the region continue to take the lead with the highest murder rates in the world. The other hotspots for murders are Honduras, El Salvador and Guatemala and just further south, Venezuela. The grim statistics have just been published by the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime, known as […]
Written on October 28, 2014 | Posted in
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There is new tonight out of Tampa, Florida where a former school teacher has pleaded guilty in the federal Court to enticing two minors for sex. Forty-nine year old David Wendel Thompson used social media, specifically Facebook, to lure the two underage girls to have sex with him for money. At the time, one was […]
As we reported on Friday, the U.S. State Department dissed Belize for not allowing the lab technician and her partner to be transported from the Carnival Magic to the P.G.I.A. Belize was not the only one…Mexico also turned down a request and even Texans did not want the passengers to disembark; they only did when […]
While P.M. Barrow doesn’t expect repercussions, the U.S. State Department has expressed disappointment in that decision not to have the cruise ship passengers disembarked and flown out from the P.G.I.A. Earlier this evening, during an appearance on CNN’s Situation Room, a representative of the U.S. State Department criticized the decision by saying that the matter […]
While the eyes of the nation are fixated on a departing cruise ship and a perceived threat, on Saturday the organizers of a telethon are hoping that you’ll keep the Chiquibul in mind, and wallet in hand. The Friends for Conservation and Development are seeking funding to help them in monitoring and managing the massive […]
At least four times for the year, the Belize Defence Force carries out a large-scale operation called incisive gallop. Approximately one hundred soldiers, acting on intelligence, focus on one area of the Chiquibul to deter illegal activities. Working with the Police, the Friends for Conservation and Development and the Forest Department, the operation is geared […]
A delegation from Belize, including government and opposition representatives as well as B.D.F. and Police commanders, travelled to Guatemala this past weekend to meet with their counterparts. At the end of what has been termed a successful session, there was a twelve point agreement. Some of those agreements are by nature diplomatic, designed to cool […]
Written on October 17, 2014 | Posted in
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Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary John Feely, of the U.S. State Department’s Bureau of Western Hemisphere Affairs, concluded a two-day working visit to Belize today after meeting with various organizations, including government, civil society, security, education and culture. Feely met with officials from the Ministry of Education on Thursday at the Leo Bradley Library, where a […]
On Thursday evening, upon his departure from the Leo Bradley Library, Feely visited the National Youth Cadet Corp on the George Price Highway where he met with a number of at-risk youths who are currently enrolled in the program. He discussed the experience of seeing firsthand the intervention being used to improve the lives of […]
A high-level meeting between government officials from Belize and Mexico was held earlier today to conclude the eighth meeting of the Bi-national Commission. A delegation from the neighboring country, led by Mexican Secretary of Foreign Affairs Jose Antonio Meade, convened with the ministers of Foreign Affairs and Tourism at the Princess Hotel this morning to […]
