Belize’s journey to Gold Cup 2013 has been described as fairy tale, one in which the Jaguars, a la Cinderella, make their first public appearance to the big dance. The story is one that has been recounted in the local media since the national selection first qualified for the summer games during the UNCAF tournament […]
The Mexican and U.S. Embassies and Pat the Great Cat Literacy Project hosted a presentation by the artist and illustrator for the educational children’s book. The event held at the Mexican Institute in Belize City was to focus once again on the book, which was a joint venture between the children of Belize and Milwaukee. […]
For the past four years the US firm PricewaterhouseCoopers has teamed up with the international development organization Peacework and the Ministry of Education team for the Belize Financial Literacy Project. The project consists of two weeks of training for teachers and students; the first week concluded with a market expo at the Radisson. The showcase […]
There is some confusion right now surrounding the pro-constitution rallies and anti-gender policy protests being held across the country. The evangelical associations and other affiliated organizations are moving ahead full steam with sirens blazing, while the more established Council of Churches seems to be taking the diplomatic and more circuitous route. Only time will tell […]
The White House is nominating ex-judge Carlos Moreno as its new ambassador to Belize. Moreno sat on California’s State Supreme court and has also been a Federal District Judge. His nomination will now go before the senate for confirmation. When Moreno gets the green light, he will be replacing Ambassador Vinai Thummalapally who has been […]
A Belizean student in Canada has avoided deportation even though she was found guilty of a credit card spree with cards belonging to other persons. Twenty-six year old Nahyelie Maria Burn committed the crime while she was a student at Grenfell Campus, Memorial University in Corner Brook City. From 2011 to 2012, she stole credit […]
While a Supreme Court decision in the constitutional challenge brought against the Government of Belize by UNIBAM’s Caleb Orosco, to repeal Section Fifty-Three of the Criminal Code, is being anxiously awaited, in Costa Rica conservative lawmakers have been duped into legalizing gay marriage. Enacting same-sex unions, in a recently passed “Law of Young People” which […]
In regional news, CARICOM Heads of Government are in Trinidad and Tobago where a summit is currently underway. Trinidad’s Prime Minister Kamla Persuad is chairing the regional Conference of Heads which is discussing a number of economic issues including regional transportation. The summit also coincides with commemoration of the fortieth anniversary of the establishment of […]
The Christian anti-gay movement has gone on tour of the country to promote the message that persons who are lesbian, gay, bisexual or transgender should not enjoy the same rights as heterosexual men and women. The movement gained some momentum when LGBT poster boy Caleb Orozco took on the Attorney-General in a legal battle to […]
Prime Minister Dean Barrow is winding down an official one week visit to the United Kingdom. PM Barrow’s itinerary included an audience with Queen Elizabeth and Prince Charles. He addressed trade and investment with financiers and had meetings with the Mayor of London, Alderman Roger Gifford, as well with the UK Foreign Secretary, William Hague. […]
While we await the decision of the Belize Supreme Court in the case of Caleb Orozco versus the Attorney General challenging the criminalization of homosexuality, the United States Supreme Court today delivered a landmark decision on gay rights. In the case of United States versus Windsor, the United States Supreme Court in a five to four […]
Incidentally, the Prime Minister of Belize Dean Barrow is also in the United Kingdom. Earlier today, PM Barrow today met with the Chairman of the City of London Policy and Resources Committee, Mark Boleat, ahead of the Guildhall lunch where the PM was honored by addressing an audience of international financiers and businessmen. The Prime […]
North of the border, the meeting of Foreign Ministers from Central America, Colombia, Domincan Republic and Mexico was held today in city of San Cristobal de las Casas in the Mexican state of Chiapas. The meeting is being held under the theme, “Mexico and Central America, a renewed relationship.” Mexican Foreign Minister, Jose Antonio Meade […]
Earlier this year, in January, the Taiwanese Embassy held a scholarship briefing with students, teachers and principals from various educational institutions across the country. It was to provide information on the application process for scholarships as well as school-life in Taiwan. Well today, Ambassador, Republic of China (Taiwan), David Wu, took the opportunity to report […]
A Guatemalan national was shot by the Belize Defense Force last Tuesday in the Chiquibul and remains hospital under guard at the Western Regional Hospital. Prime Minister Barrow explained today that all investigations have revealed that twenty-seven year old Edgar Alexander Sacasa of Picalito Village was indeed inside Belizean territory when he was shot to […]
The report from the government on the shooting of Sacasa says that the soldiers on patrol found a make shift thatch roof shed within Belizean territory. And while securing the area, Sacasa entered the area and fired at them. The soldiers then returned fire. That version of events is different from reports by news organizations […]
In the past, Guatemala has showcased maps at international forums that annex Belize to that country. There was a concern that Guatemala would carry out similar measures at the forty-third General Assembly of the O.A.S. which was held from June fourth through sixth in Antigua, Guatemala. Assistant Secretary General Albert Ramdin, while on a visit […]
This week, a News Five team has been covering the forty-third General Assembly of the Organization of American States that was held in Antigua, Guatemala. The annual event concluded with a press conference just before midnight on Thursday. There was heavy security throughout the proceedings and the media pool from the hemisphere covering the event […]
The General Assembly of the Organization of American States concludes tonight in Antigua, Guatemala. Aside from the drug problem in the Americas that foreign ministers have been debating, another issue that picked up traction has to with two Inter-American conventions that deal with racism and discrimination. Belize’s position in respect of the two conventions is […]
As we told you earlier, the O.A.S. General Assembly closes tonight at the historic Antigua, Guatemala. For two days delegations have been discussing the need to urgently address the drug problem in the region. Belize’s Foreign Minister Wilfred Elrington was among the last to make a contribution to the debate. He likened the drug problem […]
Representatives from fourteen Mexican companies are in Belize as part of a trade mission organized by the Trade and Investment Mexican Agency, ProMexico and the Mexican Embassy. The delegation is meeting with their Belizean counterparts in order to identify potential buyers and suppliers for their products and services, but also to identify Belizean products which […]
While the Gender Policy will remain as it stands according to the Prime Minister, in Guatemala, there is a resolution that is also being heavily debated and discussed by member states of the Organization of American States. The resolution includes issues of Human Rights Sexual Orientation and Gender Identity and Expression. Both Belize and Barbados […]
Turning to the referendum…when Guatemala announced it was not holding a referendum this year but in 2014, Foreign Minister Wilfred Elrington said that he will be meeting his counterpart in the margins of the O.A.S. to press for a specific date. But that meeting will not be taking place at this time. C.E.O. Alexis Rosado […]
The issue of official documents, including Guatemalan passports, being printed with Belize adjoined as part of its territory, has raised the ire of many Belizeans since a date for simultaneous referenda on the territorial claim remains to be set. In an interview with News Five today, Guatemalan Foreign Minister, Fernando Carrera, said that discussions on […]
The Organization of American States and Guatemala’s Minister of Economy hosted a meeting between Caribbean and Central American Business Leaders over the weekend. Belize which is seen as the bridge between SICA and CARICOM was not present. According to the O.A.S. website, the gathering represented several billion dollars in business interests in both regions, and […]
