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Today, the case of the seven Cubans who are on remand and waiting to hear their fate was called to order before Supreme Court Justice Lisa Shoman. The Cubans all entered Belize illegally in February and were fined as well as issued a removal order to leave the country. But out of fear of being […]
Written on May 6, 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 […]
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Tradewinds 2022 will be held from May seventh to the twenty-first and will see approximately one thousand; eight hundred military men from twenty nations across the Caribbean and elsewhere converge in Belize and Mexico. The Caribbean-focused regional security exercise is to develop military capacity in terms of land, air, sea, and cyber security of the […]
Written on May 6, 2022 | Posted in
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Aside from strengthening partnership within the region, chief among the objectives is to expand the region’s capacity to mitigate, plan for and respond to crises, including transnational crimes such as the illegal drug trade from South America into the U.S. In the past year alone, we have been reporting on numerous drug plane tracks to […]
Written on May 6, 2022 | Posted in
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SOUTHCOM Director Kevin Bostick also spoke about safety protocols for the one thousand, nine hundred military personnel who will be participating in the exercise. In 2020, Tradewinds was cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic; nonetheless, Bostick says that they’ve been able to put in place guidelines to ensure the safety of all participants. Kevin […]
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The first Development Partners Forum, marking the start of government’s effort to establish a transparent mechanism for collaboration with its development partners, was held today in Placencia Village. The event saw the participation of representatives from the Ministry of Economic Development and from the Inter-American Development Bank and the European Union. The mechanism is part […]
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The Ninth Summit of the Americas will be convened in Los Angeles in June, under the theme “Building a Sustainable, Resilient, and Equitable Future” with the region’s governments, civil society, and private sectors. Across the hemisphere, people, institutions and governments have shared priorities and concerns which include the COVID-19 pandemic, as well as the weaknesses […]
Written on April 28, 2022 | Posted in
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In the context of Belize and the Caribbean Community, Prime Minister John Briceño, who is the pro tem chair of CARICOM, has reached out to U.S. Senator Christopher Dodd who is a special advisor to the Biden Administration. Christopher Dodd, Special Advisor “Prime Minister Briceño has been so helpful. He invited me actually to […]
Written on April 28, 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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Three women parliamentarians are representing Belize at the Commonwealth Secretariat’s workshop on Leadership for Good Governance and Social Transformation in the Caribbean. The representatives include, House Speaker Valerie Woods, the Minister of State in the Ministry of Human Development, Elvia Vega-Samos, and the President of the Senate, Carolyn Trench-Sandiford. The parliamentarians are joined by their […]
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CARICOM countries are contemplating alternatives they can use in light of the shrinking number of banking services that are now available with their U.S. counterparts. It began to affect many banks in the region around 2016, when American banks started to tighten controls with smaller banks for the sake of weeding out potentially risky users. […]
Written on April 25, 2022 | Posted in
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Prime Minister Briceño said that, in many instances, the U.S. financial officials were not aware of the plight that Caribbean banks were facing. He said that the banks introduced stringent measures because the U.S. Congress passed rigid laws that can hold them liable in the tens of millions of dollars in fines if they are […]
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The United States earlier this week published a record of the human rights situation in Belize. Tonight, News Five takes a deep dive into Belize’s 2021 Human Rights Report and shares some of its main findings. Some of the information is well known to the public, while other details have perhaps gotten less attention. Here […]
Written on April 20, 2022 | Posted in
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The Prime Minister John Briceño is in Bridgetown, Barbados attending a Caribbean Financial Access Roundtable. The event includes CARICOM leaders and United States congressional representatives. The P.M. posted to his Facebook page today that he met with Congresswoman Maxine Waters of California and Representative Sylvia Garcia of Texas. Discussions at the Roundtable included the de-risking […]
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Today, while with Belize’s Ambassador to Mexico Oscar Arnold, we asked about the official visit by Andrés Manuel López Obrador to Belize sometime next month. It’s a regional tour with a stop in Belize before he heads to Cuba. Ambassador Arnold couldn’t disclose much, but says that logistical details are well underway for the presidential […]
Written on April 13, 2022 | Posted in
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Recently, representatives from Belize and Quintana Roo, Mexico engaged in a three-day Investment Exchange Program. The aim was to create economic opportunities for both countries and assist Mexico with tapping into the CARICOM market. The exchange is a follow up to a summit that took place in Cancun. Ishmael Quiroz, Executive Director, Economic Development […]
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The Belize Women’s National Team finished third in its group in CONCACAF’s World Cup Elimination Rounds. On Tuesday, Belize came up on top against Barbados in a three-nil victory in El Salvador. Shendra Casimiro scored the first goal for Belize, followed by team captain Jayda Brown who scored two goals. While Belize’s women’s team did […]
Written on April 13, 2022 | Posted in
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An emotional Jayda Brown also took questions from the press following the game. Here is what she had to say. Jayda Brown, Captain, Belize Women’s National Team “I feel extremely excited because we have had tremendous growth. We are here to represent our people, to show that Belize does have talent. Over the past […]
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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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As many as eighteen undocumented migrants were detained after illegally entering Belize earlier this week. The group which consists of sixteen Cubans and two Nicaraguan adults was busted in a cane field near the outskirts of Carmelita Village in Orange Walk District. The operation on Tuesday night was carried out by members of the Mobile […]
Written on April 7, 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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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 […]
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It took a long time coming, but on Friday the family of an American man killed in Belize eight years ago finally got some justice. A jury in Washington State found Tracy Nessl guilty for committing battery against her uncle, Timothy McNamara, who she was also in an incestuous relationship with. These actions of hers […]
Written on March 29, 2022 | Posted in
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Karen Koehler, the lead attorney for Timothy McNamara’s loved ones says, in addition to the settlement, the family is now able to return to their farm in Washington state, and place Timothy’s ashes close to another family grave. Karen Koehler, Attorney-at-law “For seven years they have been waiting for the truth to be told. […]
Written on March 29, 2022 | Posted in
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Grow Your Business from the Caribbean – it’s an initiative from two women based in Trinidad. They say they want to help entrepreneurs, managers, and companies to learn the tools and techniques needed to grow their business and online reputations for long-term success. It may sound like a mouthful, but Marketing Strategist Debbie Jollie and […]
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