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The Head of Cooperation of the European Union for Belize, Jamaica and the Bahamas, Aniceto Rodriguez, today handed over to Joseph Waight, Financial Secretary, new information technology equipment for the Ministry of Finance. The IT equipment comes under the Public Finance Management Programme under the 11th European Development Fund. It includes one hundred IT devices, […]
Written on October 6, 2021 | Posted in
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The Belize Police Department today received a small token of appreciation from Taiwanese Ambassador David Chien, who donated fifty food hampers to the men and women of law enforcement. The gift-giving is part of Taiwan’s National Day celebration which comes up on October tenth. On hand to receive the donation was Sr. Superintendent Sinquest Martinez, […]
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The Belize Financial Intelligence Unit has responded to the Pandora Papers report. The release says the FIU is aware of the publication and the reported links to Belize registered entities. FIU says while no law breaking is alleged, extremely poor due diligence and oversight in conducting business is suggested, which they say is of serious […]
Written on October 5, 2021 | Posted in
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Some four hundred Belizeans living in the USA attended Town Hall Meetings held in Houston, Chicago, New York and Miami from September 28 – October 3, 2021, organized by the Ministry of Tourism and Diaspora Relations through its newly established Diaspora Relations Unit. According to the Ministry, there are an estimated three hundred thousand Belizeans […]
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On Monday the Belize City Council welcomed Taiwanese Ambassador to Belize David Kuan Chou Chien and other officials from the Embassy of the Republic of China (Taiwan) to the Belize City Hall. The invite was for a commemorative ceremony in celebration of National Taiwan Day 2021. Mayor Bernard Wagner and Ambassador Chou Chien made brief […]
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The Prime Minister was ebullient this weekend after what he describes as a very productive five days of meetings in Mexico, as guest of President Andrés Manuel López Obrador. Among the mutually beneficial projects he says they discussed were bringing the Tren Maya close to the Belize border and hooking up San Pedro directly to […]
Written on October 4, 2021 | Posted in
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The Investigative Consortium of Investigate Journalism’s Pandora Papers was big news this weekend after a two year investigation by more than six hundred journalists across one hundred and fifty news outlets sifted through millions of confidential records from offshore services. According to the ICIJ website, the analysis revealed nine hundred and fifty six companies in […]
Written on October 4, 2021 | Posted in
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According to the Pandora Papers, one undated log identifies tax evader David R Hinkson, convicted in Idaho in 2005 of politicizing the murders of a federal prosecutor, a judge and an IRS agent. The log also reportedly identifies Martin Zarcadoolas, who pleaded guilty in 2000 to helping the Colombo crime family with its South Florida […]
Written on October 4, 2021 | Posted in
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A search and rescue operation was successfully carried out by the Belize Coast Guard on Tuesday which resulted in four Honduran fishermen being saved after being adrift for three days on the high seas. The vessel they were traveling in began experiencing mechanical failure near Amoa, an area of the Caribbean Sea in Honduran waters. […]
Written on October 1, 2021 | Posted in
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The sale of Belizean shrimp to Mexico is about to restart. Today the government announced Belize’s export license has been renewed. The license had expired in 2019, and due to COVID-19 restrictions the necessary inspections had been delayed. According to the Ministry of Agriculture, the Mexican market is a significant part of Belize’s total revenue […]
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The Prime Minister John Briceno is currently in Mexico on a state visit at the invitation of the President of Mexico. Today, he PM and his wife Rossana accompanied President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador and his wife Beatriz Gutierrez Muller at the closing ceremonies of the Mexico’s two hundredth Anniversary of Independence. On Wednesday, the […]
Written on September 30, 2021 | Posted in
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Small Island Developing States (SIDS), like Belize, are often considered ineligible for international concessional financing. In his address at the United Nations General Assembly on Friday, Prime Minister John Briceño pointed out that small developing states are faced with structural vulnerabilities, and that size, geographic location, market size, and exposure to natural disasters all make […]
Written on September 27, 2021 | Posted in
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Speaking on equity and fairness in global responses, Belize’s Prime Minister spoke out against global acts of vaccine hoarding and predatory purchasing. As PM Briceño noted, of the more than eight billion doses of vaccines that have been administered, seventy-three percent have been given in ten countries alone. He called on the multilateral system to […]
Written on September 27, 2021 | Posted in
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Siding with the nation of Cuba, during his UN address, Prime Minister Briceño referred to the US embargo against Cuba as illegal, cruel, and inhumane. He says the embargo has been widened under the Biden administration, causing millions of innocent people to suffer. Prime Minister John Briceño “The persistent call of the General Assembly […]
Written on September 27, 2021 | Posted in
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At the start of news tonight, Prime Minister John Briceño addressed the Seventy-Sixth Session of the United Nations General Assembly. The annual, high-level meeting of the heads of government across all member countries is taking place in New York City, where PM Briceño and a delegation of government officials arrived on Wednesday. Ahead of Belize’s […]
Written on September 24, 2021 | Posted in
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The Spouses of CARICOM Leaders Action Network (SCLAN) held its third annual side event in the margins of the Seventy-sixth Session of the United Nations General Assembly. The event was chaired by Her Excellency Rossana Briceño, spouse of the Prime Minister of Belize. The conversation focused on acknowledging the impact of COVID-19 on women and […]
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The ongoing Seventy-sixth session of the United Nations General Assembly was opened on September fourteenth and is chaired by Abdulla Shahid, President of the General Assembly. Earlier today, Guatemalan President Alejandro Giammattei addressed the gathering of heads of state in New York City. During his presentation, President Giammattei touched briefly on the resolution of the […]
Written on September 22, 2021 | Posted in
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A fugitive from Guatemalan justice has been picked up by Belizean authorities. But this is no ordinary wanted man. Afonso Bulux Vicente is being sought for his role in the December 1982 massacre at Dos Erres. During that horrific event, over two hundred and fifty villagers were slaughtered; beginning with the children, as soldiers looked […]
Written on September 15, 2021 | Posted in
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Belize is among ten countries that received the highest travel warning, a Level Four, from the U.S. Government. The U.S. Center for Disease Control and Prevention and the U.S. Department of States are telling American travelers to think twice before travelling to Belize due to “very high levels of COVID-19.” The CDC says to “make […]
Written on September 15, 2021 | Posted in
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Countries across the world have been working to bring back their tourism industries in the midst of the COVID-19 pandemic. For the nation of Haiti, the pandemic has not been its only adversary. Minister of Tourism, Anthony Mahler recently met with the Ministers of Tourism in Haiti and St Lucia for an information and education […]
Written on September 9, 2021 | Posted in
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This morning, Prime Minister John Briceño joined other Caribbean Heads of State in speaking at the first virtual African-CARICOM Summit. PM Briceño spoke on matters of partnership with Africa and the Caribbean, particularly through technical and educational cooperation. Prime Minister John Briceño “Our historic meeting comes at a unique and necessary time in history. […]
Written on September 7, 2021 | Posted in
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The Government of Belize, in collaboration with the United Kingdom, has formulated a Marine Action Plan named “Belize – Blue, Clean, Resilient and Strong.” A recent assessment found that there is a relatively high occurrence of micro-plastics in our marine environment, and shockingly, that ninety-eight percent of litter found on beaches was plastic. Belize is […]
Written on September 2, 2021 | Posted in
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While much of the discussion is about holding larger countries accountable, Belize has been a trendsetter, having effected a ban on single-use plastics and styrofoam. The Environmental Protection Regulations, legislated in 2020, is a step in the right direction to reduce the country’s reliance on plastic and transition into biodegradable products. Dr. Kenrick Williams, […]
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While it is integrated into the overall Conference of the Parties which will be held in late October in Scotland, the Geneva talks are part of the lead-up to the United National Environmental Assembly 5.2 that’s slated for Kenya in 2022. C.E.O. Doctor Kenrick Williams says that goal is for developing countries that have been […]
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A survey conducted on COVID vaccine hesitancy in the Caribbean shows that much of the same reluctance people in Belize have to take the vaccine also exists among people in other territories and countries. Today, the Caribbean Public Health Agency released the results of the survey, in which six countries took part. There was some […]
Written on August 27, 2021 | Posted in
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