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Despite the disparaging remarks made by the N.T.U.C.B. against the island nations of Tuvalu and Haiti back in March, a meeting with the UNCAC representatives has also been scheduled. According to Attorney General Michael Peyrefitte, he is steering clear of the consultations in order to avoid the perception of influence by his office. Michael […]
The Kyoto Protocol is an international agreement related to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change, so named after a city in Japan. The treaty signed in 2012, commits its parties by setting internationally binding emission reduction targets for greenhouse gases. A few years later, the Doha Amendment was ratified, reflecting changes to the […]
There is good news to celebrate tonight. That’s because a team of young athletes has made its mark in the Hoops on the Beach Basketball Tournament played in Cancun. They competed in four categories and brought home gold and silver medals, besting other teams from bigger and mightier countries. The young players returned home quietly […]
The thirty-ninth CARICOM Heads of Government Meeting got underway this evening in Montego Bay, Jamaica and continues through to Friday. Belize is represented at the summit of regional leaders by Prime Minister Dean Barrow, who for some reason did not make it when he was called to take his place. Foreign Minister Wilfred Elrington, who […]
For the next six months, Belize will remain at the helm of the Central American Integrated System, SICA, having assumed the Presidency Pro Tempore on June thirtieth from the Dominican Republic. During its chairmanship, Belize will seek to strengthen relationships between CARICOM and SICA. In observance of the International Decade for People of African Descent, […]
Belize last held Presidency Pro Tempore of SICA in 2014. According to Orla Cantun-Coleman, Director of International Affairs Cooperation with the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, even with such rotating presidency, host nations often incur serious expenses in carrying out their responsibilities, but the important issue is continuity. Orla Cantun-Coleman, Dir. of Int’l Affairs Cooperation […]
A change in the leadership of the Caribbean Court of Justice took place earlier today during a ceremony which paved the way for a three-day meeting of CARICOM heads. The event, which was prior to the meeting of the Heads, was addressed by Prime Minister Dean Barrow, representing one of four countries that has the […]
Professional violinist Cindy Burgos left the country today for a European Tour as part of the Orchestra of the Americas. Burgos, who has been playing the violin since she was twelve years old, is the only Belizean who was selected to experience the musical intimacy of playing before thousands of people in four different countries […]
Prime Minister Dean Barrow left the country for Jamaica over the weekend where he is scheduled to attend the Thirty-ninth CARICOM Heads of Government Meeting in Montego Bay. The conference which begins on July fourth will be hosted by Prime Minister Andrew Holness and will focus primarily on issues relating to the CARICOM Single Market […]
The organization, Belizeans United for Equal Rights at Home and Abroad, says that it is being disenfranchised from re-registering. Any eligible Belizean living oversees who wants to re-register, must first return to Belize and live in the country for at least two months. That is the law and there are no indications that it would […]
A team of six Belizean professionals in the culinary industry competed over the past three days in the regional Taste of the Caribbean Competition held in Miami, Florida. The Belize Tourism Board pooled together the likes of Sean Kuylen, Eva Longsworth, Robert Pronk among others to battle in several categories including master and junior chefs, […]
The Belize Barrier Reef Reserve System is finally off the List of World Heritage in Danger. The precious ecosystem was inscribed as a World Heritage Site in 1996, but in 2009, it was placed on the List of World Heritage in Danger due to the destruction of mangroves and marine ecosystems, offshore oil exploration and […]
Taking in the announcement, Deputy Prime Minister Patrick Faber reminded the international community that Belize’s ecosystems are under attack due to continued incursions, including illegal fishing and the pillaging of the forests by Guatemalans. As soon as the DPM concluded his statement, the Guatemalan head of delegation raised his flag to counter the statement by […]
Artists converged in Belmopan today for a protest against the state of Israel. It was prompted by the decision of the government to allow for the Israeli police to offer training to the local police department. First a letter was delivered to the office of the Prime Minister explaining why the training ought not to […]
Just before the protest got underway, the National Evangelical Association of Belize offered its support. NEAB went on the offensive to say that Palestinians, funded and backed by terrorists, recently attempted a massive attack on Israel but met firm resistance. According to a NEAB release, Israel warns civilians before making military strikes and its security […]
The Caribbean Court of Justice also heard from Director of Public Prosecutions, Cheryl Lyn Vidal. The D.P.P. is seeking the CCJ to re-instate an oral ruling delivered on twenty-second March 2017 in the case of Gilbert Henry. Henry was found guilty of dangerous harm and sent to jail for five years in 2012. When the […]
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More than two thousand three hundred children have been separated from their parents after crossing the southern U.S. border since May. According to the Department of Homeland Security, it is part of a new immigration strategy implemented by U.S. President Donald Trump’s administration. Back in April, prosecutors were ordered to adopt zero-tolerance policy for illegal border […]
The state of Israel is celebrating seventy years and to mark that occasion, Alon Levi, their Deputy Chief of Staff, at their embassy in Mexico will be in Belize. Part of the visit includes the opening of a course involving the Police Department. Like many other countries, Belize has diplomatic relations with Israel and has […]
Today, the U.S. Embassy raised the rainbow flag in Belmopan in commemoration of gay Pride Month in the U.S., but also to put the spotlight on Belize’s L.G.B.T.I. community. While locally, the L.G.B.T.I. persons observe Pride Week in August, the U.S. Embassy invited members of the community to share in the celebration and to echo […]
The United Belize Advocacy Movement and the Coalition of Lesbians, Gays, Bisexuals, Transgender, Transsexuals, Travestis and Intersex of Latin America and the Caribbean are celebrating the adoption of the General Resolution on Human Rights. The resolution includes a focus on “human rights and prevention of discrimination and violence against LGBTI persons,” by the Organization of American States, […]
According to Vice President of Industrial Relations at ASR/B.S.I., Mac MacLachlan, there are six different types of direct consumption sugars currently produced at the mills in Orange Walk. Now, while there is a reduction in sugar consumption in the European Union, there is an increased demand for direct consumption sugars that are not the refined […]
On assuming office, one of the first actions of Prime Minister Mia Motley of Barbados was to turn to the I.M.F. for assistance in developing an economic reform plan to put the economy on a good footing. After years of challenges, the island’s international reserves have dwindled to two hundred and twenty million U.S. dollars […]
Speaking at a conference in Guyana on June eighth, the former Prime Minister of Jamaica, Bruce Golding, said that the Caribbean Community needs to undertake direct consultations to ensure the survival of CARICOM Single Market and Economy, known as the C.S.M.E. Golding went on to say that most; if not all of CARICOM, have deep […]
Guatemala was hit by a tremor early this morning, two weeks after the eruption of Volcan de Fuego. The epicentre of the quake was registered near the Pacific Coast less than twelve miles from Escuintla, an area at the Fuego volcano’s base that was most affected from the eruptions of gas and ash that began […]
Guatemala was recently hit by the Volcan de Fuego that has caused the deaths of as many as one hundred and fourteen persons and untold damages to property and infrastructure. In a show of solidarity, the government has announced that it is making a financial contribution of one hundred thousand Belize dollars to our neighbour. […]
