The Philip S.W. Goldson International Airport was packed this morning with Taiwanese and Belizeans anxiously awaiting the arrival of Prime Minister Vincent C. Siew. His delegation of over eighty people includes high ranking government officials, business leaders and members of the Taiwanese press. The visit follows Prime Minister Said Musa’s visit to Tapei in October […]
The pleasantries over, Prime Minister Siew then joined a motorcade to Belize City for a luncheon at the Fiesta Inn. In his welcoming remarks, Prime Minister Musa said that Belize is celebrating almost ten years of excellent diplomatic relations with Taiwan which has culminated in the historic visit of Prime Minister Siew, his Cabinet ministers […]
Prime Minister Siew thanked Belize’s Prime Minister for inviting him to visit Belize and spoke about the strong relations between the two countries. Vincent C. Siew, Prime Minister, Taiwan “We have just finished our two stops in Dominican Republic, Haiti, arrived two hours ago from Haiti. We are so much impressed by what we have […]
Prime Minister Siew and his delegation arrived in Belmopan just before four this evening. His Excellency Siew paid a courtesy call on the Governor General of Belize, His Excellency Sir Colville Young at the Belize House. The Governor General presented The Prime Minister of Republic of China on Taiwan with the award Member of the […]
While her husband was in Belmopan with Belize’s Prime Minister and Cabinet, Madame Siew had some official duties of her own this afternoon. Accompanied by First Lady Joan Musa, the wife of Taiwan’s Ambassador to Belize Mrs. Shen and spouses from the Taiwanese delegation, the women first stopped at St. John’s Anglican Cathedral. Mrs. Siew […]
While Belize’s Prime Minister was at the airport greeting his Taiwanese counterpart this morning, Deputy Prime Minister John Briceño was hosting the Secretary General of the Organization of American States Cesar Gaviria, who was also on an official visit. During a press conference, the Deputy Prime Minister pledged his government’s support to the numerous OAS […]
The Secretary General says his visit this week is intended to give the new government an opportunity to become better acquainted with the OAS and make recommendations about areas in which Belize could use OAS assistance. Gaviria says the OAS is quite satisfied with the performance of its Belize office which was established in 1995. […]
As sporting events go, it was not exactly the World Cup, Superbowl or NBA championship… but for Belize, the U.S. television premiere of favorite son Milton Palacio was an occasion that will not soon be forgotten. Palacio, MVP of last year’s CARICOM Championships, led his Colorado State University team to a convincing 73 – 62 […]
Tonight in his Last Word, G. Michael Reid looks at the issue of racism making the comparison between Belize and the United States. “A few months ago, I remember reading in our local newspapers, a dialectic overview of racism in Belize. Was it alive, was it dead, did it ever exist? In my opinion, I […]
