BELMOPAN, Belize -- January 28, 2010, hundreds of people packed the Pierre Hotel Auditorium in Manhattan, New York City, to attend the American Foundation for the University of the West Indies (AFUWI) $500 per plate On Thursday, fundraiser, when awards were given to alumni and others for their life accomplishments. read more...

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In almost all the countries in the English-speaking Caribbean crime rates have increased to the point where the governments are frustrated and baffled by the new numbers. Not only have the crimes increased but, when it comes to bodily harm and theft, they are more violent in nature. read more...

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LONDON, England (Reuters) -- Senior politicians have been "evasive and obfuscatory" about the tax status of millionaire Lord Ashcroft, who has ties to Belize and the Turks and Caicos Islands and who is a major donor to the Conservative Party, the Information Commissioner's Office (ICO) has said in a ruling. read more...

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From the time I was a child growing up in Belize, it was always the National Independence Party (NIP) that was fighting for Belizean nationalism under the leadership of their highly respected leader, the late Philip Goldson, while the People’s United Party, under the leadership of George Cadle Price, was accused... read more...

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BELMOPAN, Belize -- The Belizean government's expat retiree incentive programme is being scaled down due to its own success. New retirees wanting to settle in Belize from Canada, United States and United Kingdom are advised to apply now to take advantage of the generous current programme. read more...

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Ever since the black people of this Caribbean country fought and defeated the French to gain their independence in 1804, this nation has been left by most European countries to just go downhill. For the people who have no knowledge of the Haitian Revolution, they should take some time to study it. read more...

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MIAMI, USA -- A Guyanese national has been indicted on charges of conspiracy and alien smuggling in connection with her role in the smuggling or attempted smuggling of four Indian nationals into the US following an investigation led by US Immigration and Customs Enforcement’s Office of Investigations in Miami. read more...

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BELMOPAN, Belize -- The Organisation of American States (OAS) is to deploy a technical team to the Belize-Guatemala Adjacency Zone to undertake an evaluation of the implementation of the Confidence Building measures. This was agreed on Thursday following a meeting between top level delegations. read more...

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BELMOPAN, Belize -- Belize is taking positive steps to boost its agro-industry especially in pepper and is trying to uprade its product to attract a wide overseas market. The Belize government is focusing on developing a group of farmers who wish to work together to identify, create, capture and share value... read more...

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BELMOPAN, Belize -- Belize is to establish a photovoltaic electricity generation system which will convert solar energy to electricity power and in turn will be sold to the national electrical system. The Japanese government will assist the Dean Barrow administration in its establishment. read more...

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BELMOPAN, Belize -- Caribbean Community (CARICOM) countries are to integrate their health information system to pattern it after Belize, which has the most modern comprehensive integrated system in the region. On Thursday, Belize Health Minister, Pablo Marin, chaired a meeting in Belmopan. read more...

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It seems as if CARICOM countries will be on the world stage at the upcoming Climate Change Convention in Copenhagen. From reports, nearly all the Caricom States - big or small- Most Developed and Less Developed- shark and sardines - will attend. Even the British Virgin Islands (BVI) will be represented. read more...

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CORAL GABLES, USA -- With its lush jungles, diverse wildlife and crystal clear Caribbean waters, Belize has always been one of the most exotic destinations in Central America. Now, for a limited time, it’s also one of the most affordable. American Airlines recently announced a significant sale on airfare to Belize City. read more...

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BELMOPAN, Belize -- Robert Snyder, the child molester who evaded probation obligations in Colorado and fled the United States, was on Monday afternoon deported from Belize where he had spent the past sixteen months under a false name. Two police sergeants from the Belize Police Force escorted Synder... read more...

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BELMOPAN, Belize -- Robert Snyder, a child molester, who was wanted in the US for more than fifteen months and captured in Belize last Friday, is to be deported within the next few days. Synder, who is a well-known chess master, who worked for actors Will Smith and Nicholas Cage, was jailed in Colorado. read more...

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BELMOPAN, Belize -- A child molester, who is listed as America's most wanted man, was arrested in Belize on Friday. News 7 reported that the man, Robert Schneider, who has been convicted and jailed for molesting two children in two separate incidents in Colorado in 2005, fled to Belize and changed his name. read more...

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Belize is a multiethnic country with various ethnic groups such as Mayas, Garifunas, Creoles, Germans, East Indians, Chinese and Mennonites. Due to this, the government of Belize should create a multicultural program in all their schools, which will help to foster mutual cooperation and understanding. read more...

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As the Garinagu in Belize celebrate their 186th anniversary, they must look back at the years of struggles in the past and to develop effective ways and means to preserve this rich culture. Since their unjustified removal from their native homeland of Saint Vincent on March 11, 1796, and their arrival in Roatan... read more...

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While it may be a good idea to build an airport in the Stann Creek District near the village of Placencia, Dangriga residents should get involved in the debate to weigh the advantages and disadvantages of this airport to Dangriga Town. Currently, for almost eleven years now, Commerce Beight Pier... read more...

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BELMOPAN, Belize -- Thursday was a public holiday called Garifuna Settlement Day in recognition to the indigineous people in which there was a massive ceremony at the Memorial Park in Belize. The theme for the celebrations was "Watina - Let us Answer the Call of our Ancestors". read more...

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Since the Garinagu people fled Honduras in the 1800s and landed on the shores of Dangriga Town with the leadership of their mentors Elijio Bennni and Satulle on the 19th November 1832, they have been celebrating this day which is a public and bank holiday in Belize. This holiday became a holiday due to the... read more...

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BELMOPAN, Belize -- The Belize government has created an office of International Legal Cooperation in order to comply with the country's international obligations, aimed at promoting international co-operation and avoid duplication of work and efforts by attaching responsibility to one office. read more...

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LONDON, England -- Some five years after being convicted for murder and sentenced to life imprisonment, the Judicial Committee of the Privy Council on Wednesday allowed the appeals of three appellants, Francis Eiley, Ernest Savery and Lenton Polonio, who have always maintained their innocence. read more...

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HAVANA, Cuba (ACN) -- The 12th Cuba-Belize Intergovernmental Meeting ended on Friday with the signing of a Cooperation Protocol for the 2009- 2010 period. The document was signed by Cuban Minister for Foreign Trade and Foreign Investment, Rodrigo Malmierca, and Belizean Minister of Foreign Affairs read more...

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BELMOPAN, Belize -- The Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade in Belize has announced that the 12th Session of the Belize/Cuba Mixed Commission will be held in Havana, Cuba on 22 and 23 October. The Belize delegation will be headed by the Minister of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade, Wilfred Elrington. read more...

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BELMOPAN, Belize -- The government of Belize has welcomed the news over the weekend that the Guatemala Congress has approved the Partial Scope Agreement (PSA) that was signed between Belize and Guatemala on 26 June 2006. The government said this was important for bilateral relations. read more...

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Under the constitution of Belize, the attorney general can only be selected in two ways. The first way is for the prime minister of Belize to recommend an elected lawyer from his party to be a member of his or her cabinet to the governor general to become a minister in his cabinet as our country’s attorney general. read more...

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The headlines for the Caribbean Life newspaper, which is published in New York City, dated September 30, 2009, were: “Clean Up Carib Courts; Jurist”. This article stated that British judges who sit on the Privy Council in London have expressed their frustrations in presiding over cases that come from Caribbean countries. read more...

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Several months ago the Honduran military, along with Congressman Roberto Micheletti, the unlawful president of Honduras, overthrew the president of Honduras the Right Honorable Manuel Zelaya, who was duly elected by the people in a presidential election. Since the overthrow of this president, this... read more...

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Recently Belize’s Minister of Foreign Affairs and Trade, Wilfred Seddie Elrington, initiated a program to involve Belizeans living in the Diaspora to participate and get involved in their country’s affairs. The foreign minister is aware of the vital role Belizeans living abroad play in the development of their beloved country Belize. read more...

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GEORGETOWN, Guyana -- CARICOM Secretary-General Edwin Carrington has commended Dr Ken Leslie, Director of the Caribbean Community Climate Change Centre, on the award of Belize’s highest national honour, the Order of Distinction, for his exemplary work in the area of climate change and development. read more...

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BELMOPAN, Belize -- Belize is hosting a three-day Regional Financial Management Information System Conference ending on September 17 , 2009. This year Belize is hosting the annual conference with the participation of officials from the Treasury Departments of 17 countries within this region. read more...

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On this twenty-eight anniversary of our nation’s independence our government and people should take some time out to analyze and examine how much we have accomplished and did not accomplish as a nation in the past years and where do we go from here in developing our country. read more...

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According to the history I learnt when I was a student at Sacred Heart School in Dangriga Town, that it was on the 7, 8, 9 and 10 September in 1798, that the British and the Baymen defeated the Spaniards at Saint Georges Caye forcing them to flee and never to launch a major attack on the British settlers again. read more...

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BELMOPAN, Belize -- The Belize Tourism Board held its 8th Annual Taste of Belize Culinary Competition on Saturday, August 29, at the Old Belize Adventure which attracted the participation of 12 professional chefs, 5 young professional chefs and 9 bartenders, 5 cake decorators and an audience of over 700. read more...

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BELMOPAN, Belize -- Dr Gilda Lewis has been appointed chairperson of Belize's Advisory Council on the Guatemalan Claim. Lewis, a well respected academic and researcher on the Belize –Guatemala territorial dispute, succeeds Dylan Vernon. The Advisory Council on the Guatemalan Claim has provided... read more...

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When the Dual Nationality Law was passed in Belize, it was assumed that once you are a citizen you are entitled to all rights and privileges like every other citizen that is currently living in Belize. This constitutional right defines what is citizenship and there cannot be exclusive rights given to some while others are not entitled. read more...

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Under the leadership of Doctor Luther Castillo and other Garinagu people who reside in Honduras and the United States, the Garifuna people were able to establish a hospital for themselves to deal with the medical problems their people face daily in Honduras. This hospital was one of the initiatives that were supported by... read more...

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BELMOPAN, Belize -- The government of Belize has received, from the London Court of International Arbitration, an official copy of the “First Partial Award” made by the Arbitral Tribunal in the matter of the Belize Bank Limited v the Government of Belize. The Tribunal has dismissed all the claims of the Belize Bank. read more...

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BELMOPAN, Belize -- Rene Montero, Minister of Agriculture and Fisheries and the Erwin Contreras, Minister of Economic Development, Commerce, Industry and Consumer Protection on Thursday met with a group of investors interested in investing in the fishing industry in Belize. read more...

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