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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For those Belizean citizens who have American citizenships and are currently living in the United States or Belize and are opposed to the Belize’s government’s proposal to make it possible that you and your offspring be eligible to seek offices in the House of Represent-atives, Senate and become prime minister... read more...

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BELMOPAN, Belize -- A workshop entitled “Belize Health Information System: Lessons Learned to Strengthen National Health Information Systems in Barbados, Eastern Caribbean Countries, Jamaica, and Trinidad and Tobago” will be held in Belize 17-19 August 2009. Its purpose is to share experiences. read more...

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Ladies and gentlemen, all that have been said here is true and holds great weight in the poverty that dwells within the Black and Indian communities in Belize . But who can we really blame for all this, yes a lot may want to point fingers at the politicians and indeed they are to be held accountable for their actions. read more...

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BELMOPAN, Belize -- On Monday, Justice Michelle Arana granted an order for the transfer of the life and health insurance portfolio of CLICO (Bahamas) Limited -- Belize Branch -- to RF&G Life Insurance Company. The transfer process has started and it is expected that by 1 September 2009... read more...

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Over the years, the black population in Belize has tremendously declined while the Mestizos, Chinese and other ethnic groups have increased. The black people in Belize are Creoles, Garifuna and East Indians. The relationship among these three ethnic groups to set goals, agendas, objectives... read more...

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I hasten to write concerning the proposed change in the Belizean Constitution to allow Belizeans with Dual Citizenship to run for public office and the right to vote in Belize using a similar system used by other countries in the Diaspora. I think this is a long overdue aspiration of Belizeans living abroad. read more...

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BELMOPAN, Belize -- The government of Belize has reached an agreed settlement with the owners of the luxury yacht “Azteca” which had damaged the reef when it ran aground near San Pedro in April of this year. The agreement calls for the payment of US $400,000 to be paid in installments of US $100,000. read more...

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The problem with Article 7 of the Belize Constitution is that it is lawful for a foreigner who becomes a naturalized Belizean citizen to become a member of the National Assembly and Prime Minister of Belize and unlawful for a natural born Belizean citizen to become a member of the National Assembly and Prime Minister. read more...

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BELMOPAN, Belize -- A signing ceremony took place on Thursday morning in Belmopan between the Prime Minister of Belize, Dean Barrow, and the Ambassador of the Head of the European Union Commission in Jamaica, Marco Mazzocchi-Alemmani for the allocation of a financial grant. read more...

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Beginning next week throughout our country of Belize, our government is going to commence consultations with our people on two important constitutional amendments to Article 7 of our constitution. Many Belizeans living abroad, including myself, are strongly in support of these two amendments. read more...

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BELMOPAN, Belize -- Supreme Court Justice Oswell Legall on Monday dismissed a $2.5 million claim for breach of contract brought by Bella Vista Development Company Limited and Lopez Equipment Limited owned by Javier Berbey, and Wilhelm Lopez against the government of Belize. read more...

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BELIZE CITY, Belize -- Belizean health authorities have confirmed an outbreak of the deadly dengue hemorrhagic fever in western Belize. The outbreak was confirmed in the Cayo district. According to the Ministry of Health, 114 dengue cases have been confirmed in Cayo between July 4 and July 14. read more...

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Most Belizeans who made the decision to come and live in the United States came for one of the following reasons: to join their family, to avoid political persecution, to further their education or to improve their economic situation. Many of the Belizeans who are living in the United States today... read more...

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BELMOPAN, Belize -- The government of Belize said it is concerned about the impasse that has characterized events after the overthrow of President Zelaya as the democratically elected and constitutional president of Honduras on 28th June 2009, and welcomes the efforts being made by all. read more...

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BELMOPAN, Belize -- The Ministry of Health has reported that as of July 14, 2009, Belize has 15 confirmed cases of Influenza A H1N1. As of Tuesday, the Ministry was awaiting the results of 22 outstanding samples sent to the Caribbean Epidemiology Center. All 15 positive cases came from the Corozal District. read more...

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GEORGETOWN, Guyana -- Against the backdrop of reported alarming growth in the mis-use of illegal substance such as marijuana, alcohol, cocaine and alcohol, most obvious among teenagers, in Belize, the National Drug Abuse Control Council (NDAAC) of Belize has decided to take matters in its hands. read more...

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GEORGETOWN, Guyana -- Caribbean Community (CARICOM) governments have joined in the global condemnation of the military coup that removed Honduran President Manuel Zelaya from office on Sunday. The Guyana government called for early reinstatement to office of the Honduran President. read more...

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I have been observing Belizean politics from the time I was a child and one of the major differences between the People’s United Party and the United Democratic Party, is that when the People’s United Party is in power, they are not afraid to do anything they please without the concerns of the public at large. read more...

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MADRID, Spain (AFP) -- UNESCO has put two natural sites, a coral reef in Belize and a national park in Colombia, on its list of endangered world heritage, a statement said. The UN cultural agency's World Heritage Committee meeting in Seville, Spain, said human activity, some of it illegal, was to blame. read more...

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The United Democratic Party Government of Belize under the leadership of Prime Minister Dean Barrow is delivering again, by making it possible for Belizean citizens who possess dual citizenship eligible to run for office and become members of the House of Representatives and the Senate in Belize. read more...

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