Aggressor Liveaboards Offering $1500 Savings On Belize, Maldives Trips

Aggressor Liveaboards has announced a huge promotion, giving guests US$1,500/~€1,283 in savings on select, seven-night itineraries to Belize and the Maldives this year. The promotion offers savings on liveaboard trips on the following vessels: Belize …

MBBS abroad: NMC warns students against admission to 4 foreign medical institutes in Belize, Uzbekistan

New Delhi: Issuing a recent alert, the Undergraduate Medical Education Board (UGMEB) of the National Medical Commission (NMC) has warned Indian medical students against taking admission to undergraduate medical courses in some institutes in Belize and …

Why Is Belize's Case Moving So Slowly Through ICJ?

And so with Guatemala now added to this case - it's one more development that will further slow down the pace of the already delayed hearing. Courtenay says there has been some frustration with the timeline: Eamon Courtenay, Responsibility for Belize…

Tragedy as Teen Drowns in Belize River Near Haulover Bridge

A 14-year-old boy is dead and there is no one alive to hold accountable.  It is a tragedy that hit the family hard particularly when his body was retrieved from the Belize River near the Haulover Bridge.  Reporter Jaleeza Roberts has been following the …

Vietnam and Belize Deepen Ties in Climate, Trade, and Education

The Government of Vietnam has pledged to strengthen cooperation with Belize in several key sectors.  The pledge was communicated last week as Vietnamese Ambassador to Mexico and Belize, Nguyen Van Hai, presented his letter of credentials to Governor- …

Belize Joins Commonwealth Telecommunications Organisation as Full Member

Belize has officially joined the Commonwealth Telecommunications Organisation (CTO) as its newest Full Member Country.  The country’s full membership is a milestone that was announced during the CTO’s 63rd Council Meeting held earlier this month at …

Indigenous Land Rights Talks Continue in South Belize

The Ministry of Indigenous People’s Affairs has been holding meetings with Maya and Garifuna communities in southern Belize to further discussions on the issue of land rights. Over the past few months, Minister Dr. Louis Zabaneh and his CEO, Chester …

ICJ to hear Guatemala’s bid to intervene in Belize-Honduras territorial dispute

The International Court of Justice (ICJ) has announced that it will hold oral hearings in November to determine whether Guatemala will be allowed to formally intervene in the ongoing territorial dispute between Belize and Honduras over the Sapodilla Cayes. …

BELIZE-BORDER-ICJ to hear Guatemala application

Belize cabinet approves national digital ID roll out

The Cabinet of Belize has given its greenlight for a countrywide rollout of a biometrics-based national digital ID system, which the government says will happen within the next three years. The approval comes after a successful pilot of the project which …