January 17, 2023

Minister Jose Abelardo Mai visits Petén Departmental Fair at invitation of Petén’s Ministry of Agriculture, Livestock, and Food

By Rubén Morales Iglesias: Minister Jose Abelardo Mai visited Petén’s Departmental Fair as a special guest at the invitation of Petén’s Ministry of Agriculture, Livestock, and Food [...]
December 19, 2022
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Guatemala plans “Friends of Taiwan” summit in 2023

In Central America, Taiwan only maintains formal diplomatic ties with Belize, Honduras, and Guatemala after Nicaragua cut them last December; overall, just fourteen countries worldwide do [...]
November 27, 2022

Belize Defense Force conducting investigation into soldier who was shot at Valentin Conservation Post

The incident occurred around 3:30 p.m. and the soldier, who was shot to the upper left of the buttocks, was taken to the Western Regional Hospital [...]
October 9, 2022

Guatemalans are buying LPG in Belize, say it’s cheaper

We have been informed that the practice has been going on for some time and is not, strictly speaking, illegal.
October 6, 2022

Russia annexing parts of Ukraine, Belize condemns

Pushing ahead with Europe's biggest annexation since World War Two, Moscow is laying claim to 22 percent of Ukraine if Crimea, which it annexed in 2014, [...]
October 3, 2022

Belizean and Guatemalan conservation groups working together to protect the Mopan River

By Rubén Morales Iglesias: Conservation groups in Belize and Guatemala are working to protect the Mopan River which crosses from Guatemala into Belize by the Belize-Guatemala [...]
September 20, 2022

UDP demands that Guatemala return Belizean flags stolen from Sarstoon Island; Calls on GOB to step up

The UDP issued a statement this afternoon, stressing that, while in government, the party had installed a forward operating base for the Belize Defense Force to [...]
September 19, 2022

Guatemalan Armed Forces say Belize flags were on Guatemalan land

All as part of the September celebrations activities commemorating Belize’s 41st Independence.