January 29, 2025

International News: Dozens dead in crowd crush at India’s Maha Kumbh Mela Festival

The incident occurred when a barrier near the river broke, sending people scrambling toward the riverbanks.
January 29, 2025

International News: Trump crackdown pushes migrants to seek refuge in Mexico

Arianne Dominguez, a 24-year-old Cuban, had hoped for asylum in the US but was shocked when Trump’s administration halted a key app for processing claims. Left [...]
January 28, 2025

International News: El Salvador must limit State of Emergency and end Arbitrary detention, UN review urges

This state of emergency, which was renewed for the 34th time just before El Salvador’s Universal Periodic Review (UPR), has facilitated the arbitrary detention of thousands, [...]
January 28, 2025

International News: Immigration and Customs Enforcement arrest almost 1,000 people on 6th day of Trump administration

The arrests were part of ongoing mass deportation operations, which have been taking place daily since President Donald Trump’s inauguration.
June 12, 2020

Tourism Industry Association loses support from some members following split on decision to re-open airport

The BTIA wrote that it cannot appease all members all the time, but that it has concentrated its lobbying efforts to look after the best interests [...]
December 7, 2015

BTIA tackles tourism industry problems at AGM

August 6, 2015

What tourism for Belize?

Arrivals from Canada to Belize have declined by 11% and arrivals from the USA have also declined by 1.4%, while Barbados has managed to attract 28.4% [...]
June 18, 2015

BTIA claims progress at general meeting; remembers Peter Tonti

Thursday, June 18th, 2015. Aaron Humes Reporting: Late executive member of the Belize Tourism Industry Association (BTIA) and chief executive officer of Belize Media Group (BMG), [...]