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September 29, 2015

Maya people of southern Belize win international prestigious award

The prestigious award highlights the efforts of indigenous people in Belize in gaining protection of their traditional territories and resources. The award will be given at [...]
August 28, 2015

Squatters in capital hit by eviction

20 families were ordered by the Belmopan City Council to leave because they were in danger of being flooded out by the creek running through the [...]
July 25, 2015

Rupert Myles faces eviction, criminal charges for damage to Uxbenka

Maya villagers of Santa Cruz led by their alcalde detained Myles last month but 13 of them plus spokeswoman for the Maya Leaders Alliance Cristina Coc [...]
May 12, 2015

Lake Independence squatters fighting area rep over relocation

They have had to scrap for all they have, including electricity and water which are amenities to the rest of us. However, for several weeks now they [...]
April 30, 2015

Land titles for Caye Caulker beaches canceled

A retired British couple and a former chairman of Caye Caulker Village had complained to the press a week or so ago and following investigation by [...]
April 22, 2015

Historic second Maya Land Rights Case draws to close

As we reported on Tuesday, following a case management conference, the Government conceded that Maya settlers have full rights to communal tenure for village lands in [...]
April 22, 2015

Maya Leaders Head to CCJ for Maya Land Rights Hearing

This morning, the Toledo Alcalde Association President, Alfonso Cal delivered a short prayer and words of encouragement to his fellow Maya people. He spoke to his [...]
April 21, 2015

Partial settlement reached in Maya Land Rights Case

Rulings in 2007 and 2010 by former Chief Justice Dr. Abdulai Conteh were challenged all the way up to the CCJ which set hearing for this [...]