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November 8, 2023

Belize participates in 9th Multilateral Meeting of Medfly Program Commissioners in Mexico City

By Rubén Morales Iglesias: As part of a regional effort to control the Mediterranean fruit fly, a major threat to agriculture worldwide, Belize was represented at the [...]
October 19, 2023

Juventus great, Brazilian midfielder Eduardo ‘Edu’ Santana passes away in Guatemala

By Rubén Morales Iglesias: Brazilian Carlos Eduardo ‘Edu’ Santana, who played for Juventus in the 1980’s when the Belizean club was in its heyday, passed away in [...]
October 18, 2023

Sugar contraband to Guatemala, Mexico increased in 2023; causes shortages at stores, supermarkets

By Rubén Morales Iglesias: If you’ve been to the store lately and have not been able to get your usual supply of sugar, you can blame [...]
October 9, 2023

International News: Melchor joins national protests in Guatemala asking for resignation of Attorney General Consuelo Porras

El Informativo Melchor reported on Monday that citizens of the neighbouring town blocked the entrance to the border town, cutting off access to the town to [...]
October 5, 2023

Government working to de-escalate tension in Sarstoon as Territorial Volunteers told by Prime Minister: ‘Be careful’

After two recent confrontations between Wil Maheia’s Belize Territorial Volunteers (BTV) and the Guatemalans, both considered to have occurred within Belizean territory, Belmopan is scrambling to [...]
September 29, 2023

Guatemala denounces ‘radical Belizeans’ for ‘provocations’ in Sarstoon at United Nations

Bucaro was responding to colleague Minister Senator Eamon Courtenay, who spoke last week at the United Nations General Assembly and called once again for a Sarstoon [...]
September 26, 2023

Belize condemns Guatemala at UN for removing Belizean flags from Sarstoon

“As Belize and Guatemala continue to pursue the peaceful, just and final resolution of Guatemala’s claim to Belizean territory before the International Court of Justice Illegal [...]
September 22, 2023

Belizean-Guatemalan detained for human trafficking

Authorities in Melchor say that the woman had dual nationality and is wanted for human trafficking.