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April 4, 2024

Caribbean Court of Justice mourns founding members Michael de la Bastide and Desiree Bernard

According to a Caribbean Community (CARICOM) statement, Guyanese-born Justice Bernard was the first woman appointed to several significant roles in her country’s judiciary and that of [...]
March 22, 2024

Date for ICJ oral argument on three-way territory dispute to be set in coming months, announces Foreign Affairs Minister as he salutes Belize’s “well-regarded” diplomatic profile

“All parties have complied with the requirement for written submissions to be delivered, and we are now awaiting the International Court of Justice to set a [...]
February 29, 2024

Caribbean Community Chairman Dr Mohammed Irfaan Ali calls for removal of trade barriers among Caricom nations

By Rubén Morales Iglesias: At the opening of the 46th Caribbean Community (CARICOM) Regular Summit of Heads of Government in Georgetown, Guyana, on Wednesday, CARICOM Chairman Dr Mohammed [...]
February 25, 2024

CARICOM Heads of Government meet in Guyana; Francis Fonseca and Garifuna Collective represent Belize

Representing Belize will be Minister of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade Francis Fonseca, a Government notice announced today, while The Garifuna Collective will be performing at [...]
January 26, 2024

Belize Defence Force soldiers in training for potential deployment to Haiti

In 2023, Belize committed 50 Belize Defence Force soldiers and there were suggestions police officers could be sent as well to keep the peace following an [...]
January 22, 2024

Police to destroy 901 firearms in next phase of weapons management training

It is part of continuing management of the Police's weapon stocks as well as eliminating dangerous, obsolete, and unserviceable weapons recovered from the public, according to [...]
January 17, 2024

Region pays tribute to Caribbean Court of Justice judge Jacob Wit, dead at 71

Wit, first appointed in 2005, retired due to ill health and was one of two non-Caribbean jurists to serve on the Court.
January 9, 2024

International News: Former Prime Minister of Trinidad and Tobago Basdeo Panday laid to rest; CARICOM pays tribute

Panday, the first Trinidadian of Indian descent to serve as Prime Minister, was a towering figure in Trinidad politics, leading a major trade union and practicing [...]