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Belize Accepts Possibility of 2014 Referendum, What Will Guate Do?

7News Mon, May 13, 2013

Fred Martinez and 25 other UDP candidates went on to lose the election, which was held a few weeks after that interview. It’s worked out better for him, and for the country because instead [...]

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Something that seems to be a norm in Belize has made it’s way into the International Media’s eye. The senseless and ignorant destruction of our Belizean Heritage and History.

Who caused the destruction? A political affiliate and aspirant for the UDP party Denny Grijalva. Quote from 7NewsBelize:

The name we saw on the [...]

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By News5 Belize

There’s another land controversy brewing and the Dangriga Town Council says it is a deliberate attempt by the Ministry of Natural Resources to undermine and frustrate the Council and the people of Dangriga. In a nutshell, what we found out today is that parcel nine-nine-one near the main bridge in downtown [...]

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On Friday’s news, we broke the story of a small plane, an Aero Commander 500 which had left Belize airspace without filing a flight plan, or making the required checks with customs and immigration – which is both illegal and suspicious. As we reported at the time, it left Belize from the [...]

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An ambitious young Dominican College pupil is bidding to become the first non-national member from Northern Ireland in the UK Youth Parliament.

14-year-old Ramel Flores, who is in his fourth year at the Portstewart college, is running in the East Londonderry constituency.

Already cutting out a future political career for himself, Ramel lists his interests [...]

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Press Release by Government of Belize

Belmopan, 25th February, 2013. The Government of Belize, in discharge of its duty to ensure the safety and security of all persons in our country, hereby advises all members of the public that any attempt on their part to clear the Western Border can give rise to serious danger [...]

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Who in their right mind would tell their enemy where their weak spot is?

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by Eamon H. Courtenay

Dear Editor,

On the Channel 5 newscast for February 11, 2012, Hon. Wilfred Elrington, Minister of Foreign Affairs and Attorney General, gave an interview in which he once again acted completely contrary to the national interests of Belize.

Mr. Elrington said: “But because the land border is already defined and the [...]

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By Adam Williams – Feb 12, 2013 12:32 PM CT

Belize’s government proposed extending maturities and cutting the coupon on the country’s $544 million of defaulted debt as part of the Central American nation’s second debt restructuring since 2007.

Prime Minister Dean Barrow’s plan would extend the maturity on the defaulted bonds [...]

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3 Reasons Why I will vote NO TO THE ICJ…

Belize is a sovereign and independent nation and country with its boundaries defined by possession and its constitution. For generations, Guatemala has inculcated in the psychic of its people and by action that by right Belize is a part of Guatemala. The recent fiasco at [...]

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The Referendum is set for October sixth and government has announced that its official position in support of going to the International Court of Justice to resolve the dispute once and for all. At least to the sixty percent of the voting public h is required to validate the referendum and patriotic sentiment is already [...]

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BELIZE
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
12TH FEBRUARY, 2013
GOVERNMENT OF BELIZE – EXTERNAL DEBT RESTRUCTURING MOTION, 2013
_________ .. _________

WHEREAS, the Government of Belize is currently engaged in an exercise to restructure its external debt with a view to achieving a sustainable debt [...]

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Guatemala shows a video at the OAS including a map of Guatemala with all of Belize in it at around 2:12:00.

Related articles Commentary: The ICJ and the Belize-Guatemala issue: A den of strategy and deceit (cayobuay.wordpress.com) Belizeans and the ICJ Concern (fiwebelize.com) On Belize vs Guatemala [...]

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Have you ever wondered which Immigrant group has the most population in Belize? We did, and here are the numbers that answer that question.

Population by Urban/Rural, Sex and Country of Birth: 1991 and 2000 1991 Total Urban Rural Total % Male Female Total Male Female Total Male Female Total 185,970 100 93,968 92,002 87,327 [...]

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I have looked at the two sides of the issue when it pertains to Belize and the ICJ, and I am convinced that the risk of loosing any part of our territory is too much to take.
We have already gone through the difficult process of obtaining our Independence with our territory defined.
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Why do we allow ourselves to be told what to do. We keep playing Guatemala’s games which is why they keep doing to us.

 

Otto Pérez limita a febrero plazo sobre consulta popular

Dos días después de que se diera a conocer la estrategia de Belice sobre la consulta popular prevista para el 6 [...]

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