Belize to Begin Exporting Coconuts and By-Products to Mexico

Belize is currently experiencing a shortage of green coconuts.  It is a commodity that has seen an increase in demand in recent years.  According to Agriculture Minister, several areas are feeling the pinch including cottage processors and street side …

Belize Rejects WHO Call for Higher Tobacco and Alcohol Taxes

The Ministry of Health and Wellness says it will not be increasing taxes on tobacco and alcohol as is being called to do by the World Health Organization.  Earlier this month, the organization launched a major initiative urging countries to raise the price …

US Wants Belize To Be "Safe Third Country"

And while Belize did sign that memorandum of cooperation, what the US really wants this country to sign is a "safe third country agreement". It's an agreement where the U.S. can return asylum seekers to a country other than their own, …

Belize Will Share Biometric Data With US - But Are Safeguards Sufficient?

Foreign Minister Fonseca just returned from a two day trip to Washington, DC where he held many high level meetings. The centerpiece of that trip was the singing of a memorandum of cooperation with the United States Department of Homeland Security for a …

Dengue Outbreak in Belize City

Belize Minister urges stronger Caribbean partnerships to tackle climate change

Belize Minister of Sustainable Development, Climate Change and Solid Waste Management, Orlando Habet Belize’s Minister of Sustainable Development, Climate Change and Solid Waste Management, Orlando Habet is calling on Caribbean nations to work closer …

Noem and Fonseca Sign Agreement, Belize Will Share Biometric Data with US

Foreign Minister Francis Fonseca has returned from Washington DC where he participated in a flurry of meetings since Monday. Those meetings included sessions with the Foreign Minister of Guatemala, the Secretary General of the OAS, senior US Congressmen, …

Belize Investment Summit Gearing Up

The annual Belize Investment Summit is a flagship of the Briceno administration - which is fond of boasting how business oriented it is. The event was first held back in 2021 and since then it has grown from 200 participants to over 500. And the Ministry …

GOB Revokes Caribi Bleu Casino License

On Friday, July 25th, the Government of Belize (GOB), through the Ministry of Investment, issued an official statement announcing the formal cancellation of the license for Caribi Bleu Casino, located in San Pedro Town. The casino, which operated under the …

Wolfe’s Woofer by Melody S. Wolfe – What are you talking about?

Vanessa, David, and I were having breakfast at Sandbar. I was trying to kill two birds with one stone—meet with David to go over some wedding details for Victoria House and catch up with Vanessa about catering for another event. We had just ordered when a …