By: Staff Writer April 18, 2025 U.S. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth, in a recent visit to Panama, announced in a speech that they have reached a landmark security cooperation agreement…
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Belize reports first Malaria cases in over six years
By: Staff Writer April 18, 2025 The Belizean Ministry of Health and Wellness said in a release on Tuesday on its Facebook page that there are reported cases of locally…
CARICOM border control officers begin attachment programme in Belize as CARICOM Skilled Workers Programme winds down
April 1, 2025 Director of CARICOM Single Market at the CARICOM Secretariat, Mr. Leo Preville says sustained capacity building is key for implementation of the CSME. Mr. Preville was speaking…
Trump threatens tariffs for countries that buy Venezuelan oil
By: Staff Writer March 28, 2025 US President Donald Trump posted on the social media platform, Truth Social, that he would sign an executive order imposing 25 percent tariffs on…
Did El Salvador’s Gang Truce Lead to More Violence?
By: Insight Crime March 18, 2025 In the latest of a series of academic articles, two scholars add to mounting evidence that gang truces may provide a short-term reprieve from…
Belize general election on March 12: Who will win?
By: Staff Writer March 7, 2025 General elections in Belize is set to take place on March 12 with Belizeans set to either re-elect Prime Minister and leader of the…
OAS to Deploy Electoral Observation Mission to Belize
March 7, 2025 The Secretary General of the Organization of American States (OAS), Luis Almagro, announced today the appointment of Maricarmen Plata, a member of his cabinet, as Chief of…
Hemisphere condemns Maduro incursion on EXXON in Guyana
By: Staff Writer March 4, 2025 On Saturday, Venezuelan coast guard vessels entered Guyana’s waters near Exxon Mobil Corp.’s offshore drilling site and transmitted a radio message claiming it was…
OAS General Secretariat and Belize Sign Agreement to Strengthen Protection of Refugees
February 25, 2025 The General Secretariat of the Organization of American States (OAS) and the Belize Ministry of Immigration signed the agreement that marks the starting point of the Refugee…
Trump administration faces legal backlash over Venezuelan deportation policies
By: Staff Writer February 21, 2025 Several Venezuelans and three immigrant rights groups have sued President Donald Trump’s administration over its decision to end temporary protections against deportation for hundreds…
Central America and the Dominican Republic Launch a New Coordinated Initiative against Illegal Arms Trafficking
February 14, 2025 Security ministers and high-level authorities from seven Central American countries and the Dominican Republic adopted this Wednesday at the headquarters of the Organization of American States (OAS)…
Trump eyes Central American sweep on deportations
By: Staff Writer January 31, 2025 The US Trump administration has now set Colombia straight on deportations and is now eyeing El Salvador and other Central American countries for mass…