All posts tagged "Belize diplomacy"

  • Belize-Guatemala bilateral talks to take place in Turkey

    Belmopan, CAYO. Monday, May 16, 2016. Bilateral talks on a protocol for the Sarstoon will commence on Saturday, May 21st. The talks will take place in Istanbul, Turkey. Foreign Affairs minister Wilfred Elrington will lead Belize’s delegation...

    • Posted May 16, 2016
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  • People’s United Party calls Sarstoon River restriction “draconian”

    Belize City, BELIZE. Friday, April 29, 2016. The Opposition People’s United Party (PUP) has come out against the government’s imposition of a temporary ban on Belizeans’ entry into the Sarstoon River for a month. A press release...

    • Posted April 29, 2016
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  • COLA condemns temporary restriction imposed on Sarstoon River

    San Ignacio, CAYO. Friday, April 29, 2016. Reaction to the government’s imposition of a temporary restriction of movement on the Belize side of the Sarstoon River has been pouring in on social media with a mix of...

    • Posted April 29, 2016
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  • GOB restricts temporary movement on Belize’s portion of the Sarstoon River

    Belmopan, CAYO. Friday, April 29, 2016. The Government of Belize has imposed a “temporary restriction on movement in Belize’s portion of the Sarstoon River.” The temporary restriction is for one month effective immediately and was done “to...

    • Posted April 29, 2016
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  • ACP resolution supports Belize’s territorial integrity

    Belmopan, CAYO. Thursday, April 28, 2016. Belize continues to internationalize the issue of Guatemala’s continued aggressive behavior. The latest diplomatic offensive was made at the just-concluded 103rd. session of the Council of Ministers of the African, Caribbean...

    • Posted April 28, 2016
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  • Guatemalan minor buried amid calls for de-escalation of tensions

    San Ignacio, CAYO. Saturday, April 23, 2016. Guatemalan, 12 year old Julio Alvarado, was laid to rest today in San Jose Las Flores, Peten. Alvarado was shot and killed in an incident in the Chiquibul on Wednesday...

    • Posted April 23, 2016
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  • Government issues statement on shooting of BDF soldier

      San Ignacio, CAYO. Tuesday, March 29, 2016. Late this evening, an official press release was issued by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs regarding the shooting of Staff Sergeant Richard Lambey on Holy Saturday. The official release...

    • Posted March 29, 2016
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  • BDF mum on shooting of Staff Sergeant by Guatemalan farmer

    Belize City, BELIZE. Tuesday, March 29, 2016. Three days after Belize Defence Force (BDF) Staff Sergeant Richard Lambey was shot by a Guatemalan farmer, the Commander of the BDF Brigadier General David Jones remains mum on the incident....

    • Posted March 29, 2016
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  • President of Taiwan visits Guatemala; Belize next

    San Ignacio, CAYO. Tuesday, Match 15, 2016. The president of the Republic of china, Taiwan Ma Ying-jeou, has arrived in Guatemala City, Guatemala on the first leg of his farewell visit to Central America. President Ma will...

    • Posted March 15, 2016
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  • Guatemala provokes incident at the Sarstoon

    Punta Gorda town, TOLEEDO. Monday, March 14, 2016. Tensions were at fever pitch on Saturday evening on the Sarstoon. The Guatemalan military provoked the entire incident by behaving in what the government of Belize calls, “an extremely...

    • Posted March 14, 2016
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