STATEMENT  BY  THE HONOURABLE WILFRED P. ELRINGTON MINISTER OF FOREIGN AFFAIRS  AT THE  GENERAL DEBATE OF THE SEVENTY-SECOND SESSION OF THE UNITED NATIONS GENERAL ASSEMBLY     FRIDAY, 2S SEPTEMBER 2017                                                                                PLEASE CHECK AGAINST DELIVERY   Before I deliver my statement, I wish to extend heartfelt condolences to our sister countries in the Caribbean on the destruction and…

2017 INDEPENDENCE DAY ADDRESS BY PRIME MINISTER RT. HON. DEAN BARROW Your Excellency, the Governor-General, Sir Colville Young, and Lady Young My Lord Chief Justice, Kenneth Benjamin and Mrs Benjamin, and other Justices of the Supreme Court Hon Leader of the Opposition, John Briceño, and Mrs Briceño Hon Deputy Prime Minister, Ministers of Government and Members of the National Assembly…

Belize City. May 15, 2017.   Today is celebrated worldwide as the International Day of Families under the theme, “Families, education and well-being.”  In commemoration of this day, Belize through the National Committee for Families and Children made this 15th day of May quite monumental and symbolic as both the Prime Minster Right Honorable Dean Barrow and Leader of Opposition Honorable…

May 17, 2017, Belize City   The Ministry of Human Development, Social Transformation and Poverty Alleviation; Ministry of Education, Youth, Sports and Culture; and Ministry of Health in partnership with UNICEF today concluded a two-day Early Childhood Development (ECD) Conference under the theme: “Positive Play, Positive Minds, Brighter Tomorrow”. Approximately 180 stakeholders and partners in the field of early child…

Deputy Prime Minister Heads High-Level Delegation on Official Visit to Cuba Republic of Cuba. May 24, 2017.   Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Education, Culture, Youth and Sports Hon. Patrick Faber is presently leading an Official High-level Delegation to the Republic of Cuba from May 22 to 26 2017.   He is accompanied by the Hon. Manuel Heredia Jr., Minister…

Belize is now party to the United Nations Convention Against Corruption

Olympic Gold Medalist Simone Biles arrives in Belize

Heads of Government of CARICOM, representatives of Heads of Government, CARICOM Secretary-General and Chile President (centre) at the Arthur Chung Conference Centre on Tuesday 5 July, 2016 at Arthur Chung Conference Centre in Georgetown, Guyana.

Belize and Guyana sign Framework Agreement to deepen commercial, economic, technical and cultural cooperation

The 2016 CODICADER Games are slated to take place in Belize from July 6th-12th. The games will be played in Orange Walk, Belize City, San Ignacio and Belmopan in four sporting disciplines: football, basketball, volleyball and table tennis. All seven Central American countries will be participating in the games. A ceremony was held this morning at the Marion Jones Sports…