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UNESCO adds Belize to heritage list |
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 MADRID, Spain (AFP) -- UNESCO has put two natural sites, a coral reef in Belize and a national park in Colombia, on its list of endangered world heritage, a statement said. The UN cultural agency's World Heritage Committee meeting in Seville, Spain, said human activity, some of it illegal, was to blame.
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Belize government giving full recognition to its indiginous people |
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BELMOPAN, Belize -- Thursday was a public holiday called Garifuna Settlement Day in recognition to the indigineous people in which there was a massive ceremony at the Memorial Park in Belize. The theme for the celebrations was "Watina - Let us Answer the Call of our Ancestors".
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Commentary: Building an airport in Placencia should be a concern of Dangriga residents |
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 While it may be a good idea to build an airport in the Stann Creek District near the village of Placencia, Dangriga residents should get involved in the debate to weigh the advantages and disadvantages of this airport to Dangriga Town. Currently, for almost eleven years now, Commerce Beight Pier...
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Commentary: Getting ready to celebrate Garifuna Day in New York |
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Since the Garinagu people fled Honduras in the 1800s and landed on the shores of Dangriga Town with the leadership of their mentors Elijio Bennni and Satulle on the 19th November 1832, they have been celebrating this day which is a public and bank holiday in Belize. This holiday became a holiday due to the...
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International legal co-operation office established in Belize |
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BELMOPAN, Belize -- The Belize government has created an office of International Legal Cooperation in order to comply with the country's international obligations, aimed at promoting international co-operation and avoid duplication of work and efforts by attaching responsibility to one office.
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Belize murder convictions quashed by Privy Council |
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LONDON, England -- Some five years after being convicted for murder and sentenced to life imprisonment, the Judicial Committee of the Privy Council on Wednesday allowed the appeals of three appellants, Francis Eiley, Ernest Savery and Lenton Polonio, who have always maintained their innocence.
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Cuba-Belize intergovernmental meeting concludes in Havana |
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HAVANA, Cuba (ACN) -- The 12th Cuba-Belize Intergovernmental Meeting ended on Friday with the signing of a Cooperation Protocol for the 2009- 2010 period. The document was signed by Cuban Minister for Foreign Trade and Foreign Investment, Rodrigo Malmierca, and Belizean Minister of Foreign Affairs
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Guatemala congress approves Partial Scope Agreement with Belize |
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BELMOPAN, Belize -- The government of Belize has welcomed the news over the weekend that the Guatemala Congress has approved the Partial Scope Agreement (PSA) that was signed between Belize and Guatemala on 26 June 2006. The government said this was important for bilateral relations.
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Belize-Cuba Mixed Commission to be held in Havana |
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BELMOPAN, Belize -- The Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade in Belize has announced that the 12th Session of the Belize/Cuba Mixed Commission will be held in Havana, Cuba on 22 and 23 October. The Belize delegation will be headed by the Minister of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade, Wilfred Elrington.
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Commentary: Selecting the attorney general for Belize and most English-speaking Caribbean countries |
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Under the constitution of Belize, the attorney general can only be selected in two ways. The first way is for the prime minister of Belize to recommend an elected lawyer from his party to be a member of his or her cabinet to the governor general to become a minister in his cabinet as our country’s attorney general.
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Commentary: British Privy Council judges are tired of dealing with cases from Belize and the Caribbean |
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The headlines for the Caribbean Life newspaper, which is published in New York City, dated September 30, 2009, were: “Clean Up Carib Courts; Jurist”. This article stated that British judges who sit on the Privy Council in London have expressed their frustrations in presiding over cases that come from Caribbean countries.
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