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Prime Minister John Briceno has officially announced that his government has binned the controversial Cannabis and Industrial Hemp Control and Licensing Bill. The decision comes after growing blow back from churches, banks and tourism investors that are opposed to liberalizing the cultivation and consumption of marijuana in the tiny English-speaking country on Central America's … [Read more...] about Belize Cannabis Plans Go Up In Smoke

In his interview on Monday, 30 August 2021 on “Open Your Eyes” on Channel 5, Prime Minister Johnny Briceño essentially described the situation on the Southside of Belize City as “A humanitarian crises in a small geographic area.” He gave the impression that the matter was being discussed by his advisors, and, that they were inclining to the view that the problem has to do with … [Read more...] about News Analysis: Southside Belize City Humanitarian Crisis

The U.S. Embassy facilitated the delivery of an energy efficient, ultralow temperature (ULT) freezer for the storage of COVID-19 vaccines, donated by the U.S. Government through the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) to the Ministry Health and Wellness. A handover ceremony was held today at the National Vaccine Building in the capital Belmopan. In attendance were … [Read more...] about USA Gov’t Donates Ultra Low Temp Vaccine Storage To Belize

The Government of Mexico has donated 100,000 doses of the AstraZeneca vaccine to Belize. A small delegation headed by Maximiliano Reyes Zúñiga, Undersecretary for Latin America and the Caribbean of the Secretariat of Foreign Trade and Immigration, arrived at the Philip S.W. Goldson International Airport to personally deliver the vaccines on behalf of President Andrés Manuel … [Read more...] about Mexico Donates Astra Zeneca Vaccine To Belize

More details have come out in the case of Canadian socialite Jasmine Hartin and the homicide of Belize police chief Henry Jemmot on San Pedro Ambergris Caye Belize 28 May 2021. The socialite says she had “no idea” the gun she was holding was loaded before it went off and killed her police chief friend in Belize, it is reported. Jasmine Hartin, 32, was arrested after Belize … [Read more...] about Stunning Allegations Jasmine Hartin Police Chief Henry Jemmott Homicide