PM Comments on Latest Sarstoon Island Incident
In the south, Sarstoon Island and River have been an irritant since Guatemala has been exercising authority in the area. The latest incident in which a Belizean flag was removed [...]
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Minister Elrington Speaks on Latest Sarstoon Incident
On Friday, the Ministry of National Security rejected claims made by Wil Maheia of the Belize Territorial Volunteers that three Guatemalan gunboats blocked citizens of Belize from entering the Sarstoon [...]
Written on April 29, 2019 | Posted in Defense,Featured,Foreign Affairs,People & Places,Regional / International | No comment
Did Guatemalan Gunboats Block the Entrance of the Sarstoon River?
The Ministry of National Security has issued a release essentially rejecting a claim by the BTV’s Wil Maheia in respect of his attempted visit to the Sarstoon on Thursday. According [...]
The GAF Blocks the Mouth of the Belize Side of the Sarstoon
Earlier this month, on April fifteenth, we reported that the Guatemalan Armed Forces attempted to block the Belize Coastguard from travelling on the Sarstoon. Wil Maheia of the Belize Territorial [...]
Written on April 25, 2019 | Posted in Defense,Featured,Foreign Affairs,Regional / International | No comment
Tensions at the Sarstoon! GAF Blocks Belize’s Security Forces
At around ten-thirty this morning, tensions were running high as members of the Guatemalan Armed Forces attempted to block the path of members of the Belize Coast Guard. Video footage [...]
Written on April 15, 2019 | Posted in Defense,Featured,Foreign Affairs,Regional / International | No comment
Inside the Chiquibul: A Deeper Look at Illegal Cattle Ranching
The vast Chiquibul Forest in the south-western region of Belize stretches across more than four hundred and twenty-three acres of land. The tropical rainforest includes the largest cave system in [...]
C.E.O. Enriquez on Sarstoon Incident: “Why Are We Surprised?”
On Tuesday, we showed you the encounter between a News Five team on an excursion in the Sarstoon and members of the Guatemalan Armed Forces. While the Belizean vessel and [...]
Coast Guard Dominates Wonder Woman Competition
The Wonder Woman Competition came to a grueling end this afternoon. The coast guard team ALPHA emerged victorious, defeating four other teams including from the Belize Defense Force and the [...]
Are the Brits Planning to Set Up a Military Base in Belize?
The Brits are reportedly looking to expand their military presence in the Caribbean. They have confirmed as much, but it is left to be seen where they will increase their [...]
Minister of National Security Visits Sarstoon; GAF Showed Up but Didn’t Create Any Trouble
Last week Minister of National Security John Saldivar went on a tour in the south to inspect security facilities. On Friday, the tour kicked off with a visit to Barranco [...]
Minister of National Security Tours Southern Belize
Minister of National Security John Saldivar commenced a tour of the south this weekend, beginning with a trip to Barranco Village and the Sarstoon River on Friday. The ministry is [...]
Top Cop Holds Public Meeting in PG
Commissioner of Police Chester Williams hosted a public meeting in Punta Gorda on Friday evening to discuss the concerns of residents in the wake of an increase in crime and [...]
A Coastguard Outpost in Barranco?
Minister of National Security John Saldivar was in Punta Gorda today and reportedly led a large civilian delegation under joint military and coastguard patrol to the Sarstoon River. The trip [...]
F.O.B.’s Pier Has Been Repaired
Last November, B.D.F. soldier Private Fidel Williams lost an eye when he tripped and fell on the pier at the Forward Operating Base located at the mouth of the Sarstoon [...]
Squatters on Sandbore are Given Notice to Relocate
A group of fishermen, squatting on a small landmass in Belize’s southern waters, has been given notice to remove equipment and other structures that have been erected on Coco Solo [...]
98 New B.D.F. Recruits
Approximately eight hundred applications were submitted to the B.D.F. for Intake number sixty- four but only one hundred and thirty were invited to train. But after the first several weeks [...]
Written on January 25, 2019 | Posted in Defense | No comment
A New Set of Rules for Joint Operations in the Chiquibul Forest
While Guatemalan president and foreign minister are at the Biltmore, in Belmopan, a protocol was signed to deal with encroachments in the Chiquibul and Vaca Forests by persons from Guatemala [...]
Chiquibul Protocol Long in the Making, But Finally Here
The newly established guidelines, according to Minister John Saldivar, who holds the national security portfolio, sets out the means by which the respective agencies, including the Forestry Department, will conduct [...]
Who Will Be 2018’s Best Coast Guard Warrior?
The Best Warrior competition started today at the Belize Coastguard Headquarters. During the next four days, participating law enforcement officers will compete to test their mental and physical acumen in [...]
B.D.F. Private Fidel Williams Taken to Merida (by Bus?)
There is an update tonight on the health of B.D.F. private Fidel Williams. While on duty, Williams fell from the deteriorating pier at the Sarstoon Forward Operating Base on November [...]
CARICOM Unified on COP24 Expectations
The twenty-fourth Conference of the Parties to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate, known as COP24, will take place in Poland from December second to the fourteenth. The key [...]
Written on November 27, 2018 | Posted in Defense,Environment,People & Places,Regional / International | No comment
What’s the State of the Sarstoon F.O.B. 2 Years Later?
An accident involving a Belize Defense Force soldier stationed at the forward operating base near the mouth of the Sarstoon River is raising serious questions about the conditions of the [...]
Written on November 16, 2018 | Posted in Defense,Featured,Miscellaneous,People & Places | No comment
GPS to Locate Crime Hotspots?
The Ministry of National Security, through the Belize Crime Observatory, received a donation of GPS equipment earlier today from the United Nations Development Programme. The handing over of thirty-seven devices [...]
Written on November 6, 2018 | Posted in Defense | No comment
Did John Saldivar Jump the Gun on Sarstoon Excursion?
Perhaps the most striking of his many responses during the subsequent question and answer session is the fact that Cabinet has not discussed or sanctioned a series of proposed excursions [...]
Written on October 29, 2018 | Posted in Defense,Featured,Foreign Affairs,Miscellaneous,People & Places | No comment
Will Security Commanders Push ‘YES’ Vote to I.C.J.?
The top brass at the Ministry of National Security has publicly come out in support of a ‘YES’ vote to take the Guatemalan claim to the International Court of Justice. [...]
