Belize’s Chetumal Travel Advisory Lifted  

PM Briceño also confirmed that the travel advisory to Chetumal issued by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs has been lifted. The prime minister says there is no need for Belizeans to get too flustered over the reports of increased cartel activities in Chetumal. He further stated that Cabinet has also approved plans to make it easier for Mexicans to enter Belize.

 

Prime Minister John Briceño

“I don’t think we need to get too excited, concerned, of course we have to be concerned, but when I spoke to the president he said what he has done is immediately sent in help from the federal police that have come in and settled down and he expects to be able to keep pressing them so that Chetumal can  again be looked at as this peaceful city. All of us love to go to Chetumal, to go watch a movie and shop. But at the same time Cabinet has made it easier for Mexicans to come to Belize. We will provide the passes to them for free. We are going to remove the border tax and charge. We are going to allow them to use their insurance from Mexico to come to Belize. All of this to increase more Mexican tourism into Belize.”

 

Paul Lopez

“And the travel alert?”

 

Prime Minister John Briceño

“It has been removed. I think we reacted too quickly. We should not have done it at that time and what we did is that when it was brought to our attention we brought it down immediately.”