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A U.S. Air Force C-17 Globemaster III aircraft from Joint Base Lewis-McChord arrived in Belize this week, delivering four emergency response vehicles to Southern Emergency Services to bolster disaster and emergency response capabilities across the country. The vehicles will be deployed to support communities nationwide, enhancing readiness for medical emergencies, natural disasters, and other critical incidents. In a statement, the U.S. Embassy in Belize explained that the de

The Belize Postal Service (BPS) has announced that all outbound mail and packages to the United States resumed on January 7, 2026, following a temporary suspension that began in August 2025. The suspension was put in place after the United States Government enacted Executive Order 14324, which removed the long-standing duty-free threshold for international shipments. As a result of the new rule, all packages entering the United States, regardless of their value, are now subje

BY: Neri Briceno The world as we know it has always been ruled by the strong. This has manifested itself through individuals, empires, and most recently, nations. If we trace this back to biblical times, the tribes of what is now the Middle East fought for control of land and resources and, to some extent, to spread religion. The theme of fighting primarily for land and resources has therefore remained throughout the centuries. The Romans did it to the Egyptians and to most o

By: Dorian A. Barrow, Ph.D. Florida State University For Belize 2026 will be the year of the International Court of Justice (the ICJ) and we need to prepare for all possible outcomes of the ICJ’s verdict – good or bad! This essay is, therefore, a further reflection on a piece that I wrote earlier on based on what appears to me to be a re-interpretation of the Monroe Doctrine by the current US administration. As I pointed out previously, the Monroe Doctrine, originating in 18