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The Latest Breaking News from Belize

Belize crackdown on gang-related killings leads to dozens of arrests

State of emergency imposes curfew on young people and gives police powers to detain suspects for up to 90 days

The Guardian - US

Cargo ship sinks in Red Sea nearly 2 weeks after being hit by Yemen's Houthi rebels

The Belize-flagged Rubymar was the first vessel to be fully destroyed as part of the rebels' campaign over Israel's war against Hamas in the Gaza Strip.

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Houthis claim cargo ship is at risk of sinking after Red Sea attack

Two projectiles hit Belize-flagged vessel in strike that if confirmed would be a propaganda victory

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Becoming a Composer by Errollyn Wallen review – from Belize to the Proms

Wallen’s patchwork of notes, essays and diary entries tells the story of how she became one of the world’s most performed living composers

The Guardian - UK

Independence is Normal: Belize and the power of international appeals

IT has been 42 years since the small, central American nation of Belize gained independence from the British.

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Socialite Jasmine Hartin fined after killing Belize police officer

Ex-partner of Lord Ashcroft’s son discharged gun at Henry Jemmott in 2021 as the pair drank together

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British socialite Jasmine Hartin avoids jail after killing Belize police officer

Victim’s family accuses Hartin of running an ‘international PR campaign’ that forced them to repeatedly endure ‘details of that awful night’

The Independent UK

Who is Jasmine Hartin and how did she end up shooting dead a policeman with his own gun

Jasmine Hartin has been fined for shooting dead a Belizean police chief in San Pedro and is the former "daughter-in-law" of billionaire Lord Michel Ashcroft

Daily Mirror

Countries that could END their time in Commonwealth and cut King Charles ties - full list

The British crown now officially rules over 15 "Commonwealth realms" and many of them are rethinking relationships with the Crown and reckoning with colonialism’s bloody past

Daily Mirror

Belize may become a republic: List of all nations to leave Commonwealth since Queen took the throne

Belize is one of the 14 countries that still has the British monarch as its head of state

Evening Standard

‘Colonialism lingers’: Belize shrugs off coronation amid calls for reparations

Commonwealth country bearing scars of slavery may become first nation to remove Charles as head of state

The Guardian - UK

Belize likely to become republic, says PM as he criticises Rishi Sunak

Exclusive: Johnny Briceño attacks his UK counterpart’s refusal to apologise for atrocities of slavery

The Guardian - UK

Jasmine Hartin: socialite pleads guilty over shooting of police officer in Belize

A 34-year-old Canadian socialite has pleaded guilty to manslaughter over the shooting of a police superintendent in Belize.

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Daily Record

Former partner of top Tory's son pleads guilty to shooting police chief

Canadian socialite Jasmine Hartin, who is the ex of Lord Ashcroft's son Andrew, entered the plea at Belize City's Supreme Court.

Evening Standard

Socialite Jasmine Hartin pleads guilty to manslaughter after shooting Belize police officer dead on jetty

Canadian socialite Jasmine Hartin has pleaded guilty to the accidental shooting of a Belize police officer, saying she wants his family “to have peace”.

The Independent UK

Socialite Jasmine Hartin pleads guilty to manslaughter after police officer shot dead in Belize

The Canadian, who is the former daughter-in-law of billionaire Lord Michel Ashcroft, pleaded guilty over death of Henry Jemmott, 42, with trial due to start on Wednesday

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Boston’s Jaylen Brown sports custom sneakers paying homage to Mesoamerican ball game

Associated with the ancestors of today's indigenous cultures of what is today Mexico, Guatemala, Belize, Honduras, El Salvador, the Caribbean, and the US Southwest, the sport bears a clear resemblance to basketball.

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China Says Taiwan Heading For ‘Stormy Seas’ under President Tsai

China said on Wednesday that President Tsai Ing-wen was pushing Taiwan into "stormy seas" after Beijing held military exercises in response to Tsai's recent meeting with US House Speaker Kevin McCarthy in California. Tsai said the overseas trip, which included the meeting with McCarthy in the US and stops in…

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Taiwan Rejects China Pressure Ahead of House Speaker Meeting

Taiwan pushed back against threats of retaliation by China, ahead of an expected meeting between President Tsai-Ing-wen and the US House speaker Wednesday that will underscore her government's claim to sovereignty. Tsai has been visiting the island's remaining diplomatic allies in Latin America, Belize and Guatemala. The most politically sensitive…

The Independent UK

Belize, Guatemala reaffirm Taiwan ties during Tsai visit

Belize has reaffirmed its diplomatic ties with Taiwan, the second country to do so in a week as Taiwanese President Tsai Ing-wen travels across Central America in an effort to shore up a dwindling number of allies

Reuters

Belize reaffirms ties with Taipei as Taiwanese president visits

The prime minister of Belize gave Taiwanese President Tsai Ing-wen a welcome diplomatic boost during her visit on Monday, underlining his nation's support for Taiwan after rival China gained a new regional ally last month.

The Independent UK

Taiwan's president wraps up Guatemala visit, heads to Belize

Taiwanese President Tsai Ing-wen and Guatemalan President Alejandro Giammattei have toured a hospital built with support from Taipei, reaffirming their close diplomatic ties as the self-governing island seeks to strengthen relations with its remaining allies in Central America

The Independent UK

Taiwan leader scrambles for allies in Central America visit

As Taiwan’s diplomatic partners dwindle and turn instead to rival China, Taiwanese President President Tsai Ing-wen is aiming to shore up ties with the self-governing island’s remaining allies during a trip this week to Central America

Reuters

Factbox-Relations between Taiwan and the United States

Taiwan President Tsai Ing-wen arrived in New York on Wednesday on what is officially called a transit on her way to Guatemala and Belize, and will be stopping in Los Angeles on her way back to Taipei next month.

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