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Belize City: Saturday 18th July 2026: The Association of Defence Attorneys (ADA) has ignited a national debate by criticizing the apparent appointment of two additional foreign judges and calling for the removal of the Chief Justice as Chairperson of the Judicial and Legal Services Commission (JLSC). The Attorney General has since clarified that the appointment process is still ongoing and that no final decision has yet been made. 

For many Belizeans, however, this debate is not really about nationality.

By: Omar Silva – Editor/Publisher

National Perspective Belize

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Belize City: Wednesday 15th July 2026:

"An attack on the ancestral rights of one Garifuna community is felt across the entire Garifuna Nation."

By: Omar Silva – Editor/Publisher

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A National Perspective Belize Special Report

INTRODUCTION

When the Water Receded, the Questions Remained

On the morning of July 11–12, 2026, much of Belmopan found itself under water.

Ten Years Later, Is Belize Still Missing the Legal Architecture Needed to Fight Corruption?

Belize City: Sunday 12th July 2026: When discussions about corruption arise in Belize, one fact is frequently repeated: Belize signed and ratified the United Nations Convention against Corruption (UNCAC) on the 9 December 2016: The Government of Belize held an official ceremony in Belmopan on International Anti-Corruption Day, Belize became the 184th country to join the Convention. 

By: Omar Silva – Editor/Publisher

NATIONAL PERSPECTIVE BELIZE

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A Special Editorial

Belize City Saturday 11th July 2026:

"A nation's future is not determined by the size of a crowd, but by the courage of its conscience."

A Different Story Than the One Most Will Tell

By tomorrow, the headlines will have faded.

By: Omar Silva - Publisher

A National Perspective Belize

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Special Feature

Belize City: Tuesday 30th June 2026: The National Perspective Belize documents this moment not as a football controversy alone, but as a reminder that even the world’s most beloved sport is not immune from geopolitical power.

Iran was not formally expelled from the World Cup. That is not the point. The deeper issue is that the conditions surrounding Iran’s participation exposed how politics can enter through the back door and disturb the spirit of fair competition.

SPECIAL FEATURE

Belize City: 30th June 2026: The Joint Declaration issued by Belize and Guatemala in Panama on June 24, 2026, is not an ordinary diplomatic statement. It is one of the clearest signs yet that both countries are now preparing not only for the judgment of the International Court of Justice, but for the difficult and sensitive process that must follow after the Court speaks.

Belize City: Sunday 21st June 2026: For more than four decades since Independence, Belizeans have faithfully participated in elections. We have voted. We have campaigned. We have worn colours. We have defended parties. We have celebrated victories and mourned defeats.

Yet a question remains unanswered:

What kind of country are we building together for tomorrow?

Belize City: Saturday 20th June 2026: Forty-five years after Independence, Belize must confront a painful truth: the dream of nationhood was declared, but the architecture of transformation was never fully built.