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Belize City: Friday 31st July 2026:The reported detention of Belize's Permanent Representative to the International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO), Kennedy Carrillo, by Canadian authorities has understandably attracted public attention. According to media reports, the detention followed a domestic dispute, and Belize's Ministry of Foreign Affairs is said to be communicating with Canadian authorities while seeking to establish the facts before determining whether any further action is warranted.

The U.S.–Israeli Offensive Against Iran and the “Mission-Creep Phenomenon” Now Strangling the Global Economy

Belize City: Thursday 30th July 2026: What was presented to the world as a limited military operation to neutralize an alleged Iranian nuclear threat has evolved into something far larger, far less defined and considerably more dangerous.

Belize City: Tuesday 28th July 2026: Where Does Belize Stand in the Emerging Regional Security Architecture?

For decades, Central America occupied a secondary place in global geopolitics. Today, it is once again becoming a strategic crossroads.

SPECIAL GOVERNANCE FEATURE

The measure of good governance is not whether controversy exists, but whether institutions respond with transparency, accountability, and the courage to strengthen public confidence.

INTRODUCTION

Belize has entered another important chapter in the administration of one of its most strategically significant economic portfolios.

CONSTITUTIONAL SERIES

CHAPTER I

"Before deciding who should vote, Belize must first decide who constitutes the political community in whose name sovereignty is exercised."

INTRODUCTION

Every election season, the question returns.

SPECIAL FEATURE

Belize City: Saturday 25th July 2026: The Government says the proposed investment in BEL is not a bailout.

BEL says it is not making excessive profits on the cost of power.

The Ministry explains that the proposed ($73M) seventy-three-million-dollar purchase is an equity investment in preference shares that should eventually produce returns.

Technically, that explanation may be correct.

"The Constitution Protects People—Not Technologies."

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NATIONAL PERSPECTIVE BELIZE

SPECIAL CONSTITUTIONAL SERIES

DEMOCRACY, DIGITAL RIGHTS & THE BELIZE CONSTITUTION

PART II - EDITORIAL

Belize City: Thursday 23rd July: The Debate Belize Should Really Be Having

LICENSE TO SPEAK?

SPECIAL CONSTITUTIONAL SERIES

DEMOCRACY, DIGITAL RIGHTS & THE BELIZE CONSTITUTION

PART I

NATIONAL PERSPECTIVE BELIZE

"Freedom is rarely surrendered all at once. More often, it is narrowed one regulation, one licence, one exception, and one justification at a time."

EDITORIAL