evidence: Belize has delivered its Memorial (documents) concerning sovereignty over the southern Sapodilla Cayes from Honduras. The Government of Belize announced this intention in October 2022 and has formally submitted documents to the International Court of Justice (ICJ). Honduras has maintained a claim to the Sapodilla Cayes, as noted in its constitution since 1982. The Memorial from Belize was submitted on Tuesday, May 2nd, to the Deputy Registrar at the ICJ, Jean-Pele Fomete, in The Hague, Netherlands. As per the court order, Honduras must submit its Counter-Memorial by December 4, 2023. According to an official note from GOB, Belize’s Memorial vigorously defends the country’s sovereignty over the Sapodilla Cayes. The request is for the ICJ to adjudge and declare that, as between Belize and Honduras, Belize is sovereign over the Sapodilla Cayes and that Honduras has no valid claim over these southern islands off the Belize coast. This Caye range is also claimed by Guatemala, which claims more than half of the Belizean territory. The Guatemalan claim on Belize has been submitted to the ICJ and is nearing its oral hearings. Both countries have submitted the required documentation (Memorials) supporting their arguments. In December 2022, Guatemala submitted its last reply to Belize’s Memorials. Belize will submit another reply, the ‘rejoinder,’ on June 8, 2023. After these written pleadings, there will be oral hearings at the ICJ.