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LIV Summit Of The Heads Of State And Government Of The Central American Integration System (SICA)

Belmopan. December 22, 2019.  The representatives of the heads of state and government of Central American countries assembled in San Salvador, El Salvador for the LIV Summit of the Heads of State and Government of the Central American Integration System (SICA). Under the Presidency of El Salvador, the representatives of the heads of state and [...]

By |2019-12-30T13:57:45+00:00December 30th, 2019|frontpage, Uncategorized|0 Comments

Launch Of The Honey Production Redevelopment Support Project And Covered Structures

On Tuesday, December 3rd, 2019, the Ministry of Agriculture in collaboration with the CARICOM Development Fund (CDF) hosted the official launch of the Honey Production Redevelopment Support Project and Covered Structures – Support to Small Disadvantaged Farmers. The Ministry of Agriculture has identified beekeeping and vegetable production under protected covered structures as priority areas for [...]

By |2019-12-10T11:04:41+00:00December 10th, 2019|frontpage, Uncategorized|0 Comments

Establishing an Integrated CARICOM Market For Regionally Produced Sugar

The 49th Regular Meeting of the Council for Trade and Economic Development (COTED), convened in Georgetown, Guyana from November 17-18, 2019. On its agenda was the discussion and decision for the establishment of an Integrated Sugar Market that would seek to balance the interests of both regional producers and manufacturers. Belize’s head of delegation was [...]

By |2019-12-10T10:58:05+00:00December 10th, 2019|frontpage, Uncategorized|0 Comments

Belize To Accelerate Digital Government Transformation With Support From The Inter-American Development Bank

The Central Information Technology Office (CITO), in collaboration with the Office of the Prime Minister and the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB), conducted a workshop today with senior public sector officials, municipalities and private sector entities to discuss the implementation of the E-Government Policy, Strategy and Work Plan and to engage stakeholders as a means of [...]

By |2019-12-03T14:50:29+00:00December 3rd, 2019|Uncategorized|0 Comments

Sixth Road (Coastal Highway Upgrading) Project

The Government of Belize has secured financing through a loan from the Caribbean Development Bank (CDB) and grant funding from the United Kingdom Caribbean Infrastructure Partnership Fund (UKCIF) for the Coastal Highway Upgrading Project. This project was appraised by the CDB and presented to its board of directors who approved a loan to the Government [...]

By |2019-12-04T10:16:57+00:00December 3rd, 2019|frontpage, Uncategorized|0 Comments

Belize Purportedly Identified As “Safe Third Country” By International Media

It has been brought to the attention of the Government of Belize that a news article is in circulation which states that the Trump Administration has identified Belize as a “safe third country” for immigrants trying to reach the United States. The article went on to state that the immigrants will remain in a “safe [...]

By |2019-11-26T11:37:14+00:00November 26th, 2019|frontpage, Uncategorized|0 Comments

Belize’s Removal From The EU List Of Non-Cooperative Jurisdictions For Tax Purposes

The Economic and Financial Affairs Council (ECOFIN) of the European Union (EU) has released the results of its recently concluded meeting held in Brussels on November 8, 2019. The ECOFIN Council is made up of the economic and finance ministers from all member states and is responsible for economic policy, taxation issues and the regulation [...]

By |2019-11-11T12:04:46+00:00November 11th, 2019|frontpage, Uncategorized|0 Comments

Belize Signs Loan Agreement With IDB To Strengthen Tax Administration

The Prime Minister of Belize, Rt. Hon. Dean Barrow and Country Representative of the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB), Dr. Cassandra T. Rogers signed a loan agreement today in the amount of US$14 million to strengthen tax administration in Belize. The project will strengthen tax administration governance, improve operational processes through the modernization of technological infrastructure [...]

By |2019-11-04T13:37:15+00:00November 4th, 2019|frontpage, Uncategorized|0 Comments

Mrs Amaris Leal, First Secretary, Elected As President Of The Young Diplomats In London (YDL) Association

At the Annual General Meeting of the YDL, the newly formed Executive Committee was appointed and the members elected Mrs. Amaris Leal, First Secretary at the Belize High Commission, as the new President for the 2019 to 2020 term. Mrs. Leal takes over from outgoing President, Mr. Wilfred Adderley II, from the Commonwealth of The [...]

By |2019-10-29T13:32:29+00:00October 29th, 2019|frontpage, Uncategorized|0 Comments
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