Transcript Speech by Rt. Hon. Dean Barrow: I have been delivering Independence day speeches for over twenty years now, either as Leader of the Opposition or as Prime Minister. I do so one last time today in circumstances that are the most taxing in a generation. Of course, Governance is never a smooth continuum. The [...]
Tropic Air will resume flights between Belize International Airport (BZE) and Cancun, Mexico (CUN) on Monday, October 12th, 2020. Initially, flights will operate twice weekly, on Mondays and Fridays, and are open for reservations at the new tropicair.com. The operational times for the flights, are shared below. All times are local.DEPARTS TIME ARRIVES TIME DaysBelize [...]
Today, during a virtual meeting of the Permanent Council, Ambassador Nestor Mendez assumed his second term in office as the Assistant Secretary General of the Organization of American States (OAS) for the period 2020-2025. Ambassador Mendez was reelected by acclamation at the Organization's 54th Special General Assembly on March 20, 2020. Assistant Secretary General Mendez [...]
Belmopan. July 15, 2020. 12:30 p.m. Today, July 15th, marks 25 years of established diplomatic relations between Belize and Cuba. It is, therefore, an opportune time to reflect on the evolution of this bilateral relationship. The Belize-Cuba bilateral relationship bears all the signal markers and achievements of a robust, deep and fruitful partnership. The two [...]
On June 24, 2020, the LXX Ordinary Meeting of the Board of Directors from the Instituto de Nutricion de Centro America y Panama (INCAP) was held virtually, in which the Dominican Republic handed over to the Pro Tempore Presidency of the INCAP Board of Directors for the period 2020-2021 to Belize. Dr. George Gough, Chief [...]
The United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) in Belize in the framework of the Global Fund project titled āBuilding Resilience Through Innovation and National Accountability for the HIV and TB Response in Belizeā is handing over essential items to support the Ministry of Health in the ongoing COVID-19 response. The testing equipment and ventilator is being [...]
The Ministry of Tourism and Civil Aviation (MTCA), the Ministry of Fisheries, Forestry, the Environment and Sustainable Development (MFFSD), and the Protected Areas Conservation Trust (PACT) on June 22nd, 2020 signed a first of kind tri-partied Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) to collaborate in the planning, resource mobilization, development and promotion of Sustainable Tourism in Protected [...]
Belmopan. June 17, 2020. 1:15 p.m. As the world is still struggling with the severe repercussions of the unprecedented COVID-19 pandemic, Taiwan continues to demonstrate its good will and friendship to the Belizean people by donating 200,000 surgical masks, 10,000 N-95 Masks, 500 infrared forehead thermometers, 2,000 protective clothing, 4,000 isolation gowns, 2 automatic nucleic [...]
Belmopan. June 17, 2020. 1:00 p.m. The Government of Belize today announced its intention to seek the consent of holders of Belizeās U.S. Dollar Bonds due 2034 (the āBondsā) to the capitalization of interest payments falling due on the Bonds through February 20, 2021. The COVID-19 pandemic has had a devastating effect on Belizeās economy. [...]
