frontpage

Home/frontpage

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

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

Global Montreal Protocol Award For Customs & Enforcement Officers

At the Thematic Network Meeting held at Paramaribo, Suriname on October 6th, 2019, an award was given to the only ever Caribbean country to recognize the crucial role of custom & enforcement officers in implementing trade restrictions and ban of Hydrochlorofluorocarbons (HCFCs). The Global Montreal Protocol Award for Customs and Enforcement Officers was given to Belize’s [...]

By |2019-10-28T14:12:40+00:00October 28th, 2019|frontpage, Uncategorized|0 Comments

Belize Signs Economic Cooperation Agreement With The United Arab Emirates

The Governments of Belize and the United Arab Emirates (UAE) signed an agreement on economic cooperation today in Dubai, United Arab Emirates, aimed at strengthening the ties of friendship and cooperation that exist between both countries. The agreement establishes a framework for expanding the economic relationship between the two countries in a number of key [...]

By |2019-10-11T11:54:34+00:00October 11th, 2019|frontpage, Uncategorized|0 Comments
Go to Top