Independence Day Address By Prime Minister Of Belize
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 To Resume Cancun Flights On October 12
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 [...]
Ambassador Nestor Mendez Assumes Second Term As Assistant Secretary General Of The OAS
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 [...]
25th Anniversary Of Bilateral Relations Between Belize And Cuba
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 [...]
LXX INCAP Board Of Directors Meeting
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 [...]
UNDP And The Global Fund Support National Efforts To Fight Against Covid 19 And To Fight Against HIV/AIDS And TB
The United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) in Belize in the framework of the Global Fund project titled “Building Resilience Through Innovation and National Accountability for the HIV and TB Response in Belize” is handing over essential items to support the Ministry of Health in the ongoing COVID-19 response. The testing equipment and ventilator is being [...]
Tri-Partite Collaboration For Sustainable Tourism Development In Protected Areas
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 [...]
Taiwan Donates Medical Equipment To Belize As The Fight Against COVID-19 Continues
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 [...]