Business & Economy
Blue Water Grill helps feed seniors and provides grocery bags to those in need
Grocery bags and hot meals - Blue Water Grill has been ensuring the island's seniors receive a hot meal weekly, thanks to generous donations!
Business & Economy
Award of License to Administer the Belize Government Lottery
The Government of Belize, via the Lotteries Tender Panel, has completed negotiations with Brads Gaming Group Limited for a license to administer the Belize Government Lottery for the period of April 1, 2020 to March 31, 2030.
Business & Economy
BNN shares its recommendations for a national economic recovery plan
BNN's economic recovery plan includes recommendations from experts in economics, health, education, agriculture, tourism, and risk and crisis management.
Business & Economy
Belize Tourism Board office in San Pedro Town closes down
The Belize Tourism Board Office, San Pedro Branch, has closed down. No official wordhas been given, but it is believed to be due to the Covid-19 pandemic.
Business & Economy
Stakeholders claim not everyone consulted on BTB’s new protocols and guidelines
The recently introduced protocols and guidelines for the accommodation sector by the Belize Tourism Board (BTB) apparently caught some tourism stakeholders by surprise. The new measures designed to better operate during the COVID-19 pandemic focuses on health and safety protocols, and according to BTB, involved consultations before approval. However, the Belize Tourism Industry Association (BTIA) indicated that individual members might have been consulted, but they, as an association was not.
Business & Economy
San Pedro Tour Operators Association continues to assist members in need
The San Pedro Tour Operators Association continues to help its members affected by the tourism shutdown nearly 3 months ago.
Business & Economy
IDB Lab launches innovation challenge to revitalize tourism sector in 15 countries
The Inter-American Development Bank (IDB), through its innovation laboratory IDB Lab and in collaboration with the United Nations World Tourism Organization (UNWTO ), is seeking to identify business models to transform and revitalize the tourism sector. To this end, it is launching an innovation challenge to which both public and private sector organizations may apply until July 31. IDB Lab will consider public and private sector candidates to implement the project in the following 15 countries: Bahamas, Barbados, Belize, Costa Rica, Dominican Republic, El Salvador, Guatemala, Guyana, Haiti, Honduras, Jamaica, Nicaragua, Panama, Suriname, and Trinidad and Tobago.
Business & Economy
Belizean repatriation: What is the process and where do they go?
Out of 806 applications submitted online for repatriation, 515 have been approved, 318 approval emails sent out, and only 154 have made it back to Belize.
