Community and Society
Ministry of Investment, Trade and Commerce Announces Third Annual Competitiveness Month
The Ministry of Investment, Trade and Commerce (MITC) through its statutory body, the Belize Trade and Investment Development Service (BELTRAIDE), along with several of its key regional and private sector partners, is teaming up to host a virtual Competitiveness Month 2020. Competitiveness Month, which began three years ago, is a month-long series of activities that aim to strengthen competitiveness in the private sector through the enabling environment created by the government.
Community and Society
Belize Celebrates Nurses Week 2020
The week culminates on May 12th, International Nurses Day. International Nurses Day celebrates the 200th anniversary of the birth of Florence Nightingale: nurse, innovator, reformer, and leader of improved health care.
Community and Society
Evarista Badillo selected as Mother of the Year 2020 in special Mother’s Day celebration
Reef TV and island authorities celebrated mothers in a special edition of the morning show, complete with prizes and much entertainment for Ambergris anf Caye Caulker. Evarista Badillo was selected Mother of the Year 2020.
Community and Society
Community volunteers secure drifting buoy marker at Tuffy Channel
A buoy marker that had drifted due to high waves & strong currents, and is believed to have caused a Mexican naval vessel to crash on the reef - has been relocated by a group of volunteers.
Community and Society
UK provides £5 million to help the Caribbean address the impact of COVID-19
The Government of the United Kingdom announced its new support to help contain the spread of COVID-19 in the Caribbean. This support includes £3 million to the Pan-American Health Organisation (PAHO) for the provision of essential medical supplies and management support to help public health systems around the region combat the virus. A further £2 million will be used to scale up assistance for the most vulnerable households, and to help counter domestic violence against women and children.
Community and Society
Economic Oversight Team provides update on Unemployment Relief Program
The Economic Oversight Team (EOT) has approved a total of 40,453 applications for unemployment relief, all of which have been sent to the Social Security Board (SSB) for payment.SSB has processed 37,696 payments to approved applicants. Of this, 34,915 approved applicants have been successfully paid by direct deposit or top-up card. In addition, 15,438 of those persons, who received their first payment before April 18, 2020, have now received their second payment. SSB continues to process payments and all remaining approved applications are expected to be processed by the end of May 6th.
Community and Society
New Chairman Appointed for the Social Security Board
Dr. Colin Young has been appointed as the new chairman of the board of directors for the Social Security Board. His appointment is effective as of today, May 6th.
Community and Society
UNICEF scales up support to Belize Ministry of Education’s School Feeding Program during COVID-19 pandemic
In Belize, UNICEF continues to pledge its commitment to support programs initiated and subsidized by the Government of Belize. To this end, UNICEF has provided funding for access to a thousand (1000) nutrition hampers, including hygiene kits to be distributed to the families of children who have been beneficiaries of the Ministry of Education’s School Feeding Program.