Community and Society
San Pedro Baby2Baby Pantry steps in to help families with young babies
Inspired by a similar movement in Caye Caulker, San Pedro Baby2Baby Pantry focuses on helping families with young babies in need of milk, pampers, some clothing, and even prenatal vitamins for expectant mothers.
Community and Society
British Army Training Support Unit Continues to Assist the Ministry of National Security during COVID-19 Pandemic
This support includes the provision of BATSUB’s barracks accommodation, laundry services, and exclusive access to their recreational area. Security forces personnel are also able to purchase groceries from the San Cas Store at Price Barracks. Additionally, a donation of 1,000 packs of 24-hour rations was handed over for distribution to the Belize Defence Force and the Belize Coast Guard.
Community and Society
Belize Observes World Intellectual Property Day 2020
April 26th of each year marks the celebration of World Intellectual Property Day. In 2000, the World Intellectual Property Office (WIPO) designated an annual World Intellectual Property Day to address the perceived gap between intellectual property (IP) as a business/legal concept and its relevance to people’s lives. The convention establishing WIPO was first entered into force on this date in 1970.
Community and Society
BEL Intensifies Countrywide System Maintenance Program to Combat Impacts of Extended Drought
The extended drought and seasonal dry weather conditions have been causing excessive dust build-up on BEL’s power lines across the country, resulting in numerous electrical faults and sudden disruptions of electricity service to our customers. Frequent outages have also been occurring in various parts of the country due to bush fires which damage the base of the pole structures of our transmission and distribution lines. In most cases, the time required to replace the pole structures damaged by such faults and fires can last anywhere from 2 to 8 hours.
Community and Society
Government of Belize considers easing restrictions in National State of Emergency
The current nationwide restrictions in place due to COVID-19 in Belize may be eased up significantly after Saturday, April 25th, according to Rt. Hon. Dean Barrow.
Business & Economy
Officials seeking to extend National State of Emergency through June
BRS Area Representative indicated that there is a possibility of extending the proclamation of the National State of Emergency through the end of June, 2020.
Business & Economy
Lebanese business community donates motorcycle to San Pedro Police
The Lebanese business community has donated a new motorcycle to the San Pedro Police formation to aid officers in their daily patrols across the island.
Community and Society
BSI collaborates with women’s groups to provide facemasks
On the heels of the announcement by Prime Minister Dean Barrow, encouraging the use of face masks, Belize Sugar Industries Ltd. (BSI), a member of ASR Group, started the distribution of locally made face masks to stakeholders—cane cutters, truck drivers, farmers, and harvesting group leaders.