Community and Society
Fisheries Department Skills Training Graduate Receives Opportunity in Anguilla
The Electrical Installation Skills Training Course was funded by the Adaptation Fund and The World Bank through the Belize Marine Conservation and Climate Adaptation Project (MCCAP), a five-year project designed to implement priority ecosystem-based marine conservation and climate adaptation measures to strengthen the climate resilience of the Belize Barrier Reef System.
Community and Society
New Year Honours Conferred to Eight Belizeans
The Governor General of Belize H.E. Sir Colville Young conferred New Year Honours to eight Belizeans, on behalf of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II, at the Belize House in Belmopan. Receiving the honours were six men and two women.
Community and Society
2018 Central America Regional Security Initiative, Economic Support Fund (CARSI ESF) grants support civil society and good governance initiatives
Through the full CARSI program, the U.S. Embassy has committed more than $42 million USD in funding for justice-related, at-risk youth support, good governance and citizen security programs in Belize since 2008.
Community and Society
Belizean Health Official Receives 2018 PAHO Award for Health Service Management and Leadership
Dr. Natalia Largaespada Beer, Technical Advisor for the Maternal and Child Health Unit of the Ministry of Health, was conferred with the 2018 Pan American Health Organization (PAHO) Award for Health Service Management and Leadership at the 56th PAHO Directing Council Meeting in Washington, D.C.
Community and Society
Residents join in the fight against Sargassum after SPTC declares the situation a natural disaster
The SPTC officially declared the sargassum epidemic as a natural disaster, and invited the entire island community to join their collective efforts in addressing the issue, starting with a mass cleanup on September 27th & 28th.
Community and Society
UK Armed Forces to continue training in Belize: Revised Status of Forces Agreement signed
The revised SOFA and its Memorandum of Understanding was signed by the Minister of National Security, Honorable John Saldivar, on behalf of the Government of Belize (GOB) and the UK Minister of Defense, Right Honorable Mark Lancaster. The SOFA is an agreement that allows the UK to have military forces stationed in Belize without it being considered an act of military occupation.
Community and Society
Ambergris Caye celebrates Belize’s 37th Independence anniversary with much patriotism
Belize celebrated its 37th Independence Anniversary on Friday, September 21st, and thousands of islanders on Ambergris Caye honoured the memorable occasion with patriotic activities.
Community and Society
Ministry of National Security Issues Statement on Recent Incident on the Sarstoon River
The Belize Territorial Volunteers (BTV) conducted their third annual Sarstoon Kayak Challenge on September 15th, 2018. While in the previous two years, there was no resistance from the Guatemalan Armed Forces (GAF) during the races, there was resistance this year.