Business & Economy
USA provides assistance to Belize to respond to COVID-19
USA, via USAID, has committed USD$300K to support these priority areas for investment: infection prevention, case management and surveillance and rapid response in the battle against COVID-19.
Environment
The Placencia Ambition Forum brings together major actors in the climate change
The Government of Belize, in its capacity as Chair of the Alliance of Small Island States (AOSIS), hosted the Placencia Ambition Forum from April 20-22, 2020. The Placencia Ambition Forum brought together major actors in the climate change negotiations around the central theme of increasing ambition and safeguarding the Paris Agreement.
Arts & Culture
Belize’s Head of State, Queen Elizabeth II, turns 94
Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the longest ruling British Monarch Queen Elizabeth II's 94th birthday celebrations have been cancelled.
Government
Update on Unemployment Relief Program
As of April 20, 2020, a total of 72,213 applications have been submitted since the Unemployment Relief Program was opened to accept applications on April 3, 2020. This includes some of the applications submitted via hard copy, which have begun to be entered into the online portal. So far, 32,916 applications have been approved for payment to applicants. These include 7,106 that were approved on April 20th and have been forwarded to the Social Security Board (SSB) for processing.
Government
Prime Minister Rt. Hon. Dean Barrow Updates Nation on COVID-19 Response
PM Barrow states that Government is doing 'everything humanly possible' in the face of the 'demon foe' COVID-19 affecting Belizeans and the world at large.
Government
Republic of China (Taiwan) Donates Face Masks to the Ministry of Health
In a brief ceremony on April 16th, the Minister of Health Hon. Pablo Marin received, on behalf of the Government of Belize, 60,000 face masks from the Government of the Republic China (Taiwan) through its Ambassador to Belize H.E. Remus Li-Kou Chen.
Government
San Pedro national emergency regulations continue to differ from Central Government, despite new SI
Authorities on Ambergris Caye have residents operating under a different set of regulations, saying they are efforts to mitigate the virus and not a direct challenge to the orders from Central Government.
Government
Countrywide lockdown implemented: Summary of Effect of Statutory Instrument No. 54 of 2020
As announced by the Prime Minister on April 10, 2020, a countrywide lockdown has been implemented in response to COVID-19 through a Statutory Instrument effective today, April 11, 2020, at 8:00 p.m. The Statutory Instrument provides for further amendment to the Emergency Powers regulations and offers additional measures to protect the citizens of Belize. The two main changes include specific restrictions on movement and further reduced hours of operation for some businesses.