Government
Prime Minister Barrow Receives OAS Secretary-General
This morning the Prime Minister Rt. Hon. Dean Barrow and Minister of Foreign Affairs Hon. Wilfred Elrington received H.E. Luis Almagro, Secretary-General of the Organization of American States (OAS), at the Laing Building in Belize City.
Government
Establishment of Diplomatic Relations between Belize and Rwanda
Belmopan. January 30, 2020. The Governments of Belize and the Republic of Rwanda have established diplomatic relations at the ambassadorial level.
Government
Vice President of Colombia Visits Belize
The Vice President of Colombia, H.E. Marta Lucia Ramirez, along with an official delegation visited Belize on January 29, 2020. The purpose of the Vice President’s visit was to strengthen the bilateral relations between Belize and Colombia especially in the areas of trade, investment and commerce.
Government
Proposed passport SI changes has National JPs Association at odds with Immigration Ministry
The Association of Justices of the Peace and Commissioners of the Supreme Court are at odds with the Immigration Department and the Ministry of the Attorney General (AG).
Business & Economy
BEL submits Full Tariff Review Proceeding Application to the PUC for 2020 to 2024
Belize Electricity Limited (BEL) has submitted an application to the Public Utilities Commission (PUC) under the Full Tariff Review Proceeding (FTRP) for the Full Tariff Period (FTP) starting July 1, 2020 and ending on June 30, 2024 (FTP 2020/2024). The FTRP is a review and subsequent determination by the PUC of the Regulated Values, Mean Electricity Rate (MER), Tariffs, Rates, Charges and Fees applicable for the FTP 2020/2024.
Government
Belize Supports Mexico as CELAC PPT 2020-2021
The inauguration of Mexico’s Presidency Pro Tempore (PPT) of the Community of Latin America and Caribbean States (Comunidad de Estados Latinoamericanos y Caribeños; CELAC) for the period 2020-2021 took place in Mexico City on 8th January with the participation of 29 Latin American and Caribbean states.
Community and Society
Belize in 2020: New UDP Party Leader, ICJ court case begins, General Elections
Belize will see three major events in 2020 that will impact Belizeans in many ways. On the list is the possible change in government with the election of a new party leader in the ruling United Democratic Party (UDP) and General Elections. Then there is the hearing of Guatemala’s submissions regarding rights to Belize at the International Court of Justice (ICJ). The election of UDP’s party leader and the ICJ court hearings are expected to take place within the first five months of this year. The General Elections date has yet to be announced by the Government of Belize.
Government
Hon. Patrick Faber Attends the Inauguration of the New President of Guatemala
The Deputy Prime Minister Hon. Patrick Faber returns to Belize today, January 15th, having attended the inauguration of the Republic of Guatemala’s new President Alejandro Giammattei.