America Belize According to the Statistical Institute of Belize (SIB), the cost of living has risen by approximately 3% in the past year, while restaurant and accommodation services have decreased by 4,2%
America Belize The Ministries of Foreign Affairs and Agriculture are working together to further deepen bilateral relations with the neighbouring countries of Guatemala and Mexico, thus improving Belize’s growing trade and investment agenda
America Belize The Ministry of Finance announced that the cost of diesel decreased by 10% - the alteration was a government tactic to safeguard the pump prices paid by Belizean consumers
America Belize Prime Minister John Briceño launched the National Digital Agenda 2022-2025, which includes the digitalisation of governmental documents, such as birth certificates, passports, national IDs
America Belize Along with Belize Electricity (BEL), the government began working on a plan to renovate the whole national electrical infrastructure, in order to improve electricity coverage on islands and introduce natural gas distribution
America Belize After 13 years, the nation revived its commercialization of corn with Guatemala; a huge step for the agriculture industry as it means that corn value has increased, and incentive for farmers to join the very few corn producers
America Belize The United States International Development Finance Corporation (DFC) provided the country with US$610 million in political risk insurance, thus contributing to sovereign debt relief and funding for environmental projects
America Belize The government introduced a motion in its parliament stating that the nation will proceed to build a case against the United Kingdom, in order to claim compensation for the human rights violations that were done centuries ago to their African ancestors
America Belize The country received a donation of US$125 million from The Global Fund for Coral Reefs, since the Belizean Coral Reef is part of UNESCO’s World Heritage Sites Under Threat; the aim of this donation is to prevent the rapid deterioration of marine life
America Belize Recent studies show that, with respect to the beginning of the pandemic, the vacation home market in the country will have grown approximately 300% by the end of this year
America Belize For the first time in history, the country established formal diplomatic relations through a written joint Communique with Sierra Leone at the 76th session of the UN General Assembly
America Belize Due to the recent re-peak of Covid-19 cases, hospitals have reached a breaking point, leading to the authorities making a proof of vaccination a legal requirement in order to enter public buildings, public transport, and shops
America Belize The government will introduce a bill to increase the penalty for the offense of spreading or publishing false news, this is due to the rise in fake news that have been circulating ever since the pandemic started