Belize

The country has submitted its memorial to the International Court of Justice in the ongoing land dispute with Honduras over the Sapodilla Caye; the memorial defends the state’s sovereignty and requests the court to declare its rightful control

Saudi Arabia has agreed to provide the country with a US$45 million loan for healthcare infrastructure, specifically to support the construction of a tertiary hospital in the Belmopan Area Project

The country has received US$20M from the Inter-American Development Bank to transform education, bridge gaps, and establish STEAM labs in high schools, considered a crucial investment for the country's future workforce and resilience

The government and Ministry of Health continue to support Taiwan's participation as an observer at the World Health Assembly, and have urged the WHO to include Taiwan in health emergency-related meetings and mechanisms

The nation is currently hosting the 8th Central American Cricket Championship, and as the last tournament's champions, they're currently defending their title

To save the properties near the water from coastal erosion, the government has partnered with the UN Development Programme to install new massive synthetic sandbags that create physical barriers that slow shoreline disintegration

Using two decades of NASA satellite data, scientists will assess the vulnerability of the country’s coral reefs to bleaching and collapse; the findings could help authorities protect the reefs from human impacts such as overfishing and pollution

The Ministry of Education is working on several initiatives to bring internet access to every school in the country, mainly building upon and expanding older programmes to ensure that education is technology-centered

The government is currently discussing with Panama the possibility of Belize joining the Central American electricity grid, as the country is seeking a new, cost-efficient alternative source of energy

During the country’s celebration of Women’s Month, the government announced that it will officially eliminate the General Sales Tax on all women’s sanitary products, now being classified as part of the basic supplies of a household

As the country has tight bilateral relations with Cuba, Prime Minister John Briceno has formally requested the US to remove Cuba from the list of state sponsored terrorists, and condemned its unjustified designation as a state promoting terrorism