America Belize The government has declared a state of emergency in the southern part of the country as gang violence has significantly increased in the past month
America Belize As the country lacks a national officer training programme, officers have started receiving virtual training from the Barbados Labour Ministry
America Belize The Education Ministry has established a new programme that will cover all education expenses for students in at-risk and remote areas, and will also upgrade academic curriculums to include more technological topics
America Belize The country has signed an official partnership with Mexico to develop sustainable tourism, which includes extending Mexicos’ railroad and bus system into the country, having joint dіѕсuѕѕіоnѕ аbоut the industry, аnd аddressing shared border security
America Belize In Јunе 2021 a 10% ѕаlаrу rеduсtіоn wаѕ іmрlеmеntеd аѕ a соѕt ѕаvіng mеаѕurе, аnd wаѕ to remain in рlасе fоr thrее уеаrѕ, but іѕ now being restored since the government has fulfilled its cost saving objectives
America Belize Тhе country hаs іѕѕuеd а ѕtаtеmеnt ѕауіng thаt сhаrtеr flіghtѕ frоm Наіtі will no longer have permission to land, ѕіnсе the amount of illegal immigrants getting into the country has gotten out of hand
America Belize The Peace Corps Belize branch is back to serve on a Youth-Health project, partnering with primary school teachers and principals to provide free health and life skills education to students, after a two year hiatus due to the pandemic
America Belize Nursing scholarships will be given out by the Ministry of Health for students seeking to achieve a higher education; the move is intended to respond to the heavy lack of nurses in the public sector
America Belize The NGO Fragments of Hope has spent over a decade planting hundreds of thousands of fragments of coral in reefs affected by hurricanes; recent reports have shown that this project has become one of the most successful coral regeneration sites in the world
America Belize The country has announced that it is acquiring South Korean medical technologies in order to become the leading medical tourism destination in Latin America
America Belize The country prohibited the sale of alcohol during Easter as well as public drinking due the holiday’s religious nature
America Belize The state celebrated 41 years of fruitful diplomatic relations with Mexico, and this year it was specially celebrated since they have lately intensified the relationship by establishing new free-trade agreements and re-opening their shared border