America Belize A private American firm bought hectares of land near the coast to exploit them for mining purposes, but the government has reportedly stopped all attempts to proceed as it deems more important to protect nature rather than profiting from it
America Belize In Belize city, 50 new cameras and radios instead of cellphones will support police officers in guaranteeing security; the adoption of other measures proved effective in the month of August, that recorded a significant decrease in murderers
America Belize The government has signed a research agreement with Brazil, a leading coconut water and milk producer, that allows Belize to access Brazil’s coconut production know-how and technology
America Belize For the first time ever, a 400 year-old Arctic shark was found in the Caribbean Sea, creating excitement and concern in the scientific community as it could be a sign of severe global warming or a new perspective on 'sleeping' sharks’ habits
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