Belize

Sea researchers worked along with government officials to implement no-fishing zones in order to save the shark population

An official press release by the government of Belize stated that the country is extremely concerned by the evolving security situation in Ukraine, and is urgently asking to peacefully and diplomatically resolve the issue at hand

As a result of the educational cooperation with Cuba, 14 young Belizean students received a scholarship granting them full access to higher education in Cuba, completely sponsored by the Cuban government

The Belize Tourism Board (BTB) announced that due to the new safe travel requirements, tourists must now apply for a Belize Travel Health Insurance, a mandatory policy to protect travellers against possible medical expenses

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%

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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