Belize
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CARICOM Secretariat leads discussions on services sector strategies in Belize
Officials in Belize's Services sector have been developing enhanced services sector strategies with support from the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) Secretariat. The Secretariat convened two-days of national consultations for public and private sector officials on 7-8 December through funding under the 10th EDF programme. More than 35 officials from various Government Ministries and Public Sector agencies participated on day-one which targeted public…
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Regional Youth Leaders urged to help shape solutions for climate change and other issues
Participants at the fourth staging of the Caribbean Youth Leaders’ Summit in Belize were encouraged to help shape the framing of solutions for issues such as climate change, reproductive health rights and reparations for native genocide slavery. This charge was given to them by Programme Manager for Culture and Community Development at the CARICOM Secretariat Dr. Hillary Brown. She was making remarks at…
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Belize decision a significant Human Rights landmark – Edward Greene
The decision of the Government of Belize to accept the judgment of the High Court to decriminalise consensual sexual acts between adults in private has been described as a significant Human Rights landmark. Dr. Edward Greene, United Nations (UN) Secretary-General Special Envoy for HIV and AIDS in the Caribbean congratulated the Government and Parliament of Belize following the judgement last week…
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Finance sector threat to get regional attention
Placencia, Belize, 15 Feb, 2016: Ahead of Monday night’s Opening of the CARICOM Heads of Government Inter-Sessional meeting in Belize, Finance Ministers are deliberating this morning on a regional response to a threat to the banking sector in Member States. The issue is the threat to correspondent banking relationships, or the possible loss of access to the international financial markets…
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CCJ grants historic constitutional relief to Maya people
The Caribbean Court of Justice (CCJ) today delivered its decision in The Maya Leaders Alliance et al v the Attorney General of Belize [2015] CCJ 15 (AJ). The appeal was brought by 25 appellants who are members of the Maya community of the Toledo District. The Appellants have been fighting for recognition and protection of Maya land rights before international courts and…
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CDB hosts Public-Private Partnerships ‘Boot Camp’ workshops for 40 regional participants
In a bid to further provide practical support to regional governments who are seeking to implement Public-Private Partnerships (PPPs), the Caribbean Development Bank (CDB) is currently hosting the first of three PPP Boot Camps at its headquarters in Barbados. The Boot Camps are part of the US$1.2 million Regional PPP Support Program, which was launched in May 2015, in partnership…
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CARICOM Pavilion at Expo Milano, Italy, attracts thousands
The Caribbean Community (CARICOM) Pavilion at Expo Milano 2015 in Milan, Italy, is attracting thousands of visitors weekly and, with its beach scene and tropical flower decorations, is being described as the “warmest” and the “friendliest” at the six-month Exposition. The Exposition began on 1 May and concludes on 31 October, 2015. Eight CARICOM Member States are participating in the Exposition that is being held…
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CDB approves US$35M loan to improve education access in Belize
More children are expected to gain access to education in Belize with the construction of 35 new schools and the provision of 5,300 additional places across pre-primary, primary and secondary levels. These are among the benefits to flow from a USD35 million loan and a USD 461,000 grant approved by the Board of Directors of the Caribbean Development Bank (CDB)…
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Belize observes World AIDS Day with goal of getting to ZeroHIV
Belize joins the rest of the world on December 1 to celebrate World AIDS Day with a single goal of “Getting to Zero: Zero new HIV infections. Zero discrimination. Zero AIDS- related deaths.” To raise awareness on World AIDS Day the National HIV Programme of the Ministry of Health partnered with the National AIDS Commission (NAC), Pan American Social Marketing…
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