VACANCY – Associate Attorney in Dominica Shillingford, Marsh and Associates Inc. Dominica: Shillingford, Marsh and Associates Inc. invites applications from suitably qualified lawyers for the position of Associate Attorney-at-law Requirements include:1. Applicant must be qualified to be called to the bar in the Commonwealth of Dominica 2. Good research and writing skills. 3. Interest in litigation […]
Belize, February 27, 2023 — Executive Directors of the World Bank Group last week completed an official visit to Belize where they saw first-hand the challenges and opportunities faced by the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) country. During the visit, the 10 Executive Directors met with the Prime Minister, the Honorable John Briceño, and Cabinet Ministers, visited World […]
December 29, 2022, BRIDGETOWN, Barbados – A multimillion dollar project to improve agricultural productivity and resilience for small farmers in rural Belize, is receiving a US$5 million injection in funding from the Caribbean Development Bank (CDB). The bank’s board of directors approved the loan to the Government of Belize for the Resilient Rural Belize Programme (B-Resilient) project at […]
BRIDGETOWN, Barbados, October 11, 2022: The Caribbean Development Bank (CDB) has committed USD150,000 to assist with financing a feasibility study for the Government of Belize to assess the potential of generating electricity from biogas collected from sewage treatment facilities. Biogas is a form of renewable energy produced by breaking down organic matter such as agricultural waste, […]
BRIDGETOWN, Barbados, September 29, 2022: The Government of Belize (GOBZ) has received a USD6 million loan from the Caribbean Development Bank (CDB), for its Student Loan Scheme which will assist close to 800 learners, including financially disadvantaged persons, pursuing post-secondary and tertiary level programmes. Through the Belize Student Loan Project, funds will be made available to […]
CARICOM Secretary-General, Dr. Carla Barnett, has congratulated Belize on the occasion of its 41st Independence Anniversary. Please see below the Secretary-General’s congratulatory message to Belize Prime Minister, the Hon. John Briceno: “Honourable Prime Minister: On behalf of the Caribbean Community (CARICOM), I extend congratulations to you and the People of Belize on the occasion of […]
Representatives of the Government of Belize, the Government of the United Kingdom (UK) and the Caribbean Development Bank (CDB) broke ground to officially mark the construction phase of the USD59.9 million (mn) Philip S. W. Goldson Highway and Remate Bypass Upgrading Project. The Project involves major improvement of 125 km of the essential arterial route […]
WASHINGTON, March 14, 2022 – The World Bank’s Board of Executive Directors has approved financing of US$25 million for the Belize Climate Resilient and Sustainable Agriculture Project, which will aim to increase food production capacity and the adoption of climate-smart agricultural approaches among project beneficiaries. The project will provide over 7,000 farmers with weather data and […]
(CARICOM Secretariat, Turkeyen, Greater Georgetown, Guyana – The Caribbean Community (CARICOM) has congratulated Belize on its 40th Anniversary of Independence, which it celebrates on Tuesday 21 September under the theme “Belize at 40: Hopeful Hearts, Steady hands, Together We Rise.” Secretary-General Dr Carla Barnett in a congratulatory message to Belize Prime Minister Mr. Juan Antonio Briceño, lauded […]
