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February 9, 2023

International News: Why Caribbean countries like Belize supporting Taiwan is Mainland China’s “worst nightmare”

Belize has consistently maintained its support of Taiwan’s presence on the world stage, including recently at the World Health Assembly, and has been rewarded with development [...]
February 6, 2023

New Mexico Ambassador to CARICOM promises to be “reliable partner” as fifth Summit planned

Their discussions included plans for a Fifth Summit between CARICOM and Mexico as re-engagement with the Caribbean was among his Government’s priorities, the Ambassador noted.
January 21, 2023

Belizean students participate in first-ever regional STEM Olympiads by Caribbean Science Foundation

The three-day, online event, hosted by the Barbados-based Caribbean Science Foundation, challenges participants in three events, Math, Coding, and Robotics, with age groupings from 12-14 years, [...]
January 18, 2023

Caribbean Development Bank backs continued economic growth for region despite challenges; Belize “outperforming” regional fellows

At its annual news conference at the Bank’s headquarters in Bridgetown, Barbados, analysts projected Belize to grow by 8.5 percent for 2022, behind the regional average [...]
January 12, 2023

Buy Caribbean – CARICOM slaps 30 percent higher duties on imported condensed milk

By Aaron Humes: According to the Government of Belize, there will be a “negligible” effect on prices for condensed milk despite an increase in import duty [...]
January 10, 2023

Belize Chief Elections Officer Josephine Tamai leads CARICOM Election Observation Mission to Antigua and Barbuda

Tamai has previously served as Chief of Mission for general elections held in Jamaica in 2016, The Bahamas in 2017, Dominica in 2019, and Deputy Chief [...]
December 19, 2022

CARICOM Sec-Gen in end-of-year address: “…integration process improves the lives of the people of the Caribbean Community”

Going into the fiftieth anniversary year of the 1973 signing of the Treaty of Chaguaramas, CARICOM has hosted fellow African and Pacific regional organizations seeking to [...]
December 15, 2022

International News: Latin American Economic Commission projects deceleration in economic growth for region

Belize is projected for 9.5 percent growth in gross domestic product (GDP) for 2022 and 5 percent for 2023, with only four Caribbean countries surveyed – [...]