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On February 24, the Ministry of Public Utilities, Energy, Logistics & E-Governance signed consent agreements with the villages of Jalacte and San Vicente to develop a hybrid micro-grid solar photovoltaic (PV) system. This initiative marks significant progress toward providing reliable and affordable power to 226 households in these villages. Under the leadership of Mr. Jose Urbina, Chief Executive Officer of the Ministry of Public Utilities, Energy, Logistics & E-Governance, and Hon. Oscar Requena, Minister of Rural Transformation, Community Development, Labor, and Local Government, th...

Today, Hon. Francis Fonseca, Minister of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade, received a high-level delegation from the United States led by H.E. Uzra Zeya, Under Secretary for Civilian Security, Democracy and Human Rights. H.E. Zeya concluded a series of productive meetings in Belize by expressing gratitude for the warm hospitality and the unwavering support and partnership in Belize and the wider region.

Today, Belize adopted its fourth report under the Universal Periodic Review (UPR) mechanism before the Human Rights Council at the United Nations in Geneva.

The Government of Belize is deeply concerned over the decision of 16 donor countries to suspend contributions to the United Nations Relief and Works Agency (UNRWA) for Palestine Refugees in the Near East. The UNRWA is the principal UN body providing humanitarian assistance to the Palestinian people.

Belize assumed the presidency of the Central American Corporation for Air Navigation Services (COCESNA) on January 11, at the 260th Ordinary Meeting of the Board of Directors of COCESNA. Prime Minister Hon. John Briceño accepted the presidency on behalf of Belize. Kennedy Carrillo, CEO of the Ministry of Blue Economy and Civil Aviation, accompanied him.