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The Ministry of the Public Service officially launched its Professional Development Certificate Program today at Galen University. This innovative initiative aims to enhance the skills and expertise of public service professionals across various ministries, ultimately bolstering the efficiency and effectiveness of public service delivery in the country.
Through the Electric Mobility Pilot Project, the first electric bus arrived today at the Belize Western Border. Funded by the European Union (EU) and implemented in partnership with the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP), the Belize City Council (BCC), the Ministry of Public Utilities, Energy, Logistics, and E-Governance (MPUELE) and the Department of Transport (DoT), this is the first of five buses, with the second bus arriving later this week, that will be the foundation to support e-mobility expansion in the country.
On January 13th and 14th, the Vital Statistics Unit (VSU), in collaboration with UNICEF and Hon. Orlando Habet, Area Representative for the Cayo Northeast and Minister of Sustainable Development, Climate Change & Disaster Risk Management, conducted a Birth Registration Mobile Clinic in San Ignacio Town, Cayo District. This initiative allowed residents from remote communities in the Cayo District to gain access to vital services such as registration of regular and late births and deaths, application of certificates, corrections of errors and deed polls.
Today, the pro-tempore Science, Technology, and Innovation Advisory Committee (STIAC) was established in Belmopan. Its purpose is to guide the Ministry of Education, Culture, Science and Technology (MoECST) in the development of Belize’s first National Science, Technology, and Innovation Strategy (2024-2034). The world has entered the Fourth Industrial Revolution, characterized by robotics, big data, artificial intelligence, and automation. The strategy aims to prepare and move Belize into this new era with the goal of attaining sustainable human development.
On January 11, the Government of Belize entered into an agreement with the Central American Bank for Economic Integration (CABEI) for a non-reimbursable technical assistance grant of BZ$800,000.00 to finance the Sustainable Tourism Development Project. The funds were approved under the Taiwan-CABEI Partnership Trust Fund (TCPT). The agreement was signed by Prime Minister Hon. John Briceño, on behalf of the Government of Belize, and Ms. Ana Guisella Sánchez Maroto, Executive President of CABEI. H.E. Lily Li-Wen Hsu, Ambassador of the Republic of China (Taiwan) in Belize, acted as a witness to...