Summary Status Report on Unemployment Relief Program
Belmopan. October 13, 2020. 5:00 p.m. As of 4:00 p.m. today, October 13, 2020, Phase Two of the Unemployment Relief Program is closed to further applications.
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Belmopan. October 9, 2020. 3:15 p.m. The total number of applications received under Phase 2 of the COVID-19 Unemployment Relief Program (URP) as of October 8, 2020 was 66,859.
Read moreRead moreBelize Observes World Mental Health Day 2020
Belmopan. October 9, 2020. 3:00 p.m. The Ministry of Health celebrates World Mental Health Day along with the global community under the theme “Mental Health for All – Greater Investment – Greater Access.”
Read moreRead moreGovernments of Belize and the Republic of China (Taiwan) Continue to Collaborate on Belize Urban Resilience and Disaster Prevention Project
Belmopan. October 8, 2020. 2:00 p.m. In April of 2019, the Governments of Belize and the Republic of China (Taiwan) signed an agreement for a project entitled Belize Urban Resilience and Disaster Prevention (BURDP). Since then the project has...
Read moreRead moreNo Further Distribution of Unemployment Relief TopUp Cards by the Social Security Board
Belmopan. October 8, 2020. 12:30 p.m. The Unemployment Relief Program hereby informs the public that the Labour Department has collected the last 590 TopUp cards remaining from Phase 1 of the Unemployment Relief Program from the Social Security...
Read moreRead moreMinistry of Health Launches the Belize Drug Formulary
Belmopan. October 7, 2020. 3:20 p.m. The Ministry of Health officially launches the Belize Drug Formulary and Therapeutic Manual, 10th Edition, 2020 to 2023.
Read moreRead moreBelize and Cuba Sign Cooperative Health Agreement
Belmopan. October 6, 2020. 11:00 a.m. Minister of Health, Hon. Pablo Marin and Ambassador of Cuba for Belize, H. E. Lissette Pérez Pérez, signed the 2020-2021 Cooperative Health Agreement in a brief ceremony held in Belmopan on October 5...
Read moreRead moreGeneral Elections 2020
6th October 2020. His Excellency the Governor General has issued a Writ of Election for the holding of a General Election to be held on Wednesday 11th November 2020.
Read moreRead moreVulnerable Groups Encouraged to get Seasonal Flu Vaccine
Belmopan. October 6, 2020. 4:45 p.m. The Ministry of Health informs the public that the seasonal flu vaccine for 2020 to 2021 is now available for specific at-risk groups: children six to 23 months; adults 65 years and older; health care workers...
Read moreRead moreChange in Pump Price of Diesel Effective October 7, 2020
Belmopan. October 6, 2020. 3:45 p.m. The Ministry of Finance announces effective Wednesday, October 7, 2020, the pump price for diesel will decrease by 07 cents from $8.40 to $8.33 per gallon.
Read moreRead moreNEMO Advisory #2 – Hurricane Delta
MONDAY, 05 OCTOBER, 2020 as at 6:30 p.m. The National Meteorological Services of Belize and the National Emergency Management Organization (NEMO) hereby informs the general public that Hurricane Delta is located over the Central Caribbean Sea...
Read moreRead moreGovernment of Belize Retains Executive Power after Dissolution of National Assembly
Belmopan. October 5, 2020. 3:30 p.m. Today, October 5, 2020, the Prime Minister Rt. Hon. Dean Barrow advised the Governor General to dissolve the National Assembly on October 6, 2020.
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