Vin Blaine appointed director of football in Belize

BLAINE...I would like to leave a legacy where a local director of football can take over when I leave (Photo: Naphtali Junior) BELMOPAN, Belize (CMC) — Vin Blaine, former head coach of Jamaica’s Reggae Girlz, has been appointed director of football for …

Vin Blaine takes over as the Football Federation of Belize’s Director of Football 

Jamaica’s former national women’s football team coach Vin Blaine has been appointed Director of Football for the Football Federation of Belize. Blaine signed a two-year contract with FFB last week, with an option to renew. Blaine takes over the Director of …

Books to Belize

WEST BEND — Linda Charlton is running a book drive in West Bend for Corozal Belize Ministries, an organization aiming to support the social needs of children, vulnerable women and families of Belize. Charlton and her family members have been working to …

Belize City Featured in Commonwealth Study on Infrastructure Financing

Belize City has been selected as one of three case studies featured in a Commonwealth study examining how local governments finance infrastructure and essential services.  The study examined fiscal administration, municipal financing and Belize City’s …

BDF and University of Belize Explore Expanded Education Partnership

The Belize Defence Force (BDF) and the University of Belize (UB) are exploring ways to expand cooperation in education and professional development.  Representatives from the BDF’s Training and Doctrine Directorate recently met with UB President Vincent …

Belize Tax Service Prepares E-Invoicing Rollout for GST Registered Businesses

The Belize Tax Service Department is preparing to roll out an electronic invoicing system for GST-registered businesses as part of its efforts to modernize and simplify tax compliance.  Ahead of the rollout, the department will host an E-Invoicing …

Drones Transform Rice Farming in Southern Belize, But Cut Need for Workers

Technology is transforming rice production in southern Belize, but the progress comes with a difficult trade-off. Farmers in Big Falls Village are now using drones to fertilize their fields, reducing costs and improving efficiency while also decreasing …

BELIZE-ENVIRONMENT-Forest department urges responsible behaviour around crocodiles

Multi-million-dollar initiative to strengthen early warning systems in Belize and Trinidad and Tobago

The Bar­ba­dos-based De­vel­op­ment Bank (CDB) Tues­day said it is fi­nanc­ing a US$27.1 mil­lion ini­tia­tive to scale up hy­drom­e­te­o­ro­log­i­cal ser­vices and mul­ti-haz­ard ear­ly warn­ing sys­tems in Be­lize and Trinidad and To­ba­go. The CDB said …

CARIBBEAN-ENVIRONMENT-Multi-million dollar initiative to strengthen early warning systems in Belize and Trinidad and ...