MAFSE on the MOVE

Continued from page 15 located between the villages of San Lazaro and Trinidad in the Orange Walk District. Founded in 1984, it functions under the Ministry of Education and caters to students from surrounding villages, offering them an agriculture based education. It is one of the few schools that focuses on agriculture and its students regularly harvest produce that is consumed in the school cafeteria and offered for sale to the public.

Lamb and Mutton Culinary Workshop

MAFSE is thinking food security and it is being innovative. For some time now we have been seeing these workshops. They starting with the basics rearing and now it is at the cooking stage. Minister Mai is in full support of this new industry that is poised to lessen the unemployment gauges even more. People that were not looking for jobs will be employed as well adding to the labour force. Belize wins.

The release: The Ministry of Agriculture, Food Security, and Enterprise, in collaboration with the Taiwan ICDF Breeding Sheep and Goat Production and Guidance System Enhancement Project (Sheep Project Phase II) and Food for the Poor

5 FEB 2023

Through the efforts of Hon. Gilroy Usher, Area Representative for Port Loyola, and the PUP Port Loyola Committee, the much needed upgrade of the playing area at the Jane Usher Basketball court started on Monday.

The improvements will include new concrete bleachers, resurfacing of the court, repair of the lights, upgrade of the football field, and establishment of a playing area for small children among other things.

(FFTP), held a Lamb and Mutton Culinary Craft Workshop at San Jose Succotz Village, Cayo District, on January 28, 2023.

The workshop is part of the Small Ruminant Grant for improving Livelihood Resilience in the Western Cayo District Belize Project, which came from the partnership between Taiwan ICDF Sheep Project Phase II and FFTP, a non-profit Christian organization. Twenty families were selected from San Jose Succotz, Benque Viejo Del Carmen, Corozalito, and surrounding farms to participate in the workshop. Each family received five breeding female sheep and 24 months of technical support.

Molasses and Urea Block Training

A total of 15 cattle farmers attended a Molasses and Urea Block Technical Training on Thursday February 9th, 2023, at Mr. Oscar Zuniga’s Farm in the Trio Village, Toledo District. The training was conducted by Ministry of Agriculture Livestock Officer Mr. Justaquio Tush and Extension Officer Andre Logan.

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The training covered topics on the importance of molasses urea blocks (MUB’s) and its benefits. MUB has been very efficient to maintain the availability of feed for animals, production and reproduction in the dry season.

Senior Secretary

The Central Bank invites qualified individuals to join its Banking, Currency, and Investment Department

The Senior Secretary, Banking, Currency and Investment will provide secretarial support to the department’s management team on a daily basis, maintain the department’s correspondence files, respond to customer queries, and assist with the coordination of social activities within the department. Essential duties and responsibilities of the Senior Secretary include:

▪ Update and maintain the department’s files in accordance with the Central Bank’s Records Management Policies and Procedures;

▪ Assist with drafting, formatting, and/or editing letters, memorandums, emails, minutes of meetings, and other correspondences;

▪ Schedule and coordinate appointments and meetings;

▪ Coordinate travel arrangements for the department’s staff;

▪ Sort and distribute incoming mail and route outgoing mail to respective departments on a timely basis;

▪ Calculate, scan, and email foreign exchange rates to authorize dealers and update on Central Bank’s website;

▪ Prepare requisitions in the Central Bank’s accounting system;

▪ Respond to queries and requests received via the banking Web and;

▪ Perform any other duties assigned.

The applicants should possess the following:

EDUCATION AND EXPERIENCE

▪ An associate’s degree in business management or a related field from a recognized tertiary institution with at least three years of relevant work experience

TECHNICAL KNOWLEDGE

▪ Possesses, applies, and maintains a high degree of knowledge to deliver quality work; Possesses time management, organization, and planning skills; Proficient in Microsoft Office Suite.

COMPETENCIES

▪ Personal Credibility; Verbal and Written Communication Skills; Interpersonal Skills; Results Orientation; Flexibility/Adaptability; Initiative; Thoroughness; Analytical Thinking; Building Collaborative Relationships

Submit the following documents by Wednesday, 22 February 2023:

▪ CBB Employment Application Form (Available online)

▪ Curriculum Vitae

▪ Three (3) current references (one must be from a previous employer)

▪ Certified copies of university transcripts, degrees, and any other personal certificates