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first phase of its low-income housing program which is aimed at constructing climate-resilient homes. The vision was that these homes do not stop here”.
Minister Espat stated, “these homes are just starter homes that come with a set of plans for expansion.” This Government is empowering you the homeowners he stated to the families. “An application form for low-income housing can be gotten at any of the MIDH offices or online via the MIDH website. Once the application has been gotten it is screened so that it can satisfy one of the following criteria: demonstration of extreme levels of poverty, demonstration of not owning a house, or owning a house that is a dilapidated condition, post-Lisa, demonstrate being a single parent or elderly or someone with a disability, and underemployed or unemployed.” He stated.
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The Approval Committee is made up of a representative from the MIDH, Ministry of Human Development, Ministry of Natural Resources, National Village Council Association, and Ministry of Finance, a member of the Red Cross Society, and from the Religious Community. Last, but not least, Minister Espat noted, “With the budget, BZD$10 million and in this fiscal year (262) two hundred and sixty-two homes will be built – 158 have been handed over already, 50 will be hand over today, 20 apartment units were done in Belize City where there was no access to additional land, and 34 are presently being built. This project started on February 17, 2022 when the contract was signed, and the work start on February 21, 2022. Work was slated to be completed by 20th February 2023 which is a full 19 days ahead of time. The cost of each unit was worked out in a deal that included the land as well for only $45,000. The payment plan is USD$12.50 which is BZD$25.00 weekly which is a total of BZD $100 per month.” This was thanks to Mr. Larry Flowers a Belizean entrepreneur keeping it in the community.
This is a first-of-its-kind community as it does not only provide shelter for families but also a semi-income generating via backyard gardening which is fully supported. The community is approximately twenty-five to thirty minutes away from Belize City, fifteen minutes away from the international airport, and an hour from our nation’s capital Belmopan. This is in collaboration with Ayinah farms, MIDH, and the Ministry of Agriculture, Food Security and Enterprise which checks two of the most critical planBelize factors, shelter and income generating. This means it will bring one form of family farming through organized agricultural production which will be managed and operated but the owner.
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Prime Minister Hon. John Briceño, Minister of Finance, Economic Development, and Investment, “It’s a historic day for all of us when Julius starts early about when he was talking before planBelize. We started talking about what a PUP government wanted to represent and what were the things needed so much in this country. We believe and rightly so that God has blessed us with wealth untold, but he to ensure we can transfer that wealth in the hand of our people.”
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BELIZE TOURISM RECOVERS: INDUSTRY POISED FOR FURTHER GROWTH IN 2023
BELIZE TOURISM RECOVERS: INDUSTRY POISED FOR FURTHER GROWTH IN 2023
Belize City, Belize, 25th January 2023: The latest statistics for both overnight and cruise ship tourist arrivals provide clear and strong signal that Belize’s tourism has recovered and is now poised to achieve higher records in the New Year Last year, 2022, registered 370,524 overnight tourist arrivals representing a 69.2% growth over the previous year. The 2022, also registered 615,021 cruise tourism arrivals with 40 cruise ship calls on Belizean ports in December Please further details in the tables below:
“I remember once speaking to some of our older folks in our party and they were telling us that Mr. Price used to say that there should be five basic rights for our citizens. … it’s simple, Land, House, Education, Health, and Job. Under the previous government, the ministry received BZD$8 million, and they build plycem houses, not even home.” PM Briceño stated.
Prime Minister, Briceño went on, “Use Larry as an example, they say only in the US, but now I can say only in Belize, it goes to show if you work hard you will succeed in Belize. The concept of the starter homes is so that the government could roll this out all over the country. We started off by building individual homes, but Julius stated being an architect and an expert in the field stated it would be too expensive. It’s best if we can plan out new communities, we plan to replicate this around the country.”
The Prime Minister also noted, “that we are doing this as a team working together, it is a matter of partnership.”
PlanBelize is about Public and Private sectors as the focus of this government, for example, the Berger Field project was a partnership between the Belize Tourism Board and the Football Federation of Belize. The Police Department working in conjunction with the public on different sectors in curving crime is a multisectoral partnership. Government pledged officially on planBelize and there is no letting up. The BlackBerry Ridge Estates is a surprise to many naysayers like many in the media. Let me plug in that even as this magnanimous project is unveiled in all its splendour, leading “news” houses still found time to ignore it. It is a huge disservice to the advertisers who keep sending dollars to them for manufacturing news.
Belize City, Belize, 25th January 2023: The latest statistics for both overnight and cruise ship tourist arrivals provide a clear and strong signal that Belize’s tourism has recovered and is now poised to achieve higher records in the New Year
Last year, 2022, registered 370,524 overnight tourist arrivals representing a 69.2% growth over the previous year. The year 2022, also registered 615,021 cruise tourism arrivals with 40 cruise ship calls on Belizean ports in December Please see further details in the tables below:
Arrivals Breakdown:
The Belize Tourism Board (BTB) is pleased with the industry s swift recovery and notes that the surge in international flights to Belize, assertive marketing in our source markets and the strong support and collaboration from industry stakeholders were the main elements for a successful year.
The BTB remains committed to proactively and effectively promote Belize as a premier destination for the benefit of both Belizeans and international travelers and looks forward to the industry’s further growth in 2023.
About Belize Tourism Board
The Belize Tourism Board (BTB) is pleased with the industry’s swift recovery and notes that the surge in international flights to Belize, assertive marketing in our source markets, and the strong support and collaboration from industry stakeholders were the main elements for a successful year.
The 50 families in BlackBerry Estates know that their lives are invaluable. PlanBelize again is moving closer to a Belize the works for everyone.
The Belize Tourism Board (BTB) is pleased with the industry s swift recovery and notes that the surge in international flights to Belize, assertive marketing in our source markets, and the strong support and collaboration from industry stakeholders were the main elements for a successful year.
The Belize Tourism Board (BTB) is pleased with the industry’s swift recovery and notes that the surge in international flights to Belize, assertive marketing in our source markets and the strong support and collaboration from industry stakeholders were the main elements for a successful year.
The BTB remains committed to proactively and effectively promote Belize as a premier destination for the benefit of both Belizeans and international travelers and looks forward to the industry’s further growth in 2023.
The Belize Tourism Board (BTB) is a statutory body within the Belize Ministry of Tourism and Diaspora Relations, and it is governed by a Board of Directors appointed by the Minister of Tourism and Diaspora Relations. The BTB works in conjunction with members of the private sector – including the Belize Hotel Association, Belize Tourism Industry Association and Belize National Tour Operators Association – and is dedicated to building tourism in the most economically and environmentally sustainable manner. As a part of its responsibilities, the BTB promotes Belize as a premier tourism destination to both in-country and international consumers. Among its outreach to the international travel market, the BTB markets the country’s unique attractions to travelers, members of the travel trade industry and media outlets in key markets. The BTB is also dedicated to developing and implementing tourism programs that will help strengthen and grow the Belizean tourism industry; promote good destination stewardship; and instill high quality standards for accommodations and travel experiences. For more information on the BTB and its services, visit www.travelbelize.org
The BTB remains committed to proactively and effectively promote Belize as a premier destination for the benefit of both Belizeans and international travelers and looks forward to the industry’s further growth in 2023.
The BTB remains committed to proactively and effectively promote Belize as a premier destination for the benefit Belizeans and international travelers and looks forward to the industry’s further growth in 2023.
About Belize Tourism Board
About Belize Tourism Board
About Belize Tourism Board
The Belize Tourism Board (BTB) is a statutory body within the Belize Ministry of Tourism and Diaspora Relations, and it is governed by a Board of Directors appointed by the Minister of Tourism and Diaspora Relations. The BTB works in conjunction with members of the private sector – including the Belize Hotel Association, Belize Tourism Industry Association and Belize National Tour Operators Association – and is dedicated to building tourism in the most economically and environmentally sustainable manner. As a part of its responsibilities, the BTB promotes Belize as a premier tourism destination to both in-country and international consumers. Among its outreach to the international travel market, the BTB markets the country’s unique attractions to travelers, members of the travel trade industry and media outlets in key markets. The BTB is also dedicated to developing and implementing tourism programs that will help strengthen and grow the Belizean tourism industry; promote good destination stewardship; and instill high quality standards for accommodations and travel experiences. For more information on the BTB and its services, visit www.travelbelize.org
The Belize Tourism Board (BTB) is a statutory body within the Belize Ministry of Tourism and Diaspora Relations, and it is governed by a Board of Directors appointed by the Minister of Tourism and Diaspora Relations. The BTB works in conjunction with members of the private sector – including the Belize Hotel Association, Belize Tourism Industry Association and Belize National Tour Operators Association – and is dedicated to building tourism in the most economically and environmentally sustainable manner. As a part of its responsibilities, the BTB promotes Belize as a premier tourism destination to both in-country and international consumers. Among its outreach to the international travel market, the BTB markets the country’s unique attractions to travelers, members of the travel trade industry and media outlets in key markets. The BTB is also dedicated to developing and implementing tourism programs that will help strengthen and grow the Belizean tourism industry; promote good destination stewardship; and instill high quality standards for accommodations and travel experiences. For more information on the BTB and its services, visit www.travelbelize.org
The Belize Tourism Board (BTB) is a statutory body within the Belize Ministry of Tourism and Diaspora Relations, and it is governed by Directors appointed by the Minister of Tourism and Diaspora Relations. The BTB works in conjunction with members of the private sector the Belize Hotel Association, Belize Tourism Industry Association and Belize National Tour Operators Association – and is dedicated tourism in the most economically and environmentally sustainable manner. As a part of its responsibilities, the BTB promotes Belize tourism destination to both in-country and international consumers. Among its outreach to the international travel market, the BTB country’s unique attractions to travelers, members of the travel trade industry and media outlets in key markets. The BTB is also dedicated to and implementing tourism programs that will help strengthen and grow the Belizean tourism industry; promote good destination stewardship; high quality standards for accommodations and travel experiences. For more information on the BTB and its services, visit www.travelbelize.org
