AGP Executive Report
Last update: 5 hours agoClimate Resilience for Belize’s Youngest: Belize and UNICEF launched the first Climate Landscape Analysis for Children Plus (CLAC+) report, mapping how climate change, environmental hazards, energy issues, and disasters hit children, persons with disabilities, Indigenous Peoples, and pregnant and lactating women—plus recommendations for health, education, social protection, disaster risk management, and environmental management. Rural Water Hope in Toledo: A drilling team struck potable water in Jalacte Village (Toledo), but officials say pump testing and water-quality checks must come next before families can rely on the supply. Education Infrastructure Boost: The Caribbean Development Bank and Belize marked progress in Orange Walk District with groundbreaking for two new schools and the handover/starting works on additional facilities under the Belize Education Sector Reform Programme II, including hurricane-resilient features. Maritime Safety Probe with Belize Link: Guyana named a five-member Commission of Inquiry into the MV Barima ferry disaster, chaired by Belize’s Justice Godfrey Phillip Smith, with a mandate covering causes, loading, boarding procedures, onboard conditions, and emergency response. Policy Watch: Belize Policy Research Institute (BELPRI) is set to release a report on money and political financing, highlighting Belize’s political-finance regulation deadlock.
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