AGP Executive Report
Last update: 5 hours agoProcurement Reform Backlash: Prime Minister Briceño defended former Miss Universe Belize Isabella “Bella” Zabaneh after her PUP remarks on raising the $10,000 procurement threshold, saying the Central Procurement Unit and a public portal will boost transparency and reduce hidden sub-threshold payments. Judicial Training: A two-day workshop on child-centered justice, trafficking in persons, restorative justice, and diversion brought together judges and justice stakeholders to strengthen how cases involving children are handled. Arts & Community: Bridge Street’s “A Night at the Oscars” theme is set to turn the Skibbereen Arts Festival into a Belize-style red carpet night. Culture Spotlight: Free Warasa Garifuna Drum School summer classes in Punta Gorda are inviting youth to learn traditional drumming and even drum-making. Entrepreneurship Boost: BELTRAIDE handed out grants to 22 Belizean entrepreneurs through the BEEP program, including support for a music production business. Sports Development: Summer Bond Camp added robotics as a sport for 75+ students, pairing fun with hands-on LEGO SPIKE Prime learning. Local Environment & Tourism: Sargassum is affecting businesses on Ambergris Caye and spreading to Belize City, while illegal logging concerns were raised in Corozal’s biological corridor. Public Safety: Families are demanding justice after a hit-and-run left an elderly woman seriously injured; the accused driver was granted bail.
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