On April 22nd and 23rd, the Blue Bond and Finance Permanence Unit, Office of the Prime Minister, hosted a two-day mission with the Belize Fisheries Department (BFD) to meet with on the ground partners in Southern Belize who are grantees from the conservation funding under the Belize Blue Bonds. On April 22nd, the team met up with the Mote Marine Laboratory & Aquarium, who has been instrumental in providing important scientific information for the sustainable use and conservation of sharks in Belize. Mote Marine Laboratory & Aquarium is an independent, non-profit research institution founded in 1955, based in Sarasota, Florida, and has more than 20 world-class research programs studying oceans, with an emphasis on conservation and sustainable use of marine resources. The shark tagging activities being carried out in the south are in collaboration with the BFD and local licensed shark fishermen.
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Prime Minister John Briceño announced on May 6, 2024, that Belize has officially joined the ranks of the first 25 countries to participate in the Latin America and Caribbean Space Agency.”I had the privilege of signing the agreement alongside Mr. Gustavo Cabrera Rodriguez, Representative of #ALCE of the Mexican Foreign Ministry,” explained the Prime Minister.This…
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