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BELIZE

CARIBBEAN-CENTRAL AMERICA PROFILE 2018

ELECTIONS Ministry of Finance and Natural Resources EDUCATION
General elections were held in Belize on 3rd Floor, Right Wing Belize’s educational system can be described
4 November 2015. The incumbent United Sir Edney Cain Building as a church-state system, with schools jointly
Democratic Party led by Dean Barrow increased Belmopan, Belize funded by both the church and the government.
its majority from 17 seats to 19 seats, while the Tel: (501) 822-2346
People’s United Party won 12 seats. The next Fax: (501) 822-0898 The school system in Belize is modeled after
general elections are due in 2020. E-mail: info@pressoffice.gov.bz the British system. Education is compulsory for
Belizean children between the ages of 6 and 14.
GOVERNMENT LEADERS Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Home The age levels are 6-14 years for primary, 14-17
Governor-General Affairs for secondary, and 17+ for post-secondary.
Sir Colville N. Young 2nd Floor Nemo Building
Belize House, P.O. Box 174, Tel: (501)-822-3789 In Belize, degree courses are offered by the
Belmopan, Belize Fax: (501)-822-2854
Tel: (501) 82-22521 E-mail: belizemfa@btl.net University College of Belize and the American
Fax: (501) 82-22050 University of the Caribbean. There is also an
Ministry of Health extra-mural unit of the University of the West
Prime Minister 2nd Floor East Block Building Indies. The University College of Belize,
Dean Barrow Belmopan, Belize founded in 1986, is directly financed by the
New Administration Building, Tel: (501) 822-2325
Belmopan, Belize Fax: (501) 822-2055 Ministry of Education. Belize is affiliated to
Tel: (501) 82-20399 E-mail: seniorsecretary@health.gov.bz the University of the West Indies which is a
Fax: (501) 82-20071 regional institution with campuses in Jamaica,
E-mail: primeminister@belize.gov.bz Ministry of Housing and Urban Barbados and Trinidad. The University College
Development of Belize offers its own Bachelor’s Degree
MINISTRIES 2nd Floor, Left Wing courses in Secondary Education and Business
Attorney General Studies, under the authority of the Government
1st Floor, East Block Sir Edney Cain Building of Belize.
Belmopan, Belize Belmopan, Belize
Tel: (501) 822-1039
Tel: (501) 822-2504
Fax: (501) 822-3390 Fax: (501) 822-3337 INFRASTRUCTURE
E-mail: Ministry.info@agm.gov.bz E-mail: ministry@housing.gov.bz TRANSPORTATION
LAND
Ministry Agriculture, Fisheries, Forestry, Ministry of Human Development, Social Belize has four major highways, the Northern
The Environment and Sustainable Transformation and Poverty Alleviation Highway connecting Belize City with Orange
Development and Immigration West Block Building Walk and Corozal Towns and to Chetumal on
2nd Floor, West Block Building, Belmopan, Belize
Belmopan, Belize Tel: (501) 822-22161 the Mexican Border; the Western Highway
Tel: (501) 822-2241 Fax: (501) 822-3175 connecting Belize City with Belmopan and
Fax: (501) 822-2409 E-mail: secretary@humandev.gov.bz continuing to Santa Elena/San Ignacio and
E-mail: minaf@btl.net Benque Viejo del Carmen then to the border
Ministry of Labor, Local Government and with Guatemala; the Southern Highway linking
Ministry of Defense Rural Development, Public Service, Energy the Stann Creek an d Toledo Districts and the
Curl Thompson Building and Public Utilities Hummingbird Highway which links Cayo with
Belmopan, Belize 6/8 Trinity Boulevard the Stann Creek District. All principal towns
Tel: (501) 822-2231 Belmopan, Belize
Fax: (501) 822-2195 Tel: (501) 822-2297 and villages are linked by roads to Belmopan
E-mail: minofnatsec@mns.gov.bz Fax: (501) 822-0157 and Belize City.
E-mail: secretary@labour.gov.bz
Ministry Economic Development, SEA
Petroleum, Investment, Trade and Ministry of Tourism and Civil Aviation Sea Ports: The main port is in Belize City, now
Commerce 106 South Street equipped with a modern deep-water port which
Ground Floor, Right Wing, Belize City is capable of handling containerized shipping.
Sir Edney Cain Building, Tel: (501) 227-2801
Belmopan, Belize Fax: (501) 227-2810 Nine major shipping lines move cargo to and
Tel: (501)-822-2526 E-mail: ceotourism@travelbelize.gov.bz from Belize to Central and North America,
Fax: (501)-822-3673 Europe and Japan. The second largest port,
E-mail: econdev@btl.net Ministry of Transport and NEMO Commerce Bight just south of Dangriga, has
Tel: (501) 822-2138 been improved to accommodate the medium
Ministry of Education, Science and Fax: (501) 822-3282 sized vessels required to handle increased
Technology, Culture, Youth and Sports E-mail: ceo@works.gov.bz
2nd Floor West Block Building exports of bananas and citrus products. A new
Belmopan, Belize Ministry of Works port has been built at Big Creek. Coastal services
Tel: (501) 822-2380 Tel: (501) 822-2138 are operated between towns and villages on the
Fax: (501) 822-3389 Fax: (501) 822-3282 mainland to some of the offshore islands, and to
Email: moeducation.moes@gmail.com E-mail: ceo@works.gov.bz Puerto Barrios in Guatemala.

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