In other diplomatic news, Prime Minister Dean Barrow and and the European Union Ambassador to Belize today signed two Financing Agreements for a total of $28.8 million Belize dollars for Health and Public Finance Management projects.
Most of the money, $25.6 million Belize dollars will be used in the Health Sector to upgrade health facilities to meet SMART and Green standards. The idea is to get health facilities in a condition to withstand natural disasters and be more energy efficient.
The Public Finance Management portion of the funds is $3.2 Million Belize dollars, which will be used to strengthen of the internal and external audit control systems and the Office of the Contractor General.
The signing ceremony took place at the Prime Minister's Office at the Laing Building in Belize City.