$1.5 Million for Technical Expertise

Jonathan Brooks

On Wednesday, an initial agreement was signed with Prime Minister John Briceño for initial administrative expenses necessary to facilitate compact development. The one point five million dollars in funding will ensure that G.O.B. and M.C.C. have access to technical expertise to conduct a rigorous assessment of the country’s economic situation. That process commenced earlier this year when vacancies were advertised.

Jonathan Brooks, Deputy Vice President, Compact Operations

“That funding is to help support the establishment of the team that is working with the MCC on the development of the program. The Government of Belize has been very prompt with already starting the hiring of the team and this funding helps to support the team that is now going to be expanded with specialist.”

Dr. Osmond Martinez

Dr. Osmond Martinez, C.E.O., Ministry of Economic Development

“That project would have a program coordinator, an economics, a social inclusion and gender integration specialist, private sector development specialist, an environmental and social performance specialist, a public outreach and stakeholder engagement specialist and an administrative assistant. Most of you might have seen in at the end of January and the beginning of February, we advertised all these posts.”