Cabinet has agreed to open the land and sea borders - but only to tourists booked at gold standard certified accommodations. Those borders to be reopened are the Santa Elena Northern Border, Benque Viejo del Carmen Western Border, San Pedro, and Punta Gorda borders. The borders will be opened by May 31st - but, again, only for pre-booked tourists interring the country - not for you to go Chetumal or Melchor.
That's the biggest news coming out of Tuesday's Cabinet meeting. Others include a plan to restructure the core functions of the Belize Bureau of Standards by creating a Supplies Control Unit under the Ministry of Agriculture, Food Security, and Enterprise. Cabinet also agreed to appoint a Controller of Supplies.
Cabinet also gave its approval for the designation of the remaining national lands within the South Water Caye and Sapodilla Caye Marine Reserves as mangrove forests reserves. A release says this "will also assist in meeting the timeline for corrective measures for Belize to address key issues that are negatively affecting the status of the Belize Barrier Reef Reserve System as a World Heritage Site."
Cabinet also gave its approval for the introduction of legislation to amend the Court of Appeal Act to allow for more than 4 justices of appeal to be appointed.
