G.O.B. To Establish Implementing Agency for M.C.C. Grant

Prime Minister Briceño went on to explain that the Millenium Challenge Account Belize Authority will be led by a board of directors from government and civil society. P.M. Briceño noted that the Belize National Teachers Union and the Belize Chamber of Commerce and Industry will have representation on the board.

 

Prime Minister John Briceño

“The M.C.C. Belize Authority will serve as the implementing agency on and behalf of the government of Belize for education and energy projects. We expect to sign the compact agreement in early September, so it is important we get this bill to ensure we get the implementing agency when signing. All of the two hundred and fifty million dollars of the monies and the compact development funding and government country contributions will be directed through this authority to fund the projects. Given that the authority’s focus will be on education and energy, we have reached an agreement with M.C.C. that the authority’s board will not only include members of the government. It will also include representatives that are relevant to the projects. The B.T.N.U. representing teachers in education as well as the B.C.C.I. representing the private sector will have representation on the board. Given that the bulk of the funding will be education we have also provided for a representative from civil society relevant to education as well as a nonvoting member representing academic and educational organizations.”