PRESS RELEASE On Tuesday, October 15, 2019, the Statistical Institute of Belize (SIB), along with its partners in the National Statistical System (NSS), celebrated the eleventh annual observance of Caribbean Statistics Day under the theme “Building the Resilience of the Caribbean Community”. Caribbean Statistics Day serves to showcase the contributions being made to the…
PRESS RELEASE Official Launch of UB’s Bachelor of Science in Statistics and Certificate in Geographic Information Systems Programs Belize City, November 8, 2018 – The University of Belize (UB), in partnership with the Statistical Institute of Belize (SIB) and the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB), today officially launched its new bachelor’s degree in Statistics and Certificate in…
Statistical Institute of Belize (SIB) Director General, Dr. Leopold Perriott, has assumed the Pro Tempore Presidency of the Central American Statistical Commission (CENTROESTAD). As one of the regional organizations of the Central American System of Integration (SICA), this organization is comprised of the heads of the national statistical offices of the six Central American countries…
The Statistical Institute of Belize (SIB), in partnership with the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB), today opened the first day of a four-day training course on the use of administrative registers at the Radisson Fort George Hotel in Belize City. This course, entitled ‘Towards an Integrated Statistical System Based on Administrative Registers’, will introduce agencies that…
The Statistical Institute of Belize, in partnership with the United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA), hosted an introductory level training in Data Analysis and Microdata Access for data users. This one day session was offered to two cohorts of participants, on October 18 and 19, 2017 at the Inspiration Center conference room in Belize City. The…
On Friday October 13, 2017, the Statistical Institute of Belize and various other statistics producing agencies held a joint public exhibition in observance of Caribbean Statistics Day under the theme “Improving the Lives of People – Advancing the Action Plan for Statistics in CARICOM”. This event was held at the George Price Center for Peace…
Statement of UNFPA Executive Director Dr. Natalia Kanem for the International Day of the Girl Child 11 October 2017 Girls today enjoy better life prospects than previous generations in many ways. Prosperity and nutrition are improving, child marriage and teenage pregnancy are declining, and female educational attainment and participation in the labour force are on…
The Statistical Institute of Belize, in collaboration with the United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA), held its first 2020 Population & Housing Census Stakeholder Consultation on Thursday, September 28, 2017 at the Radisson Fort George Hotel in Belize City. This half day event was a part of the various preparatory activities being undertaken by the SIB…
