Belize commits $450m to Port upgrade, Japan funds $28m Swing Bridge replacement in record capital push

Wed, 13 May 2026 00:00:00 +0000

Belize’s capital budget for fiscal year 2026-27 carries $488.6 million for infrastructure, the largest single-year allocation in recent record, with $450 million directed to upgrading the Port of Belize and a $28 million Belize City Swing Bridge replacement funded by the Government of Japan. The list of capital priorities Prime Minister John Briceño laid out in his budget address frames the year as a transport, energy, and health-infrastructure year rather than a soft-spending one.

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Belize commits $450m to Port upgrade, Japan funds $28m Swing Bridge replacement in record capital push