Transportation costs surged 8 percent over the past year and 4.2 percent in a single month, helping push Belize's inflation rate to 2.9 percent in April as motorists and consumers absorbed sharp increases in fuel prices. New figures released by the Statistical Institute of Belize show that transportation was the largest contributor to inflation during the month, outpacing all other major spending categories. The increase was driven by higher prices for diesel, regular gasolin

The High Court has ordered the Judicial and Legal Services Commission (JLSC) and the Attorney General to pay legal costs to activist Jeremy Enriquez after finding the commission failed to properly respond to his complaint against a High Court judge and left him in a prolonged state of uncertainty. The ruling, delivered on May 26 by Justice Martha Alexander, arose from a judicial review claim filed by Enriquez over the JLSC's handling of a complaint of judicial misconduct lodg

Global shipping companies are facing mounting costs and capacity constraints as trade disruptions force cargo operators to rely on alternative routes, raising concerns about higher prices for businesses and consumers worldwide. Senior executives from some of the world's largest shipping and logistics firms raised the concerns during a meeting on Wednesday with Director-General of the World Trade Organization, Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala. Industry leaders said that while global supply