Underutilized Labor! 5% Unemployment with notable underused workers: statistics say
Belize has an unemployment rate of five per cent, but other International Labour Organization (ILO)-approved statistical measures show...
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- Mar 12
SIB: 35.7% of Belizeans are 'MPI poor'
Just over 35.7 percent of Belizeans (approximately 134,000 persons) are Multi-Dimensionally poor, the Statistical Institute of Belize...
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- Mar 10
BSCFA gets its wish, Commission of Inquiry granted!
After numerous requests from the Belize Sugar Cane Farmers Association (BSCFA), the Cabinet has agreed to convene a Commission of Inquiry...
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- Feb 18
‘UNFAIR?’ Did Floralia get tax preferences over other bus operators?
By Michelle Sutherland Members of the Belize Bus Association (BBA) remain on edge after a document from Financial Secretary Joseph...
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- Jan 27
Ninety-Six Percent!
Most male inmates lack higher education, youth affairs activist Nuri Muhammad reminds of education-and-crime link Approximately 96...
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- Jan 18
Container costs take 50% dip; some price relief could be felt in Q1: Customs Broker
By Michelle Sutherland A continuous decrease in container tariffs on the international markets is expected to have a positive impact on...
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- Dec 29, 2022
Abolish Income Tax!? GoB prepares to eliminate PAYE paid by employees
By Michelle Sutherland The Government of Belize is making moves to abolish or significantly reduce income tax (PAYE) paid by workers, but...
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- Dec 29, 2022
Higher Min. Wage will impact agriculture sector, says Min. of Agriculture's CEO
By Michelle Sutherland The impacts of the soon-to-be-implemented $5.00 minimum wage increase will spread across the agriculture sector,...
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- Dec 28, 2022
Local economist: Impacts of wage increase still unclear
By Michelle Sutherland Local economist Phillip Castillo says that the upcoming minimum-wage increase will make certain persons better...
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- Dec 23, 2022
GOB ignores Min. Wage Task Force, implements $5 rate: NTUCB President
The Government of Belize, which formally announced Thursday that the minimum wage will increase to $5.00 in January 2023, has ignored the...
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- Nov 17, 2022
Oceana Belize launches Anti-Oil Referendum
Oceana Belize has launched a nationwide drive to gather at least 20,000 signatures of registered Belizean voters to trigger an official...
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- Nov 12, 2022
Healthcare workers: The health system is in a dire state
By Britney Gordon The Belize Coalition of Medical Professionals (BCHP) publicized a letter airing their grievances about the shortcomings...
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- Oct 14, 2022
Global Recession in 2023?
IMF Director: There is a 25% risk of global recession next year “We think that the risk of global recession is now 25 percent,”...
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- Oct 1, 2022
“Poverty up 10% in 3 years!” PM tells UN
Poverty in Belize, which was already reported at 52 percent based on 2018 data, has increased by ten percent within the last three years,...
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- Sep 28, 2022
Prime Minister calls for expansion of SDRs
“We need a long overdue expansion in quota allocations,” Prime Minister John Briceño told world leaders convened at the 77th United...
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- Sep 23, 2022
$630,000 Extra on Holidays! BPO Assoc. says unscheduled breaks come at a high, unbudgeted price
Every public holiday costs the Business Process Outsourcing (BPO) sector an additional $632,000, President of the BPO Association Nubia...
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- Sep 21, 2022
'$5 minimum wage will be implemented in January': Prime Minister
"In January, the $5 minimum wage will be implemented," avowed Prime Minister John Briceño in his Independence Day speech on Wednesday....
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- Sep 17, 2022
Fuel-price stabilization formula sets excise duty on Regular gasoline at $4.41
The Excise duty for regular gasoline has climbed to $4.41 per imperial gallon under the fuel-price stabilization program. According to...
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- Sep 3, 2022
Bread Subsidy to Be Distributed Next Week
Michelle Sutherland As early as next week, the Ministry of Agriculture, Food Security, and Enterprise will be distributing the first...
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- Aug 11, 2022
$15 MILLION AND COUNTING! Excise on regular, diesel up, but tax-revenue losses continue
In the last four months, the Government of Belize lost an accumulative $14.75 million in excise-tax revenues in an effort to stabilize...
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