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‘Stop keeping us in the dark,’ productive sector tells GOB
By Michelle Sutherland ''Stop keeping us in the dark,'' is Vice President of Industry at the Belize Chamber of Commerce and Industry...
Jul 27, 2023


Agriculture ministry braces for higher wheat prices given recent global events
By Michelle Sutherland The Ministry of Agriculture, Food Security, and Enterprise is bracing for a potential increase in the price of...
Jul 21, 2023


Two leading energy agencies say oil prices to increase to US$80 per barrel
The U.S Energy Information Agency (EIA) and the International Energy Agency (IEA) both forecast oil prices to hit just about US$80 per...
Jul 4, 2023


Excise on Diesel at $3.78: Fuel-Price Stabilization Program steadies GOB Revenues
The Excise Tax on Diesel fuel is now at $3.78 per (Imperial) gallon, Statutory Instrument No. 73 or 2023 informed recently. As of June...
Jul 4, 2023


Business Senator, Albert Rep, Economists: Supplementary Budgets so early in fiscal year is a concern
Business Senator Kevin Herrera, Albert Area Representative Hon. Tracy Panton, and Economics lecturer Dr. Phillip Castillo have all told...
Jun 24, 2023


KHMH to GOB: Please invest the $90M in existing hospitals first!
By Javan Flowers The KHMH Workers’ Union calls on the Government of Belize to invest in current medical facilities before spending $90...
May 26, 2023


Blatant Conflict of Interest?
In the ongoing regulatory battle between American Sugar Refining-owned Belize Sugar Industries (ASR/BSI) and the government, has the...
May 22, 2023


Targeted Assistance! Albert Area Rep, IMF, World Bank agree on how to fight ‘cost of living' crisis
To combat the effects of the global cost-of-living crisis, the government needs to adopt the advice of leading economic agencies and...
Apr 14, 2023


‘Ghosts’ in the System! Business Senator and PSU: ‘Desk audit of public service long overdue'
The Minister of State in the Ministry of Finance, Senator Christopher Coye’s agreement that there is a need for a “value audit” of the...
Apr 6, 2023


Credit Suisse gone; ‘Blue Bond’ safe!
Belize’s recently restructured US$364 million Blue Bond is safe, even after its underwriter, Credit Suisse Bank, has collapsed being...
Mar 24, 2023


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...
Mar 17, 2023


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...
Mar 12, 2023


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...
Mar 10, 2023


‘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...
Feb 18, 2023


Ninety-Six Percent!
Most male inmates lack higher education, youth affairs activist Nuri Muhammad reminds of education-and-crime link Approximately 96...
Jan 27, 2023


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...
Jan 18, 2023


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...
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,...
Dec 29, 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...
Dec 28, 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...
Dec 23, 2022
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