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Poverty in Belize, which was already reported at 52 percent based on 2018 data, has increased by ten percent within the last three years,...

“We need a long overdue expansion in quota allocations,” Prime Minister John Briceño told world leaders convened at the 77th United...

Every public holiday costs the Business Process Outsourcing (BPO) sector an additional $632,000, President of the BPO Association Nubia...

"In January, the $5 minimum wage will be implemented," avowed Prime Minister John Briceño in his Independence Day speech on Wednesday....

The Excise duty for regular gasoline has climbed to $4.41 per imperial gallon under the fuel-price stabilization program. According to...

Michelle Sutherland As early as next week, the Ministry of Agriculture, Food Security, and Enterprise will be distributing the first...

In the last four months, the Government of Belize lost an accumulative $14.75 million in excise-tax revenues in an effort to stabilize...

The citrus industry saw its worst first-quarter production in six years, the Statistical Institute of Belize reported this week, and a...

Local Economist: GOB may soon be out of options to stabilize Diesel, Regular prices The Government of Belize (GOB) has reduced the Excise...

Belize’s debt-to-GDP ratio, which at the height of the pandemic-induced recession hovered over 130 percent, may have fallen to 89 percent...

The recent appearance of Leader of the Opposition Moses Shyne Barrow at the BET Awards will not impact any of the Belize Tourism Board's...

“The BCCI’s position is that we endorse and support the fact that there need to be adjustments [to the minimum wage] to ensure workers...

The international community must "finalize and use" a multi-dimensional vulnerability (MVI), which could help developing countries access...

By William Ysaguirre The Belize Sugar Cane Farmers Association (BSCFA) is optimistic that they may sign a new cane purchase agreement...

By Michelle Sutherland The continuous fluctuation and unpredictability of fuel prices in the country have prompted the government to...

The Government has cut the excise tax on regular gasoline to $2.54 and has further reduced the excise for Diesel to $1.61, representing...

By Michelle Sutherland Since its introduction in the House of Representatives, two weeks ago, the Trade License Bill 2022 has been...

By Michelle Sutherland The price of beef has increased due to an ongoing price war between Mexican and Guatemalan cattle buyers that was...

By Michelle Sutherland The National Agriculture and Trade Show (NATS) 2022 is set to kick off this weekend and one major company whose...

By Javan Flowers Leader of the Opposition (LOO) Moses “Shyne” Barrow supports the Briceño administration’s 12.5% lottery tax to be paid...