SPEAK Now! And Forever Lose Your Seat?!
By Dyon A. Elliott I have often said that issues in Belize tend to be cyclical. As a society, we revisit thematic areas of policy, and...
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- Oct 5
Constitutional Reform: Assessing the Effectiveness of Parliamentary Democracy Part 2
By Dyon A. Elliott Picking up from where I left off in the last Res Publica360 entry, this article continues the analysis of the...
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- Sep 17
Constitutional Reform: Assessing the Effectiveness of Parliamentary Democracy
By Dyon A. Elliott As most would already know, even if only casually so, Belize is currently going through a Constitutional Reform...
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- Jun 9
Editorial || Special Prosecutor Bill had to be stopped at the Senate
An intriguing constitutional issue arose before the Senate of Belize concerning a proposed new law called the Special Prosecutor Bill...
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- Jun 3
OPINION || THE DEFINITIVE AGREEMENT- The good and the bad
By Hon. Gilroy Usher “Where liberty dwells, there is my country”–Benjamin Franklin The Definitive Agreement (DA) signed by UDP Minister...
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- May 27
OPINION || Trias Politica! It’s not the system; it’s how you use it that matters! Part 2
By Dyon A. Elliott Okay. Where did we leave things in Part I? In the last Res Publica360 column, I had underscored the statistical fact...
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- May 25
OPINION || A Reflection on the People’s Constitutional Commission
By Dominic Dybala Belize is in the midst of a period of potential constitutional reformation or revolution, for good or ill. Having read...
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- May 22
OPINION || Trias Politica! It’s not the system; it’s how you use it that matters! Part I
By Dyon A. Elliott In last week’s Res Publica360 column, we tackled whether there would be any economic impact if there is a switch from...
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- May 14
OPINION || Best system of governance? Check under the hood
By Dyon A. Elliott Over the last few weeks, with all the excitement of the monarchy and whether or not Belize should leave the monarchy...
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- Feb 24
OPINION | Joys, Heartaches, and Challenges with Motorcycles
By Hon. Gilroy Usher “The driver on the street is not safe when he reads the sign, but when he obeys them.” -Aiden Tozer Almost every...
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- Jan 3
OPINION | Revert to Permanent Secretaries! A bird in the hand is worth two in the bush
By Dyon A. Elliott As was recently reported, the Joint Unions met with the Prime Minister and his team to discuss a range of issues. One,...
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- Dec 22, 2022
In Good Faith? The Role of the Minimum Wage Task Force
Contributed by the Belize Chamber of Commerce and Industry “On November 25, 2021, CABINET requested that the ministry develops a plan for...
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- Dec 10, 2022
Minimum Wage and a Balanced-and-Evidenced-based Approach
Contributed by the Belize Chamber of Commerce & Industry “Many countries have discovered that a gap exists between the legitimate needs...
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- Sep 28, 2022
Statement by Hon. John Briceño, Prime Minister of Belize 77th Session of the UN General Assembly
Mr President, I take this podium with a heavy heart. More pessimistic than I was last year. More cynical and disappointed. We have come...
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- Jul 13, 2022
A Balanced and Evidence-based Approach to Minimum Wage Adjustments
As the conversation on a minimum-wage adjustment develops, it is good that all stakeholders agree—even the business community, as...
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- Jun 18, 2022
The Trade License Regime: A ‘tax’ by any other name (Part 3)
Contributed by the Belize Chamber of Commerce and Industry In this final installment of this three-part piece on the Trade Licensing...
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- May 27, 2022
The Trade License Regime: A ‘tax’ by any other name (Part 2)
Contributed by the Belize Chamber of Commerce & Industry In the immediately preceding Business Perspective (BP) Column entry, we had...
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- May 21, 2022
Opinion| The Trade License Regime: A ‘tax’ by any other name
Contributed by the Belize Chamber of Commerce & Industry “The mere fact that something is labeled a ‘fee for services’ does not...
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- Mar 31, 2022
A Few Thoughts on Constitutional Reform
By Ambassador Daniel Gutierez I remember September 21st, 1981, clearly, the buzz, the music, and festivities, the bangs of the...
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- Nov 2, 2021
POSITION OF THE BELIZE MEDICAL AND DENTAL ASSOCIATION ON THE REGULARIZATION/LEGALIZATION OF MARIJUAN
Introduction: The Belize Medical and Dental Association (BMDA) is a responsible organization in civil society that advocates for the...
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