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...
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- 6 days ago
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
Blatant Conflict of Interest?
In the ongoing regulatory battle between American Sugar Refining-owned Belize Sugar Industries (ASR/BSI) and the government, has the...
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- May 18
The National Bank of Belize launches‘Financial Literacy Campaign’
The National Bank of Belize (NBB), as part of its aim to promote financial inclusion in the country, launched its Financial Literacy...
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- May 13
LOO says Let Belizeans vote on Monarchy; the PCC Act already mandates referendum
By Javan Flowers The Leader of the Opposition (LOO) Hon. Moses “Shyne” Barrow said that the decision to leave the Monarchy "should be a...
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- Apr 14
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...
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- Apr 6
‘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...
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- Mar 31
Two prisoners escape holding cell
Belize City, Mar. 30th, 2023—Two prisoners escaped from a holding cell Thursday morning in Benque Viejo Town around 10:30 a.m. Sergio...
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- Mar 29
Excessive Force! Police Shoot and Kill Orange Walk Man
The Incident Belize City, Mar. 28th, 2023—Nineteen-year-old Dyandre Chee was shot and killed by police during a high-speed chase on...
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- Mar 24
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...
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- Mar 17
BNTU, MOE to meet with GAMAS to address nonpayment towards teachers’ pension
The Belize National Teachers Union (BNTU) along with the Ministry of Education are scheduled to meet with representatives of Grant-Aided...
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- Mar 17
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 15
Belize to Taiwan: 'We're still with you!'
"The Government of Belize declares its continued recognition of the Republic of China (Taiwan) as a sovereign and independent nation," a...
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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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- Mar 2
Power Limits! Transport Min. sets spending-limit condition on CEO; rules say minister out of line
The Minister of Youths, Sports and Transport, Hon. Rodwell Ferguson, has written to demand that his Chief Executive Officer (CEO) notify...
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- Feb 24
‘Nature’s Secret Carbon Piggy Bank’: Belize Takes Stock of the Nation’s Mangrove Carbon Stores
By André Habet Belize’s mangroves have received another tool that might further their protection. On January 31, 2023, the first national...
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- Feb 23
Fire, Fire Fighters, and Hydrants!
Int’l standards say ‘hydrants spacing’ should be less than 1,000 ft apart A massive inferno that destroyed a two-story apartment building...
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- Feb 22
Belize less corrupt today than in 2008? Incomplete scores suggest 2022 rank of 52nd, down from 109?
Belize’s rank on Transparency International’s Corruption Perception Index (CPI) may have improved, though the country has not been...
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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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