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BSCFA negotiating Cane Purchase Agreement for next crop
By William Ysaguirre The Belize Sugar Cane Farmers Association (BSCFA) is optimistic that they may sign a new cane purchase agreement...
Jun 11, 2022


Chief Elections Officer: ‘Political affiliations in village council elections fair game’
By Michelle Sutherland For decades the Village Council Elections across the country have managed to stay wholly independent of major...
Jun 8, 2022


Jun 7, 2022


ALMOST $5 MILLION IN FUEL SUBSIDIES
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...
Jun 2, 2022


Briceño blames bad wording for Trade License backlash
By Michelle Sutherland Since its introduction in the House of Representatives, two weeks ago, the Trade License Bill 2022 has been...
May 31, 2022


HIGH ‘STEAKS!’ Cattle exports ‘beef up’ local meat prices
By Michelle Sutherland The price of beef has increased due to an ongoing price war between Mexican and Guatemalan cattle buyers that was...
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...
May 27, 2022


'Running W' to skip National Agriculture and Trade Show
By Michelle Sutherland The National Agriculture and Trade Show (NATS) 2022 is set to kick off this weekend and one major company whose...
May 25, 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...
May 21, 2022


Barrow and Briceño agree on reversing Dean-Barrow-era lottery-tax policy
By Javan Flowers Leader of the Opposition (LOO) Moses “Shyne” Barrow supports the Briceño administration’s 12.5% lottery tax to be paid...
May 21, 2022


Local economist: ‘Inflation not political’
By Michelle Sutherland “Inflation is not political. Much of what happens with the price rise in Belize is not political. That doesn't...
May 13, 2022


Belize co-hosts second COVID-19 Summit
By Javan Flowers Belize, as CARICOM Chair, co-hosted the second virtual COVID-19 Summit this week along with Germany, Indonesia, Senegal,...
May 12, 2022


Tracking the first Tropical Wave of 2022
By Javan Flowers June 1st marks the Atlantic Hurricane season's official start, but officials are already tracking the first tropical...
May 11, 2022


Prime Minister: ‘Yes, we will have a referendum'
“Yes, we will have a referendum." This is how Prime Minister John Briceño answered The Reporter when asked whether he will be yielding to...
May 6, 2022


Bar Assoc: ‘Ganja’ referendum ‘distinctively’ different the ‘Vellos Case’
The Bar Association of Belize has clarified that the so-called “Vellos case” is different from the current petition for a referendum on...
Apr 29, 2022


GOB denies request to increase price of sliced bread
Cabinet has denied the request to increase the price for the 16-ounce sliced bread “at this time,” the government announced today....
Apr 28, 2022


COMPOL: GBV survivors need to do more to hold their abusers accountable
Victims of gender-based violence need to do more to hold their abusers accountable, or they too will end up being just another statistic,...
Apr 27, 2022


Belize Tourism to rebound to 2019 numbers
The Belize tourism industry led the region in post-pandemic recovery to 75 percent of pre-COVID numbers over the last three quarters, and...
Apr 26, 2022


Miss Earth launches program to help school children
The reigning Ms. Earth 2021-22, Destiny Wagner has started "Operation Kingdom," a non-profit organization designed to assist and provide...
Apr 23, 2022


10% Threshold reached!
"The Threshold has been reached with legitimate signatures," said Pastor Louis Wade, of the National Evangelical Association of Belize...
Apr 22, 2022
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