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Kolbe Foundation to help mother who begged for jail time to fight drug addiction
The Kolbe Foundation is committed to helping the 25-year-old mother who begged the court last week to send her to jail to help her...
Jul 15, 2022


Citrus industry plagued by labour shortage
The citrus industry saw its worst first-quarter production in six years, the Statistical Institute of Belize reported this week, and a...
Jul 10, 2022


DIRE STRAITS!
Local Economist: GOB may soon be out of options to stabilize Diesel, Regular prices The Government of Belize (GOB) has reduced the Excise...
Jul 8, 2022


Churches Successfully Meet 10% Threshold to Trigger Marijuana Referendum in Belize
By Michelle Sutherland The Reporter has confirmed with credible sources that the Chief Elections Officer is in the process of informing...
Jul 4, 2022


Revised method put Belize’s debt-to-GDP ratio closer to 89%
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...
Jul 4, 2022


BTB Director: Shyne Barrow's performance no different from Miss Universe
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...
Jul 1, 2022


Bar Assoc. President: Being Belizean didn't guarantee Justice Arana will be chief justice
Being Belizean did not assure Acting Chief Justice Michelle Arana the position of Chief Justice, Senior Counsel Andrew Marshalleck, the...
Jun 30, 2022


SCOTUS overturns Roe v. Wade; Dissenting justices say ruling jeopardizes other rights
The Supreme Court of the United States (SCOTUS) reversed the Constitutional right of American women to have an abortion in a 6-3 majority...
Jun 26, 2022


BCCI and NTUCB agree on need for Minimum Wage formula
“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...
Jun 24, 2022


FOOLISHNESS! PSU prepared to defend against victimization
By Michelle Sutherland The union is ready to defend against “foolishness” and any type of “victimization” as it relates to public officer...
Jun 24, 2022


GOB appoints new Chief Justice, UDP cries foul
The government has appointed a new Chief Justice in the person of Guyanese national Hon. Justice Louise Esther Blenman, but Opposition...
Jun 23, 2022


Hon. Panton to UDP Leader: ‘This is not a dictatorship!'
Hon. Tracey Panton has informed The Reporter that any suggestion that she is disgruntled over her loss at the last UDP Convention is...
Jun 22, 2022


CONFLICT OF INTEREST! UDP says PUP Senator cannot double as re-districting official
By Michelle Sutherland PUP Senator Collett Montejo’s role as a field supervisor involved in the redistricting process disqualifies him as...
Jun 18, 2022


PM Briceño echoes the call for vulnerability index in address to IX Summit of the Americas
The international community must "finalize and use" a multi-dimensional vulnerability (MVI), which could help developing countries access...
Jun 11, 2022


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
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