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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


NTUCB: No role for Cabinet in triggering 'ganja' referendum
By Michelle Sutherland President of the National Trade Union Congress of Belize (NTUCB) Luke Martinez is also addressing statements made...
Apr 20, 2022


79% and counting! So far, 15,000 Belizeans call for ‘Ganja’ Referendum
By Michelle Sutherland A total of 15,000 Belizeans have signed a petition asking the Government of Belize to consider holding a...
Apr 19, 2022


NEAB: Voters trigger a referendum, not Cabinet
The triggering of a referendum has nothing to do with Cabinet, National Evangelical Association of Belize (NEAB)'s Pastor Louis Wade told...
Apr 15, 2022


New Bus Fares Approved
By Michelle Sutherland After several weeks of consultations and back and forth, the Ministry of Transport and bus operators have finally...
Apr 7, 2022


Microplastics found in Human Blood
By Javan Flowers Microplastics have been detected in human blood for the first time, with scientists finding multiple types of plastics...
Apr 7, 2022


WHO: 99% of global population breathes polluted air
By Javan Flowers Nearly everybody in the world breathes air that "does not meet [the WHO’s] standards for air quality,” the World Health...
Apr 7, 2022
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