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Mar 29, 2023
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, 2023
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, 2023
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, 2023
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, 2023
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, 2023
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, 2023
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, 2023
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, 2023
‘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, 2023
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, 2023
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, 2023
‘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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Feb 5, 2023
MOE: Males' high high-school dropout rate key contributing factor to crime
By Michelle Sutherland Minister of State in the Ministry of Education Dr. Louis Zabaneh says that the ministry is aware of the...
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Feb 3, 2023
UDP Leader stands by Lovell; poll shows Saldivar likely winner in UDP Belmopan convention
By Michelle Sutherland Final preparations for the United Democratic Party's (UDP) Convention in Belmopan is in full swing, and while a...
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Jan 28, 2023
Campaign Finance Reform! Business community time is now to regulate money in politics
The Belize Chamber of Commerce and Industry (BCCI) is seeking to propose a bill as an amendment to the existing Representation of the...
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Jan 27, 2023
Ninety-Six Percent!
Most male inmates lack higher education, youth affairs activist Nuri Muhammad reminds of education-and-crime link Approximately 96...
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Jan 18, 2023
Container costs take 50% dip; some price relief could be felt in Q1: Customs Broker
By Michelle Sutherland A continuous decrease in container tariffs on the international markets is expected to have a positive impact on...
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Jan 13, 2023
Joint unions to continue pushing for CEOs to be replaced by Permanent Secretaries
By Michelle Sutherland President of the Public Service Union Dean Flowers says the Joint Unions Negotiating Team (JUNT) will leave no...
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Jan 7, 2023
A Cry for Help?! UDP Leader wants one of his party’s own investigated before convention
By Michelle Sutherland United Democratic Party (UDP) Leader Hon. Moses “Shyne” Barrow is calling for the Police Department to criminally...
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Jan 3, 2023
Police to prioritize high profile murders due to international implications
The Belize Police Department, along with the blessings of Prime Minister John Briceño, the Cabinet, and other government ministries, will...
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