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18 to 29-year-olds account for 52% of all murder victims: data
By Michelle Sutherland Young people continue to be primary victims of murder in Belize, Belize Crime Observatory (BCO) data informs. The...
Aug 2, 2023


High-speed police chase in Orange Walk ends in another death
By Michelle Sutherland The Orange Walk community erupted into chaos on Monday night as several residents staged an impromptu protest...
Aug 1, 2023


Business Senator: Final steps being taken before campaign finance bill's introduction
By Michelle Sutherland Business Senator Kevin Herrera has assured The Reporter that the plans to table a Campaign Finance Bill to...
Jul 30, 2023


Local economist says price control should be 'last resort' to combat inflation
By Michelle Sutherland As the debate rages on about whether the new price control policy will assist in combating inflation, Economic...
Jul 29, 2023


‘Stop keeping us in the dark,’ productive sector tells GOB
By Michelle Sutherland ''Stop keeping us in the dark,'' is Vice President of Industry at the Belize Chamber of Commerce and Industry...
Jul 27, 2023


Media-owners’ association formed
By Michelle Sutherland The heads of five of Belize’s major broadcast media entities met this week to form a media owners association. The...
Jul 27, 2023


Agriculture ministry braces for higher wheat prices given recent global events
By Michelle Sutherland The Ministry of Agriculture, Food Security, and Enterprise is bracing for a potential increase in the price of...
Jul 21, 2023


Union Senator to Senate: 'Run Campaign Finance Bill'
The Senator representing the unions, Hon. Luis Luke Martinez, told the Senate on Monday that the Upper House needs to move forward with...
Jul 15, 2023


Constitutional Reform: Former PM shares thoughts on ‘Crossing the Floor’
“It is a matter of degrees. Maybe you might want to say causing the person to lose their seat in the House of Representatives is going...
Jul 8, 2023


Excise on Diesel at $3.78: Fuel-Price Stabilization Program steadies GOB Revenues
The Excise Tax on Diesel fuel is now at $3.78 per (Imperial) gallon, Statutory Instrument No. 73 or 2023 informed recently. As of June...
Jul 4, 2023


NTUCB President to all Parliamentarians: stop picking sides in cruise-ports' race!
National Trade Union Congress of Belize (NTUCB) President Luke Martinez says all parliamentarians—whether in the lower or upper...
Jun 30, 2023


Henry Charles Usher: Reports of Eliminating Port Loyola Constituency is Pure Speculation
By Michelle Sutherland Henry Charles Usher, Minister with responsibility for Public Service, Constitutional and Political reform, has...
Jun 30, 2023


Business Senator, Albert Rep, Economists: Supplementary Budgets so early in fiscal year is a concern
Business Senator Kevin Herrera, Albert Area Representative Hon. Tracy Panton, and Economics lecturer Dr. Phillip Castillo have all told...
Jun 24, 2023


UNENFORCEABLE! Former PM says precedent shows that Portico Definitive Agreement can't bind GOB
The Portico Definitive Agreement, as clearly set out in case law, cannot bind the government, former Prime Minister Rt. Hon. Dean Barrow...
Jun 9, 2023


OPINION || THE DEFINITIVE AGREEMENT- The good and the bad
By Hon. Gilroy Usher “Where liberty dwells, there is my country”–Benjamin Franklin The Definitive Agreement (DA) signed by UDP Minister...
Jun 3, 2023


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...
May 26, 2023


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...
May 25, 2023


Blatant Conflict of Interest?
In the ongoing regulatory battle between American Sugar Refining-owned Belize Sugar Industries (ASR/BSI) and the government, has the...
May 22, 2023


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...
May 18, 2023


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...
May 13, 2023
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