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‘Boots’ strategic with Recall Referendum's timing and scheduled Municipal Elections?!
Former UDP Port Loyola Area Representative (AR) Anthony “Boots” Martinez submitted 1700 recall petition signatures to the Governor...
Jan 18, 2024


Belize’s 2nd Sugar Mill says it could have supplied cheaper sugar to local market
Santander Sugar Limited has told the Reporter Newspaper that they could have offered Belizeans a better price for refined sugar instead...
Jan 14, 2024


Price Controls, Yes or No?
Albert Area Rep., Local Economist, and BCCI President speak on whether it’s time to revisit ‘price control’ policy for sugar The time may...
Jan 14, 2024


40 price-control violations in a month!
The Supplies Control Unit (SCU), given its recently expanded price-control mandate, has recorded, in one month, almost three times the...
Oct 14, 2023


SPEAK Now! And Forever Lose Your Seat?!
By Dyon A. Elliott I have often said that issues in Belize tend to be cyclical. As a society, we revisit thematic areas of policy, and...
Oct 14, 2023


GOB tackles Cost of Living for the Poor
In recent years, the cost of living has been steadily increasing, placing a significant strain on people’s wallets. Rising expenses,...
Oct 7, 2023


Constitutional Reform: Assessing the Effectiveness of Parliamentary Democracy Part 2
By Dyon A. Elliott Picking up from where I left off in the last Res Publica360 entry, this article continues the analysis of the...
Oct 5, 2023


No Sugar Shortage, Demand grew 21% - ASR/BSI
By William Ysaguirre Local demand for Plantation White Sugar (PWS) has increased by 21 percent increase in sales compared to last year,...
Oct 5, 2023


Constitutional Reform: Assessing the Effectiveness of Parliamentary Democracy
By Dyon A. Elliott As most would already know, even if only casually so, Belize is currently going through a Constitutional Reform...
Sep 17, 2023


Ombudsman: The Office needs more money to be effective
By Michelle Sutherland The Office of the Ombudsman needs more financing and resources to better be able to execute its mandate, a...
Sep 2, 2023


Slower but not lower: decelerating inflation rate does not equal reduced prices
Belize’s headline inflation rate has been cut in half, having fallen from 6.6% in January to 3.3% as of June, but that does not mean that...
Sep 2, 2023


‘No Confidence’ Motion dead on arrival
“Therefore, kindly be advised that in keeping with Standing Order 25(2a) based on the findings above, the No Confidence Motion, 2023,...
Aug 11, 2023


Amendments to Constitution should not be ‘frivolous’: Albert Area Rep.
“Amendments to the Constitution cannot be frivolous or spur of the moment consideration,” Albert Area Representative Hon. Tracy Panton...
Aug 11, 2023


Prime Minister says he has ‘no confidence' in the ‘no-confidence’ motion
By Michelle Sutherland Ahead of the tabling of the no-confidence motion against him at the next sitting of the House of Representatives,...
Aug 5, 2023


Global grain prices set to increase by 10 to 15%: IMF chief
Grain prices—which include wheat and rice—could increase between 10 to 15%, International Monetary Fund (IMF) chief economist explained...
Aug 3, 2023


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
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