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The Belize Chamber of Commerce and Industry (BCCI) is seeking to propose a bill as an amendment to the existing Representation of the...

Most male inmates lack higher education, youth affairs activist Nuri Muhammad reminds of education-and-crime link Approximately 96...

By Michelle Sutherland A continuous decrease in container tariffs on the international markets is expected to have a positive impact on...

By Michelle Sutherland President of the Public Service Union Dean Flowers says the Joint Unions Negotiating Team (JUNT) will leave no...

By Michelle Sutherland United Democratic Party (UDP) Leader Hon. Moses “Shyne” Barrow is calling for the Police Department to criminally...

As of next Monday, January 9th, 2023, no vehicle with a gross weight of 22,000 pounds or more shall be allowed to use the Haulover...

The Belize Police Department, along with the blessings of Prime Minister John Briceño, the Cabinet, and other government ministries, will...

By Dyon A. Elliott As was recently reported, the Joint Unions met with the Prime Minister and his team to discuss a range of issues. One,...

By Britney Gordon In response to apologies offered by nations directly responsible for the persisting effects of slavery, African...

The government is “abdicating” its duty to revert from politically appointed chief executive officers to permanent secretaries by passing...

By Michelle Sutherland The Government of Belize is making moves to abolish or significantly reduce income tax (PAYE) paid by workers, but...

By Michelle Sutherland The impacts of the soon-to-be-implemented $5.00 minimum wage increase will spread across the agriculture sector,...

By Michelle Sutherland Local economist Phillip Castillo says that the upcoming minimum-wage increase will make certain persons better...

The Government of Belize (GOB) has decided to delay the delivery of a promise contained in its Plan Belize campaign manifesto to revert...

The Government of Belize, which formally announced Thursday that the minimum wage will increase to $5.00 in January 2023, has ignored the...

Contributed by the Belize Chamber of Commerce and Industry “On November 25, 2021, CABINET requested that the ministry develops a plan for...

Belize Peace Movement (BPM) attorney Michelle Trapp reminded this week that the redistricting exercise demands that there be “equal” and...

Contributed by the Belize Chamber of Commerce & Industry “Many countries have discovered that a gap exists between the legitimate needs...

By Britney Gordon After 14 years of exclusion, Belize still has not met the data collection requirements to be included in Transparency...

By Michelle Sutherland The Guatemalan Government has presented its second-round reply to the International Court of Justice for the...