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NGC: ‘Amendment matures the LPG industry in Belize’
The Government of Belize (GOB)’s new Bill to break up the monopoly associated with the importation Liquefied Petroleum Gas (LPG) has...
Oct 30, 2021


BCCI to GOB: Expanding Trade Licensing to villages was not what we talked about
The Government of Belize (GOB) has publicized its plans to expand the trade licensing regime to the villages, but this week the Belize...
Oct 22, 2021
NEAB opposes vaccine mandate for Churches
The National Evangelical Association of Belize (NEAB) has penned a letter to Prime Minister John Briceño expressing their discontent with...
Oct 22, 2021
Health official explains logic behind new regulations for church goers
“Definitely, we know that, in Orange Walk, when we had the beginning of this third surge, churches were involved … and not only there,...
Oct 22, 2021


OPINION| Redistricting
By Wilfred “Sedi” Elrington We are now into the twelfth month of the Briceño administration. Our country continues to experience the...
Oct 19, 2021
Deputy DHS: ‘Approx. 80% of fully vaccinated COVID patients who have died had NCDs’
Approximately 80 percent of the fully vaccinated persons who have died from COVID-19-related complications, were also persons with other...
Oct 16, 2021


OPINION|POLICE DON’T KNOW THE LAW
Contributed by the Human Rights Commission The police do not know the law, but it is not their fault. By law, the police are a...
Oct 16, 2021


Trade License Fee expanded to Villages
As early as the beginning of the New Year, large and small businesses alike, operating within the confines of rural communities and...
Oct 16, 2021


Corozal Free Zone Successfully Keeps COVID-19 Out
The Corozal Freezone, which reopened its doors over eight months ago, despite heavy criticism from the public surrounding the safety of...
Oct 13, 2021


OPINION| Digging into the COVID numbers
So there’s depressing news on the COVID front again this week, as we report 11 people died over the weekend, and the number of patients...
Oct 12, 2021
MOHW reports almost 500 new cases, 11 COVID-related deaths
The Ministry of Health and Wellness (MOHW)’s COVID-19 update for Monday, October 11th, informed that 491 new cases have been identified,...
Oct 12, 2021


Government of Belize issues statement on Pandora Papers
In response to the International Consortium of Investigative Journalist (ICIJ)’s recent release of the “Pandora Papers”, the Government...
Oct 8, 2021


Rights and responsibilities that follow
Contributed by the Human Rights Commission Today Belize is grappling with human rights violations in every single organ of society. In...
Oct 8, 2021


PSU to GOB: Regulate COVID test’s prices at private institutions
The Ministry of Health and Wellness (MOHW) has announced the rollout of “free testing” sites for the public to access, a move the Public...
Oct 8, 2021


Global Trade to grow 10.8% – WTO says
The availability of vaccines could be a major factor affecting economic recovery around the World, but the volume of trade in...
Oct 8, 2021


Dr. Gayle: S.O.Es not effective strategy against gang violence
The use of State of Emergency (SOE) to lockdown criminal elements is not a very effective practice, Social Anthropologist Dr. Herbert...
Oct 7, 2021
UDP critiques MOHW’s policies, calls for transparency regarding COVID test prices
Belize City, October 7, 2021 “Test, test test! Isolate, isolate, isolate!”, was Opposition Leader Hon. Patrick Faber’s urgent call to the...
Oct 7, 2021
Cabinet approves ‘COVID-19 Enforcement Unit’
The Government has approved the establishment of a “COVID-19 Enforcement Unit”, this week’s Cabinet brief announced. The unit is to help...
Oct 7, 2021


PCR, Rapid Test and Your Budget
Effective October 1st, 2021, under the new testing regime that the Government of Belize will be implementing, which will mandate that any...
Oct 7, 2021
WHO recommends the rollout of first proven ‘Malaria Vaccine’
The World Health Organization (WHO) has recommended the widespread rollout of the first Malaria Vaccine, a move experts hope could save...
Oct 6, 2021
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