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Artificial Intelligence to impact local jobs
The effect of Artificial Intelligence (A.I.) on the Business Process Outsourcing (BPO) sector has already started to be felt in Belize,...
Feb 3, 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


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


Two leading energy agencies say oil prices to increase to US$80 per barrel
The U.S Energy Information Agency (EIA) and the International Energy Agency (IEA) both forecast oil prices to hit just about US$80 per...
Jul 4, 2023


‘Nolle Prosequi’ plays large role in Serious Crimes Conviction Rate 37%
Belize’s serious-crimes conviction rate, as of 2021, stands at 37.1 percent, but nolle prosequis (case dismissals) account for more than...
Jun 18, 2023


OPINION || Best system of governance? Check under the hood
By Dyon A. Elliott Over the last few weeks, with all the excitement of the monarchy and whether or not Belize should leave the monarchy...
May 14, 2023


Targeted Assistance! Albert Area Rep, IMF, World Bank agree on how to fight ‘cost of living' crisis
To combat the effects of the global cost-of-living crisis, the government needs to adopt the advice of leading economic agencies and...
Apr 14, 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...
Mar 15, 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...
Feb 22, 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...
Feb 5, 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...
Jan 18, 2023


As World observes ‘Anti-Corruption Day’Belize still not scored on corruption index
By Britney Gordon After 14 years of exclusion, Belize still has not met the data collection requirements to be included in Transparency...
Dec 9, 2022


Draft Constitution needs to go to referendum: People’s Constitution Comm. Chairman
The Belizean people should be made to vote on a draft Constitution and not just a summary of the People’s Constitution Commission (PCC)’s...
Dec 8, 2022


Past and Present Foreign Ministers: Referendum on Pact of Bogotá not needed
The Opposition has called for a referendum on the Pact of Bogotá given its link to the Belize-Guatemala Dispute, but both former and...
Oct 28, 2022


Global Recession in 2023?
IMF Director: There is a 25% risk of global recession next year “We think that the risk of global recession is now 25 percent,”...
Oct 14, 2022


Prime Minister calls for expansion of SDRs
“We need a long overdue expansion in quota allocations,” Prime Minister John Briceño told world leaders convened at the 77th United...
Sep 28, 2022


'$5 minimum wage will be implemented in January': Prime Minister
"In January, the $5 minimum wage will be implemented," avowed Prime Minister John Briceño in his Independence Day speech on Wednesday....
Sep 21, 2022


AUDIT REPORT UNAVAILABLE! Senate dropping the ball on Auditor General Oversight
The citizens of Belize have not had a publicly available Auditor General report for roughly a decade, and the Senate is partly to blame,...
Sep 9, 2022


Violating UDP Constitution?! Only Ethics Committee could have removed Hon. Faber from CEC
“The Central Executive Committee (CEC) does not have the authority to remove former party leader Hon. Patrick Faber from its ranks, as...
Aug 19, 2022


UDP Remove Patrick Faber From Central Executive
The Chairman of the United Democratic Party, Micheal Peyrefitte, is at this hour planning to meet with the media shortly in an effort to...
Aug 15, 2022
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