2 days agoBCCI and NTUCB agree on need for Minimum Wage formula“The BCCI’s position is that we endorse and support the fact that there need to be adjustments [to the minimum wage] to ensure workers...
Jun 18CONFLICT OF INTEREST! UDP says PUP Senator cannot double as re-districting officialBy Michelle Sutherland PUP Senator Collett Montejo’s role as a field supervisor involved in the redistricting process disqualifies him as...
Jun 11PM Briceño echoes the call for vulnerability index in address to IX Summit of the AmericasThe international community must "finalize and use" a multi-dimensional vulnerability (MVI), which could help developing countries access...
May 27HIGH ‘STEAKS!’ Cattle exports ‘beef up’ local meat pricesBy Michelle Sutherland The price of beef has increased due to an ongoing price war between Mexican and Guatemalan cattle buyers that was...
May 21Opinion| The Trade License Regime: A ‘tax’ by any other nameContributed by the Belize Chamber of Commerce & Industry “The mere fact that something is labeled a ‘fee for services’ does not...
May 12Belize co-hosts second COVID-19 SummitBy Javan Flowers Belize, as CARICOM Chair, co-hosted the second virtual COVID-19 Summit this week along with Germany, Indonesia, Senegal,...
Apr 5UDP, churches call for referendum on marijuana legalizationBy Michelle Sutherland The United Democratic Party (UDP) has come out to throw their support behind the churches in asking for a...
Mar 30Health Minister: 99.9% of remaining COVID regs lifted as of April 1By Michelle Sutherland Most remaining COVID-19 restrictions will be lifted as of the start of next month, including those that applied to...
Mar 26Hon. Panton: Unemployment rate closer to 18%The (extended) unemployment rate may be closer to 18 percent, Albert Area Representative Honorable Tracy Panton suggested in Parliament...
Mar 4NTUCB praises creation of Minimum Wage taskforce The National Trade Union Congress of Belize (NTUCB) has placed on record their appreciation for the appointment of the tripartite Minimum...
Feb 18Mixed reviews on mandatory travel insuranceBy Michelle Sutherland There continue to be mixed reviews about this week's rollout of the mandatory Belize Travel Insurance for...
Feb 3Higher energy prices likely if geopolitical tensions worsen in Eastern EuropeBy Javan Flowers “If Russia invades Ukraine, we [Belizeans] are going to feel the pinch,” Daniel Gutierez, energy-industry contributor...
Feb 1'Shyne' sworn in a Leader of the Opposition, againHon. Moses "Shyne" Barrow is, once again, the Leader of the Opposition, a press release from the Government of Belize (GOB) announced...
Aug 8, 2021Delta Variant pushes up ‘herd immunity’ threshold closer to 90%, medical experts sayThe Delta Coronavirus Variant, a mutated form of the COVID-19 virus that is two times more transmissible, has raised the ‘herd immunity’