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WHERE WAS DANIEL CHI’S VERBAL WARNING?
PSU President: the entire process instituted against the public officer is flawed Forestry Officer Daniel Chi was, according to the...
Jul 8, 2022


Churches Successfully Meet 10% Threshold to Trigger Marijuana Referendum in Belize
By Michelle Sutherland The Reporter has confirmed with credible sources that the Chief Elections Officer is in the process of informing...
Jul 4, 2022


BCCI 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 24, 2022


CONFLICT OF INTEREST! UDP says PUP Senator cannot double as re-districting official
By Michelle Sutherland PUP Senator Collett Montejo’s role as a field supervisor involved in the redistricting process disqualifies him as...
Jun 18, 2022


PM Briceño echoes the call for vulnerability index in address to IX Summit of the Americas
The international community must "finalize and use" a multi-dimensional vulnerability (MVI), which could help developing countries access...
Jun 11, 2022


HIGH ‘STEAKS!’ Cattle exports ‘beef up’ local meat prices
By Michelle Sutherland The price of beef has increased due to an ongoing price war between Mexican and Guatemalan cattle buyers that was...
May 27, 2022


Opinion| The Trade License Regime: A ‘tax’ by any other name
Contributed by the Belize Chamber of Commerce & Industry “The mere fact that something is labeled a ‘fee for services’ does not...
May 21, 2022


Belize co-hosts second COVID-19 Summit
By Javan Flowers Belize, as CARICOM Chair, co-hosted the second virtual COVID-19 Summit this week along with Germany, Indonesia, Senegal,...
May 12, 2022


UDP, churches call for referendum on marijuana legalization
By Michelle Sutherland The United Democratic Party (UDP) has come out to throw their support behind the churches in asking for a...
Apr 5, 2022


Health Minister: 99.9% of remaining COVID regs lifted as of April 1
By Michelle Sutherland Most remaining COVID-19 restrictions will be lifted as of the start of next month, including those that applied to...
Mar 29, 2022


Hon. 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 26, 2022


NTUCB 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...
Mar 4, 2022


Mixed reviews on mandatory travel insurance
By Michelle Sutherland There continue to be mixed reviews about this week's rollout of the mandatory Belize Travel Insurance for...
Feb 18, 2022


Higher energy prices likely if geopolitical tensions worsen in Eastern Europe
By Javan Flowers “If Russia invades Ukraine, we [Belizeans] are going to feel the pinch,” Daniel Gutierez, energy-industry contributor...
Feb 3, 2022


'Shyne' sworn in a Leader of the Opposition, again
Hon. Moses "Shyne" Barrow is, once again, the Leader of the Opposition, a press release from the Government of Belize (GOB) announced...
Feb 1, 2022


Delta Variant pushes up ‘herd immunity’ threshold closer to 90%, medical experts say
The Delta Coronavirus Variant, a mutated form of the COVID-19 virus that is two times more transmissible, has raised the ‘herd immunity’
Aug 8, 2021
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