Per-capita analysis of Belize’s Constituency Development Fund shows sharp disparities tied to unequal voter rolls, with smaller urban seats receiving more dollars per resident than larger rural constituencies, based on calculations by public-interest litigant Jeremy Enriquez. The figures, derived from data disclosed under a Freedom of Information request, compare each constituency’s monthly CDF allocation against its number of registered voters. The results indicate that fund

Belize’s umbrella labor body urged an immediate pause of BTL’s proposed takeover of SMART, citing legal, valuation, and monopoly risks, as opposition politicians and unions protested, this week, outside BTL’s Belize City headquarters. In a January 26 release, the National Trade Union Congress of Belize (NTUCB) said it does not support the acquisition of Speednet, which operates as SMART, by Belize Telemedia Limited at this time. The group framed the matter as a public-interes

Belize’s domestic exports fell 68.2 percent in December after the absence of bulk sugar shipments slashed earnings, driving the sharpest monthly contraction of 2025, according to new data from the Statistical Institute of Belize. Total domestic exports for December stood at $24.5 million, down $52.5 million from the $77.0 million recorded in December 2024. The decline pushed December to the lowest monthly export value of the year. Sugar accounted for the largest share of the