Blatant Conflict of Interest?
In the ongoing regulatory battle between American Sugar Refining-owned Belize Sugar Industries (ASR/BSI) and the government, has the...
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Apr 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...
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Apr 6, 2023
‘Ghosts’ in the System! Business Senator and PSU: ‘Desk audit of public service long overdue'
The Minister of State in the Ministry of Finance, Senator Christopher Coye’s agreement that there is a need for a “value audit” of the...
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Mar 24, 2023
Credit Suisse gone; ‘Blue Bond’ safe!
Belize’s recently restructured US$364 million Blue Bond is safe, even after its underwriter, Credit Suisse Bank, has collapsed being...
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Mar 17, 2023
Underutilized Labor! 5% Unemployment with notable underused workers: statistics say
Belize has an unemployment rate of five per cent, but other International Labour Organization (ILO)-approved statistical measures show...
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Mar 12, 2023
SIB: 35.7% of Belizeans are 'MPI poor'
Just over 35.7 percent of Belizeans (approximately 134,000 persons) are Multi-Dimensionally poor, the Statistical Institute of Belize...
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Mar 10, 2023
BSCFA gets its wish, Commission of Inquiry granted!
After numerous requests from the Belize Sugar Cane Farmers Association (BSCFA), the Cabinet has agreed to convene a Commission of Inquiry...
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Feb 18, 2023
‘UNFAIR?’ Did Floralia get tax preferences over other bus operators?
By Michelle Sutherland Members of the Belize Bus Association (BBA) remain on edge after a document from Financial Secretary Joseph...
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Jan 27, 2023
Ninety-Six Percent!
Most male inmates lack higher education, youth affairs activist Nuri Muhammad reminds of education-and-crime link Approximately 96...
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Jan 18, 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...
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Dec 29, 2022
Abolish Income Tax!? GoB prepares to eliminate PAYE paid by employees
By Michelle Sutherland The Government of Belize is making moves to abolish or significantly reduce income tax (PAYE) paid by workers, but...
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Dec 29, 2022
Higher Min. Wage will impact agriculture sector, says Min. of Agriculture's CEO
By Michelle Sutherland The impacts of the soon-to-be-implemented $5.00 minimum wage increase will spread across the agriculture sector,...
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Dec 28, 2022
Local economist: Impacts of wage increase still unclear
By Michelle Sutherland Local economist Phillip Castillo says that the upcoming minimum-wage increase will make certain persons better...
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Dec 23, 2022
GOB ignores Min. Wage Task Force, implements $5 rate: NTUCB President
The Government of Belize, which formally announced Thursday that the minimum wage will increase to $5.00 in January 2023, has ignored the...
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Nov 17, 2022
Oceana Belize launches Anti-Oil Referendum
Oceana Belize has launched a nationwide drive to gather at least 20,000 signatures of registered Belizean voters to trigger an official...
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Nov 12, 2022
Healthcare workers: The health system is in a dire state
By Britney Gordon The Belize Coalition of Medical Professionals (BCHP) publicized a letter airing their grievances about the shortcomings...
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Oct 14, 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,”...
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Oct 1, 2022
“Poverty up 10% in 3 years!” PM tells UN
Poverty in Belize, which was already reported at 52 percent based on 2018 data, has increased by ten percent within the last three years,...
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Sep 28, 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...
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Sep 23, 2022
$630,000 Extra on Holidays! BPO Assoc. says unscheduled breaks come at a high, unbudgeted price
Every public holiday costs the Business Process Outsourcing (BPO) sector an additional $632,000, President of the BPO Association Nubia...
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