'$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....
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Sep 17, 2022
Fuel-price stabilization formula sets excise duty on Regular gasoline at $4.41
The Excise duty for regular gasoline has climbed to $4.41 per imperial gallon under the fuel-price stabilization program. According to...
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Sep 3, 2022
Bread Subsidy to Be Distributed Next Week
Michelle Sutherland As early as next week, the Ministry of Agriculture, Food Security, and Enterprise will be distributing the first...
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Aug 11, 2022
$15 MILLION AND COUNTING! Excise on regular, diesel up, but tax-revenue losses continue
In the last four months, the Government of Belize lost an accumulative $14.75 million in excise-tax revenues in an effort to stabilize...
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Jul 10, 2022
Citrus industry plagued by labour shortage
The citrus industry saw its worst first-quarter production in six years, the Statistical Institute of Belize reported this week, and a...
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Jul 8, 2022
DIRE STRAITS!
Local Economist: GOB may soon be out of options to stabilize Diesel, Regular prices The Government of Belize (GOB) has reduced the Excise...
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Jul 4, 2022
Revised method put Belize’s debt-to-GDP ratio closer to 89%
Belize’s debt-to-GDP ratio, which at the height of the pandemic-induced recession hovered over 130 percent, may have fallen to 89 percent...
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Jul 1, 2022
BTB Director: Shyne Barrow's performance no different from Miss Universe
The recent appearance of Leader of the Opposition Moses Shyne Barrow at the BET Awards will not impact any of the Belize Tourism Board's...
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Jun 24, 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...
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Jun 11, 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...
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Jun 11, 2022
BSCFA negotiating Cane Purchase Agreement for next crop
By William Ysaguirre The Belize Sugar Cane Farmers Association (BSCFA) is optimistic that they may sign a new cane purchase agreement...
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Jun 3, 2022
Water taxi fares increase due to fuel surcharge
By Michelle Sutherland The continuous fluctuation and unpredictability of fuel prices in the country have prompted the government to...
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Jun 2, 2022
ALMOST $5 MILLION IN FUEL SUBSIDIES
The Government has cut the excise tax on regular gasoline to $2.54 and has further reduced the excise for Diesel to $1.61, representing...
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May 31, 2022
Briceño blames bad wording for Trade License backlash
By Michelle Sutherland Since its introduction in the House of Representatives, two weeks ago, the Trade License Bill 2022 has been...
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May 27, 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...
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May 25, 2022
'Running W' to skip National Agriculture and Trade Show
By Michelle Sutherland The National Agriculture and Trade Show (NATS) 2022 is set to kick off this weekend and one major company whose...
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May 21, 2022
Barrow and Briceño agree on reversing Dean-Barrow-era lottery-tax policy
By Javan Flowers Leader of the Opposition (LOO) Moses “Shyne” Barrow supports the Briceño administration’s 12.5% lottery tax to be paid...
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May 13, 2022
Local economist: ‘Inflation not political’
By Michelle Sutherland “Inflation is not political. Much of what happens with the price rise in Belize is not political. That doesn't...
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Apr 28, 2022
GOB denies request to increase price of sliced bread
Cabinet has denied the request to increase the price for the 16-ounce sliced bread “at this time,” the government announced today....
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Apr 26, 2022
Belize Tourism to rebound to 2019 numbers
The Belize tourism industry led the region in post-pandemic recovery to 75 percent of pre-COVID numbers over the last three quarters, and...
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