New Sugar Crop Starts Monday
An intervention from Prime Minister John Briceño led the Belize Sugar Cane Farmers Association (BSCFA) and Belize Sugar Industries...
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Dec 23, 2021
B&B: GOB ‘must protect Belizeans’ livelihoods’
“Opening our land borders cannot benefit Mexico but be detrimental to Belize.” This is how Bowen and Bowen’s Chief Executive Officer...
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Dec 23, 2021
Sugar Standoff!
Prime Minister John Briceño says the Government continues to monitor an impasse between the Belize Sugar Cane Farmers Association and...
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Nov 20, 2021
Alaska Airlines introduces 2 non-stop flights to Belize
Alaska Airlines inaugurated its service to Belize, with 2 non-stop flights, one from Seattle, Washington USA, and one from Los Angeles...
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Nov 5, 2021
BMDA: ‘Ganja Card’ holders should be limited to 30 grams per month
The Belize Medical and Dental Association (BMDA) has proposed that the Government of Belize cap individual’s recreational use for...
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Nov 5, 2021
Customer Broker: Import costs up by 300%, likely to continue into 2022
Shipping costs are up by more than 200 to 300 percent and the global supply-chain bottlenecks that are driving the increase are likely to...
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Oct 22, 2021
BCCI to GOB: Expanding Trade Licensing to villages was not what we talked about
The Government of Belize (GOB) has publicized its plans to expand the trade licensing regime to the villages, but this week the Belize...
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Oct 16, 2021
Trade License Fee expanded to Villages
As early as the beginning of the New Year, large and small businesses alike, operating within the confines of rural communities and...
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Oct 13, 2021
Corozal Free Zone Successfully Keeps COVID-19 Out
The Corozal Freezone, which reopened its doors over eight months ago, despite heavy criticism from the public surrounding the safety of...
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Oct 8, 2021
Government of Belize issues statement on Pandora Papers
In response to the International Consortium of Investigative Journalist (ICIJ)’s recent release of the “Pandora Papers”, the Government...
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Oct 8, 2021
PSU to GOB: Regulate COVID test’s prices at private institutions
The Ministry of Health and Wellness (MOHW) has announced the rollout of “free testing” sites for the public to access, a move the Public...
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Oct 8, 2021
Global Trade to grow 10.8% – WTO says
The availability of vaccines could be a major factor affecting economic recovery around the World, but the volume of trade in...
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Oct 7, 2021
PCR, Rapid Test and Your Budget
Effective October 1st, 2021, under the new testing regime that the Government of Belize will be implementing, which will mandate that any...
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Sep 25, 2021
PM Briceño to UN: Countries’ Vulnerability status should inform access to debt relief
“We need to adopt an MVI [Multi-Dimensional Vulnerability Index],” Prime Minister Hon. John Briceño urged during his speech at 76th...
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Sep 12, 2021
Determining local LPG Prices
The wholesale price for Liquefied Petroleum Gas (LPG)—which has climbed by more than 75% between May 2020 and August 2021—is determined...
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Sep 5, 2021
From ‘Super’ to ‘Blue’ bond
Via a debt-for-nature swap strategy, the Government of Belize may finally be on the brink of bringing the more than a decade long...
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Sep 3, 2021
Tax Collection Increase, Public Servants and Teachers Hopeful
The most recent data provided by the Belize Tax Service Department which indicates that tax collections for three major tax categories...
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Aug 20, 2021
PM Briceño to BTL: Telecom switch should serve as wakeup call
”Maybe this is a wake-up call for BTL to get their act together because the government is not moving. We still have millions of dollars...
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Aug 20, 2021
PM: CBB GOVERNOR FIRED FOR DIFFERENCES WITH BOARD
The Central Bank of Belize (CBB)’s recently appointed Governor, Mr. Gustavo Manuel Vasquez, was fired last Friday because he and the...
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Aug 18, 2021
SMART: GOB should not be biased towards BTL
Speed Net Telecommunication Limited (SMART) has emerged to defend its position amid the controversial telecommunication switch that has...
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