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Jun 24, 2023
Business Senator, Albert Rep, Economists: Supplementary Budgets so early in fiscal year is a concern
Business Senator Kevin Herrera, Albert Area Representative Hon. Tracy Panton, and Economics lecturer Dr. Phillip Castillo have all told...
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Jun 9, 2023
UNENFORCEABLE! Former PM says precedent shows that Portico Definitive Agreement can't bind GOB
The Portico Definitive Agreement, as clearly set out in case law, cannot bind the government, former Prime Minister Rt. Hon. Dean Barrow...
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Jun 3, 2023
OPINION || THE DEFINITIVE AGREEMENT- The good and the bad
By Hon. Gilroy Usher “Where liberty dwells, there is my country”–Benjamin Franklin The Definitive Agreement (DA) signed by UDP Minister...
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May 26, 2023
KHMH to GOB: Please invest the $90M in existing hospitals first!
By Javan Flowers The KHMH Workers’ Union calls on the Government of Belize to invest in current medical facilities before spending $90...
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May 25, 2023
OPINION || A Reflection on the People’s Constitutional Commission
By Dominic Dybala Belize is in the midst of a period of potential constitutional reformation or revolution, for good or ill. Having read...
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May 22, 2023
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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May 18, 2023
The National Bank of Belize launches‘Financial Literacy Campaign’
The National Bank of Belize (NBB), as part of its aim to promote financial inclusion in the country, launched its Financial Literacy...
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May 13, 2023
LOO says Let Belizeans vote on Monarchy; the PCC Act already mandates referendum
By Javan Flowers The Leader of the Opposition (LOO) Hon. Moses “Shyne” Barrow said that the decision to leave the Monarchy "should be a...
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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 31, 2023
Two prisoners escape holding cell
Belize City, Mar. 30th, 2023—Two prisoners escaped from a holding cell Thursday morning in Benque Viejo Town around 10:30 a.m. Sergio...
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Mar 29, 2023
Excessive Force! Police Shoot and Kill Orange Walk Man
The Incident Belize City, Mar. 28th, 2023—Nineteen-year-old Dyandre Chee was shot and killed by police during a high-speed chase on...
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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
BNTU, MOE to meet with GAMAS to address nonpayment towards teachers’ pension
The Belize National Teachers Union (BNTU) along with the Ministry of Education are scheduled to meet with representatives of Grant-Aided...
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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 15, 2023
Belize to Taiwan: 'We're still with you!'
"The Government of Belize declares its continued recognition of the Republic of China (Taiwan) as a sovereign and independent nation," a...
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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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Mar 2, 2023
Power Limits! Transport Min. sets spending-limit condition on CEO; rules say minister out of line
The Minister of Youths, Sports and Transport, Hon. Rodwell Ferguson, has written to demand that his Chief Executive Officer (CEO) notify...
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Feb 24, 2023
‘Nature’s Secret Carbon Piggy Bank’: Belize Takes Stock of the Nation’s Mangrove Carbon Stores
By André Habet Belize’s mangroves have received another tool that might further their protection. On January 31, 2023, the first national...
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