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February 29, 2024

Caribbean Community Chairman Dr Mohammed Irfaan Ali calls for removal of trade barriers among Caricom nations

By Rubén Morales Iglesias: At the opening of the 46th Caribbean Community (CARICOM) Regular Summit of Heads of Government in Georgetown, Guyana, on Wednesday, CARICOM Chairman Dr Mohammed [...]
February 22, 2024
International Monetary Fund (IMF)

Trade Union Congress announces ‘boycott’ of IMF consultations

The Congress complains of being treated “as a checkbox” while recommendations to the Government appear to be weighted against public sector workers and middle and working-class [...]
February 12, 2024

Tourism Board, City Council inaugurate Mahogany Street Marketplace

Located along what is known as the Mahogany Street Reserve straddling Pickstock and Lake Independence Divisions, Deputy Mayor Allan Pollard reiterated the Council's commitment to supporting [...]
February 6, 2024

Hofius closing down, signaling end of bygone era on Albert Street and downtown Belize City

Hofius follows its fellow former hardware rival just across the block, Augusto Quan Ltd., which also shut its doors in July 2023. And a short walk [...]
February 1, 2024

50 more grocery stores and supermarkets were ticketed for price control violations

The offending stores were found in a total of 34 locations, including all nine municipalities and mostly larger villages.
January 26, 2024
udp convention

Shadow Cabinet meets; says Government “refuses to alleviate the pain” of rising cost of living

Top of the agenda is the complaint that the Government refuses “to alleviate the pain of Belizeans who are suffering from the highest cost of living [...]
January 10, 2024

Tourism is most of the way back – 2023 arrival numbers recovered 3/4s of pre-pandemic growth

Nonetheless, four ships - Carnival Dream, Carnival Magic, Sky Princess, and Regal Princess, with 16 thousand passengers between them – called on Belize, underlining Belize’s resilient [...]
January 10, 2024

Imported refined white sugar in stock for next two weeks; BSI confirms it will cost twice the local price

In a statement issued today, the company reiterates that the importation is hopefully one-time only, covering the next two weeks until it can mill Belizean-made plantation [...]