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March 20, 2024

Spending priorities: Life has only improved for some, says Shyne Barrow, but Belize must work for all

Barrow suggested that due to either “blatant dishonesty or extreme ignorance,” “convenient parts” of the recent IMF report were referred to in the Budget Speech, and [...]
March 8, 2024

Budget Speech: Revenues for 2024 projected to top 1.5 billion, expenditure gap narrows

Expenditure by the Government amounts to $1.604 billion. According to the Prime Minister, the Government will pay out 73 cents in every dollar for recurrent expenditure [...]
March 7, 2024

It’s Budget time – General Revenue and Appropriation Bill to be presented to the House on Friday

The General Revenue and Appropriation Bill, commonly and informally called the Budget, is the primary instrument by which Belize functions – if there is no money [...]
March 7, 2024

People’s United Party retains 61 of 67 municipal seats, loses San Ignacio/Santa Elena to UDP

By Aaron Humes: Unofficial results from the Elections and Boundaries Department say the People’s United Party has won eight of nine municipal councils in Wednesday’s elections.
March 6, 2024

Votes set to be counted in municipal elections 2024; preliminary figures confirm low voter turnout

Polls closed at 6 p.m. countrywide and counting is set to take place beginning at or near 8 p.m., with first results expected thereafter.
March 6, 2024

Nearly 13 thousand ballots cast in first hours of voting in 2024 municipal elections

According to the official Elections and Boundaries Department voter app, some 12,453 ballots have been cast through 9 a.m. Polls opened at 7 a.m.
March 5, 2024

Elections and Boundaries Department issues official notices for election offences

It is an offence under Section 146 of the Cities and Town Councils Regulations and S.I. No.’s 32 and 33 of 2009 to keep open any [...]
February 26, 2024

Former area rep “Boots” Martinez takes on Governor-General over delayed recall petition; Government “taking advice” from Attorney General

Martinez told reporters today that he found out this morning via a phone call to LOVE FM from Josephine Tamai that the petitions were handed over [...]