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May 24, 2023

Further amendments to financial regulation structure passed

The Credit Unions (Amendment) Bill, 2023; The Central Bank of Belize (Amendment) Bill, 2023; The Domestic Banks and Financial Institutions (Amendment) Bill, 2023; The International Banking [...]
May 19, 2023

Chocolate Festival of Belize off to a good start – check it out this weekend May 19-20 in Toledo

Activities started on Friday, May 19, at 9:00 am with the Cacao Symposium at the Maya House of Cacao in Mafredi. Then, tonight enjoy the Chocolate [...]
May 19, 2023

Quality Poultry Products holds Chicken Fest in Dangriga on Saturday, May 27

Quality Poultry Products’ Chicken Fest will have food stalls and will offer giveaways, deals, and raffles.
May 18, 2023

House of Representatives meets Friday: a raft of legislation in support of financial action tops agenda

The listed bills for second reading will include The Credit Unions (Amendment) Bill, 2023; The Central Bank of Belize (Amendment) Bill, 2023; The Domestic Banks and [...]
May 16, 2023

BELTRAIDE Executive Dr Leroy Almendarez represents Belize at Americas Competitiveness Exchange (ACE) in Seattle, Washington

By Rubén Morales Iglesias: Dr. Leroy Almendarez, Executive Director of BELTRAIDE, is one of the 60 persons who are visiting Seattle, Washington from May 14 to May [...]
May 15, 2023

SIRDI is selling Brazilian Green Dwarf coconut seedlings; Big H is buying coconuts

By Rubén Morales Iglesias: The Sugar Industry Research and Development Institute (SIRDI) is selling coconut Brazilian Green Dwarf coconut seedlings for $10 each.
May 11, 2023

Stevedores back to work, but despite face-to-face meeting today, stand-off between Port of Belize Limited and Christian Workers’ Union continues on waterfront

CWU president Evan “Mose” Hyde noted that further meetings are scheduled with the Ministry of Labour this afternoon and the Chamber of Commerce on Friday and [...]
May 11, 2023
International Monetary Fund (IMF)

Back to earth? After post-pandemic boom, International Monetary Fund projects economy to slow and calls for more safeguards against risk

According to Reuters, the IMF’s final report on its annual Article IV consultation with Belmopan projected economic growth of 2.4 percent in the current fiscal year [...]