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January 25, 2022

Christian Workers Union on Port of Belize crisis: ‘It did not have to come to this’

After years of suffering and more recently not only the rejection of their choices to be foremen, but also the decision of the Port of Belize [...]
January 25, 2022

Chamber of Commerce discusses recent shocks on re-emerging economy: ‘It’s not a positive outlook’

And the return of key services and industrial sectors has been jolted by multiple “exogenous” shocks, COVID the worst of them, she explained: “No doubt about [...]
January 25, 2022

Port shutdown will grind country to a halt in a week, says Chamber of Commerce

President of the Belize Chamber of Commerce and Industry (BCCI), Marissa Longsworth, says members have informed that ordinary Belizeans will see shortages of groceries on the [...]
January 24, 2022

Chamber of Commerce warns there may be shortages of key goods due to Port of Belize stand-off

Prices for goods were 5.7 percent higher in November 2021 than the same month in 2020, which the Chamber says is attributable to the knock-on effects [...]
January 14, 2022

Corozal Free Zone closes two more stores after COVID-19 testing on Friday, operating at 98.5% with all stores open except one

By Rubén Morales Iglesias: The Corozal Free Zone closed two more stores after COVID-19 testing on Friday, according to Chief Executive Officer Neri Ramirez.
January 13, 2022

Corozal Free Zone operating at nearly 100% with all stores open except one

“I’m not closing the entire Corozal Free Zone, but if there is a store that has five employees and five of them are positive, that specific [...]
January 4, 2022

Imports were up over 30 percent toward the end of 2021

The SIB's latest data shows that merchandise imports for the first eleven months of 2021 amounted to $1.9 billion, representing a 32.4 percent or $463.3 million [...]
January 4, 2022

Statistical Institute of Belize: Export revenues for 11 months of 2021 were up more than 15 percent

According to the SIB's External Trade Bulletin, merchandise exports for the period January to November 2021 totaled $400.8 million, up 15.8 percent or $54.8 million from [...]