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March 1, 2024

Belize prepares to establish compact with U.S. Millennium Challenge Corporation

Through this initiative, GoB and the MCC will provide grants in the amount of BZ$250 million (US$125 million) for the Education Project and the Electricity Project.
February 22, 2024
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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 4, 2024

Prime Minister assures investigation into latest dealings at Immigration Department will curb underhanded dealings

By Aaron Humes: About the time reporters were speaking with her new boss Prime Minister John Briceño on Friday, we received confirmation from the CEO of [...]
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
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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 25, 2024

Government reminds participants in BOOST program of responsibilities to remain on social support

As she explained to reporters this afternoon, “…we [must] remember that there are criteria to qualify for the BOOST. And then if your economic circumstances get [...]
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 [...]