Residents faced higher costs for food, non-alcoholic beverages, personal care items, household cleaning products, domestic services, and rental expenses, among others.
Strong performances across various service sector industries primarily drove the expansion. Despite a decrease in cruise ship calls, the accommodation and food services industry expanded by [...]
The report also highlighted a 35.5 percent increase in electricity generation, soaring from 92.5 thousand megawatt hours in the second quarter of 2023 to 125.3 thousand [...]
The livestock industry also experienced a 2 percent increase, primarily driven by a 7.5 percent rise in poultry production. However, cattle and pig production saw slight [...]
Belize’s primary local producers of beer – Belize Brewing Company (Bowen and Bowen Beverages Limited) and Caribbean International Brewery – say they have enough to support [...]