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February 13, 2024

Belmopan Baptist High School seeks educators with passion and values to fill two key teaching positions

Candidates interested in applying must hold a minimum of an Associate Degree and have prior experience in their respective teaching areas. Essential skills for both positions [...]
December 23, 2023

Battle lines drawn in sugar industry: BSCFA tells farmers not to deliver cane under “open agreement,” BSI/ASR says they will receive fair payment

Following Belize Sugar Industries Limited/American Sugar Refining (BSI/ASR)'s announcement of the start of the season on December 28 on Friday, with an "open agreement" with farmers [...]
December 20, 2023

Young worker killed, colleague injured falling from crane at border casino worksite

In a statement the managing director of Princess Casinos International, which recently took over the establishment, Guven Eraslan, explained that the iron chains holding the basket [...]
December 18, 2023

Worker reportedly falls to death off crane at Northern Border

Initial reports say a worker fell off a crane to his death.
December 14, 2023

The underemployed, informally employed, and potential labour force counted by the Statistical Institute

To be employed, per the SIB definition, is to work a minimum of 35 hours per week for pay or profit, including as a trainee or [...]
December 14, 2023

Unemployment ticks up to 4 percent; seasonal agriculture jobs most shedded

The September 2023 Labour Force Survey counted an estimated 7,555 unemployed persons – that is, presently not working, but who have carried out activities to look [...]
December 11, 2023

House of Representatives approves Port of Belize acquisition as parties spar over Ashcroft influence

The Port of Belize City has been a flashpoint for nearly two decades because of both labor disputes with stevedores represented by the Christian Workers’ Union [...]
December 7, 2023

Education Minister announces Government to pay salaries, pensions, allowances and full-service benefits at grant-aided schools

These are schools that accept Government funding but pay a portion of teachers’ salaries in a ratio of 70-30.