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The Social Security Board held its annual S.S.B. Connect today to report to its stakeholders on issues such as contributions and investments. And while global inflation is driving the need for higher prices and increases across the board, people who contribute to the scheme will be happy to learn that, for now, there should not […]
Written on August 11, 2023 | Posted in
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Perez Montas says that if S.S.B. can engage in investments that can yield big returns in a shorter space of time, it is better for the board to be able to operate without having to increase contributions. Investments, he said, is one of the key factors to keeping the figures where they are now. He […]
Written on August 11, 2023 | Posted in
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The Belize Chamber of Commerce and Industry continues to call on the Government of Belize to hold consultations with its members on the proposed expansion of the price control list. As we have reported, on June twenty-eight, Cabinet announced that government is developing regulations to expand the price control list by thirty food and thirteen […]
Written on August 10, 2023 | Posted in
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The last time reporters asked the Prime Minister John about the letter that B.C.C.I. wrote to him, PM Briceño stated that his government has met with numerous large-scale retailers to inform them of the move. Prime Minister Briceño also said that B.C.C.I. should have been more proactive in informing its members that the Government of […]
Written on August 10, 2023 | Posted in
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So, how does B.C.C.I. respond to the criticism that its members are only pushing back because an expanded price control list will cut into their profit margins? Well, Councilor Luis Ugarte says, while businesses exist to generate profits, for some, the proposed price control list represents twenty percent of their revenues. He explained that placing […]
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As we’ve been reporting, there has been an increase in dengue cases in Belize and the number of cases recorded countrywide is above the threshold. There are also instances of active COVID cases still popping up. As the new school year approaches, Minister of Education Francis Fonseca was asked whether these two illnesses are of […]
Written on August 10, 2023 | Posted in
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U.D.P. Chairman, Michael Peyrefitte, also spoke on the recent closure of Augusto Quan and Bottom Dalla. He contends that it is a sign of the time, asserting that Belize’s business environment is no longer conducive to growth and fairness in commerce. Michael Peyrefitte, Chairman, United Democratic Party “It is a sign of the time […]
Written on August 9, 2023 | Posted in
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Today, at the Biltmore Plaza in Belize City, the Ministry of Education, in partnership with UNICEF, launched the Think Equal Programme in Belize. The early childhood education programme, valued at half a million dollars is being rolled out in primary schools across the country, for infants one and two children and is focused at reimagining […]
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The Belize Chamber of Commerce and Industry argues that the business community has been experiencing significant increases in the cost of doing business and has been contending with increases in the cost of transportation, labor, licenses and other rigid processes. The B.C.C.I. says it is ready to actively sit with the Briceño administration to conduct […]
Written on August 7, 2023 | Posted in
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And this news coming from South Korea today, Belizeans who are part of the Santa Elena Jaguar Scouts attending the World Scouts Jamboree have been evacuated from the campsite amidst a looming typhoon. The seventeen Belizeans are among tens of thousands of youths who have been moved out of the path of the typhoon, only […]
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The Minister of Transport, Rodwell Ferguson was in attendance at the inaugural ceremony in Chetumal along with Acting Chief Transport Officer, Peter Williams. Ferguson told News Five that the resumption of the bus route followed lengthy discussions and the ministry has conducted a proper case study since the runs have resumed, to ensure that the […]
Written on August 7, 2023 | Posted in
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Over the weekend, on Saturday, the Belize City Council successfully concluded its downtown super sale. Over one hundred and fifty different businesses set up booths in the downtown area and had their products for sale. Residents were able to take advantage of the great deals just in time for the new school year. Public Relations […]
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A loan agreement for seventy-seven million U.S. dollars was signed this afternoon by the Briceño administration and the Chief Executive Officer for the Saudi Fund for Development. The funds will be used for the construction of a sixty megawatt solar energy plant in Belize, along with investment in battery energy storage, as well as the […]
Written on August 4, 2023 | Posted in
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The Belize Regional Sanitary Landfill, located off the George Price Highway at mile twenty-four, is turning ten. The facility was inaugurated on July thirtieth, 2013 and became fully operational by September of that year. Belize Solid Waste Management Project One, under which the facility was constructed, also saw major dumpsites closed down and replaced by […]
Written on August 3, 2023 | Posted in
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Belize City generates about sixty-nine tons of waste per day; San Ignacio around thirty tons, twenty-five tons from the island town of San Pedro, Caye Caulker about six to seven tons and Burrell Boom approximately ten tons daily. The proper disposal of garbage begins at the individual level. Tyrone Chimilio says that within the Belize […]
Written on August 3, 2023 | Posted in
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Last month, we reported that dengue figures up to mid-July had surpassed the number of cases for the entire year of 2022, with over eight hundred and eighty-one clinical cases detected. The data showed that the highest numbers of cases were concentrated in the Orange Walk and Cayo Districts. Since then, those figures have increased […]
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The Belmopan City Council in partnership with the Department of Transport is hosting the first-ever Traffic Conference at the NEMO Headquarters in Belmopan. The three-day conference will review and present updated procedures and policies for the registration of vehicles, as well as the issuance of licenses across all municipalities in Belize. These procedures are mandated […]
Written on August 2, 2023 | Posted in
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The state of emergency was first introduced by the previous administration, to much criticism from the then People’s United Party opposition. Since it took office in November 2020, three states of emergency have been implemented by the Ministry of Home Affairs in an effort to quell the ceaseless gang violence. Today, Opposition Leader Shyne Barrow […]
Written on August 1, 2023 | Posted in
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Rainforest Seafood Limited has agreed on a seven hundred and sixty thousand dollar settlement with the Fisheries Department, after four thousand pounds of undersized conch were found at its processing plant in Independence Village. Fisheries officers made the bust at the end of June during an inspection exercise. The confiscated conchs amounted to just under […]
Written on July 28, 2023 | Posted in
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The Fisheries Administrator also sought to address concerns raised by the Belize Federation of Fishers in its July twelfth press release. In that statement, the federation raised an alarm after announcing that through its partnership with the Summit Foundation out of the U.S., they found that conch stocks were heavily fished and showed significant signs […]
Written on July 28, 2023 | Posted in
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Minister of the Public Service and Fort George Area Representative, Henry Charles Usher says that Caye Caulker residents have a right to petition the proposal to have their island subsumed by his constituency. Usher was responding to questions from the media and spoke at length on different aspects of the redistricting exercise and the proposed […]
Written on July 28, 2023 | Posted in
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If you own property that has been left abandoned or neglected in Belize City, you might want to start showing signs that you’re still interested in the land or the building. That’s because the Belize City Council is looking to legally challenge abandoned properties and repurpose them for some beneficial use to the society. Mayor […]
Written on July 28, 2023 | Posted in
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The September Celebrations are a little over a month away and today, the September Celebrations Commission released the calendar of events for the entire country. Director of the Institute of Creative Arts, Kim Vasquez, who doubles as the NICH representative on the National Celebrations Commission, says the calendar represents a variety of fun and educational […]
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On July eleventh, the Director of Public Prosecutions wrote the new Attorney General, on behalf of the Crown Counsels and signed by all eleven of them, complaining that their salaries leave much to be desired. The letter pointed to the risks the job puts them in, and the fact that they are not covered by […]
Written on July 27, 2023 | Posted in
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Since the proposal to join Caye Caulker with the Fort George Division, following the redistricting exercise, residents from that island village has expressed an intent to lead a petition on the grounds that they don’t want to be a part of Fort George. They also contend that they were never consulted by the Redistricting Task […]
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