We begin our newscast tonight with the ever-pertinent issue of inflation. Massive increases in the cost of goods and services can potentially deflate the economy and consumers across the country are desperately looking for much needed reprieve. Today, the media had a chance to speak with Prime Minister John Briceño on the topic once again. […]
Meanwhile, the Supplies Control Unit in the Ministry of Agriculture is mandated to enforce the provisions of the supplies control prices regulations. This means that they are responsible to ensure that there is compliance in the business community on the goods that the government has put under price control. When we spoke with him, the […]
And while Prime Minister Briceño has addressed the issue of the port acquisition on previous occasions, the issue remains a live matter as many continue to weigh in on government’s latest major decision. PM Briceño said that the government believes that acquiring back the port is the best decision that it could have made because […]
And the question was also put to the Prime Minister about the state of the Belizean economy, in light of what his fiercest critics have been saying. The PM pointed to actions that his government has taken since assuming office back in November 2020. He says that increasing the minimum wage, along with subsidies the […]
The following story is that of a thirty-six-year-old Belize City resident who comes from a family of police officers. Tonight, Santiago Ciau Junior is without a job after he was retired by the Government of Belize earlier this year for being medically unfit, following a mishap almost fifteen years ago that has come back to […]
And in another story involving the Belize Police Department, talk of a sixty-four dollar bonus being awarded to the men and women in uniform has been spreading like wildfire, not for the so-called act of kindness, but for the meager sum that will reportedly be shared among the officers. As it stands, there is no […]
Hildebrandt Codd is due to return to court on December twenty-first to learn his fate following the murder of Densmore Bowman in 2019. As we reported, last Tuesday, the thirty-six-year-old inmate absconded by climbing out of a window in the High Court and making good his escape. Codd was before Justice Ricardo O’Neil Sandcroft where […]
Tonight on Belize On Reel, we look at the charitable work that Copal Tree Distillery has been spearheading in Toledo District. The company, famous for Copalli Rum, has been engaged in a number of social activities geared towards helping the residents of Punta Gorda Town and the surrounding communities. In this edition of our weekly […]
The Labor Force Survey is conducted by the Statistical Institute of Belize to determine the number of persons who are employed across the country. It collects information on the size and structure of the employed and unemployed population. In Belize, there are almost two hundred thousand persons in the work force. Tanisha Chavarria, Statistician, […]
S.I.B.’s statistician, Tanisha Chavarria also spoke about the composition of the potential labor force, meaning those persons who may at some point be joining the world of work. Tanisha Chavarria, Statistician, S.I.B. “The potential labor force makes up eight point three percent of persons not in the labor force. Males make up thirty-seven point […]
Earlier this month, the Joint Public Accounts Committee (J-PAC) met with Prime Minister John Briceño, as the Minister of Finance, Economic Development and Investment. And following meetings with the Financial Secretary, Accountant General, and Auditor General on the needs and urgency to bring up to speed outstanding Financial Reports, the committee agreed to seek an […]
While the media had his attention, one reporter asked the Prime Minister if he will attend the Senate Select Committee’s Special Inquiry should he be summoned to testify. The PM, who had said that calling him would be a waste of time, said assuredly again that there’s nothing for him to answer to because he […]
The north side of Belize City, particularly Coney Drive and surrounding areas, has become another commercial hub in the Old Capital. There are banks, a call centre, a fitness gym even grocery shops. Not far away are private medical labs, and an ever- expanding residential community. So the idea of having a safe, convenient department […]
This evening, over a hundred children from Belize City received Christmas gifts from members of the Belize Police Department. The kind gesture came courtesy of the British High Commission’s office and the Embassy of Taiwan and was organized through the Community Policing Unit. The Prime Minister was present for the occasion at the Belize City […]
