The inception of a national gas company, a public/private partnership involving the government, began with Belize Natural Energy Limited several years ago, under the stewardship of Doctor Gilbert Canton. At [...]
According to Canton, a complete study of the cost of acquisition of liquid petroleum gases from the U.S. Gulf Coast was subsequently conducted and through that exercise, they realized that [...]
The idea of a public/private partnership with the Government of Belize is based on similar models employed elsewhere in the region. In this case, G.O.B. will have a twenty-five percent [...]
In July of last year, an agreement was signed with the Barrow administration formalizing the partnership and shareholders were sought thereafter. Those investors include Michael Bowen, President of Bowen and [...]
Effective at midnight, the price of premium gasoline will be going up by nineteen cents per gallon. Consumers will be paying eleven dollars and thirty-one cents per gallon when they [...]
Last Friday, the Senate passed a bill paving the way for the new National Gas Company which is made up of a partnership between the government and a group of [...]
The Liquefied Petroleum Gas Project Bill was today debated in the Senate. The Government and the National Gas Company have entered into an agreement which the Prime Minister has labelled [...]
Today the Senate approved three loan motions totalling one hundred and forty eight million Belize dollars. The government borrowed fifty million U.S. dollars from the Taiwanese Government for the upgrading [...]
The Senate also approved a fourteen million U.S. dollar loan from the Inter-American Development Bank. This chunk of money has been earmarked for the strengthening tax administration project. Monies will [...]
There has been a decline in the level of production between April to June of this year in comparison to the same period last year. According to the Statistical Institute [...]
A House Committee met in Belmopan today. A small crowd gathered to protest the write-off of a debt owed to the government by Joshua Perdomo, the son of the Cabinet [...]
Having sailed through the House at its sitting on August sixteenth, the bill for the proposed National Gas Company goes before the Senate this coming Friday. The new company will [...]
Deputy Prime Minister Patrick Faber says that government’s decision to write-off a forty thousand dollars loan issued to Joshua Perdomo, son of Cabinet Secretary, is unfortunate. Prime Minister Dean Barrow [...]
The passage of a new piece of legislation which paves the way for the formation of the National Gas Company, via a public/private partnership to regularize the liquid petroleum gas [...]
At midnight on Tuesday August twentieth, the pump prices of regular gasoline and diesel will see a decrease. The prices for regular gasoline will decrease by forty three cents from ten [...]
Bamboo grows just about everywhere in Belize. There are several varieties in the country, but what many people don’t know is that the bamboo is hailed as a super plant [...]
The first ever Innovate Belize 2019 Summit was held at the Biltmore Plaza in Belize City. The focus of the summit is to foster opportunity by creating a platform where [...]
The second annual general meeting to be held by the Social Security Board since 1981 was convened today at the Best Western Biltmore Plaza in Belize City. Dubbed S.S.B. Connect, [...]
Now the increased contribution is not sitting well with many workers. Doctor Colin Young says that they ought not to look at social security as taxes such as GST and [...]
The Social Security Board is also going digital allowing persons to readily access information by the touch of their fingertip. Doctor Colin Young says that the board is looking to [...]
For the umpteenth time, consumers are being hit in their pockets with fuel increases. Premium gasoline will increase by as much as forty-nine cents going from ten dollars and sixty-three [...]
This morning at the Charles Bartlett Hyde Building, government officially launched the Belize Tax Service. The amalgamated department aims to provide optimal services where GST and income tax are concerned. [...]
An audit of Belize Telemedia Limited to determine whether it owes anything in taxes to the GST Department is underway and nearing completion. Financial Secretary Joseph Waight is on record [...]
Turning to economic news, during the month of June 2019, imports into the country were down to one hundred and sixty-eight million, that is a one point four percent when [...]
The Complaint Information System, or CMS, is an essential partner in the economic growth and development of Belize. It is a collection agency that was established in 1993 by Maurice [...]
