Thousands of Belizeans filled the streets of cities, towns, and villages across the nation on Saturday as Belize celebrated 43 years of independence. In Belmopan, the Prime Minister, John Briceño, and other leaders delivered speeches during the annual ceremony at Independence Hill. In his Independence Day
As the nation celebrated Independence Day, a group of teachers from the Stann Creek District stood in silent demonstration at BTL Park in Dangriga Town. They demanded fair wages amid rising inflation. They were joined in support by second-year primary education students. Images of the demonstration show
Would you pay more for a property if such a request is made after you have already received the title? The Belmopan City Council is pleading with individuals who purchased a parcel of land in Innovabel Estate at a discounted price under former Mayor Sharon
As we mentioned, the Belmopan City Council terminated two of its employees who received titles to parcels of lands in Innovabel Estate under former Mayor Sharon Palacio. The city administrator wrote to all its employees that received a title at a discounted price. In this
The import permit that the Government of Belize granted to Goliath Investment Company to import ten thousand cases of Corona Beer from Mexico has been put on hold. Today, C.E.O. in the Ministry of Agriculture, Servulo Baeza, confirmed with News Five that the permit is
Agriculture C.E.O. Servulo Baeza explained to News Five that Goliath had not met the requirements to proceed with the importation of the beers, and now their permit has been put on pause. He said that the permit was granted because resorts were asking for the
Belize Sugar Industries has clarified that there is no sugar shortage in Belize. As we reported on Thursday, some supermarkets in Belize City have limited the amount of sugar to two pounds at a time per family. This raised the question of whether the country
As we previously clarified, Belize is not currently experiencing a sugar shortage. However, the illicit sale of Belize’s sugar outside of the local market continues to be a detriment to the industry. Distributors have attempted to limit the frequency of sugar contrabanding by limiting the
It’s been a tough week for bakers across the country, as they grapple with a flour shortage. In the past few days, several businesses have had to reduce production because they were not able to purchase enough flour to meet their demand. According to the
While the Belize Chamber of Commerce and Industry agrees that there does seem to be a high percentage of employment in Belize, the matter of how much people are being paid for their labour is quite another topic. The B.P.O. industry seemingly advertises the most
