Today, non-communicable diseases such as heart disease, stroke, or diabetes are the leading causes of illness and premature death in Belize. Multiple risk factors lead to these diseases, such as an unhealthy diet. According to the Pan American Health Organization, the prevalence of obesity in
The winners of the annual Expo Belize Marketplace Competition were awarded by the Chamber of Commerce and Industry earlier today. In a brief ceremony at the Marion Jones Sporting Complex, the business organization recognized three winners in various categories. They were selected from MSMEs that
The Statistical institute of Belize held its third press conference for 2024. Among the first topics that S.I.B. reported on was the Consumer Confidence Index. This study measures consumer sentiments that indicate how households are likely to behave with respect to consumption and saving. Through
The Statistical Institute of Belize also provided an overview of the G.D.P. report for 2023 and the second quarter of 2024. According to S.I.B.’s data, G.D.P. for 2023 totaled five point one billion dollars. That is an increase of fifty-three million dollars when compared to
A brief ceremony was held in Belize City this morning to inaugurate a new office space that will be occupied by PEAK Outsourcing. The international company is establishing a foothold in Belize and intends to expand its services into Latin America. Chief Executive Officer Charles
There is an artery in the heart referred to as the “widow maker”, because a blockage in that artery can lead to a fatal heart attack. On August eighteenth when thirty-five-year-old Floyd Moro began experiencing an unbearable pain in his chest, he drove himself to
Over four hundred water and plumbing fixtures have been donated to the water boards of rural villages across Belize. Today, representatives from the water boards in the Cayo, Stann Creek, and Toledo districts gathered to receive donations from the Ministry of Rural Transformation. The equipment
The Belize Police Department is currently investigating a series of documents that appear to be fraudulent birth certificates, at the request of the Vital Statistics Unit (V.S.U.), the Ministry of Immigration, and the Social Security Board. The V.S.U. says that none of these documents were
The latest statistics from the Statistical Institute of Belize (SIB) show that both imports and exports declined in August of this year. At SIB's third press conference for this year, Statistician II Ronald Orellana announced that total imports fell to $219.2 million, a drop of
Consumer prices in Belize increased by 3.1% in August 2024, according to the latest report from the Statistical Institute of Belize (SIB). This showed a continuation of inflation trends that began in late 2020 after a period of stability from 2019 to 2020. The most
