The Belize Tourism Board has affirmed its commitment to developing areas throughout Belize in order to elevate their appeal in the hopes of boosting economic development and the preservation of Belize’s culture. As part of this initiative, a Multipurpose Center is to be constructed in
Pickstock Criterium Takes Over Central American Boulevard Goodnight and welcome to another edition of Sports Monday, I am Paul Lopez. Benny’s Belize Hurricanes dominated inside the Belize City Civic Center on Friday night against the Belmopan Trojans. Hurricanes won their game against the Trojans by thirty-three
Tonight, there are growing concerns over child safety in primary schools. On Wednesday, we received reports of a child being badly injured by another child while attending classes in Orange Walk Town. An afterschool fight between two primary school children in Cotton Tree Village resulted
An altercation between competing bus drivers in Mahogany Heights has resulted in a conviction of damage to property and a fine being levied on twenty-two-year-old Jeshron Flowers. This afternoon, Flowers, originally from Burrell Boom Village, appeared before the lower courts where he was arraigned on
The sensational case of thirteen-year-old Fay Lin Cannon who died under questionable circumstances in the care of an American couple living in San Pedro made headlines in 2017. Sixty-three-year-old Anke Doehm was jointly charged along with her husband David Doehm in the wake of the
The International Monetary Fund has wrapped up its Article Five consultation. In its concluding statement, the I.M.F. reported that Belize’s economy has continued to perform well. The report noted continued G.D.P. growth over the last three years, adding that this growth has been led by
Two weeks ago, the National Trade Union Congress of Belize fired off a letter to the International Monetary Fund, informing that the umbrella organization was boycotting all further consultations with the financial institution. The N.T.U.C.B. stated that its reason for shunning the I.M.F. was because
The average prices of select food items, including rice, ground beef, evaporated and powdered milk, as well as cheese have gone up. That’s according to the latest figures released by the Statistical Institute of Belize. The Consumer Price Index shows that there has been a
As many as thirty-five businesses in San Pedro and Caye Caulker have been ticketed by the Supplies Control Unit for violating the Supplies Control (Prices) Regulations, as it pertains to the sale of various items. During a third round of establishment inspections carried out earlier
Today, the World Bank shared its findings of a review on Belize's public spending, primarily in areas of education, health and climate change resilience. The bank is of the view that Belize could reduce its debt to below fifty percent of G.D.P. by undertaking reforms
