Fuel and butane prices put a hurting on consumers Posted: 02/09/2010 - 11:06 PM Food prices fall, claims SIB.. 1.8% average spike in consumer prices, says SIB... The Statistical Institute of Belize (SIB) reported Thursday, September 2, that consumer prices were up by 1.8% at the last report in May 2010, compared to the same time last year. 4 applications for Chief Justice job – deadline for applications extended Posted: 02/09/2010 - 11:03 PM Chief Justice Abdulai Conteh is to demit office at the end of this month, September, and so far the Government has received only four applications for the job. Hurricane Earl forces re-route of cruise ships Posted: 30/08/2010 - 10:28 PM Belize Tourism Village expects a ship tomorrow... The growing Hurricane Earl is forcing a dozen cruise ships carrying more than 20,000 vacationers to switch courses as the hurricane barrels toward some of the Caribbean’s most popular islands. More route changes are a likely possibility. Belize Bank fights to keep $20 million from Venezuelan housing grant Posted: 06/08/2010 - 11:07 AM Justice Awich dismisses appeal to stay hands of Central Bank, which ordered BBL to remove the asset from its books.. Justice Legall to hear main claim in the Supreme Court... The Belize Bank Limited today lost a round in its battle with the Central Bank of Belize, as it tries to fight off a directive of the regulator in which it demands that the bank remove a $20 million asset listing from off its books. That listing is for the portion of the Venezuelan Housing Grant which the Government of Belize, under the Musa administration, had paid to the bank to partially satisfy what the Belize Bank contends is a valid and binding sovereign guarantee to settle the debt of Universal Health Services Limited (UHS), now Belize Healthcare Partners Limited. National Consultation proposes universal social pension for Belizean elderly Posted: 06/08/2010 - 11:00 AM Aging is not an avoidable circumstance in the journey of life. With that reality in mind, the issue of social protection for the elderly should be an important topic for the younger generation of Belize. Belize Bank and Heritage Bank, 28% nonperforming loans Posted: 06/08/2010 - 10:54 AM Loan delinquency is on the rise, says Central Bank governor... Belize has five commercial banks, but the country’s leading bank, the Belize Bank Limited, and smallest, Heritage Bank Limited, are reported to have seriously high rates of nonperforming loans of nearly three in ten, almost six times the prudential benchmark of 5%. Baby Tarrell needs your help once more Posted: 30/07/2010 - 10:56 AM Five-year-old Tarrell Sutherland of Libertad Village, Corozal Town, was first introduced to the general public last year in November , when his mother, Nicole McDougal, called KREM Radio’s Wake Up Belize Morning Vibes (WUB), informing that her then 4-year-old son, was suffering from a rare skin disease known as icythosis, which is a skin disorder that causes the formation of dry, fish-like scales on the skin. BTL workers want stake in company Posted: 30/07/2010 - 10:51 AM The quest by the 500 workers of Belize Telemedia Limited (BTL) for a slice of the company’s shareholding pie enters a new era, as workers are now seeking legal counsel to decide on the best way to acquire an interest in the country’s longest-standing telecommunications enterprise. At CGA Annual General Meeting, citrus growers authorize move against Banks Holdings for CPBL shares Posted: 30/07/2010 - 10:50 AM Banks tells ICL they would “welcome” buyout.. The Citrus Growers Association of Belize (CGA) held its 42nd annual general meeting in Hope Creek, Stann Creek District, this past Saturday. Kolbe Prison holds secret meeting between prisoners and “city youth” at Old Belize Posted: 16/07/2010 - 10:26 AM Amandala learned just after one o’clock this afternoon that a meeting was to be held at Old Belize Adventure Resort at Mile 5, Western Highway, Belize City, between incarcerated individuals from the Hattieville Prison and youths specially invited from Belize City.