by Charles Gladden
BELIZE CITY, Thurs. Dec. 13, 2024
For the first time, Belizean consumers can go to any supermarket and will not be charged the standardized 12.5% GST. This waiver will be in effect this weekend and next weekend.
“Retailers are reminded that the price must...
by William Ysaguirre
BELIZE CITY, Thurs. Dec. 12, 2024
Belize’s electoral districts are very disproportionate in the number of registered voters in each district, with the largest, Stann Creek West with 10,446 voters, having 3 to 4...
Photo: Kenrick Theus, deceased
by Charles Gladden
BELIZE CITY, Tues. Dec. 10, 2024
Kenrick Theus, the president of the Belize Assembly for Persons with Diverse Abilities (BAPDA), passed away on Sunday, December 8, at the age...
Photo: (l-r) Joseph Waight, Financial Secretary for the Government of Belize and Yacoub Shubeilat, Managing Director of DAO
by Charles Gladden
BELMOPAN, Tues. Dec. 10, 2024
The Government of Belize and Dar Al Omran International Engineering Consulting Company...
Despite Central Bank Governor Kareem Michael’s glowing report on our economy, and the assertions therein that it is doing well, and our foreign reserve position is strong, on the...
Too much heartbreak and tears on our roads and highways
It is that time of year again, “when the world falls in love,” and the question on everyone’s mind is...
The New World Screw Worm (NWSW), which has reached our neighbors to the south and west, Guatemala, and Mexico in the north, has the potential to cause great harm...
“Georgia! Oh, Georgia!” Thus began a famous song by the legendary soul/gospel singer, Ray Charles. He was talking about a lady who blew his mind, so to speak. But,...
by William Ysaguirre
BELIZE CITY, Thurs. Dec. 12, 2024
Belize’s unemployment rate has fallen to almost half of what it was a year ago, from 3.9 percent in 2023 to 2.1 percent in September this year, the Statistical Institute of Belize (SIB) reported on Wednesday, December 11. This happened because 1,711 persons found jobs over the past year, while another 1,444 persons left the workforce due to retirement, death or other reasons, thus reducing the “unemployed” population by 3,155 persons.
To understand what this means, we must first understand that this 2.1 percent is based on a labor force that the SIB counts as 166,206 persons of a population of 397,483 people living in Belize, according to the...
by Charles Gladden
BELIZE CITY, Mon. Dec. 9, 2024
The Belize Intellectual Property Office (BELIPO) represented the country at the Cross-Regional Forum on Intellectual Property and Women’s Entrepreneurship, assembled for the Caribbean and African countries in Kingston, Jamaica on December 5-6.
Kay King, Deputy Registrar at BELIPO, represented Belize and was accompanied by owners of three local Small and Medium Enterprises (SMEs): Dr. Adriani Coleman, owner of Digital Learning and Pedagogical Solutions; Ronelli Requena, owner of Zayvha Sarai; and Jolie Pollard, owner of Ikooma. Their participation in the forum demonstrates Belize’s pledge to empower women entrepreneurs through effective intellectual property strategies.
The forum served as a platform to discuss initiatives focused on promoting...
United States president, Joe Biden recently gave permission for Ukraine to fire long-range ballistic missiles, donated by the U.S., into Russia. In response, the Russian leader, Vladimir Putin, has threatened to use tactical nuclear weapons against Ukraine.
Putin has made such a threat before. When he first made such a threat, Biden went to the Chinese leader and asked him to intervene with Putin so that he would not use tactical nuclear weapons.
This is big people business, but nuclear war would be disastrous for all of planet earth’s eight billion people.
After World War II, which lasted from 1939 to 1945, in which the principal combatants were Great Britain, Russia, and the...
Photo: Micah Contreras, deceased
by Charles Gladden
UNITEDVILLE, Cayo District, Fri. Dec. 6, 2024
A 13-year-old boy was killed on Thursday night, December 5, in his home village of Unitedville, Cayo District, when he was struck...
