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BEL proposes a 10.4% reduction in light bills
BELIZE CITY, Wed. Apr. 1, 2015--A fall in crude oil prices has meant that power generation from traditional fossil fuel sources has become less...
Belize’s exports decline for 4th consecutive year
BELIZE CITY, Wed. Jan. 28, 2015--Information released by the Statistical Institute of Belize (SIB) indicates that Belize’s exports have declined in value for the...
Let the sugar season begin
ORANGE WALK, Mon. Jan. 26, 2015--After a long-drawn-out impasse that almost dealt a devastating blow to the local sugar industry recently, the quiescent mills...
PM says sugar dispute should be resolved “before the year is out”
BELIZE CITY--The mills at the Tower Hill sugar factory remain dormant today since the disagreement between the local cane farmers’ association and the Belize...
Inflation drops with price ease at the pumps
BELIZE CITY--A plunge in pump prices due to falling world market prices for crude, as well as an ease in food costs, have led...
Cañeros to BSCFA: “Roll the Fairtrade money!”
ORANGE WALK--Although there might have been a breakthrough resolution in an effort to get the sugar industry back on its feet during a crucial...
Belize economy expanded 4.8% in 3rd quarter, inflation 0.7%
BELIZE CITY--The Statistical Institute of Belize released the latest economic statistics today, Wednesday, November 26, 2014, at a press conference held at the training...
Belize’s economic outlook upgraded from stable to positive
NEW YORK CITY--The international ratings agency, Standard and Poor’s (S&P) announced on Friday, November 7, 2014 that it had revised Belize’s economic outlook from...
Inflation and imports up; exports down
BELIZE CITY--Latest information released by the Statistical Institute of Belize (SIB) indicates that inflation for the first nine months of the year, January to...
No ease for Belizean drivers despite 20% plunge in crude prices
BELIZE CITY--Amidst reports that US consumers are paying pump prices as low as they did back in 2011, Amandala has received queries from the...
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Home invasion in Burrell Boom; 6 suspects caught
BURRELL BOOM, Sun. Nov. 22, 2020-- On Friday, November 20, at around 7:00 p.m., the Burrell Boom home of Garry Samuels, 53, was invaded...
High-powered rifles stolen from San Jose Succotz Police Sub-station
SAN JOSE SUCCOTZ, Sun. Nov. 22, 2020-- Police are investigating a burglary at the San Jose Succotz Police Sub-Station that occurred sometime between 1:00...
Belize murder rate to decrease amid COVID-19 pandemic
BELIZE CITY, Mon. Nov. 23, 2020-- For the first time in seven years, Belize is projected to record a decrease in the yearly number...