Economy
E-buses launched, embraced by Belize City commuters
BELIZE CITY, Mon. July 22, 2024
The runs for the two E-buses, procured for Belize...
Belizean Peter “Chukku” Young passes in Kingston, Jamaica
BELIZE CITY, Wed. July 17, 2024
Amandala received the sad news on Monday of the...
YWCA elects new Board of Directors
by Charles Gladden
BELIZE CITY, Wed. July 10, 2024
Fourteen new members of the Young Women’s...
BCC and Peak Outsourcing sign MOU
by Charles Gladden
BELIZE CITY, Wed. July 10, 2024
The Belize City Council and Peak Outsourcing-Belize...
Every Belizean must commit to stop COVID-19 spread
Just a couple months ago, we were being hailed as a country that was doing all the right things to contain COVID-19, and we...
Economic growth lagging behind 2014, but unemployment rate down: SIB
BELIZE CITY, Wed. Nov. 25, 2015--Economic growth so far in 2015 is lagging way behind last year’s, with the Gross Domestic Product contracting by...
Commercial prices in Dangriga rise, contrary to fall in national average
BELIZE CITY, Thurs. June 25, 2015--The latest report issued by the Statistical Institute of Belize (SIB) states that nationwide, the inflation rate was down...
Belize more “liquid” than ever!
BELIZE CITY, Thurs. Apr. 9, 2015--Bank savings accounts and shares in the major utility companies are some of the financial investment vehicles that have...
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...
