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2021 — serious business if “betta must come”
The “good old days” always seem better than today; until the present time becomes “the good old days” for another generation. Indeed, the human...
No trickle down; the rich must pay
Bloomberg, a private media company headquartered in New York City that specializes in financial data, published two stories this month that hopefully will get...
Economic recovery advisory team has hard task
On December 15, Belize’s new Prime Minister, Hon. John Briceño, introduced an Economic Recovery Advisory Team whose mission, he says, is to rescue us...
GoB must make sure the people have food
In our economic system, the government has a responsibility to foster an environment in which everyone who wants to work can find a job,...
To fulfill land pledge, PUP could use a UDP solution
You know something isn’t right when the price of a privately owned lot in many villages is upwards of $7,000 and the minimum wage...
An honorable contract officer would resign
After the recent general election, our new prime minister, Hon. John Briceño, made a call for persons appointed to statutory boards “to follow protocol,...
Belize Bank controlled 43% of banking sector in 2007
Last week the Central Bank of Belize, with the quiet consent of the previous government and the present one, signed off on the acquisition...
Too big a problem to dump that mud there
Belize’s first prime minister, George Price, once advised his people that “progress brings problems”, and at some point we will have to overcome the...
Countries around us with strong state-owned banks doing better
Less than four months after the People’s United Party (PUP) came to power in 1998, they introduced the Small Farmers and Business Bank, headquartered...
If Belize Bank has acquired Scotiabank Belize
On June 22, 2020, eyebrows in Belize went up when we were informed that Caribbean Investment Holdings Ltd. (CIHL), the owner of the Belize...
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Corozal Free Zone reopens only to Mexican nationals
BELMOPAN, Thurs. Jan. 14, 2021-- The Government of Belize has announced that the Corozal Free Zone (CFZ) will be reopened on February 1, 2021...
MOHW Signs SI to further regulate COVID-19 testing
BELMOPAN, Thurs. Jan. 14, 2021-- The Minister of Health and Wellness, Hon. Michel Chebat, has signed an updated Statutory Instrument (SI) in order to...
Senators debate Good Governance Motion
BELMOPAN, Wed. Jan. 13, 2021-- The first business meeting of the Senate was held on Wednesday, January 13, 2021. One of the first orders...