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Economic Historian Says Belize Economy Stagnant For Last 20 Years
Channel 7 Belize
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If you watched Uncut last week live from the UB Jaguar Auditorium, you would have seen leading economist Victor Bulmer Thomas. He's written many books including the Economic History of Belize from the 17th century to present. And yesterday he was...
Caribbean Export and Canada launch GRIT to empower women entrepreneurs
Now Grenada
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June 25, 2025
The Caribbean Export Development Agency (Caribbean Export), in partnership with the Government of Canada, is proud to announce the launch of GRIT — Caribbean Women Entrepreneurs Generating Resilient and Inclusive Trade — a transformative...
CARICOM’s Trade: Unequal gains for member states
St. Vincent Times
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June 25, 2025
SOME INEQUITIES IN CARICOM: URGENT RESOLUTION REQUIRED [Excerpts of a Speech by the Prime Minister of St. Vincent and the Grenadines at the Opening Ceremony of the 77th Meeting of the OECS Authority on June 17, 2025 at Sandals Resort, SVG] GENERAL...
Global Climate Risk Index Ranks 188 Countries by Vulnerability and Access to Finance
State of the Planet
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June 25, 2025
The Climate Finance Vulnerability Index ranks 188 countries according to both their vulnerability to hazards and their financial resilience. Researchers at the Columbia Climate School, with support from the Rockefeller Foundation, have unveiled a...
New Study Shows Belize’s Economy Hasn’t Progressed in 20 Years
Great Belize Television Channel 5
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June 25, 2025
This morning, the University of Belize turned the spotlight on the nation’s economy—past, present, and future. At a special policy research seminar, renowned economics professor Victor Bulmer-Thomas unveiled a thought-provoking paper titled ‘The...
Belize Tax Services Calls Them Out, Business Owner Claps Back
Great Belize Television Channel 5
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June 25, 2025
The Belize Tax Service is turning up the heat, naming and shaming more than a dozen businesses for unpaid taxes in a bold public notice. But while the government is calling out defaulters, at least one business owner is calling foul. Andrew...
Belize’s Big Bus Plan Under Fire: Vision Without a Viable Roadmap?
Great Belize Television Channel 5
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June 25, 2025
The Belize Bus Owners Association is raising a red flag over the government’s push for a new National Bus Company. They say the idea sounds great—modern buses, digital tickets, upgraded terminals, but there’s one big problem: there’s no plan to...
Caribbean Labour Market Report Highlights Persistent Gender and Youth Gaps – Montserrat Urged to Strengthen Legal Protections
Discover Montserrat
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June 25, 2025
A new regional labour market study published by the Caribbean Development Bank (CDB) has shed light on persistent inequalities across gender and age lines in the Caribbean workforce and Montserrat is one of the member states lacking critical legal...
Belize Tax Services Names 32 Offenders Owing $16.5 Million
Love FM
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June 25, 2025
The Belize Tax Services (BTS) is turning up the heat on tax dodgers. Thirty-two businesses and entrepreneurs have officially been called out as the department ramps up efforts to recover nearly $16.5 million in outstanding taxes. The names of...
Briceno's Company Suing Briceno Administration?
Channel 7 Belize
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There's been a lot in the news and the commercial breaks about the proposed BTL acquisition of the SMART phone company. But, in an interesting twist, SMART's parent company, SPEEDNET has been granted leave to seek judicial review against the...
BBA Condemns Transport Minister's Promotion Of National Bus Company
Channel 7 Belize
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The Belize Bus Owners Association has responded to Dr Louis Zabaneh's recent appearance on Open Your Eyes, where he spoke further on the national bus company proposal. He's also been meeting with the union, the Social Security Board and, as we...
Belize Cabinet to Address Iran Conflict Fallout on Oil and Tourism
Love FM
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June 24, 2025
The Briceno Administration Cabinet is expected to discuss the potential ramifications on Belize following the weekend assault upon Iran in the Middle East. While the situation is thousands of miles away, Belize is vulnerable to potential economic...
Belize Diaspora Summit Faces Low Interest From Florida Belizeans
Love FM
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June 24, 2025
Minister of Foreign Affairs, Francis Fonseca, has assured Belizeans residing in Florida that the Belize Consulate will be participating in the upcoming Belize Diaspora Summit 2025 in July. That assurance, however, may be short-lived, as Love News...
Belize City Man Pleads Guilty to Burglary of Neighborhood Shop
Love FM
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June 24, 2025
Crime June 23, 2025 No Comment 78 A Belize City man is on remand after pleading guilty to burglarizing a business in his own neighborhood. Twenty-nine-year-old William Archila, who is unemployed, appeared in court today and pleaded guilty to a...
Havoc or hegemony?
Amandala
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June 25, 2025
Belizeans, like many people the world over, are going about their business as usual on this Monday morning, but the world is not the same as it was a few days ago. Things were not good for many; in fact, surviving another day was a challenge for...
Belize, World Bank Group Forge New Path for Investment and Sustainable Growth
Great Belize Television Channel 5
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June 23, 2025
The Ministry of Economic Transformation (MET) has concluded a high-level mission with the World Bank Group (WBG). The four-day mission was led by Carlos Felipe Jaramillo, World Bank Vice President for Latin America and the Caribbean, and Alfonso...
US Cattle Restrictions Over Screwworm Threatens Belize’s Export Industry
Love FM
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June 24, 2025
New cattle import restrictions in the United States due to the presence of the New World screwworm in the region could severely impact Belize’s multi-million-dollar cattle industry. The US recently put a temporary ban on importing Mexican cattle...
Corozal Salesman Robbed of $36K at Gunpoint in Belize City
Love FM
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June 24, 2025
Crime June 23, 2025 No Comment 83 An employee of Vega’s Distributors was robbed of over $36,000 worth of cash and valuables while he was in Belize City last week. Thirty-one-year-old Roberto Rivero, a salesman from Corozal Town, reported to police...
Maskall Teen Dies After Crash on Old Belize River Bridge
Love FM
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June 24, 2025
Eighteen-year-old Tristian Ortiz, resident of Maskall Village in the Belize District, died yesterday following a road traffic incident. Around 5:30 in the morning, Ortiz was the passenger in a pick-up truck being driven at the time by a relative,...
Belize and T&T hold three-day trade mission
Amandala
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June 22, 2025
by Charles Gladden BELIZE CITY, Wed. June 18, 2025 Representatives of Belize and Trinidad & Tobago met this week in Belize as part of a three-day trade mission with the objective of strengthening economic ties between the two countries and...