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Belizeans Losing Faith in Economy, Says SIB Report
Great Belize Television Channel 5
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June 27, 2025
Belize’s Consumer Confidence Index (CCI) declined marginally in May 2025, according to the Statistical Institute of Belize. SIB reported that it fell by 0.5 percentage points from 47.7 in April to 47.5. The dip marks a continuation of the gradual...
PM Briceño: Sugar Industry Facing “Existential Crisis”
Great Belize Television Channel 5
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June 27, 2025
Prime Minister John Briceño told the nation this morning that “the sugar crop has come to an end, and it’ll be one of the worst sugar crops we’ve had in a long time.” He said that the industry is experiencing an “existential crisis”, following the...
Deepening trade relations with Belize
Trinidad and Tobago Newsday
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June 26, 2025
Business Newsday 19 Hrs Ago TRIPARTITE TRADE & BUSINESS ALLIANCE: TT Chamber president Sonji Pierre-Chase, centre, with her Belizean counterparts – the Belize Chamber of Commerce and Industry and the Belize Coalition of Service Providers –...
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 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...
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, 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...
Belizeans warned about New World screwworm in pets & humans
Amandala
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June 22, 2025
by William Ysaguirre (Freelance Writer) BELMOPAN, Thurs. June 19, 2025 The first case of New World screwworm in Belize was detected in the village of Crique Sarco, Toledo District, on December 24 last year; but there are now 160 cases spread...
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...
Unions Propose Construction of Government Office Complex
Great Belize Television Channel 5
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June 24, 2025
Here’s a thought—what if, instead of pouring millions into rent every year, the government actually built its own office complex? That’s the suggestion from PSU President Dean Flowers, who last week challenged the government to stop renting and...
Belize Parliamentary Elections
Amandala
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June 22, 2025
VOTER PARTICIPATION—A Statistical Analysis I Myrtle Palacio–June 17, 2025 Introduction Voter turnout or voter participation is the percentage of eligible voters who cast a vote in an election. It is a review of political leaders; and an indicator...
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...
Nine takeaways on Brazil’s crackdown on illegal mining in Munduruku lands
Mongabay
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June 23, 2025
Mongabay published a five-part series delving into Brazil’s ongoing operation to evict illegal gold miners from Munduruku Indigenous territories, deep in the Amazon Rainforest. While there has been some disruption to mining in the region,...
Belize Sugar Industry Faces Over $50 Million Loss This Season
Love FM
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June 21, 2025
Belize’s sugar industry is facing a revenue shortfall of over fifty million dollars this season. The grim news for the industry was delivered by Minister of Agriculture Jose Abelardo Mai at a press conference yesterday. As we previously reported,...
Belize Hosts Third Annual Climate Resilience Forum
Great Belize Television Channel 5
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June 21, 2025
Climate change isn’t waiting and neither is Belize. As rising temperatures and unpredictable weather continue to impact vulnerable nations like ours, building resilience has become a year-round mission. That’s why today, the Ministry of Blue...
Sugar industry up north in peril
Amandala
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June 22, 2025
Hon. Jose Mai, Minister of Agriculture Agriculture Minister: “Sugar industry is in serious crisis” ORANGE WALK, Wed. June 18, 2025 On the sidelines of the budget debate on May 27, when Amandala asked for an update on the efforts to bridge the...
Belize Strengthen Trade Ties with Trinidad and Tobago
Great Belize Television Channel 5
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June 19, 2025
Belize is opening a new chapter in regional trade, and it starts with a handshake. This morning, business leaders from Belize and Trinidad and Tobago came together to break down trade barriers and build new opportunities. The two nations kicked...
Belize and Trinidad Open Trade Mission to Strengthen Ties
Love FM
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June 19, 2025
Belize and Trinidad and Tobago have officially launched a three-day trade mission aimed at deepening economic cooperation, reducing trade barriers, and expanding market access across the Caribbean. The initiative, which began this morning, marks a...
Belizean Agritech Experts Return From Peru to Boost Local Potato Production
Love FM
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June 12, 2025
Technical staff from the Ministry of Agriculture, Food Security, and Enterprise (MAFSE) is working with local potato farmers to improve production after completing an exchange visit to Peru. The exchange visit was held from June 2 through to the...
Belize Backs Palestine’s ILO Observer Status and Key Labor Reforms
Love FM
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June 18, 2025
Belize gathered with other nations in Geneva, Switzerland, and joined a majority, voting in favor of Palestine gaining a non-member observer status in the International Labour Organization (ILO). As a result, at the ILO Conference last week,...