Belize is moving to tighten oversight in a big way, taking its first major step toward creating a full competition law, something the country has long gone without. The effort comes amid years of concern about market dominance in key industries, especially telecoms. This week,
Belize has begun laying the groundwork for its first-ever competition law, launching a national push this week to curb market dominance and strengthen oversight across key industries. As officials and regional experts meet in Belmopan to shape the new framework, the Ministry of Foreign Trade
Belize is accelerating efforts to establish its first competition framework, launching a two‑month consultation to draft a law that safeguards consumers and reins in dominant industries. But even as government advances that process, the opposition United Democratic Party is sounding alarms about what it calls
The United Democratic Party is intensifying its criticism of Belize’s regulatory landscape, first accusing BTL of withholding key data and now taking aim at the Public Utilities Commission for what it calls silence in the face of a major proposed acquisition. UDP Leader Tracy Panton
But as the opposition demands tougher oversight, the National Trade Union Congress of Belize is taking a more measured stance, declining to join calls for BTL Chairman Markhelm Lizarraga’s resignation and instead insisting he simply recuse himself from the negotiations. On the Phone: Ella Waight, President,
Tonight, Belmopan Mayor Pablo Cawich is clearing the air on the recent jump in trade license fees, saying the changes aren’t part of the new system just yet, and that any extra payments businesses already made won’t go to waste. He says those funds can
Belmopan Mayor Pablo Cawich is working to calm business owners after trade license confusion, assuring them that extra payments made under the still‑pending new regime will be credited or reassigned as updated notices go out. But even as City Hall sorts out those billing issues,
Climate change is hitting Belize’s sugar industry harder than ever, and cane farmers in the north are feeling the squeeze as droughts and erratic rainfall cut into their livelihoods. Now, a major fifty‑million‑dollar climate resilience project is rolling out, and tonight the region’s top climate
This morning, parents, teachers, and students from Caye Caulker’s Ocean Academy packed into the village community center to press for answers, after months of holding classes in borrowed spaces, from a NEMO room to a former restaurant, while their flood damaged campus remains shut. And
Belize’s Sargassum Task Force is on alert, keeping a close eye on activity in the Caribbean as the country gears up for this year’s sargassum season. Earlier this week, Placencia warned residents that fresh sargassum mats could start washing ashore by the weekend, and today
