Belize doesn’t need a new tax authority; it needs real tax reform. That’s the warning from the opposition as government pushes ahead with SARA, the Semiautonomous Revenue Authority. Critics argue the plan won’t fix the real problem, a complicated tax system that frustrates businesses and
History was made today as Belize welcomed its first recipient of “Indefinite Stay” under the new CARICOM Free Movement of Persons Agreement. The first national from Barbados has now been granted the stamp, allowing citizens of partner countries to live and work freely in Belize.
Today marks a new chapter in Caribbean integration as citizens of Belize, Barbados, Dominica, and Saint Vincent and the Grenadines now have the right to live, work, and stay indefinitely in any of the four nations without the need for work or residency permits. While the
There has been yet another delay in the Elmer Nah triple murder trial. At the High Court today, Justice Nigel Pilgrim granted a one-day adjournment, this comes after more than three months since the case was last called. Nah says that about a week ago,
A police officer is now facing serious charges after a woman alleges, she was sexually assaulted while being given a ride home. Authorities say the victim, a twenty-two-year-old woman from southern Belize, reported that on Friday, just before midnight, she was out socializing with friends
A young man from Camalote is in serious trouble tonight after police say they caught him with an unlicensed gun and ammunition. Twenty-one-year-old Taishuan Lensford Henry is now facing charges for keeping a firearm and ammo without a license. According to investigators, it all started
Since Monday, we have been closely monitoring movements on Caye Caulker as residents prepare to cast their vote in a referendum that may forever change the economic landscape of the village. On October eighth, they will decide whether a regulated and taxable cannabis industry on
Next week’s vote on cannabis could change the game, but is Belize ready for the fallout? The UDP says democracy matters, but questions whether a single island should decide on an issue with national consequences. And beyond that, what about the money? Could cannabis revenues
It’s been a turbulent week for education in Corozal. At the Corozal Community College, classrooms have now sat empty for a third straight day, as teachers escalate their protest with a sickout. The fallout has now spilled over to the Junior College, where staff are
How likely are Belize’s prisoners to return behind bars? A new study by Terrence Alladin sheds some light on recidivism in Belize’s correctional system. In it, he found that it costs about three thousand, six hundred and fifty dollars a year to keep one prisoner,
