During his State of the Nation address earlier this week, Prime Minister John Briceño highlighted the decreased inflation rate as one of the successes of his administration. He said inflation has fallen from six-point-three percent to three-point-eight percent since 2022. However, in response, Belize City
While shoppers disagree with Prime Minister Briceño that there has been a two-point-five percent decrease in inflation since 2022, President of the Belize Chamber of Commerce and Industry, Katherine Meighan told News Five today that there are several variables that factor into the inflation rate.
Perhaps the saying by Sir Thomas Moore that to be humble to superiors is a duty, to equals, a courtesy, to inferiors, nobility best describes Doctor Roy Young. A resident of Bermudian Landing, Young is highly educated and in his own way, continues to provide
The government of Belize recently authorized over ten thousand cases of Corona beer to be imported into the country. The volume of the shipment raised concerns among local brewers about the impact that the flood of Mexican beers would have on the Belizean market. Prime
Belize’s biggest brewery, Bowen and Bowen, has expressed disappointment with the Government of Belize for granting a permit to another private company to import ten thousand cases of Corona beer from Mexico. And while the PM says it’s to meet growing demands, B&B says they
If you’ve gone to the store to purchase sugar or flour recently, you may have noticed a store policy, limiting the quantity that one family can purchase at a time. As recently as today, 88 Shopping Center in Belize City limited the amount of flour
The Prime Minister also had good news for people who earn less than twenty-nine thousand dollars per annum. He said that effective January first, persons who fall in that bracket will no longer pay income tax. But while that is good for those in the
On Wednesday, Business Senator, Kevin Herrera said that the shortage of labour that B.P.O. companies are currently experiencing suggests that the Prime Minister’s comments on unemployment are indeed so. The PM, using figures published by the Statistical Institute of Belize earlier this year, stated that
The state of emergency that has been in effect for the past ninety days across portions of Belize City and the Cayo District will expire in five days. So, will the S.O.E. be extended for an additional period? Commissioner Williams says it’s an option that’s
The Professional Standards Branch is investigating a police constable and a corporal from the Benque Viejo Police Station. The two officers allegedly misappropriated one thousand dollars from the Belize Police Department. ComPol Williams told reporters what the investigation has revealed so far. Chester Williams, Commissioner of
