lo Finding a local business online could soon become much easier. Twenty-five-year-old entrepreneur Brianny Palacio has launched Find It 501, a searchable digital directory that connects consumers with companies across Belize. Palacio says her own challenges as a business owner inspired her to create a
Lo Could a higher hotel tax make Belize a harder sell for visitors? Government is considering raising the accommodation tax from nine to twelve-point-five percent, but the tourism industry is pushing back. Hoteliers warn that the increase could raise vacation costs, drive visitors to competing
For fifteen students across Belize, the new school year will come with fewer financial worries. This morning, the Belize Hotel Association awarded educational grants through its Partners in Education program, helping families working in tourism and hospitality cover tuition, textbooks, uniforms and transportation. News Five’s
The Social Security Board (SSB) held a media mixer to address questions about fund management, reporting a $45 million surplus alongside a warning about rising pension commitments. SSB Chief Executive Officer Jerome Palma described the mixer as an effort towards transparency, aiming to clear up public
Belize is set to access US$40 million this year under a US$100 million concessionary loan from Taiwan, but the Briceño administration says the money is not tied to any specific project. Prime Minister John Briceño said in today’s Special Sitting of the House of Representatives that
The United Democratic Party (UDP) is demanding an immediate rollback of the latest electricity rate increase approved by the Public Utilities Commission (PUC). The UDP claims the higher rates are crippling families who are already seeing basic necessities take up more of their income, stating that
Attorneys for the owner of Jun's Meat Shop are demanding the Belize City Council immediately restore their client's possession of his market booth. Orson Elrington of Elrington & Company argues that the council had no legal authority to lock him out and points to a
For thousands of Belizeans, the intercity bus is not simply a way to get from one town to another. It is how they get to work, school, medical appointments and home. Transport Minister Louis Zabaneh says between 8,000 and 12,000 Belizeans travel by intercity bus every
President Abelardo de la Espriella has declared a state of emergency across 15 affected areas to reallocate funds and accelerate the disaster response following a 7.4-magnitude earthquake on August 10, 2026. The government estimates that repairing structural destruction nationwide will cost up to 40 trillion Colombian
Belize's National Assembly was presented with a resolution seeking approval for an eight-million-dollar loan from the Inter-American Development Bank to fund a project aimed at modernising management of the country's civil service workforce. According to the loan motion, the IDB's Board of Directors approved the financing
