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Power shortages hit Belize following CFE’s undersupply

Photo: Chief Executive Officer of BEL, John Mencias by Kristen Ku BELIZE CITY, Thurs. May 2, 2024 Belize Electricity Limited (BEL) has warned its customers to brace for power shortages across the country due to an undersupply from Comisión Federal de Electricidad (CFE), Mexico’s state-owned utility company. The...

Mexican cartels issue threat to Belize’s Free Zone

by Kristen Ku CHETUMAL, Mexico, Thurs. May 2, 2024 In the face of escalating cartel violence in Chetumal, Mexico, Belizean authorities are on high alert due to threats allegedly issued against the Belize Free Zone. Over...

Extended power outage strikes San Pedro

by Kristen Ku SAN PEDRO, Ambergris Caye, Thurs. May 2, 2024 San Pedro Town, Ambergris Caye, experienced an extended and unexpected power outage starting from 10:20 a.m. on Wednesday, May 1st, and which lasted until...

Butane companies closer to resuming importation with Court of Appeal judgment

BELIZE CITY, Wed. May 1, 2024 Pending appeal, the butane/LPG landscape in Belize is poised to change, following a significant Court of Appeal decision handed down on Tuesday, April 30. For context, in 2019, the then Barrow...

Central Bank withdraws PD7 but gets user fees concessions from commercial banks

BELIZE CITY, Wed. May 1, 2024 The Central Bank of Belize has withdrawn Practice Direction No. 7 of 2023 (PD7) whose final version was dated December 19, 2023. PD7 prescribed changes that were to...

Sarstoon FOB inauguration ends with GAF encounter

Photo: Newly renovated Forward Operating Base at the Sarstoon by Kristen Ku BELIZE CITY, Fri. Apr. 26, 2024 The Belize Defence Force (BDF) inaugurated their newly renovated Forward Operating Base (FOB) on the banks of the...

GoB and JUNT make headway in negotiations

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Photo: Hon. Cordel Hyde, Deputy Prime Minister by Kristen Ku BELIZE CITY, Thurs. May 2, 2024 The Government of Belize (GoB) and the Joint Unions Negotiating Team (JUNT), which represents public sector workers, convened for over five hours of negotiations yesterday, May 1, addressing long-standing issues that existed even before the municipal elections in March. The meeting focused on various pressing matters including the signing of a long-delayed Collective Bargaining Agreement (CBA) and multiple reforms in public service management. “We had a very amicable and respectful and productive meeting. We last met in November and were supposed to meet a little bit after that, and we had a bunch of deliverables on our side...

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Where politics, economics, and science meet in the sea

Eight decades ago, lobster was so common in our country that fishermen could pick them up off the reef in low tide. This was a time when the groupers...

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Teen mom and child perish in house fire

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Photo: Malika and Zaylon August, deceased by Kristen Ku BELIZE CITY, Tues. Apr. 30, 2024 A devastating...

Another successful Agric weekend concludes

Photo: Musical Entertainment by Kristen Ku BELIZE CITY, Wed. May 1, 2024 The National Agriculture and Trade Show (NATS) 2024 took place last weekend—from April 26 to 28—under the theme “Integrating Sustainable Food Systems: Mitigating Climate Change, Strengthening Agriculture Resilience”. The three-day event kicked off on Friday evening with an opening...

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