Belize Strengthens Trade with Trinidad & Tobago

Caribbean Export and Canada launch GRIT to empower female entrepreneurs in the region

Launching GRIT are (from left) Wayne Elliott, manager, technical programmes, Caribbean Export Development Agency; Abebech Assefa, counsellor (development) and head of cooperation at the Canadian High Commission to Barbados; Emma Hippolyte,...

Belize Tops Region in Tobacco Consumption and Cigarette Imports

Recent data for 2024 reveals Belize is becoming an increasingly significant country in the Latin American and Caribbean tobacco market, particularly in the consumption and import of cigarettes containing tobacco. According to IndexBox, a company...

Belize Airports Authority Ends Controversial Security Contracts

After enduring some weeks of criticism and scrutiny, the Belize Airports Authority (BAA) announced on Friday, June 13, 2025, that it has cancelled the security contracts with Four Diamond and I-Security companies. According to a release from the...

Caribbean Export and Canada launch GRIT to empower women entrepreneurs

The Caribbean Export Development Agency (Caribbean Export), in partnership with the Government of Canada, is proud to announce the launch of GRIT — Caribbean Women Entrepreneurs Generating Resilient and Inclusive Trade — a transformative...

Global Climate Risk Index Ranks 188 Countries by Vulnerability and Access to Finance

The Climate Finance Vulnerability Index ranks 188 countries according to both their vulnerability to hazards and their financial resilience. Researchers at the Columbia Climate School, with support from the Rockefeller Foundation, have unveiled a...

CARICOM’s Trade: Unequal gains for member states

SOME INEQUITIES IN CARICOM: URGENT RESOLUTION REQUIRED [Excerpts of a Speech by the Prime Minister of St. Vincent and the Grenadines at the Opening Ceremony of the 77th Meeting of the OECS Authority on June 17, 2025 at Sandals Resort, SVG] GENERAL...

Belize Consults Stakeholders on Action Plan to Tackle Illegal Fishing

Crime June 16, 2025 No Comment 42 Belize has taken a step in its efforts to combat Illegal, Unreported, and Unregulated (IUU) fishing. On June 11, the Ministry of Blue Economy and Marine Conservation, through the Belize Fisheries Department,...

Belize Participates in Brazil-Caribbean Summit Ahead of COP30

Belize took part in the Brazil-Caribbean Summit held on Friday in Brasília, where leaders from CARICOM and Brazil gathered to strengthen regional cooperation on key issues such as “food and nutrition security, climate change, energy transition,...

Caribbean Labour Market Report Highlights Persistent Gender and Youth Gaps – Montserrat Urged to Strengthen Legal Protections

A new regional labour market study published by the Caribbean Development Bank (CDB) has shed light on persistent inequalities across gender and age lines in the Caribbean workforce and Montserrat is one of the member states lacking critical legal...

Financial Security (FinSec) Series with Philip Takyi (PhD): Debt-for-Climate Swaps: A lifeline or new trap for developing economies?

As developing nations grapple with escalating debt burdens and the intensifying impacts of climate change, policymakers and international financial institutions are increasingly exploring innovative instruments that can address both fiscal and...

Briceno's Company Suing Briceno Administration?

There's been a lot in the news and the commercial breaks about the proposed BTL acquisition of the SMART phone company. But, in an interesting twist, SMART's parent company, SPEEDNET has been granted leave to seek judicial review against the...

BBA Condemns Transport Minister's Promotion Of National Bus Company

The Belize Bus Owners Association has responded to Dr Louis Zabaneh's recent appearance on Open Your Eyes, where he spoke further on the national bus company proposal. He's also been meeting with the union, the Social Security Board and, as we...

Maskall Teen Dies After Crash on Old Belize River Bridge

Eighteen-year-old Tristian Ortiz, resident of Maskall Village in the Belize District, died yesterday following a road traffic incident. Around 5:30 in the morning, Ortiz was the passenger in a pick-up truck being driven at the time by a relative,...

US Cattle Restrictions Over Screwworm Threatens Belize’s Export Industry

New cattle import restrictions in the United States due to the presence of the New World screwworm in the region could severely impact Belize’s multi-million-dollar cattle industry. The US recently put a temporary ban on importing Mexican cattle...

Corozal Salesman Robbed of $36K at Gunpoint in Belize City

Crime June 23, 2025 No Comment 83 An employee of Vega’s Distributors was robbed of over $36,000 worth of cash and valuables while he was in Belize City last week. Thirty-one-year-old Roberto Rivero, a salesman from Corozal Town, reported to police...

Belize Bus Owners Challenge Monopoly Move

The wheels are turning on a bold new vision for Belize’s public transportation system, but not everyone’s on board. The Ministry of Transport is pushing ahead with plans to create a single national bus company, a move that Minister Louis Zabaneh...

World Bank Opinion Editorial: Creating More Jobs in the Caribbean – Lilia Burunciuc

Lilia Burunciuc By Lilia Burunciuc, World Bank Director for the Caribbean Earlier this year, I met a young graduate who had spent the entire summer searching for a job that matched her education—without success. As the weeks passed and her options...

Belize’s Learn How to Safely Respond to Mental Health Crises

Police officers across the country are now better equipped to respond to mental health emergencies, thanks to a specialized four-day workshop that just wrapped up in Belize City. Hosted by the Ministry of Health & Wellness and the Pan American...

Belize and World Trade Center Georgetown to Deepen Cooperation

Meeting at the Belize High Commission Georgetown, Guyana – Earlier this week, the Hon Marconi Leal, Minister in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Foreign Trade, Culture, and Immigration led a delegation in talks with executives of the World Trade...