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Path clear for doing business with India
Trinidad and Tobago Newsday
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July 10, 2025
Business Newsday 4 Hrs Ago Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi speaks at a special joint assembly of Parliament at the Red House on July 4. - Photo by Jeff K. Mayers NARENDRA MODI came bearing gifts. Secondary school students will get 2,000...
Belize Hosts Workshop to Boost Public-Private Partnerships
Love FM
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July 9, 2025
A 2-day workshop was launched yesterday focusing on public private partnerships (PPP) and how Belize’s various sectors can utilize this platform for economic development. The Government of Belize collaborated with the Inter-American Development...
Barbados, Belize, St Vincent and the Grenadines, and Dominica to implement full free movement in October
News Room
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July 9, 2025
[Jamaica Gleaner] – Four CARICOM member states will implement full free movement of nationals by October 1, 2025, marking a major step forward in regional integration under the CARICOM Single Market and Economy (CSME). They are Barbados, Belize,...
Belize High Court Backs Cane Farmers in Fairtrade Premium Dispute
Great Belize Television Channel 5
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July 8, 2025
In a major win for Belize’s sugar cane farmers, the High Court has ruled that it will hear a high-profile case brought by the Belize Sugar Cane Farmers Association against Belize Sugar Industries and T&L Sugars Limited. The farmers claim they were...
Keeping Culture Alive: Emilio Thomas and the Art of Belize
Great Belize Television Channel 5
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July 9, 2025
Belize is more than just beautiful landscapes, it’s a vibrant blend of cultures, stories, and traditions. And at the heart of that cultural identity is art. From music and dance to photography and painting, the arts help us celebrate who we are...
Belize Beef Fest & Rodeo Returns to Belmopan
Great Belize Television Channel 5
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July 7, 2025
The Belize Livestock Producers’ Association (BLPA) has officially announced the return of the highly anticipated Belize Beef Fest & Rodeo. Now in its fourth edition, the 2025 event is scheduled to take place in August at the National Agriculture...
Restoration, protection aim to save Belize’s coral reef from extreme heat and disease
Mongabay
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July 9, 2025
Charles Darwin described the Belize Barrier Reef, a complex system of coral reefs, atolls and cayes spanning 300 kilometers (186 miles) and cradling the nation’s coast, as “the most remarkable reef in the West Indies.” Today, unprecedented coral...
Caricom Chair calls for urgent regional trade reform as Trump tariffs loom
Trinidad and Tobago Guardian
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With the United States set to implement reciprocal tariffs by August 1, 2025, Caricom Chair Andrew Holness says while talks with the Donald Trump administration continue, the time has come for the region to take trade...
Belize’s Wildest Season: When Rain, Mosquitoes, Sargassum, Lobster and Mango All Arrive at Once
Ambergris Today
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July 7, 2025
Let’s be real, there’s a stretch of the year in Belize that tests even the most seasoned islander. We call it hurricane season, but it’s also rainy, mosquito, sargassum season, and the slowest of the slow tourism seasons all rolled into one. The...
Restore Belize Launches Life Skills Program for Scholarship Students
Love FM
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July 9, 2025
Seventeen new high school students are benefiting from computer literacy and life skills training, being hosted by Restore Belize. The sessions are for the new recipients of Restore Belize’s I Am Belize Scholarship Program. The training is being...
Wheat Trials Begin in Belize
Love FM
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July 9, 2025
The Ministry of Agriculture, Food Security, and Enterprise is rolling out a research project on growing varieties of wheat in Belize.The project is being done in collaboration with the Caribbean Agriculture Research and Development Institute...
15 Bus Companies Sign On to Form National Bus Company
Love FM
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July 9, 2025
Fifteen bus operators have officially signed on to the Government of Belize’s proposed Public Private Partnership for the establishment of a National Bus Company (NBC), with more on the way. That’s the latest update coming from the Ministry of...
Opposition Leader Warns of GST Hike and Economic Instability
Love FM
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July 9, 2025
Leader of the Opposition, Tracy Panton, has hinted in a public statement that the government might be looking to raise the General Sales Tax (GST). While she did not stress or emphasize on the basis of her statement, she did sharply criticize the...
CARICOM Summit|Barbados, Belize, St Vincent and the Grenadines, and Dominica to implement full free movement in October
The Gleaner
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July 8, 2025
Four CARICOM member states will implement full free movement of nationals by October 1, 2025, marking a major step forward in regional integration under the CARICOM Single Market and Economy (CSME). They are Barbados, Belize, St Vincent and the...
Belize PM salutes scholarly legacy, visionary leadership of new CCJ president
The Gleaner
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July 6, 2025
Prime Minister of Belize, John Briceño, speaking in his capacity as Head of Government for Justice and Governance in CARICOM, has praised the newly installed President of the Caribbean Court of Justice (CCJ), Justice Winston Anderson, who is...
Belize attends the OAS 55th General Assembly
Amandala
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July 6, 2025
Hon. Francis Fonseca, Minister of Foreign Affairs by Charles Gladden BELIZE CITY, Wed. July 2, 2025 Belize attended the 55th Regular Session of the Organization of American States (OAS) General Assembly, which was held last week in St. John’s,...
Belize Economy grows 2.0% in 1st Quarter, 2025
Amandala
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July 6, 2025
by William Ysaguirre (Freelance Writer) BELIZE CITY, Thurs. July 3, 2025 Belize produced a $1.486 Billion value of goods and services in the first 4 months of 2025, which was $29.5 million more or a 2.0 percent growth in Gross Domestic Product...
Jonathan Owens swoons over Simone Biles' bikini photos as Bears star reflects on vacation in Belize
MARCA
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July 8, 2025
Jonathan Owens, NFL safety for the Chicago Bears, recently expressed his admiration for his wife, Olympic gymnast Simone Biles, in a heartfelt Instagram comment. Biles had shared a series of bikini photos from their vacation in Belize, showcasing...
Belize Tax Authorities Urge Business Compliance
The San Pedro Sun
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July 4, 2025
Businesses operating in San Pedro and across Belize are being reminded of their obligation to comply with the tax regime governed by the Income and Business Tax Act. Authorities stress that full compliance is essential to avoid penalties and to...
Belize Eyes End to Cane Field Burning
Great Belize Television Channel 5
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July 5, 2025
Burning cane fields has long been part of Belize’s sugar industry, but is it time to put out the flames for good? Agriculture Minister Jose Abelardo Mai says yes, and he’s pointing to a future where burning is replaced by machines. While...