Business

Business February 9, 2009

Things Sweet Again at Tower Hill!

The Tower Hill Sugar Factory resumed operations after sugar cane farmers ended their strike following a truce brokered by acting Prime Minister Gaspar Vega.

Business February 9, 2009

Light Bills Going Down by 15%

the Public Utilities Commission announced a 15% reduction in electricity rates due to lower fuel prices, benefiting all customer classes.

Business February 6, 2009

Breakthrough in Sugar Strike

Cane farmers have agreed to end their strike and resume sugar cane deliveries to Belize Sugar Industries after successful negotiations.

Business February 6, 2009

Core Sampler Will Be Gone But Not Forgotten

BSI will replace the core sampler with a new system for determining cane quality, impacting payment methods for farmers.

Business February 4, 2009

7 Goes Atop A 62 ft High Construction Site

construction of a new hotel and casino on the Pickwick grounds is underway, utilizing a novel pre-cast concrete technique.

Business January 30, 2009

Public's Explains Its Shady Receipts

Public’s Supermarket clarifies that discrepancies in receipts are due to sales tax calculations, not errors, and will adjust receipt formats for clarity.

Business January 29, 2009

Day 3 of Cane Farmers Strike

Sugar cane farmers continue their strike as negotiations with the Sugar Cane Farmers Association and the Sugar Industry Control Board fail to reach a resolution.

Business January 29, 2009

Is Public's Supermarket Ripping you Off?

Public's Supermarket is facing allegations of overcharging customers due to computational errors in their electronic receipts.

Business January 28, 2009

Sugar Strike Cripples Tower Hill

Cane farmers at the Tower Hill sugar factory in Orange Walk are on strike over a new pricing formula based on cane quality.

Business January 27, 2009

Strike at Tower Hill

The Belize Cane Farmers Association has called for a general strike at the Tower Hill Sugar Factory over concerns about a new core sampler affecting farmers' payouts.

Business January 27, 2009

Magistrate Orders Belize Bank to Pay Back Taxes

Magistrate Edd Usher ordered Belize Bank to pay $11.4 million in back taxes to the Government of Belize by February 12.

Business January 27, 2009

Fuel Prices Surge Past $5

Fuel prices have surged above five dollars per gallon, with significant increases in diesel, premium, and regular fuel prices.