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Starting this Friday, 11th February, Belize’s leading carrier “Tropic Air” will inaugurating its new virgin non-stop flights between Belize Phillip Goldson International and San Salvador’s Oscar Arnulfo Romero (Comalapa) International Airport.

Initially, flights service is schedule for Mondays, Wednesday and Fridays with an estimate time of arrival in San Salvador of approximately one hour.

Belize City: Тuеѕdау, 8th Fеbruаrу 2022. 
Рrеѕіdеnt оf thе Саrіbbеаn Dеvеlорmеnt Ваnk (СDВ), Dr. Hyginus ‘Gеnе’ Lеоn and his delegation are presently on a working tour in Belize, meeting with Рrіmе Міnіѕtеr, Јоhn Вrісеñо and his top-level economic team in the Ministry of Finance and Economic Development. 
This afternoon, Dr Leon was introduced to Ministers of Cabinet where he made a presentation.

A New Health and Travel Insurance requirement on visitors is expected to come into effect next week, February 15th. 2022.

This prerequisite is causing rumble in in the tourism industry with several stakeholders openly criticizing the measure especially since this new coverage in particular, will be applicable even to those travelers arriving that have personal health and travel insurance.

Inbound Travelers will be obligated to purchase this new policy via an online portal, which is to-date, is still in the making, at border point of entry.

After several major surgical repairs over the years to the 80-year-old Haulover eyesore that is still a risk-taking venture to cross from one side of the river to the other; works has started on what appear will be the foundation of the new “Haulover” replacement bridge.

Belize City: 3rd February 2022

Word of the increase scattered like wildfire on the social media as government announced yesterday that effective this morning, motorists will have to dive deeper into their pockets to foot the cost per gallon of gasoline at the pump.

These changes hit the spot precisely because the rise in prices affected both Premium and Regular Gasoline at the same time.

Premium gasoline saw an increase by 43 cents, from what is considered an already high $12.30 to a whopping $12.73 per gallon.

Cracks in the City is now obvious within the administration of Sharon Palacio, barely 10 months after she was elected as Mayor of a PUP City Council. 

In a string of 11 serious allegations brought out public by five City Belmopan Councillors against Mayor Palacio, there is the issue of lack of transparency and accountability in City Finances which merits a full audit to either confirm or deny such allegations.