Dr. Philip Castillo Corruption , or at least the talk of corruption, has been in the news in Belize recently. In the State of the Nation and Independence Day speeches by the Prime Minister and responses by the Opposition Leader, …

By Dr Philip Castillo For the first time in its history and due to its internal divisions, the Opposition UDP did not field a candidate in the 2025 General Elections in Dangriga. Those internal divisions subsided sufficiently enough for the …

By Dr. Philip Castillo. Belize will seek bilateral talks with U.S. officials and coordinate with CARICOM following President Donald Trump’s sweeping tariff announcement that could threaten duty-free access under the Caribbean Basin Initiative (CBI). The Ministry of Foreign Affairs and …

By Dr. Philip Castillo. Wielding tariffs as his favourite weapon, US President Donald Trump has now initiated a trade war against several countries, both friend and foe. In a globalized world, there is scope for a principled discussion on tariffs. …

Dr. Philip Castillo The genesis of the Public Sector Workers Trust is four Government of Belize Circulars (#8, 9, 10 & 11 of 1996) authored by the then Financial Secretary, Mr. Jaime Alpuche, and the Deputy Financial Secretary, Mr. Joseph …