PM Attends Jesuit Anniversary, House Sits Late

Name: Higher Bills Now, Lower Costs Later? @greaterbelizemedia
Uploaded: 2026-08-24T01:29:31-0400
Duration: 8 min 17 s
Description: Belizeans will soon pay more for electricity after the Public Utilities Commission approved a one-and-a-half-cent cost-of-power adjustment. Prime Minister John Briceño says government tried to hold off another increase but accepts that this charge is justified. He now points to a recently declared energy emergency as part of a plan to cut BEL’s annual expenses by millions.