Dated May 13, 2026, Belize’s government is moving forward with an aggressive expansion of consumer protection efforts aimed at taming runaway prices, though lingering uncertainty remains over how much regulatory control can actually be exerted over unregulated market segments. At the heart of these reforms is the country’s Supplies Control Unit, which is implementing sweeping changes to boost its enforcement capacity: the agency has doubled its operational staff, opened new regional branch offices across the nation, and formed a new partnership with the national Police Training Academy to upskill personnel and strengthen on-the-ground compliance actions.