Que Viva Mexico! Neighbors from the north give to hurricane victims
There is more hurricane relief pouring in from our northern neighbors in Mexico. Even though Hurricane Richard hit a month ago, there are still families that are struggling to get back on their feet and one of the primary needs is food. On Monday the Mexican government handed over one thousand food packages to NEMO. According to the Press Officer for the Embassy of Mexico, the donation is a part of Mexico’s continued support for Belize in times of natural disasters.
Marcelino Miranda, Press Officer, Embassy of Mexico
marcelino Miranda
“Government officials from Mexico handed over yesterday a thousand food packages as Humanitarian aid to the government of Belize. This is part of the efforts by the government of Mexico in helping Belize after hurricane Richard. This handing over was held yesterday in Belmopan at the NEMO building and the Deputy Chief of Mission of the embassy of Mexico handed over this thousand food packages to Mrs. Fairweather of NEMO. Also attended, the Minister of Foreign Affairs and the Minister of Transport and NEMO were present at the event. So this is part of the, as I said the humanitarian aid by the Mexican government. Traditionally the government of Mexico has helped Belize in different natural disasters. As we remember, soon after the hurricane Richard some tons of aid came from the government of Quintana Roo and now this is additional aid from the federal government to the government of Belize. The government of Mexico will wait for any further requests from the government of Belize but at the moment this is the aid the government of Mexico is providing.”
Delahnie Bain
“And how do they decide what to give? Is there communication between them and our local government?”
Marcelino Miranda
“Yes, after every natural disaster the government of Belize communicates to the government of Mexico their needs and all the requirements and according to those requirements the government of Mexico provides the help that is needed.”
Thanks to the people of Mexico for their kindness, I am sure that the Belize people in need will greatly appreciate the kindness of their neighbor.
uhh? where are the two truck loads they had sent to belize?
The problem with sugar pricing is continually rooted in the US sticking with a 38 cent (US) a gallon tariff on sugar cane ethanol. How the US can continue to stick to this policy, while supporting corn ethanol with a similar (38 cent a gallon) price support for corn ethanol is short sighted both domestically and internationally. If these tariffs were to be lifted, sugar cane ethanol would become immediately viable and alleviate this situation which impacts not only US national security but economic viability in the Americas.
The US farm lobby is solidly against abolition of these tariffs, and they continue to be a dirty secret of US farm policy. The CAFTA nations need to pressure the US on this issue and raise it to a level of national and international conciousness.
Everything else is a bandaid.