$62.3 million for poverty, roads and sugar industry
The European Union is providing twenty-four point nine million Euros, the equivalent of over sixty-two point three million dollars for aid in rural development and for the sugar industry. According to a press release, the funds should also assist with projects geared towards poverty reduction. Three financing agreements were signed today, between Prime Minister of Belize Dean Barrow and Head of the Delegation of the European Commission, Marco Alemanni. Twenty-nine point five million dollars will be used over the period 2010 to 2015 for the Belize Rural Development Program Phase II. The second agreement signed is for Institutional Support to the National Authorizing Office, other Government’s Agencies and trade related assistance. The third agreement signed is the Accompanying Measures for Sugar Protocol Countries for Belize 2009. The Financing Agreements signed today makes reference to the allocation thirty-two point eight million dollars. Twenty-eight point five million dollars have been set aside for work on roads in Orange Walk and Corozal. Another two and a half million dollars have been allocated to assist with rural diversification which includes the creation of employment generating activities.
Micro loans may be something to help folks in small rural communities start their own businesses.
Every five minutes monies are received from the European Union for sugar roads and contracts are supposedly signed every other day but yet still no work being done on the Progresso road which is a major sugar road and commerce road. I sure hope the money don’t end up on the Belize city streets like the last time and we have to wait for another election and reps coming around making empty promises. Mr. Martinez I thought you said you were a man of your word what happened with the road work????????? Which January was the road to start. I am sure the Mennonites are very grateful for the LIttle Belize road that you upgraded but they don’t even own cars but we do have to take our cars to them to patch when the Progresso road tears it up daily or weekly. You should be ashamed of your self and yes I am pissed about all the lies.
HOW MUCH $$$$ IS ALREADY IN POCKETS?????
SHAME!!! WHAT A GREAT SHAME WE AS BELIZEANS FEEL!!!
Sad! Because only so much people in Belize will be receiving benefits from these funds. I really do hope the dig out those streets in the town and repave them. As for the sugar Industry, I don’t think that industry will ever recover? People should start thinking about other farming practices with their land. In respect to poverty, I think the Belizeans who lives in this disgrace choose to do so. They are just lazy and play like they cannot get up and work and help themselves.
Bs!!! Bs!!! Biggest Bs ever see ina dis world. No matter pup or udp they the ministers only worry about themself. So many money from the outside country what we benifit from that ? Did ppl get out of poverty? Did the road get paved ?Nothing !!! Belize is a small country. It should be easy to rule but why? Why we dont see ahead? Corrution,scandle,scam you name it . ppl have to understand why ppl try to clamb to the top try to be such minister cuz power means makeing money,money means more power.For example “Huchison” 3years ago ppl don’t know who is Huchison or even though some ppl know him they only know him as a precherman riding a bicycle round ladyville,have a grazy son that he can’t control. Three years later he has been elected sit down behind the office chair that you may have to beg to see him. I could bet that he never received such as these amount of salary in his life.Another question “if his son is not correct minded and he can’t guide him from when he was small,how come he could be the leader of the ladyville ppl,what he could do for the ladyville ppl? Ride around with nice vehicle that assighn to him like a big “G” to show off to his own ladyville ppl ? change ride often? Play woman like he is so actrated ?” Oh ppl said “Huchison’s no born correct !!!” don’t tell me that bs cuz nobody born as a bad man . Child born as a sheet of white paper ,what color or what kind of graphic you want to put on it and that is how it looks later.So ppl of belize it is now time to wake up !! No politician will help the ppl of belize , you only can hope them to thief less and left some to the ppl of belize!!!
HOW MUCH OF THIS MONEY WILL ACTUALLY REACH THE PEOPLE???????????????