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Prime Minister John Briceño says Guatemala and Mexico are competing for Belize’s cattle. PM Briceño noted that the competition will provide the capital needed for expanding the industry in Belize. Prime Minister John Briceño “I am a cattle farmer also; a cattle rancher so what is being done here is good for me and […]
Written on March 25, 2022 | Posted in
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In Cabinet news this week, Cabinet gave its approval for a motion to be taken to the National Assembly for six point two million U.S. dollars for financing from the International Monetary Fund. Channeled through the International Bank for Reconstruction and Development, Cabinet says the aim of the loan is to minimize the global risk […]
Written on March 24, 2022 | Posted in
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A new loan product to support small, medium and large citrus farmers has been launched by the Development Finance Corporation. The Citrus Revitalization Loans aim to provide financial support to farmers who are in need. The purpose is to double citrus production over a five year period, from one and a half million to three […]
Written on March 24, 2022 | Posted in
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As products on the local market become more and more costly, maybe it is time to consider growing more of what you eat. As our next story shows, starting out may not be as difficult as many people think. Today News Five visited a small family owned farm in Camalote Village where one mother and […]
Written on March 17, 2022 | Posted in
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Agriculture production contributed to a robust expansion of the sector. The resumption of the exportation of livestock to neighboring countries, under the Briceño Administration, bolstered the sector’s revenue, says P.M. Briceño. Poultry and pork production were also strengthened. Increases were realized in lobster and conch production. According to P.M. Briceño, for a ministry that was […]
Written on March 16, 2022 | Posted in
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The World Bank’s Board of Executive Directors has approved financing of twenty-five million Belize dollars for the Belize Climate Resilient and Sustainable Agriculture Project. According to a release from the World Bank, the project will provide seven thousand farmers with weather data and technical information to help improve yields for crops and livestock and facilitate […]
Written on March 14, 2022 | Posted in
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News Five has received a report about a several exotic birds that have died, purportedly after the owner contacted the Belize Agricultural Health Authority requesting tests be done, but BAHA refused. In their own defense, BAHA has countered that they only received one sample from a veterinarian treating one bird and not enough information to […]
Written on March 3, 2022 | Posted in
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Dr. DePaz said that BAHA. technicians did conduct tests for two of the most common bird diseases, and those tests came back negative. He said that not having the necessary information they needed made it difficult to guess what else to test for. He is appealing to anyone with sick birds to get them tested […]
Written on March 3, 2022 | Posted in
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Dr. Depaz of BAHA says Newcastle Disease has been detected in some birds in southern Belize but not in the commercial flock. He said BAHA is urging farmers to vaccinate their bird populations to prevent their flocks from getting sick and dying. Coupled with that, there is another type of bird flu that might pose […]
Written on March 3, 2022 | Posted in
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Concerns over disease in some peacocks have prompted tests for two types of avian disease. Officials at the Belize Agriculture Health Authority have ruled out the presence of Newcastle Disease and Avian Influenza. But, B.A.H.A. officials fear the exotic birds that were smuggled into Belize may be suffering from something else and could pose a […]
Written on February 25, 2022 | Posted in
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Gutierrez says if people follow the laws regarding wildlife importation, it would save the government and importers a whole lot of money because the procedures would be followed that would detect if diseases are present. Francisco Gutierrez, Acting Managing Director, B.A.H.A. “This issue points precisely to what we’ve been concerned about, that our regulations […]
Written on February 25, 2022 | Posted in
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Unfortunately, B.A.H.A.’s Francisco Gutierrez says that when people do not follow the law on wildlife importation and it results in an outbreak of some kind, it is difficult to take court action. Because of this, B.A.H.A. is about to review the laws and propose ways to make them effective. Francisco Gutierrez, Acting Managing Director, […]
Written on February 25, 2022 | Posted in
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A man who was caught red-handed in possession of wild animal body parts was found guilty this week and fined two thousand dollars. The prosecution followed a search at the premises of Ruben Beiler of Springfield in the Cayo District last week. Officials confiscated pieces of dead animals as well as live ones being held […]
Written on February 25, 2022 | Posted in
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A delegation from the Ministry of Agriculture, headed by Minister Jose Abelardo Mai, is currently in El Salvador as Belize further explores trade with Central American countries. They travelled as part of a convoy that will see locally grown vegetables sold in that country. At the official inauguration of the Roaring Creek Bridge and a […]
Written on February 22, 2022 | Posted in
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Last week, Cayo businesswoman Nancy Marin expressed frustration over her attempts to obtain an import permit for ostriches. She claims she has been stonewalled or had to deal with too much red tape for six years. Marin showed us copies of correspondence that indicated that one agency had granted the permit, but another didn’t. After […]
Written on February 15, 2022 | Posted in
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So today, the Department of Forestry indicated that they have also approved a permit for Marin to import ostriches, but that she must present a management plan. Deputy Chief Forest Officer, John Pinelo Junior, told News Five this is required of everyone. He also says the delay on their end was caused by this being […]
Written on February 15, 2022 | Posted in
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An aquaculture workshop was held Monday at the Tilapia Hatchery Center in Central Farm for shrimp famers. Aqua experts Grant Stentiford and Matthew Sanders from the United Kingdom facilitated. The pair is in Belize along with the Centre for Environment, Fisheries and Aquatic Science (C.E.F.A.S.) to look at how aquaculture, fisheries, and food security can […]
Written on February 8, 2022 | Posted in
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Last night we told you about the legal challenge that Belize brought against Trinidad and Tobago before the C.C.J. The Government of Belize accused the Republic of importing non-CARICOM brown sugar without applying a forty percent Common External Tariff – a requirement under the Revised Treaty of Chaguaramas. This would have severely affected the competitiveness […]
Written on February 2, 2022 | Posted in
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To prevent any further standoffs, B.S.I. and the Belize Sugar Cane Farmers Association are in negotiations as they attempt to finalize a commercial agreement by the end of the sugar crop. Their first meeting was held on January eighteenth where B.S.I. reportedly laid out the financial reports on bagasse earnings. More meetings are to follow, […]
Written on February 2, 2022 | Posted in
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Back in 2019, the community of Chan Pine Ridge in the Orange Walk District claimed it was being affected by air pollution from B.S.I. Residents were especially concerned that the ashes emitted might contain hazardous chemicals. B.S.I. has since made a significant investment in its air emission system to drastically reduce the level of ash […]
Written on February 2, 2022 | Posted in
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With its latest upgrades, which also include the water cooling system that was commissioned at the start of the sugar crop, will B.S.I. be able to shake off the negative public perception that it has garnered over the years? The company has been accused on numerous occasions of being one of the main water and […]
Written on February 2, 2022 | Posted in
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News Five also followed up with Chavarria on B.S.I.’s report last month that sugar cane was coming in with extraneous matter that threatened to shut down the mill. He says some fifteen thousand tons of sugar cane had deteriorated in quality, as a result of the blockade in front of the A.S.R./B.S.I. compound at the […]
Written on February 2, 2022 | Posted in
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The seventeen members of the Belize Agro-Productive Sector Group have written to the Prime Minister with a list of concerns about the government’s handling of recent events, out-of-date legislation and tax structures that are affecting investor confidence. The first issue raised is government’s failure to enforce the law when criminal acts are committed against investors […]
Written on February 2, 2022 | Posted in
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The latest data shows citrus was the only major export to go down in 2021, mainly due to a reduction in orange concentrate exports. Since citrus is a main area of Social Security Board investments, News Five asked S.S.B.’s C.E.O., Deborah Ruiz, about the impact on the S.S.B. portfolio, and what other areas they are […]
Written on January 25, 2022 | Posted in
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In an update to the ongoing saga of the struggle for control over the Corozal Cane Farmers Association, one farmer says they are now taking the matter to the Attorney General’s Office. The leadership dispute has been waging for weeks now with two men, namely Vladimir Puck and Everaldo Uk, both claiming the chairmanship. The […]
Written on January 14, 2022 | Posted in
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