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As to the assertions made by fishers on Tuesday that Belizeans are unable to acquire the requisite licence to fish, Minister Perez says these persons should visit his office because there is no moratorium on issuing licenses to those who qualify. Andre Perez, Minister of Blue Economy “I don’t know anything about that. Right […]
Written on June 23, 2021 | Posted in
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Minister Perez says that the issuing of licensing is not to be confused with the larger issue of illegal fishing. There have been multiple reports and documentation from the South of encroachment into our territorial waters by illegal fishers from neighbouring countries. It has resulted in the depletion of Belize’s fish stock in the south, […]
Written on June 23, 2021 | Posted in
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Statutory Instrument Number fifty-seven of 2021 may have been passed and slipped under the radar of most people, but not the fisher folk community who today, came out expressing their discontent with the access it gives to foreign nationals to fish within Belizean waters. News Five’s Duane Moody reports. Duane Moody, Reporting Back in […]
Written on June 22, 2021 | Posted in
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Conch season officially closed last week on June eighteenth and will remain closed for the next three months. Mario Gongora, Fisheries Officer at the Belize Fisheries Department says the national quota for harvesting of nine hundred and fifty thousand pounds of conch was realized early this year. He also gave us a rundown of the […]
Written on June 21, 2021 | Posted in
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The Queen Conch season officially closes today. This means all you conch ceviche lovers will not be able to find that dish or any conch dishes at your favorite restaurant, or buy it from vendors, until the season reopens on September thirteenth. But what happens when conch is a big seafood seller at your business? […]
Written on June 18, 2021 | Posted in
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To commemorate Child Labour Elimination Day on June twelfth, the Belize Sugar Cane Farmers Association is pledging its commitment to develop and ratify its Youth Policy for decent employment, skills development and business opportunities by the end of 2021. A release from the association says they stand in solidarity with the global commitment to end […]
Written on June 16, 2021 | Posted in
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Minister of Agriculture, Food Security and Enterprise recently concluded a working tour of the country to gain insight into what’s happening on the ground at the various branches and departments. Minister Jose Mai shared his findings today with News Five, including some issued discovered in Toledo that need to be corrected immediately. Jose Mai, […]
Written on June 3, 2021 | Posted in
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While with the Agriculture Minister, News Five got an update on the 2020 sugar crop. People are wondering whether the industry is going to experience another loss because sugar cane in the fields will not be harvested before the rains begin – and about the access given to Santander in the west to mill sugar […]
Written on June 3, 2021 | Posted in
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Minister Mai says that the sugar cane that is being delivered at this time to the millers in the north should have been harvested one or two months ago, so the quality is not optimum. He says that the milling by Santander has not started just yet and the process is now in discussion by […]
Written on June 3, 2021 | Posted in
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The Ministry of Agriculture, Food Security and Enterprise has notified chairpersons of the various sugar cane producers association in the north that the Santander Sugar Group has received a manufacturer’s license. This means that the company can now produce any sugar, ethanol or derivative of sugar cane under Section Fifty-eight of the Sugar Industry Act […]
Written on May 18, 2021 | Posted in
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The ongoing situation involving Santander, the Ministry of Agriculture, and the milling of excess sugarcane from the north has prompted A.S.R./B.S.I. to come forward and share its position on government’s decision. As we’ve reported, Cabinet has authorized the delivery of fifty thousand tons of sugarcane from farmers in Orange Walk and Corozal to be milled […]
Written on May 13, 2021 | Posted in
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While there is legislation that allows for A.S.R./B.S.I. to mill no less than one point five million tons of sugarcane per crop season, the miller said it would not want the issue to be resolved in the courts. Mac McLachlan, VP, International Relations, A.S.R./B.S.I. “That would be a very sad affair if it had […]
Written on May 13, 2021 | Posted in
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The Ministry of Agriculture, Food Security and Enterprise has received a tractor with forage harvester, a used Mitsubishi four-wheel drive pickup, and other farm implements from the Embassy of the Republic of China (Taiwan) in Belize. The donation will be used at the National Sheep and Goat Breeding Center in Central Farm. The tractor and forage harvester […]
Written on May 10, 2021 | Posted in
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If you like your honey golden and sweet, you are in for double the treat when you find out that the honey coming out of Toledo is also helping the environment. It’s a sustainably harvested honey that is bursting with flavours, but also has a value that goes beyond the taste buds where beekeepers are […]
Written on May 5, 2021 | Posted in
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ASR/B.S.I. has responded to the decision taken by G.O.B. for Santander Sugar Company to mill sugar cane from the north. According to a release issued to stakeholders in the northern sugar industry, the B.S.I. is clarifying that there was no prior consultation with the millers in Tower Hill on the company’s ability to mill the […]
Written on April 30, 2021 | Posted in
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The first phase of a five-year project to build the adaptive capacity of sugarcane farmers in northern Belize was virtually launched on Tuesday. In its first year, the Belize Sugar Industry Limited (B.S.I.) and the Sugar Industry Research and Development Institute (SIRDI) will be carrying out research on cane varieties and its resistance to climate […]
Written on April 28, 2021 | Posted in
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During this week’s cabinet meeting, the government authorized that fifty thousand tonnes of sugar cane from Orange Walk and Corozal sugarcane famers be delivered for milling by the Santander Sugar Group. According to a letter from C.E.O. Servulo Baeza of the Ministry of Agriculture, the reason is a shortfall in the amount being milled by […]
Written on April 23, 2021 | Posted in
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Because B.S.I. cannot mill the estimated tonnes of sugarcane it had initially informed farmers it would do, this has left thousands of tonnes of sugarcane in the fields. Osorio says the decision to take the sugar cane to Santander appears to be the right one. Although B.S.I.’s mill is operating efficiently, there are other factors […]
Written on April 23, 2021 | Posted in
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We also asked Osorio if this decision to take fifty thousand tonnes of sugar cane to be milled at Santander would affect the prices for the farmers. Here’s what he had to say. On the Phone: Marcos Osorio, Chairman, Sugar Industry Control Board “No, no, it shouldn’t in anyway. We have had discussions with […]
Written on April 23, 2021 | Posted in
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This morning images surfaced showing the carcasses of over two hundred heads of chickens along the highway in the Spanish Lookout Community. News Five has since learnt that the chickens died as a result of heat strokes, caused by the over one hundred degree weekend temperatures. According to Henry Wiebe, a member of the Health […]
Written on April 12, 2021 | Posted in
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The only thing that Belizeans love more than a good “brukdown” session is chicken. Whether, fried, stewed, baked or a favourite, barbequed, chicken is an ingredient on the Belizean family’s table almost daily. Now, this inexpensive Belizean favourite is seeing a price increase. Jose Abelardo Mai, Minister of Agriculture, Food Security and Enterprise “I […]
Written on April 7, 2021 | Posted in
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The Ministry of Agriculture, through its Central Farm facility, has embarked on a journey to provide over one hundred thousand vegetable seedlings to farmers affected by incessant rains which resulted in nationwide floods in 2020. In late December, OIRSA donated high-quality seeds to Belize for distribution to farmers. Concerned that the farmers may sit on […]
Written on April 7, 2021 | Posted in
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Last week, we reported on the issue of the Asian bean thrip in Belize that has been affecting the grain industry. And today at the National Agriculture and Trade Show Grounds in Belmopan, the International Regional Organization for Agricultural Health (OIRSA) through the Ministry of Agriculture, Food Security and Enterprise officially launched a Biological Pest […]
Written on March 29, 2021 | Posted in
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The revival of the Rice Production Program is being celebrated at the Rice Mill in Big Falls Village, Toledo. Late last week, Minister of Agriculture Jose Abelardo Mai attended a ceremony to mark the revitalization of the industry which is a key part of the agricultural sector in the Toledo District. Rice farmers participated in […]
Written on March 29, 2021 | Posted in
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A thrip pest threatens Belize’s grain industry which includes black and red beans, white and yellow corn, soy bean, black eye peas, rice and sorghum. It is the first time that the Asian bean thrip has been detected in the Belize and the second report for the Americas since March of last year. The pest […]
Written on March 25, 2021 | Posted in
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