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We also spoke with Minister of Agriculture Jose Abelardo Mai who told reporters that for the consignment of sugar to be cleared for export, an export license would have to have been approved by the Supplies Control Board. Jose Abelardo Mai, Minister of Agriculture “The farmers have been calling me and telling me that […]
Written on January 4, 2024 | Posted in
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A delivery truck laden with two hundred sacks of sugar purchased from B.S.I. was busted by police on Wednesday night in the vicinity of San Jose. Acting on information provided by cane farmers in the north, police quickly mobilized and intercepted the vehicle. It is believed that the shipment of plantation white sugar may have […]
Written on January 4, 2024 | Posted in
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After catching up with Evondale Moody, the chief engineer at the Ministry of Infrastructure Development and Housing, on the progress of the Supreme Court’s building, we asked him about other plans by the ministry for this year. Here’s what he had to say. Evondale Moody, Chief Engineer, MIDH “We have works being undertaken on […]
Written on January 4, 2024 | Posted in
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Tension in the north remains high and everything is being done by the Belize Police Department to prevent the situation between the Belize Sugar Cane Farmers Association, A.S.R./B.S.I. and the Government of Belize from reaching a tipping point. Earlier today, near the outskirts of Orange Walk, Minister of Agriculture Jose Mai met once again with […]
Written on January 3, 2024 | Posted in
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While the B.S.C.F.A. has discouraged its farmers from delivering cane, some of the association’s members have still taken around three hundred thousand tons of cane for milling. The B.S.I today held a press conference to give the media an update to a meeting it had today with the National Trade Union Congress of Belize. It […]
Written on January 3, 2024 | Posted in
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The B.S.C.F.A has basically drawn a line in the sand and one of the messages being sent is that while the majority of its members have not delivered cane, it has also said that it won’t allow anyone else to deliver cane to the sugar mill until all their demands are addressed. Chavarria says that […]
Written on January 3, 2024 | Posted in
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The B.S.C.F.A. is also upset over what it says are unjust throughput charges proposed by A.S.R/B.S.I. in the temporary open agreement. The association claims that it does not include the charges, neither did the one-year agreement that existed last year between them. According to the B.S.C.F.A., the throughput charges are new and unjust. Shawn […]
Written on January 3, 2024 | Posted in
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The impasse has been in the news for several weeks and today on the P.U.P.’s Vibes Radio and T.V., the party’s Chairman, Henry Charles Usher said that the government might have to consider buying back the factory from the investors. We hear first from the Minister of the Public Service, followed by B.S.I.’s response via […]
Written on January 3, 2024 | Posted in
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B.S.I’s Director of Finance, Shawn Chavarria shared the records they shared with the N.T.U.C.B with the media this evening. He explained to us what they discussed, including the investments that the factory has made and the accompanying fees and expenditures and how those dynamics work. Shawn Chavarria, Director of Finance, B.S.I. “We demonstrated to […]
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In tonight’s episode of Bringing Energy to Life, we look at energy distribution and the importance of geographic information systems and how B.E.L. is able to employ the latest technology to improve its services across the country. Here’s News Five’s Isani Cayetano. Isani Cayetano, Reporting The ultimate phase in the delivery of electricity is […]
Written on January 3, 2024 | Posted in
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Everyone remembers when the Philip Goldson bust at the northern entrance to Belize City was knocked off its base during the start of the J’ouvert motorcade around four on the morning of September ninth, 2023. It’s been a little over three months with some delays after the repair material had to be sourced abroad. But […]
Written on January 3, 2024 | Posted in
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And the Ministry of Infrastructure Development and Housing will do its best to ensure that no one crashes into the monument again and damage it, whether by accident or intentionally. Chief Engineer Evondale Moody said that they are putting in necessary infrastructure around the bust to prevent another such incident. When the base is complete, […]
Written on January 3, 2024 | Posted in
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Earlier today, BSCFA Chairman Elvis Reyes addressed the gathering and so did Orange Walk South Area Representative and Minister of Agriculture Jose Abelardo Mai.
Written on January 2, 2024 | Posted in
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This morning at eight a.m., the Christian workers Union and Social Security Board convened outside the Social Security Headquarters in Belmopan where they staged a peaceful protest. About thirty S.S.B. employees gathered in the hopes of meeting with their management in order to voice their displeasure on what they claim, is a recurring issue of […]
Written on January 2, 2024 | Posted in
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The Christian Workers Union’s issue with the treatment of S.S.B. staff by management does not stop at feeling disrespected. The union claims that the special allowances granted towards nonmembers are a subtle form of union busting. As per regulation, Social Security inspectors are to undergo a mandatory three-year rotation. However, one inspector has been given […]
Written on January 2, 2024 | Posted in
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An interim injunction barring the Central Bank of Belize from enforcing what is known as Practice Direction Number Seven of 2023, has been ordered by High Court Justice Nadine Nabie. This morning, Senior Counsel Godfrey Smith and attorney Hector Guerra appeared on behalf of the Belize Bank Limited where a claim has been filed against […]
Written on January 2, 2024 | Posted in
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The Preliminary Overview of the 2023 Economies in Latin America and the Caribbean indicates a persistently low growth trajectory in the region. This is according to a report compiled by the United Nations’ Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean. According to the report, Belize’s gross domestic product (G.D.P.) is expected to grow by […]
Written on January 2, 2024 | Posted in
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Following the last House Meeting in December 2023, Senator Eamon Courtenay, who served as the country’s Minister of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade, announced his departure from Cabinet and returning to private life. Courtenay, who has served in that capacity since the P.U.P. won the general elections in November 2020, is now working at his […]
Written on January 2, 2024 | Posted in
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But the portfolio of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade is among a country’s most critical because it speaks to how that nation is represented diplomatically and how it conducts business on the international stage with other countries. Fonseca, a senior minister, is already responsible for a very loaded portfolio – that of education, science, technology […]
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The National Drug Abuse Control Council, alongside the Ministry of Health and Wellness, is furthering their mission of making the roads of Belize a safer place. With the New Year comes the re-launch of their “Don’t Drink and Drive Campaign”. The campaign, which has been ongoing since 2023, is social media and roadside operated mission […]
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Turning back to developments in the north where sugar industry remains in crisis at the start of a new crop. Late this afternoon, the Belize Sugar Cane Farmers Association, joined by the National Trade Union Congress of Belize, held a press conference while Prime Minister Briceño and his team continued to meet in a closed-door […]
Written on December 29, 2023 | Posted in
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There was a heavy police and military presence on the ground in Orange Walk on Thursday, while members of the Belize Sugar Cane Farmers Association protested through the principal streets. Fortunately, there were no incidents and police remain vigilant. Today Commissioner of Police Chester Williams responded to assertions that the department is in favor of […]
Written on December 29, 2023 | Posted in
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According to Williams, B.S.C.F.A. members will continue to be allowed to peacefully demonstrate. If things get out of hand and emotions run high, Belize Defence Force soldiers will intervene as a last resort. Williams says the hope is that both sides come to a mutual agreement without any physical conflicts. Chester Williams, Commissioner of […]
Written on December 29, 2023 | Posted in
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Every year, Christmas and New Year festivities come with hundreds of fire crackers and dozens of fireworks across the country. For some, these are all part of the festivities. For others, it’s a nuisance. It is noise pollution and rather frustrating. Some have taken to Facebook, asking the Belize Police Department to target children who […]
Written on December 29, 2023 | Posted in
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There was a buzz of activity in the sugar belt this morning where stakeholders across the industry met in various pockets to discuss the fickle state of affairs at the start of the new sugar crop. At ten a.m., the horn sounded at Tower Hill where only a few cane trucks lined up to deliver […]
Written on December 28, 2023 | Posted in
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