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Chief Executive Officer Oscar Alonzo was also present following a meeting of the B.S.C.F.A. on Wednesday night. While the issue of politics was raised by Alfredo Ortega in the preceding interview, Alonzo was clear in stating that the aggrieved cane farmers will ultimately decide what takes place at the polls come election season. Oscar […]
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While the sugar industry remains in a state of crisis, C.E.O. Alonzo spoke to the membership of the Belize Sugar Cane Farmers Association and how they have remained resolute throughout this unpredictable period at the start of the new crop. Oscar Alonzo, C.E.O., B.S.C.F.A. “It’s unfortunate that we have reached this stage, but nevertheless, […]
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C.E.O. Alonzo also discussed briefly the delivery of sugarcane by farmers who are not members of the B.S.C.F.A. He also spoke on the idea that was put forward by People’s United Party Chairman Henry Charles Usher to nationalize the mill. Oscar Alonzo, C.E.O., B.S.C.F.A. “We are not against the farmers delivering the cane, from […]
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While the plight of the cane farmers takes center stage in the north, the south has spoken up. Several members of Belize’s indigenous community have joined together to release a statement declaring their stance of solidarity with the B.S.C.F.A. This included the Toledo Alcaldes Association and its partners at the Maya Leaders Alliance and Julian […]
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On November 16th, 2023, the Belize Bankers’ Association wrote to the Central Bank of Belize expressing, “its disappointment with the Central Bank of Belize’s decision to maintain its position on employing price control measures”, because these would prove to be counterproductive and disincentivize innovation. The Belize Bank aligns itself with the BBA’s position. Belize Bank, […]
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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 […]
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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 […]
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This afternoon, a mother of two broke down in tears after hearing that she was sentenced to a month in jail after she was busted with a cocaine pipe. She is thirty-two year Leeanne Monique Samuels, also known as Leanne Samos. She is a mother of a pair of one-year, three-month old twins but today, […]
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Tonight, well-known gang member Ulide Allen is out on bail after he was recently charged for handling stolen goods. He was also granted bail on the additional charged picked up today of Contempt of Judicial Order. Allegations are that Allen was ordered by the Magistrate Court to report to the Mahogany Street Police station every […]
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The 2024 session of the High Court will open with its usual pomp and circumstance next Monday, but the building that conducted cases for the High Court and the Magistrate’s Court, also known as the Treasury Building, or the Public Building, will not be ready for the occasion. That’s because while the repair and restorative […]
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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 […]
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The latest scratch and win contestant has cashed out big with a thirty thousand dollar prize, the lucky winner has humble plans for his newfound cash. He stopped by our office today to tell us all about it.
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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 […]
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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 […]
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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 […]
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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 […]
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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 […]
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The United Democratic Party has also weighed in on the sugar debacle in the north. This afternoon, Opposition Leader Shyne Barrow met with reporters briefly to discuss the unpredictable state of affairs in the sugar industry. From a political perspective, Barrow places the blame for the ongoing sugar crisis squarely at the feet of the […]
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According to the Leader of the Opposition, the writings had been on the wall long before the issue escalated to where it is presently. Shyne Barrow, Leader of the Opposition “He’s so disconnected that obviously there is a crisis. I knew days before what was happening. I knew that, everything that was happening I […]
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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 […]
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Today, at least one life was claimed in a fatal road traffic accident that occurred on mile twenty-two of the George Price highway. Around one p.m., a driver was traveling northbound on the highway in a rented vehicle when he noticed a green SUV approaching from the opposite direction. The SUV, which carried a taxi […]
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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 […]
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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, […]
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Tonight, the Roman Catholic Church is mourning the passing of its beloved Bishop Lawrence Nicasio. Nicasio died on New Year’s morning at the age of sixty-seven, after battling with cancer. Originally from Dangriga, Bishop Nicasio started his early education in that municipality and would become a man that was loved by people in all the […]
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