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March 21, 2024

Sugar Cane Farmers Association urge appeal of court decision on regulations and appointment of independent marketing body for industry

The regulations were in part intended to remedy BSCFA’s concerns over Fairtrade premium payments. At a press conference on Tuesday in Orange Walk Town, Javier Keme, [...]
March 21, 2024

Prime Minister hopes everyone will participate in Sugar Industry Commission of Inquiry; “not listening” to BSCFA

But in response to the feeling of persecution made public by American Sugar Refining/Belize Sugar Industries Limited (ASR/BSI), the P.M. insisted that good faith is behind [...]
March 20, 2024

Commission of Inquiry approved to review Sugarcane Industry

Prime Minister Briceño appointed the following persons to the Sugar Industry Commission of Inquiry: Wayne Piper, Robert Marriette, Vinod Ramharai, Jeffery Joseph, Andy Church, and Simon [...]
March 20, 2024

Hours before announcement of Sugar Industry Commission of Inquiry, BSCFA vents frustration at “petty excuses” from P.M. and Government for delay

In a statement issued on Tuesday evening, hours after the BSCFA fulminated at a press conference they called in Orange Walk Town, the Government said, “The [...]
March 20, 2024

Prime Minister John Briceño appoints Commission of Inquiry to review Sugarcane Industry

“The commission is expected to review the entire value chain of the sugarcane industry to establish the benchmark costs, determine efficiencies and recommend measures to increase [...]
March 20, 2024

Commission of Inquiry into the Sugarcane Industry Set to Proceed

Today, Prime Minister Hon. John Briceño approved the terms of reference as well as the appointment of the commissioners to the inquiry into the sugarcane industry [...]
March 19, 2024

Belize Poultry Association to review 2023 Poultry Production at the 27th Annual General Meeting on Tuesday in Spanish Lookout

By Rubén Morales Iglesias: The Belize Poultry Association (BPA) is presenting its 2023 Poultry Report at the 27th Annual General Meeting on Tuesday at Oakridge Venues in [...]
March 18, 2024

Belize Sugar Cane Farmers Association at loggerheads with Prime Minister John Briceño for  ‘outright capitulation to BSI’ after court rules against Sugar Import/Export Regulations

“I will not waste my time in answering the BSCFA,” Prime Minister John Briceño said late last week.