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December 21, 2021

Belize to harvest over 3 million pounds of onions starting January; import licenses suspended

The meeting included onion farmers representing the Corozal, Orange Walk and Belize Districts and personnel from the Belize Marketing and Development Corporation (BMDC).
December 21, 2021

BSCFA warns cañeros not to jump ship

Since a Supreme Court ruling legitimizing the breakup of the BSCFA monopoly in 2017, three other associations have been formed representing cane farmer interests: the Corozal [...]
December 21, 2021
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The problem with bagasse

Since 2008, a co-generation electric project based at Tower Hill has provided up to 15 percent of national electricity, ranking behind that imported from Mexico and [...]
December 21, 2021

Over 760 head of cattle worth approximately $800,000 exported to Mexico in past week

The last shipment of 189 head of cattle was exported today to Mexico.
December 21, 2021

How far apart are parties in sugar dispute?

Even the length of the new agreement is in dispute: the BSCFA is asking for three years to give more opportunity for discussion; BSI/ASR prefers seven [...]
December 21, 2021

Why halt to sugar crop may cost everyone in long run

Yesterday, Monday, instead of an official ceremony at Tower Hill, the leadership of Belize Sugar Industries Limited/American Sugar Refining (BSI/ASR) was addressing the press virtually, trying [...]
December 21, 2021

Increase in Social Security contribution due in January delayed to April

The increase had been due on New Year’s Day, 2022, which compounded with pay cuts in the public and private sector would have made “maaga season” [...]
December 20, 2021

Prime Minister John Briceño promises to keep housing going

On social media the Prime Minister reflected on the handover saying, "Ensuring a home for needy families... after the years of a dormant Ministry of Housing, [...]
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