By Rubén Morales Iglesias: The Belize Sugar Industries Limited (BSI) said on Tuesday that while the company “welcomes the role of a Commission of Inquiry (COI) focused [...]
“The Commission is expected to examine the sugar cane industry's whole value chain and present recommendations to the Government of Belize,” the statement said.
But Minister of Agriculture Jose Mai told the House of Representatives on Thursday that any such increase must be justified by Belize Sugar Industries Limited/American Sugar [...]
On its face, Patt said, Belize should be self-sufficient in sugar – while only Belize Sugar Industries Limited (BSI/ASR) supplies to the local market, Belize consumes [...]
Citing a recent incident in Patchakan village, the UDP says "a recent patrol of the Belize Defense Force along the Rio Hondo River resulted in the [...]
A major factor contributing to the domestic shortage is the increase in illicit cross-border trade. Because the price of both brown and white sugar is controlled [...]