PM Briceño on Sugar Roads: “Look at the weather.”  

The sugar roads in northern Belize are in rough shape, making it really difficult for cane farmers to transport their harvest to the mill. Even though the new sugar crop season started on December twenty-seventh, deliveries have been slow, which is impacting sugar production at Tower Hill. On Tuesday, industry stakeholders like the Corozal Sugar Cane Producers Association and A.S.R./B.S.I. shared their thoughts on the issue and its impact on the sector. This morning, Prime Minister John Briceño added his voice to the discussion, speaking on behalf of the Government of Belize.

 

Prime Minister John Briceño

“Well, the sugar roads, look at the weather.  We have set aside the money, we have signed contracts, but I constantly tell our farmers that we will be wasting money if we try to fix the road right now because then, one day or two days later, it’s going to break up.  So, we have the money, we’ve signed the contracts.  We’ve set aside even another million dollars plus to be able to fix the sugar roads.  But, until the rain clears up, there’s not much that we can do.”