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The 2020-2021 sugar cane crop season commenced on Monday, December twenty-eighth, but, unlike previous years, it was without festivities and fanfare. There was, however, growing tension between cane farmers and [...]
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The cane supply for milling has been very slow, with farmers citing a range of reasons, including the poor state of feeder roads and some uncertainty over the start date. [...]
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According to McLachlan, the fuss over cane price estimates would become a thing of the past if the Sugar Industry Management Information System, SIMIS, is implemented and used accordingly. He [...]
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A.S.R./B.S.I. is also monitoring the global market and the effects of the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic. McLachlan says that B.S.I. has made continuous investments to ensure that the industry remains competitive [...]
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The great cannabis debate is once again at the forefront of public discourse, particularly following an announcement that the Ministry of New Growth Industries is partnering with a well-known American [...]
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In speaking about Lavin’s background and expertise in the cannabis industry, Minister Musa points out that there is no specialist in the area of cannabis farming locally. He says that [...]
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A Dangriga resident was shot and killed inside his home on Christmas Day. Police say they don’t know why Errol Gomez was gunned down nor do they know who did [...]
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A bold attempt was made on the life of twenty-year-old Shemar Kelly on Friday morning as he walked along Lakeview Street, in the direction of Vernon Street. It is the [...]
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Did a quartet of missing fishermen sink into a watery grave off the coast of Dangriga earlier this month when they went on a trip to Southern Long Caye? Police [...]
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When we spoke with the family of Errol Gomez today, we asked them if they believed that his murder is connected to the disappearance of the four fishermen from Dangriga. [...]
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And another fisherman is reportedly missing, presumably out at sea. Thirty-five-year-old Eric Swan, a resident of Orange Town, was last seen two Fridays ago, on December eighteenth here in Belize [...]
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A thirty-five-year-old Police Constable has been charged for a drug-related offence after being busted on Christmas Eve with a quantity of marijuana stowed inside a suitcase. P.C. Dion Bellini was [...]
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Thirteen persons were recorded among the growing list of casualties of COVID-19 since Friday and over the extended Christmas weekend. Five deaths were reported between Christmas Day and Sunday, along [...]
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Attorney-at-law Dean Molina is the new chairman of the Public Utilities Commission. Today, the P.U.C. announced Molina’s appointment through a press release that cites his accomplishments as being a sole [...]
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A fatal crash between two motorcycles in Sarteneja has claimed the life of Braulio Villamil. According to police, he was riding a Meilun motorcycle when he collided into a Lifan [...]
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A mother of two is dead after being struck by a vehicle on Christmas night, as she walked with her kids along the Patchakan/Xaibe Road in the Corozal District. Cecilia [...]
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Over the long Christmas weekend, one hundred and seventy-six persons were arrested and charged for violating the quarantine regulations. Of that number, eighty-nine persons were arrested after they were caught [...]
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Arceo says that the current Statutory Instrument is choking the businesses which rely on the tourism industry. He says that there is an urgent need for adjustment. Eduardo Arceo, [...]
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