Last week, we asked the Minister of Agriculture if the cost of sugar will increase to compete with prices in neighboring Guatemala and Mexico. He told us that B.S.I. has been requesting the increase, but they have not provided any justification for it. So, the
It’s been almost a decade since the Sheep and Goat Project was introduced in Belize by the Republic of China, Taiwan and Belize’s Ministry of Agriculture with the goal of expanding the sheep and goat industry and the project is still going strong. The sheep
New protocols are in place for cattle inspection prior to their exportation to Mexico. Today, the Minister of Agriculture and Food Security, Jose Abelardo Mai said that the new system in place seems to be working well, based on two previous shipments since the change
A rise in cattle deaths that was initially reported in May is no longer an issue. Today, Minister of Agriculture and Food Security, Jose Abelardo Mai told News Five that the onset of the hot season had also brought with it other issues for the
On Wednesday night, we told you about questionable land transactions in which several persons swept up thousands of acres of property, including prime real estate, across the country. The Government of Belize, through the Ministry of Natural Resources, has been working diligently with the Belize
Businesswoman Doris Grant has been in the news recently for allegedly defrauding several persons out of land and has been charged with multiple counts of obtaining property by deception. It’s also part of an investigation that is being carried out by the Ministry of Natural
In an update to a story that we ran on June fifth, involving a distraught mother of two who claims that her children are shut out of her dead husband’s life insurance benefits, News Five understands that Claudia Yama had successfully applied for and was
Cayo North Area Representative Michel Chebat has successfully sued the Guardian Newspaper and its editor and has been awarded fifty-five thousand dollars in damages for defamation and twenty-five thousand dollars for aggravated damages. It follows a decision handed down by the Senior Courts in a
BELTRAIDE's second Micro-Small and Medium Enterprise Roadshow opened this morning in Orange Walk Town. The event aims to give economic support to these businesses to start and keep their operations running. This is key in Belize’s development, since M.S.M.E.s are responsible for as much as
The success rate that BELTRAIDE’s 2024 Roadshow is expected to help micro and small businesses to achieve is something that one area representative says he would like to see more of in his constituency. Today we asked Orange Walk South Area Representative, Jose Abelardo Mai,
