The Commission of Inquiry into the sugar industry has begun its work. Hugh O’Brien, the Lead Coordinator of the Commission of Inquiry, informed News Five that the commission has met with B.S.I. He explained that the company has been very open to the process thus
As we have reported, the B.S.I. has placed on record that it cannot share proprietary and confidential information. O’Brien says that following their meetings with industry stakeholders, the commission will be putting together a list of documents that it will be requesting from stakeholders, including
Prime Minister John Briceño has also chimed in on B.S.I.’s firmly held position that it will not surrender confidential company documents to the commission. He says that it comes as no surprise; however, the commissioners that are empanelled are aptly qualified to carry out the
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
