by Javier Villanueva, Senior fishery and aquaculture officer for Latin America and the Caribbean. Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) On June 5th, two highly relevant days are commemorated, strongly connected to the sustainability of fishing: World Environment Day and the International Day for
The Belize Sugar Industries Limited is expressing concerns over what it describes as the Commission of Inquiry's change of focus. In a release, BSI says that "because it operates in a commodity business that is very competitive, it cannot share proprietary and confidential information." BSI says it
Last night, just before the close of business, a pair of men walked into a small shop in Fresh Pond Community. They weren’t there to make a purchase. Instead, they carried out a deadly home invasion during which they relieved a family of two thousand,
Today, attorney Orson Elrington made his third appearance in court for a matter involving an alleged rape that was reported in January. During the session, the D.P.P. provided partial disclosure and stated verbally all the evidence they intend to rely on at the preliminary inquiry.
This morning, a man was brought before the court for allegedly causing harm to his neighbor using machete after the two got into a dispute. He is forty-year-old Jareth Jason Tablada, a driver and a resident of Hattieville. The incident is said to have occurred
Leader of the Opposition Moses “Shyne” Barrow says that farmers in Toledo District are desperately in need of assistance. Barrow told the media that he spent the weekend down south where he met with numerous farmers who are facing financial constraints after wildfires destroyed their
As of Monday, the control price of a sixteen-ounce loaf of bread increased by thirty-five cents. Consumers are now paying two dollars and ten cents for the product. As we reported, the increase came by way of a request from bakers across the country. They
Last week we reported on allegations of ministerial interference at the northern border where law enforcement officers sought to apprehend sugar smugglers. In the face of an ongoing sugar shortage in Belize, such allegations are alarming. Well, the Commissioner of Police, Chester Williams, said elsewhere
Will a redistricting exercise be undertaken before the next general elections? The Belize Peace Movement hopes that such will be the case, while the prime minister says the National Assembly must first decide on the Representation of People’s Act Amendment currently before them. Opposition Leader
The Leader of the Opposition has taken what many would consider an unconventional position on the recently announced Commerce Bight development project. He says that the opposition supports the project. It is unusual, because one of the primary investors in the fifty-million-dollar development is Basilio
