AGP Executive Report
Last update: 2 hours agoFraud & Ports: Atlantic Bank’s $62M Belize dollar lawsuit keeps heating up in the Stake Bank cruise port dispute, with allegations that businessman Michael Feinstein titled a 23.4-acre island extension to himself after the bank financed dredging and reclamation. Energy Costs: The PUC approved a Cost of Power Adjustment for BEL, adding 1.5 cents/kWh when imported power from Mexico’s CFE exceeds a 30 cents/kWh baseline, as BEL works to expand local generation. Food Prices: Belizeans face another chicken hike—whole chicken up 12 cents per pound—blamed on rising corn/soy inputs, fuel, and premixes. Fisheries Oversight: Belize moves toward electronic monitoring for its high-seas fleet by 2027, using Satlink cameras/sensors and Starlink-linked reporting to strengthen compliance and traceability. Agri-Industry Push: DBG Energy plans an industrial biochar plant in the Belize River Valley to process 70,000 tonnes of biomass annually, targeting sugar, citrus, and banana growers. SME Support: BELTRAIDE awarded grants to 22 entrepreneurs (15 women) under its BEEP program to scale businesses. Coastal Development Watch: Caye Caulker’s proposed seawall and dredging project heads for review after village concerns about mangrove damage and storm-surge protection. Business & Trade Law: A landmark CCJ ruling goes against a Belizean businessman in a CARICOM Single Market and Economy case tied to regulatory requirements.
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