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Agriculture Minister Supports Farmers Legal Push Over Fairtrade
Great Belize Television Channel 5
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July 17, 2025
Minister of Agriculture Jose Mai is weighing in after the High Court granted leave to the Belize Sugar Cane Farmers Association to move forward with their claim against Belize Sugar Industries Limited and Tate & Lyle Sugars. At the heart of the...
Dennis Minott and Denise Forrest | Call for climate-responsive curriculum
The Gleaner
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July 20, 2025
In the face of intensifying climate threats, volatile energy markets, rising inequality, and the brutal legacy of unsustainable development, it is no longer acceptable for Caribbean business schools to persist with curricula largely disconnected...
Belizean rum is where it’s at and these cocktails prove it
The Manual - Oregon
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July 15, 2025
We’re living in the rum renaissance. The spirit is no longer just a quiet backseat mixer, it’s a star in its own right, playing a major role in classic cocktail recipes across the board. Perhaps best, it’s wildly place-specific, showcasing the...
Eagle Energy Partners, Inc. Announces Corporate Changes
Voice of Alexandria - Minnesota
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New Board Members & Creation of an Advisory Board Sets the Stage for Growth PLANO, TX / ACCESS Newswire / July 16, 2025 / Eagle Energy Partners ("EEP" or the "Company") a private U.S. energy company, focused on cash-flowing non-operated assets and...
Mennonite farming in Belize threatens essential biological corridor, critics say
Mongabay
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July 14, 2025
Mennonites in Belize own thousands of hectares of rainforest that make up part of a “biological corridor” for wildlife moving between numerous protected areas. The Mennonites started clearing the forest in 2022 without carrying out an...
Belize Launches Plan to Add 80 Megawatts of Solar Energy
Love FM
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July 12, 2025
And in energy related news, the Government of Belize is pressing forward with an ambitious plan to boost the country’s renewable energy capacity by 80 megawatts. Prime Minister John Briceno confirmed in an interview yesterday that a request for...
Belize and Mexico Team Up to Fight Sugarcane-Killing Fusarium Fungus
Love FM
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July 11, 2025
A high-level Belizean delegation, comprised of cane farmers, technical experts, and senior officials from the Ministry of Agriculture, Food Security and Enterprise, along with other government representatives, yesterday traveled to the neighboring...
Belize Launches National Roadmap to Boost Creative and Cultural Sectors
Love FM
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July 11, 2025
The National Institute of Culture and History (NICH), through its Institute of Creative Arts (ICA), has officially launched the National Strategy and Roadmap for the Cultural and Creative Sector – Belize (NSAR-CCS). This initiative, funded by...
Belize banana prices fall 11%
Fresh Plaza
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July 8, 2025
Wholesale banana prices UK - week 27: In the latest weekly pricing data for bananas, Belize was the only country among the listed suppliers to show a significant price change. The average price for bananas from Belize dropped to £0.88 per...
Belize High Court Backs Cane Farmers in Fairtrade Premium Dispute
Great Belize Television Channel 5
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July 8, 2025
In a major win for Belize’s sugar cane farmers, the High Court has ruled that it will hear a high-profile case brought by the Belize Sugar Cane Farmers Association against Belize Sugar Industries and T&L Sugars Limited. The farmers claim they were...
Belize Begins Wheat Trials
Great Belize Television Channel 5
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July 7, 2025
Belize has launched its first major wheat varietal trials, aiming to reduce its heavy reliance on wheat imports. The Ministry of Agriculture, in partnership with CARDI and CIMMYT, is testing 100 wheat varieties suited for high temperatures and...
Belize Beef Fest & Rodeo Returns to Belmopan
Great Belize Television Channel 5
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July 7, 2025
The Belize Livestock Producers’ Association (BLPA) has officially announced the return of the highly anticipated Belize Beef Fest & Rodeo. Now in its fourth edition, the 2025 event is scheduled to take place in August at the National Agriculture...
Belize City Man Charged for Robbing Teen at Gunpoint
Great Belize Television Channel 5
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July 7, 2025
A Belize City construction worker has been arrested and charged for allegedly robbing a teenage girl at gunpoint in broad daylight and later escaping from police custody. Police have formally arrested and charged 26-year-old Omar Morales with the...
Belize: Government condemns murder of mother and son
Loop News
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Jul 7, CMC – The Belize government Monday condemned “the senseless and brutal killing of two innocent civilians” last weekend, saying that the killings underscore the need for stiffer gun and gang legislation. “There is absolutely no justification...
Ancient Mayan Tomb of Caracol’s Founding King Unearthed in Belize
Art in America
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July 11, 2025
Archaeologists in Belize have uncovered the 1,600-year-old tomb of Te K’ab Chaak, the founding ruler of Caracol—one of the most powerful Maya cities of the Classic Period. According to Live Science, the discovery, made by researchers from the...
Simone Biles & Jonathan Owens’ Belize Baecation Is A Whole Mood
Black America Web
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July 11, 2025
Source: Roy Rochlin / Getty Simone Biles is on vacation. Her “do not disturb” notification is on. Her “OOO” is posted. And her vacation fits are hitting. The Olympic gold medalist and mental health advocate is living her best life in Belize with...
80 More Megawatts of Energy Coming to Belize?
Great Belize Television Channel 5
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July 11, 2025
A major step toward energy independence was taken today as Belize Electricity Limited and Blair Athol Power Company signed a historic solar power agreement. The deal will bring an additional fifteen megawatts of locally sourced solar energy into...
Belize Economy grows 2.0% in 1st Quarter, 2025
Amandala
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July 6, 2025
by William Ysaguirre (Freelance Writer) BELIZE CITY, Thurs. July 3, 2025 Belize produced a $1.486 Billion value of goods and services in the first 4 months of 2025, which was $29.5 million more or a 2.0 percent growth in Gross Domestic Product...
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LiveScience
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July 10, 2025
Archaeologists in Belize have unearthed the tomb of the first ruler of the ancient Maya city of Caracol, which was a major center in the Maya Lowlands during the sixth and seventh centuries. The tomb of Caracol's king, named Te K'ab Chaak (Mayan...
Agriculture Minister, “Cane Farmers Deserve Fair Sugar Price”
Great Belize Television Channel 5
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July 5, 2025
The Minister of Agriculture is stirring the pot, this time, over sugar. Jose Abelardo Mai says Belize’s cane farmers have been quietly footing the bill for years, selling sugar below the cost of production. He claims that while the public enjoys...