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Belize Eyes End to Cane Field Burning
Great Belize Television Channel 5
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July 5, 2025
Burning cane fields has long been part of Belize’s sugar industry, but is it time to put out the flames for good? Agriculture Minister Jose Abelardo Mai says yes, and he’s pointing to a future where burning is replaced by machines. While...
Early Flooding Tests Belize’s Hurricane Season Readiness, Ministry Says It’s Ready
Great Belize Television Channel 5
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July 9, 2025
Just over a month into the hurricane season, heavy rains have already caused widespread flooding in parts of northern Belize, which has turned roads into rivers and raised more concerns about the country’s infrastructure readiness. In Orange Walk,...
Keeping Culture Alive: Emilio Thomas and the Art of Belize
Great Belize Television Channel 5
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July 9, 2025
Belize is more than just beautiful landscapes, it’s a vibrant blend of cultures, stories, and traditions. And at the heart of that cultural identity is art. From music and dance to photography and painting, the arts help us celebrate who we are...
Belize lidera turismo regional Mundo Maya
Great Belize Television Channel 5
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July 4, 2025
Belize está a la vanguardia de la iniciativa regional Mundo Maya, que une a Guatemala, El Salvador, Honduras y el sur de México para promover y preservar el patrimonio cultural maya. Este esfuerzo trasciende el turismo tradicional, enfocándose...
Agriculture Minister agrees with an increase in prices for sugar and molasses
Love FM
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July 4, 2025
While the public might frown upon the idea of a price increase for sugar, Minister of Agriculture, Food Security and Enterprise, Jose Abelardo Mai, says he supports the idea. Mai, who is a cane farmer himself and a member of the BSCFA says that a...
Industria azucarera en crisis: Fusarium arrasa con los campos en el norte
Great Belize Television Channel 5
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July 4, 2025
La industria azucarera de Belize enfrenta una crisis sin precedentes, provocada por la propagación acelerada del hongo Fusarium, que ya ha devastado campos en los distritos de Corozal y Orange Walk. Las pérdidas estimadas alcanzan los 50 millones...
Fusarium Outbreak Threatens Belize’s Sugar Industry
Great Belize Television Channel 5
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July 9, 2025
The sugar cane industry is facing a full-blown crisis. A fast-spreading fungal disease called fusarium is tearing through sugarcane fields across the country, infecting over sixty thousand acres and severely damaging another eighty thousand....
Wheat Trials Begin in Belize
Love FM
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July 9, 2025
The Ministry of Agriculture, Food Security, and Enterprise is rolling out a research project on growing varieties of wheat in Belize.The project is being done in collaboration with the Caribbean Agriculture Research and Development Institute...
Bears' Jonathan Owens sparks social buzz with flirty Instagram move on Simone Biles' Belize photos
The Times of India
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Jonathan Owens' five-word comment on Simone Biles' Belize photos has fans swooning (Image via Getty) NFL safety Jonathan Owens lit up social media this week after reacting to wife Simone Biles’ latest vacation post from Belize. As the gymnastics...
Belize Takes the Lead in Regional Tourism
Great Belize Television Channel 5
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July 2, 2025
Belize is making history in the world of tourism and it’s not just on the national stage, but across the entire region. Right now, the country holds not one, not two, but three major tourism leadership roles, giving Belize a powerful voice in...
Belize Reaffirms Strong Ties with Taiwan in House Motion
Love FM
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July 1, 2025
Prime Minister John Briceno presented a motion on Friday in the House Meeting where he expressed continued support for the Republic of China (Taiwan). The assurance of the friendship comes at a time when Taiwan’s allies have been reduced to twelve...
Belize sugar crop falls victim to a devastating fungus
Loop News
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CMC – Prime Minister John Briceño says this year’s sugar crop will be one of the worst in recent years after the Fusarium Wilt disease ravaged cane fields here. The Belize Sugar Industries (BSI) in confirming the situation, described this year’s...
Belize: Devastating fungus affects sugar crop
Caribbean Broadcasting Corporation
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June 29, 2025
BELMOPAN, Belize, CMC – Prime Minister John Briceño says this year’s sugar crop will be one of the worst in recent years after the Fusarium Wilt disease ravaged cane fields here. The Belize Sugar Industries (BSI), in confirming the situation,...
New report warns of strains on coffee industry that could drive prices up: 'This has been happening more and more'
The Cool Down - Oregon
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July 6, 2025
Your morning cup of coffee or favorite chocolatey treat may be increasing in price due to rising global temperatures. Call it another marker of how human-caused environmental pressures are reshaping the planet — and our lives. What's happening?...
I'm an Olympian who graduated last year with an engineering degree. After 14 months of looking, I'm still jobless — and I worry my immigration status will keep me from my dream.
Business Insider
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July 6, 2025
This as-told-to essay is based on a conversation with Shaun Gill, a 32-year-old Olympian in track and field and an engineering graduate from Texas A&M University-Kingsville. The following has been edited for length and clarity. At the Paris...
Belizeans Losing Faith in Economy, Says SIB Report
Great Belize Television Channel 5
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June 27, 2025
Belize’s Consumer Confidence Index (CCI) declined marginally in May 2025, according to the Statistical Institute of Belize. SIB reported that it fell by 0.5 percentage points from 47.7 in April to 47.5. The dip marks a continuation of the gradual...
How Ancient Farmers Engineered the Avocados We Eat Today
SciTechDaily
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July 5, 2025
Ancient avocado remains in Honduras reveal early domestication practices that may hold keys to the crop’s future resilience. The discovery challenges our assumptions about modern farming and genetic diversity. Credit: Shutterstock Avocado remains...
The Largest Buyer Of Belizean Sugar Rejects Proposed Price Increase
Channel 7 Belize
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Last night on the news you saw the Minister of Agriculture Jose Mai endorse the release from the 4 cane farmers growers associations asking for an increase in the prices of molasses and sugar. The increase in the price of molasses will affect...
Tourism Sector Showing Strong Recovery, Belize Hotel Association Reports at AGM
Love FM
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July 4, 2025
The Belize Hotel Association (BHA) held its Annual General Meeting earlier today, bringing together key stakeholders in the tourism sector to discuss the industry’s progress and outlook. Among those in attendance was BHA member Reynaldo Malik, who...
Cane Farmers Call for Sugar Price Hike Amid Industry Crisis
Love FM
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July 4, 2025
The four sugarcane associations in the north are asking for an increase in sugar prices with 65 percent of the increase being earmarked for the cane fields. The sugar price increase is one of three areas they are exploring. The other two being...