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The Tower Hill Sugar Factory has milled 1.22 Million tonnes of sugar cane in the 2020/21 zaffra, and the American Sugar Refiners/ Belize Sugar Industry Ltd expects to produce at least 120,000 tonnes of sugar, of which almost half will be direct consumption plantation white sugar, ASR/BSI announced via a virtual press conference on Thursday afternoon 29 July 2021.The crop is … [Read more...] about ASR/BSI Says 2020/2021 Crop Made 120,000 Tonnes Sugar

The Tourism Recovery Plan that the Belize Tourism Board (BTB) officially introduced last month has received overall endorsement from the newly-installed President of the Belize Hotel Association (BHA).In newspaper op-ed this week, Saldivar said that "It is reassuring to see a focus on assistance to small stakeholders. Foreign investment is absolutely welcomed and helps … [Read more...] about Belize Hotel Association President Supports Tourism Plan

The leader of the opposition United Democratic Party Patrick Faber survived Belize's first-ever recall petition held Sunday at Birds Isle in Belize city. Faber emerged still holding unto leadership but with less than half of his party's delegates supporting him which raises credible questions of legitimacy. The recall mechanism was triggered by a petition signed by a majority … [Read more...] about Patrick Faber Survives United Democratic Party Leader Recall Convention

Former Belize city mayor and President of the Senate attorney Darrell Bradley has said that he will run for Leader of the opposition United Democratic Party (UDP), if a recall petition currently underway to unseat Patrick Faber is successful. UDP chairman Michael Peyrefitte told the media over the weekend that the party's Central Executive has met and confirmed that the Recall … [Read more...] about Former Belize City Mayor Darrel Bradley Announces Bid For UDP Party Leader

Moses Michael Levi Barrow, also known as Shyne, has been sworn in as new parliamentary Leader of Belize's Opposition United Democratic Party. Mr. Barrow is a Belizean rapper and politician and son of immediate past three-term prime minister Rt. Hon. Dean Barrow. He replaces Patrick Faber whose recent entanglements with accusations of alleged domestic abuse, has became the … [Read more...] about Shyne Barrow Is Belize’s New Leader Of The Opposition