Belize Gov’t Reactivates Hemp Committe

The Hemp Oversight Committee has been reactivated and held its first meeting today in Belmopan to consider an application from an unspecified entity seeking an industrial hemp activity license according to a BAHA release today. The Hemp Industry Oversight Committee …

Belize And Panama Joint Cooperation Meeting Convenes

The first Belize-Panama Joint Commission Bilateral Cooperation Program 2024-2026 was approved for the implementation of five cooperation projects in the areas of Education, Environment, Human Development, and Tourism, through which it will be possible to exchange knowledge, good practices and …

Sugar Industry Commission Of Inquiry Held Behind Closed Doors

A much-heralded inquiry into Belize’s sugar industry has started behind closed doors. The inquiry ordered by the government of Belize acting on the demands of Orange Walk-based Belize Sugar Cane Farmers’ Association, has experts from South Africa, Belize, the United …

Belize Gov’t To Hike Sugar Prices To Stem Contraband

Facing sugar shortages government plans to hike prices in an effort to reduce illegal sugar exports to Mexico and Guatemala. Speaking at Friday’s meeting of the House Of Representatives, Minister of Agriculture and Supplies Control Jose Mai said his ministry …

Belize NMS Says Higher Than Normal Hurricane Season

The 2024 forecast suggests tropical cyclone activity will be above normal in the AtlanticBasin according to Belize’s Chief Meteorologist Ronald Gordon. The prediction is for 17 to 25 named storms. Of those, eight to 13 are expected to become hurricanes, …