El fallo del Tribunal Superior no solo reconoció que el bloqueo de 2021 fue una acción deliberada, sino que también confirmó que BSI y BELCOGEN sufrieron pérdidas económicas reales debido a la paralización de operaciones. Tras meses de litigio, ambas empresas demostraron en corte que el
El Tribunal Superior de Belize ha emitido un fallo histórico que sacude al sector azucarero: la Asociación de Agricultores de Caña de Azúcar de Belize (BSCFA) y dos de sus miembros deberán pagar más de medio millón de dólares en daños y perjuicios por un
A public consultation on the controversial Thirteenth Amendment drew little public interest today in Belmopan. This was the government’s second public consultation on the controversial Thirteenth Amendment; the first was in Belize City. The amendment has stirred debate for weeks, primarily at the proposed 'special zones',
Belizean shrimp soon to be served on plates across Taiwan. After more than two years of paperwork, inspections, and back-and-forth between Belize and Taiwan, the long-awaited approval was announced today during the second meeting of the Administrative Commission under the Belize–Taiwan Economic Cooperation Agreement, held
Belize has secured a US$20 million line of emergency climate financing from the World Bank after meeting a set of disaster preparedness and climate resilience reforms. The approval of the Catastrophe Deferred Drawdown Option (Cat-DDO) gives the country rapid access to funds following major disasters
Police are investigating a shooting in Lord’s Bank that left one man dead and four others injured. Reports are that Justin Animo, 20, died while receiving medical care after the attack on Tuesday night. He was among five people shot when two men on a motorcycle
The High Court has ruled that the Belize Sugar Cane Farmers Association and two of its members must pay over half a million dollars in damages. Why? A three-day blockade back in December 2021 brought the BSI sugar mill to a standstill and the court
Back in December 2021, talks between the Belize Sugar Cane Farmers Association and BSI hit a wall. With no agreement in sight, the BSCFA warned they’d block the mill, and they followed through. Not only did they stop their own deliveries, but they also vowed
After months of legal back-and-forth, the court has sided with BSI and BELCOGEN, confirming that the blockade at the mill wasn’t just disruptive, it was unlawful and costly. The companies proved they lost money, missed contracts, halted production, and even lost energy sales to the
