By Mario Lubetkin, FAO Assistant Director-General and Regional Representative for Latin America and the Caribbean The latest publication of the State of Food Security and Nutrition in the World 2024 (SOFI) report launched last July in the framework of the G20 meeting in Rio de Janeiro
The Feinstein Group says it is moving full steam ahead to challenge the Government of Belize’s recent decision to compulsorily acquire twenty-three point four acres of Stake Bank Island. The company issued a release today outlining its reasons for objecting to the compulsory acquisition. The
Over the weekend, we caught up with Prime Minister John Briceño in Orange Walk where sought a more in-depth explanation as to why the government has decided to pursue the acquisition of Stake Bank lands and why the same process was not done for the
A freight truck ran off the pier at the Port of Belize Limited and plunged into the sea with a container full of goods. Reports are that the truck was leaving the pier head when the mishap occurred. The guard rails broke off during the
A resident of Cotton Tree Village was gunned down inside his home in the wee small hours of Sunday. Otoniel Mateo was inside his room when a pair of men arrived at the location. There was a brief scuffle, and a shot was fired. When
On Friday, San Ignacio police were summoned to Fifteenth Street where they found the body of twenty-one-year-old Korrie Cruz. There were obvious signs of injuries to the head and an investigation has led the police to make a few arrests. According to ACP Hilberto Romero,
An American firefighter finds himself remanded at the Belize Central Prison on three counts of attempted murder and four counts of use of deadly means of harm. The charges follow an altercation at Shisha’s Night Club on Newtown Barracks Saturday morning. In the incident, Ian
A man was shot while at home in the otherwise quiet village of Punta Negra in the Toledo District. The incident left the victim in stable condition and police are looking for the suspect. Investigators shared with the media today that Dion Garoy reported that
The Alliance for Democracy says it wants peace with U.D.P. Leader Moses “Shyne” Barrow. On Friday, the alliance called a press conference for today, after the U.D.P.’s central executive expelled Tracy Panton, Patrick Faber, John Saldivar and Beverly Williams from the party. The U.D.P., thereafter,
Last week, the first set of hearings for the long-awaited Commission of Inquiry into the sugar industry kicked off in Orange Walk. The Commission’s mandate is to analyze the entire value chain of the sugar industry and provide recommendations on various aspects. After the hearings
