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The Belize Times
Established 1957
19 AUGUST 2018 | ISSUE NO: 5110
The Truth Shall Make You Free
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SHOULD NORTHERN CANE FARMERS DELIVER TO SANTANDER ? Belize City: Thursday 16th August 2018 The Sugar industry in the north continues in peril as the price per ton paid to the farmers is at the lowest it’s been in years, $45.47. While the neighboring Mexican cane farmers, just on the other side of the Rio Hondo are celebrating the announcement of their final payment; $784 Pesos, which is equivalent to $92.00 Bz per ton. The huge difference in price forces farmers to wonder why it is that farmers in neighboring Quintana Roo are receiving 100% more than the farmers in the northern districts. Why is it that farmers in the north are receiving less payment than those who delivered at the
Santander sugar mill in the West? ASR is yet to clarify the reason for using the FAS acronym which means that the buyer pays for the cost of Ocean Freight, but that particular cost is passed down and shared with the cane farmer. In addition to the BZ $11 M Ocean Freight as overhead cost, farmers are also passed down an $11.5M cost of Local handling. Additionally, there are other costs that are passed down to the farmer making the farmers share even smaller. At this time, farmers are unable to fertilize their fields or do any weed control because of the lack of finances. Commercial Banks are turning away farmers who have been seeking Continued on page 2
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Pg. 2 Another Narco-Beechcraft Baron Lands in Blue Creek …UDP Losers Fight for Port It is no secret that he is a huge man who
Belize City: Wednesday 15th August
This morning, police were called to Blue Creek, Orange
Belize City: Thursday 16th August is outweighed only by his wild ambitions. Walk where they found a burnt aircraft. Police are yet to 2018 It is the view of many political pundits that this Attorney General wants to issue an official report on the discovery of the twin engine Continued on page 2 We’ve seen class acts like Jackass become the leader of the UDP and ul- aircraft. the Movie and The Three Stoog- timately the Prime Minister of Belize. es where young men have par- However, he is not Prime Minister maticipated in humiliating stunts terial. He can’t even win an election. and knucklehead misadventures. As a matter of fact, in the 2008 general And what we’re seeing right now elections, he was out rightly rejected by from the United Democratic Party the voters of the Freetown constituency. (UDP) in the Port Loyola constituen- And now, like a stray dog, he has wandered cy is no different. It is the same script. into the Port Loyola’s constituency where This time though, there are three he has no connection with the people. bonafide losers with their eyes Bob Marley once said something to the effect fixated on tax payers’ dollars. that you could fool some people some of the The first loser is Attorney Gen- time, but you can’t fool all the people all the time. Continued on page 2 eral, Michael Peyrefitte.
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