AGP Executive Report
Last update: 2 hours agoBelize River Fish Kill: The Department of the Environment is still investigating a mass fish kill in the Belize River Valley, with preliminary findings pointing to extremely low dissolved oxygen and other water-quality changes along key stretches; residents are urged not to eat fish or use untreated river water. Santander Response: Santander Sugar Group says it’s cooperating fully and insists its canals aren’t connected to Labouring Creek, that its processing uses a closed-loop system, and that it does not routinely discharge process water into the river. Multi-agency Probe: DOE says teams are sampling water, fish, and sediment, and checking discharge points and nearby land-clearing activity while possible industrial-waste claims remain unconfirmed. Climate & Forest Outreach: The Forest Department invites the public to Climate Week (Orange Economy and Technology) and DOE continues environmental education training for teachers to tackle pollution and hazardous chemicals. Marine Resilience Partnership: Belize City is moving to strengthen its partnership with TASA to support marine conservation and improve hurricane and climate resilience around Turneffe Atoll. Sugar Sector Under Pressure: PM Briceño met sugar stakeholders on mealybug infestation and climate-resilience projects (CRESAP and BAC-SuF).
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