As you saw, Belize is trying to increase its trade footprint by increasing the efficiency of the agencies that facilitate that process for the Private Sector. Then, the Toledo Cacao Growers Association is being provided funding to improve the product from the Belizean Cacao farmers in that northern district. It is contemplated that they will be able to become more competitive in the international market.
Trade is an important focus for the Briceño Government, and that's why they are celebrating the outcome of that lawsuit which the State of Belize brought against its CARICOM Counterpart, Trinidad and Tobago.
As we told you, Belize accused Trinidad and Tobago of allowing the importation of brown sugar produced in countries that are not a part of the Single Market without imposing the 40% Common External Tariff.
9 days ago, a panel of judges from the Caribbean Court Justice ruled that Belize did NOT adequately prove its accusation against Trinidad and Tobago. But, BSI still counted that as a win. They made the point that Belize has signaled to the rest of CARICOM that it will not sit on its rights when it believes that other member states are not playing fair by the CSME trade rules. Today, Foreign Minister Eamon Courtenay made a similar point:
