Jul 22, 2021
Sugar Ship Moved to Big Creek: Union Says Fight Not Over for Stevedores
Their ship may have left the Port of Belize, but Belize City stevedores say they will continue to challenge Cabinet’s decision to allow the ships they have been offloading sugar from to begin docking in Big Creek. News Five’s Paul Lopez has more on this week’s developments.
Paul Lopez, Reporting
The Belize Sugar Industries/ ASR group has relocated its sugar loading operations from the Port of Belize facility in Belize City to the Big Creek Port in Stann Creek District. The stevedores who worked the sugar ship are not happy about this move, according to President of their labor union, Mose Hyde.