Women in Maritime Association Caribbean Launches Belize Chapter

As part of a movement in the Caribbean to push women in the maritime sector, Belize saw its own chapter launched this morning.  The Women in Maritime Association Caribbean (WiMAC) is a regional group of female maritime professionals whose commitment is to increase the performance, participation and contribution of women in the maritime sector. In the Belize Chapter, 43 women have signed up, hailing from the Fisheries Department, Belize Port Authority, Port of Big Creek, Port of Belize, and Belize Coastal Zone Management Authority and Institute.  Jaeda Sutherland is the founder and president of the WIMAC (Belize Chapter) who has expressed commitment to increase the performance, participation, and contribution of women and men in the maritime sector in Belize. 

Sutherland is currently the Project Officer at the Belize Port Authority.