This afternoon twenty thousand red headed ladybird beetles arrived in the country via Federal Express. The beetles, which did not have any time to do some sight seeing on their own, were quickly rounded up and put to work. Their mission? To destroy the thousands of mealy bugs that have infested a variety of plants […]
Although no one has been arrested yet for the brutal sidewalk slaying of moneylender Winston Burgess on Tuesday in downtown Belize City, police say members of the public have been a great help in the investigation. Public Relations Officer Christy Castillo says area residents are coming forward to give very detailed descriptions of the assailants. […]
In other police news, three men have been charged with various offenses in connection with an alleged kidnapping in Orange Walk earlier this month. Hudrick Usher a fisherman from Belize City reported that on the seventh of October he and a friend were at the D-Victoria Hotel in Orange Walk with a cousin, Adie Leslie, […]
The new Attorney General, Godfrey Smith was given the go-ahead at this week’s Cabinet meeting to begin a three-year plan of action to improve the justice system. The plan includes modernizing the office of the Director of Public Prosecutions, attracting high caliber candidates for key positions in the judiciary, speeding up the delivery of criminal […]
If you have a few moments to spare while you are in Belize City, you may want to wander over to the Belisle Art Gallery at the Bliss Institute. The works of wood sculptor Alfonso Galvez are sure to capture your imagination, the way the wood he uses captures his. Alfonso Galvez is a farmer […]
It was World Mental Health Day on Sunday, but while the day is intended to increase public awareness of mental disorders, for most Belizeans mental health remains an abstract concept. At least, until you “buk up” to someone on the street who is talking or singing to him or herself or even taking off their […]
