Almost as soon as residents of San Pedro awoke to the smell of smoke on Thursday morning, speculation began as to how a fire could start within the concrete confines of the town’s largest supermarket. That’s exactly what fire investigators have been wondering… and while they have yet to come to a conclusion, the evidence […]
Meanwhile, in Benque Viejo, police have acted quickly to charge a resident of that town with arson. To make matters worse, the house he is accused of torching is that of his mother. It is alleged that in the wee hours of Monday morning thirty-three year old Alvin Mendez set fire to the upper flat […]
The public image of law enforcement authorities in the area of riot control has not been particularly strong, especially since the invention of the video camcorder and the proliferation of television stations only too eager to use them. Now very much aware that the whole world is watching, the police are taking steps to ensure […]
It is Belize’s oldest environmental group, but unless we visit our national parks and other protected areas, we don’t get to see what the Belize Audubon Society actually does. That will all change tonight as a photographic exhibition hosted by Audubon opens on the Barracks. Dirk Francisco, Photographer, B.A.S. “People use the images for presentations, […]
When you work in this business it never hurts to be a big fan of television. But if truth be told, while TV is a sweet piece of eye candy, a really nutritious meal for the mind can only be found in the world of books. This afternoon Patrick Jones got a bellyful as he […]
