In a global economic environment that appears to be permanently rigged against producers of commodities like sugar and bananas, Belize’s citrus industry stands out as a model of potential prosperity. With prices climbing and world demand forecast to remain strong, long suffering orange and grapefruit growers are just now beginning to reap some well deserved […]
A man from Calcutta Village is the country’s latest road accident victim. Around eight Tuesday night twenty-one year old Brian Williams was, along with a friend, riding his bike on the Northern Highway between miles eighty-one and eighty-two when he was struck by a car. Police investigations reveal that the accident occurred when a green […]
He was busted red-handed on Tuesday exiting the Prosser fertilizer store on North Front Street, and tonight police have levied another charge against eighteen year old Sheffield Ysaguirre. According to a police press release, when Ysaguirre was taken into custody and searched, cops found gloves and bandanas in his pockets. The items, it seems, were […]
A decision in the Court of Appeal regarding power surges and damaged appliances could have major implications for all of us who use electricity. Orange Walk resident David Madrid sued Belize Electricity Limited following an incident on December twenty-fourth 2002 that damaged or destroyed more than thirty thousand dollars worth of household appliances. Madrid says […]
If you regularly travel the route between Belmopan and Dangriga you know that despite the smooth pavement and spectacular scenery, those many single lane bridges can make the trip both stressful and dangerous. Well, as of today there is one less narrow bridge to worry about. Work on the new two-lane span over Silver Creek […]
The Ministry of Agriculture and Fisheries has received over one hundred thousand dollars worth of equipment. The donation came courtesy of the Organisation of the Fisheries and Aquaculture Sector in Central America, OPESCA, and includes two vehicles, five computers, two G.P.S. devices, video and digital cameras, office furniture, and a boat. Receiving the items for […]
On Thursday night, the Holy Redeemer Parish Hall will be filled with oil … or at least discussions about that valuable natural resource. According to officials of St. John’s Junior College student government, the forum, Oil in Belize: Black Gold or Fool’s Gold, is intended to educate citizens about the impact of the budding petroleum […]
