A sawmill in Little Belize, Corozal Twice in one month Old Colony Mennonites were caught in the middle of controversial logging operations which attracted national interest and caused many citizens to wonder about the extent of damage being wrought on our forests. First was the Boston incident in the Belize District where these Mennonites were discovered to be logging with an expired license and furthermore had destroyed community property by felling trees outside of their designated permit. It caused an uproar among the villagers which spread out across social media especially since the Mennonites' first reaction was to call a government official for assistance when police officers confronted them. The politicians then questioned the cops, claiming this was a matter for the Forestry Dept. and not for police to deal with. The second confrontation was in southern Belize where a land owner visited his private property only to find the trees had been...
