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From Champagne to Perfilio
When 19 year old Perfilio Rodriguez, aka “Champagne Paris”, was brought from prison to court today to sign for his bail it was as if he was a different person. Rodriguez was without the wig he wore when he was arraigned on Monday. And all those padding that made it appear as if he had breasts, big buttocks and wide hips were gone. He said that while he was at Belize Central Prison the officers made fun of him and he was put in a cell by himself. He revealed that he has not had a sex change but plans to get one soon. On Tuesday Rodriguez was charged with aggravated assault after it was alleged he put a knife to the throat of a woman. The incident occurred June 29. According to the complainant, she and Rodriguez had a misunderstanding and he put a knife to her throat. Today Rodriguez said he cannot go back to the house he was staying because if he does he will violate one of the conditions of his bail. His next court date is August 29.
Victim’s Testimony Blurred; Accused Walks
Twenty-one year old Terry Munnings, charged with the attempted murder of 25 year old Donovan Pratt, was acquitted of the charge today by Justice John Gonzalez in a trial without jury. Pratt was stabbed under his left armpit during a basketball game at a basketball court in the Japan area of Ladyville. The incident occurred around 6:30 p.m. on April 30, 2011. The Crown, represented by Crown Counsel Leroy Banner, “threw in the towel” and offered no further evidence after the complainant, Pratt, testified that he is not certain who stabbed him. Pratt said that he believes that the person who stabbed was the person who was standing in front of him.
Herbert’s Death: Hospital Says It Doesn’t Have Psychiatric Services
In our newscast on Wednesday we reported the story of 22-year-old Andrea Herbert whose body was retrieved from the Haulover Creek. In speaking with the media, members of Herbert’s family said the young woman who had mental issues, had gone to the KHMH for treatment however because the matter was not dealt with in a timely fashion, she left. Today the KHMH issued a release in which it says it is saddened by Herbert’s death. It goes on to say Herbert and her mother did seek attention at the institution and were dealt with in a timely manner. It goes on to say that while awaiting further attention, Herbert’s mother informed the staff that her daughter had left and was advised to bring her back. The KHMH says it does not have a psychiatric service and normally only manages acute psychiatric emergencies which are then referred to the Cleopatra White and Port Loyola Clinics.
Cordel’s Endorsement For Lake-I Planned For July
Today PUP Leader Francis Fonseca also spoke of the party’s position on Lake Independence and the Albert Divisions.
HON. FRANCIS FONSECA
“Today our Lake Independence endorsement of Cordel Hyde has simply been put off for personal reasons. We were to have it around the same time that there was the family tragedy involving Cordel’s nephew and so they asked for some time to put it off. I think my last discussion with him indicated that he wanted to have it sometime in July so I expect that to be done by the end of this month. Albert, we are taking our time with Albert. We still have not vetted all the candidates that have applied and concluded that process so our goal is to have everything in place, all 31 candidates by the end of August. I think Albert will likely be in August rather than July.”
Opposition Leader Speaks On The Cal Brothers
Apart from Won Hong Kim, the Interim Auditor General’s Report points out that Elvin Penner signed nationality certificates for five other different persons who are believed not to have been in the country at the time. The report goes on to name several recommenders who signed alleging to know the person. One of the recommenders was Martin Cal. The report states that Cal signed a recommendation for one Simon Troung stating that he knew Troung for one year. The Auditor General found that Martin Cal committed a prosecutable offense by signing the recommender form. PUP Leader Francis Fonseca said that it was his opinion to remove Cal from running in the next municipal elections on behalf of the PUP for the Belmopan City Slate.
Policeman Imprisoned Following Domestic Disturbance
Twenty-nine year old Police Constable Ronald Sutherland, was given custodial sentences after he was found guilty of three offences today by the Chief Magistrate, Anne Marie Smith. Sutherland was sentenced to two years for aggravated assault, two years for wounding and two months for using threatening words. Chief Magistrate Smith stipulated that the sentences are to run concurrently, so Sutherland will only serve two years. Sutherland was charged on September 20, 2013 after his ex-common-law wife reported that he attacked her with a machete, threatened her and caused a wound to her.
‘Big Cover Up at Immigration’ – Says Opposition Leader
The interim Auditor General Report was leaked to COLA earlier in June and two weeks after, it was leaked to the media. The reports note that interviews were done with high ranking officers at the Immigration and Nationality Department including Director of Immigration Maria Marin. One of the key information shared in the Auditor General’s Report was that the auditing team quote, “team encountered challenges regarding lack of cooperation….the Director Immigration, Mrs Maria Marin, has demonstrated blatant disrespect for my office” end of quote. Opposition Leader, Francis Fonseca, says that it’s all a cover up.
FRANCIS FONSECA
“At the heart of the report is a very clear allegation, in my view, that there is an ongoing cover up that is taking place at the Department of Immigration; that there is obstruction taking place at the Department of Immigration. I think that that is what is most important in the report. The report, as you know, states at the very onset that the Auditor General states that the Director of Immigration herself, Mrs. Maria Marin, has not been cooperative and uses stronger language than that.
Usher Charged With Theft, Saying He Mistakenly Took Bicycle
23-year-old, Michael Usher, a construction worker of a Pinks Alley address was charged with the theft of a bicycle and handling stolen goods when he appeared today before Magistrate Herbert Panton. Usher pled not guilty to the charge. He was offered a bail of $200 and his case was adjourned until August 28. Usher said that he did not steal the bicycle. According to him, on Monday, June 30, he went to Holy Redeemer Credit Union to withdraw money to fix his teeth and he parked a beach cruiser bicycle he borrowed from a friend, by the security booth. He said when he came out of the credit union he jumped on the wrong bicycle and rode off. He said when he went to his friend to return the bicycle he realized that it was the wrong bicycle. He said that when he was taking the bicycle back to the credit union, he was stopped by the police and taken into custody and charged.
Taxi Driver Remanded For Murder
37-year-old, Frank Brown, a taxi driver, was charged with attempted murder when he appeared today before Magistrate Herbert Panton. Brown was also charged with dangerous harm and use of deadly means of harm. The charges are in connection with an incident that occurred on Monday, June 30, in which 31 year old Albert Castro was shot 6 times in his head while he was on Watermelon Street. According to reports, Castro is currently on life support at Karl Heusner Memorial Hospital. Brown was remanded into custody until August 19.
Utilities Commission Approves Rate Decrease
On April 1, 2014 the Belize Electricity Limited had submitted a proposed decrease in rates to the Public Utilities Commission. As per procedure, the PUC reviewed various factors to ensure that such a proposal submitted by the utility company would prove feasible including the company’s overhead expenses, its returns, cost of power, depreciation, taxes and license fees. Initially what BEL had proposed was a decrease from forty four point six-five cents (44.65 cents) per kilowatt hour to forty-three cents (43 cents) per kilowatt hour. However, in a press conference held in early May, the Chairman of the PUC, John Avery told the media that the commission’s decision was to have the rate decreased to forty three point four–seven cents (43.47 cents) per kilowatt hour which is a tad bit higher than what BEL had proposed.
Body of Mentally Challenged Woman Pulled From Creek
At exactly 9:45am, the body of 22 year old Andrea Herbert was pulled out of the Haulover Creek. A throng of spectators gathered on the Belchina Bridge looking at the grisly discovery which was made by a pair of elderly men who were crossing the bridge. “
PASSER-BY
“My wife brought my attention to two old men passing the bridge. She and I saw them constantly pointing at the river and that alarmed us. When I got to the scene, I saw a dead body floating in the river.”
HIPOLITO NOVELO
“Herbert, who is said to suffer mental problems and General Anxiety Disorder, was at the KHMH last night seeking assistance. The nurses there took too long to attend to her and so she left the hospital. Upon noticing her disappearance, her family assembled a search party and went looking for her. The family also attempted to make a missing person report at the Mahogany Police Sub Precinct but they were told that they had to wait 24 hours for police to act.”
Archaeology in 3D
‘3D Underwater Maya’ is the name of a project being carried out by archaeologists in southern Belize. Here are the details of that project presented by our correspondent, Paul Mahung.
PAUL MAHUNG REPORTING
“Two archaeologists were engaged in work in connection with an archeological project entitled ”3D underwater Maya in the Toledo District”. One of the archaeologists is from Louisiana State University College of Humanities and Social Sciences, Dr. Heather Makilow.”
DR. HEATHER MAKILOW
“We are really excited; we have been doing archaeology under water at Payne’s Creek National Park since our 2004 discovery of the one and only ancient Maya wooden paddle now on display at the Museum of Belize with the replica here in Punta Gorda. What we’re doing and what we just finished doing is three weeks of intensive scanning using 3-D scanners to image the artifacts so that we can present them as three dimensional objects and we can print them back at LSU and we can put on more exhibits. What we are trying to do is change archaeology and change the way we view things. The Maya lived in the 3-D world like we do but archaeologists present things in two dimensions and we want to preserve things in three dimensions whether that be on a computer screen or as a 3-D project. One of my former PhD students, now a graduate, Doctor Corey Sill is now Assistant Professor at the University of Texas at Tyler and she is part of the ongoing project.”
Prominent Businessman Goes Missing; Family Says Abduction
Late Tuesday evening, Love News began receiving reports of a possible kidnapping that occurred in Orange Walk Town earlier in the day. Today, police from that municipality has confirmed that well known businessman has gone missing. We join Arturo Cantun for more on this story.
ARTURO CANTUN REPORTING
“An intense investigation is being carried out by police along with the Cervantes family of Orange Walk as they try to piece together clues that might lead them to locate well known businessman, 71-year-old, Ramon Cervantes Sr. Cervantes was reported missing by his relatives yesterday after he failed to come home for lunch from his farm. We spoke with his son Ramon Cervantes Jr., who told us his dad goes to his cane field on a daily basis but on this occasion he did not come back; one of his sisters called him and detected that something was wrong.”
Suspected Murderer Found in Belize
In 2005, a Polish woman was murdered in an alley on Coney Island Avenue on Staten Island, USA…..now, you may be wondering how that is related to a small country like ours but authorities in that area now have in their custody the suspect…..a 39-year-old man of Brooklyn, New York, who was found in Belize last week. According to US authorities, the suspect, Michael Young was busted when he went into the US Embassy in Belmopan to apply for a passport.
Patrick Jones
The Rod of Correction reloads
Today there was a strategy meeting of the Rod of Correction (ROC), the recently formed umbrella pressure group consisting of the trade unions, COLA, BGYEA, SATIIM, the Pharmacists’ Association, the Council of Churches and Evangelical Association, among others. It is its infancy as a movement and already has […]
San Pedro landowners try to settle dispute
The San Pedro-based airline Tropic Air, has had to halt a $6 million project for an airplane maintenance complex near the municipal airstrip because of a dispute over who owns the land on which the unfinished building is located. Tropic Air has a lease issued since 2008 for […]
Gary Seawell faces extradition again
Earlier this year Justice Michelle Arana heard arguments from attorney Arthur Saldivar on behalf of Gary Seawell, who is wanted by U.S. authorities in the state of Ohio, USA. Allegations are that Gary and brothers Mark and Duane Seawell, masterminded a large-scale cocaine moving operation between Belize and […]
Porfilio Rodriguez meets bail
Today 19 year old Porfilio Rodriguez, a self-identified transgender accused of aggravated assault, met bail of $300 arranged by his father after spending the last two days at the Central Prison. Rodriguez, who also goes by the name Vanessa Champagne Paris, is accused of putting a knife to […]
Ladyville man beats attempted murder charge
Justice Troadio Gonzalez this afternoon set free 21 year old Terry Munnings of Ladyville, Belize District, after finding that he did not have a case to answer on a charge of attempted murder. Munnings was accused of the April 2011 stabbing of 25 year old Donovan Pratt at […]
Helicopter brought in to help in search for Ramon Cervantes, Sr.
The search for Orange walk businessman Ramon Cervantes, Sr has intensified and the case has now been upgraded from missing person to kidnapping. The search has now broadened to include air reconnaissance with the addition of a helicopter. The search for Cervantes has now been expanded to […]
Hundreds of boys and girls ready for elementary school in Toledo
When school reopens for the new academic year at the end of next month, nineteen boys and girls from San Marcos village, Toledo will be transitioning to elementary school. Graduation exercise was held in the village recently marking the completion of a year of PreSchool learning for the […]
Armed robbery in Unitedville village
Police in Cayo are investigating an armed robbery in Unitedville village. According to authorities the proprietor, his wife and an employee were held up by two men of Creole decent on Wednesday morning. Police say that just after 11 am, the two men, one of them brandishing […]
Punta Gorda market under renovation
The Punta Gorda market is undergoing major renovations. The upgrading of the facility is being undertaken with funding from the European Union in collaboration with the PG Town Council. Mayor Anthony Fuentes says the renovation and upgrading is expected to take about a year to complete, and in […]
Search underway for Orange Walk businessman
There is a search underway in Orange Walk for businessman Ramon Cervantes, Senior. Cervantes, who was at one time a member of the Senate, reportedly went to his cane field around 2 pm on Tuesday and has not returned and his family has not heard from him […]
Good weather continues into the weekend
The spate of good weather we have been experiencing will continue into the second half of the week. The general forecast for Belize and her coastal waters is for mosty sunny skies today. Tonight will be partly cloudy. Winds over the open sea and along the coast […]
Corozal to Caye Caulker
I traveled from Corozal to Caye Caulker for the annual Lobster Fest on Saturday, June 28. Maya Air was running a special so we hopped aboard. The plane was full of folks who were also going via plane to San Pedro…the to the water taxi to Caye Caulker.
Headed out in search of lobster and we weren’t disappointed! We found grilled lobster, steamed lobster, lobster chowder, lobster omelets , lobster kebobs. There were signs for lobster sandwiches, lobster tacos, lobster pizza and many other culinary delights!
A One Night Stay in Placencia, At the Beautiful Laru Beya Resort
A beautiful night’s stay at Laru Beya (which means “on the beach” in the Garifuna language) – a lovely spot to explore Placencia. Set just far enough away from the Lobster-bustling village on a beautiful open beach, Laru Beya was a lazy 20 minute bike ride away from all the action (or an even shorter taxi ride or golf cart put away). A bike ride (from Laru Beya’s fleet) where you can stop at lots of gorgeous resorts like like my buddy, Francis Ford Coppola’s Turtle Inn for a cocktail…
Surf and Turf Vacations: Why Belize is in the News!
This week the online editions of the Minneapolis Star Tribune and the Huffington Post featured articles singing praises about Belizean Surf and Turf holidays.
And no wonder.
As the Huff Post pointed out in “Why Belize Is The Perfect Surf-And-Turf Vacation”, and the Star Tribune in “Belize serves up surf and turf vacation of Maya Ruins and mind-boggling sea life”, Belize is unique in being able to offer discriminating travellers the chance to explore ancient Maya temples and cities one day and enjoy some of the world’s best diving, snorkelling and swimming in pristine Caribbean waters the next.
Belize Love Is In The Air: Belize’s First Telenovela and Frisky Land Crabs
Yesterday was Day 3 of the filming of “Isla Bonita Telenovela” – the very first Belizean made TV series filmed in San Pedro. (You can check out one of the casting calls I attended last September when the soap opera was announced.) And as the word telenovela suggests, there seems to be lots of drama, lots of red lipstick, broken hearts and tears and plenty of screaming of “Ay Dios Mio”.
Day Three was the wedding scene and here’s what I saw at the Roman Catholic church.
Fourth of July Celebrations: Independence Cheers from Belize!
All of us here at Chaa Creek are wishing our many friends to the north a very happy Independence Day.
As we’ve mentioned several times here, Belize and the United States have enjoyed a long and friendly relationship based on mutual respect. Having both started out as British colonies (and both enjoying excellent relations with Great Britain), we share a common language, as well as having Spanish as a second language. And ties between our two countries have become closer than ever in recent years. The US is home to the largest Belizean population outside of Belize, and each year more Americans are investing in and moving to Belize to enjoy the tranquil lifestyle, wonderful climate and generous retirement incentives.
With a currency pegged to the US dollar, close proximity and an increasing number of direct flights from major US airports, it’s no wonder that Belize is becoming a favoured vacation and lifestyle destination for so many Americans.
LICENSED VETERINARIANS
Here is a list of the LICENSED veterinarians for Belize.
Please take your pets where there is a licensed veterinarian.
Laws are in place for a reason
Jane Crawford
Ludwig Palacio
Bertie Chimilio
Miguel Depaz
Ruperto Gongora
Sheila Schmeling
Ivor Burns
Miguel Figueroa
Francis Castillo
Jorge Orozco
Marta Mena
Homero Novelo
Henry Canton
Edwardo Tesecum
Jose Hernandez
Floyd Bennett
Isabelle Durand
Orlando Baptist
Laurie Droke
Alfric Charles
Robert Zwerner
Mia Canton
International Sources
World Court To Settle Guatemala, Belize 200-year-old Boundary Dispute
Guatemala and Belize signed an accord agreeing to let their territorial dispute, which is nearly two centuries old, be settled in the International Court of Justice in The Hague.
Foreign Ministers Roger Rodas of Guatemala and Wilfred Elrington of Belize signed the pact at the Washington headquarters of the Organization of American States.
The signing of the accord comes after the recommendation made last year by OAS Secretary-General Jose Miguel Insulza that the parties turn to the United Nation's top judicial entity after the negotiations the two countries restarted in 2005 failed to bear fruit.
The OAS has monitored the dialogue process between the two countries since 2000, when they began making efforts to work out the controversy, which dates from 1821 when Guatemala gained independence from Spain and Britain was occupying what is today Belize.
Hit by slime, Caribbean corals could vanish in two decades
Most coral reefs in the Caribbean could vanish in the next two decades, hit by the loss of fish and sea urchins that eat a slime of coral-smothering algae, a U.N.-backed study said on Wednesday.
The review, the most comprehensive to date of Caribbean reefs that are vital tourist attractions for many island nations, said climate change had played only a minor role in the reefs' demise, despite past speculation it was a main cause.
"With only about one-sixth of the original coral cover left, most Caribbean coral reefs may disappear in the next 20 years, primarily due to the loss of grazers in the region," according to the study by 90 coral experts.
Bright-colored parrotfish and sea urchins are the two main grazers on algae - microscopic plants that can choke polyps, the tiny animals that build reefs with their stony skeletons.
From despair to repair: Dramatic decline of Caribbean corals can be reversed
With only about one-sixth of the original coral cover left, most Caribbean coral reefs may disappear in the next 20 years, primarily due to the loss of grazers in the region, according to the latest report by the Global Coral Reef Monitoring Network (GCRMN), the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) and the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP).
The report, Status and Trends of Caribbean Coral Reefs: 1970-2012, is the most detailed and comprehensive study of its kind published to date – the result of the work of 90 experts over the course of three years. It contains the analysis of more than 35,000 surveys conducted at 90 Caribbean locations since 1970, including studies of corals, seaweeds, grazing sea urchins and fish.
The results show that the Caribbean corals have declined by more than 50% since the 1970s. But according to the authors, restoring parrotfish populations and improving other management strategies, such as protection from overfishing and excessive coastal pollution, could help the reefs recover and make them more resilient to future climate change impacts.
Cousteau grandson breaks underwater record
The grandson of the French oceanographer, Jacques Cousteau, has broken the world record for time spent living underwater. Fabien Cousteau lasted 31 days in an underwater laboratory.
Creating An Income On A Beach In Belize
Chicago natives Brad and Christine Schofield have always loved the beach and the water. As their children were growing up, family vacations always seemed to be centered on the sand and sea. As time marched on, their dream to own an inn on the beach headed toward reality.
Brad (56) was a manager in the restaurant industry, and most recently general manager of a Chicago environmental company that processes waste cooking oil for the restaurant and hotel industries. Chris (53) owned her own interior design and room renovation business.
Growing tired of the brutal Chicago weather and the high cost of living, they started searching the Internet for properties that met their criteria—great weather year around…affordable cost of living…friendly people…and, of course, an attractive destination market for tourists.
Jungle ruins and sea life await in tiny Belize
The same turquoise waters that lure tourists to Caribbean destinations slosh around Belize's island chain.
But tiny Belize has a major advantage in reeling in vacationers — spectacular Mayan ruins tucked away in lush jungle. The nation is home to more prehistoric buildings than modern-day ones, according to its Institute of Archaeology.
That ancient appeal draws in backpackers eager for adventure, as well as divers ready to gawk at its bustling reefs or plunge into its famed Blue Hole.
Belize has all the ingredients for a surf-and-turf vacation — at least for those who don't mind the odd giant cockroach or neon green frog that may invade their jungle dwell-ings.
Favorite Belize shop ‘similar to Lowe’s grocery’
Bill and Ginny Davenport recently moved from Clovis to Belize in Central America in search of better health.
They’ve written a letter about their new lives and asked it be shared with their old hometown.
This is part three of four:
Belmopan is the capital of Belize and we have 11 of the 45 embassies here.
The capital has only about 15,000 residents out of the 350,000 population in the country.
Most of the employed are working in the embassies or for the government offices, which most are just small buildings, not large elaborate ones. Quite a shock to us.
There is no downtown but just a bunch of buildings with little shops that carry most anything you want. In fact, we have a large store called “The Mall.” It is our favorite to shop in as it is similar to Lowe’s grocery but also carries packaged flour, rice, beans of all kinds, linens, hardware, appliances, home furnishings (lamps, knickknacks, etc.) makeup, shoes for all the family and a liquor store. It’s a one-stop store.
A Caribbean Caper in beautiful Belize
“Hey man, be happy,” the locals are likely to call out when you first arrive on Caye Caulker, a tiny island in the Belize Caribbean. Situated on a reef of some
200 cayes, and blessed with a fascinating mix of Rastafarian, Garifuna and Creole culture, Caye Caulker offers a Caribbean experience at its most laid-back and affordable best.
Only seven kilometres long and 600 metres at its widest point, you can stroll the town in under ten minutes, walking the sandy lanes where hibiscus and bougainvillea bloom. Once the hangout of pirates, Caye Caulker’s main industries today are lobster-fishing and its own special brand of locally-run tourism.
It’s a typical Monday morning on Caye Caulker. Frigate birds wheel in lazy circles above a shore lined with coconut palms. Down the colourful main street of pink, blue and white clapboard shop fronts, strides a bare-chested Jimmy Brown, dreads hanging to his waist, carrying a milk crate of vegetables and lobster tails. He turns right on to a weathered jetty that juts out into the bluest of seas. Casually striding across to his boat ‘Faith’, he greets his waiting group of travellers exclaiming, “It’s going to be heaven out on the reef today.” Excitement and anticipation is on everyone’s face. We are off for a day’s sailing and snorkelling on a reef only second in size to Australia’s Great Barrier Reef.
Gas, cemetery both high in Belize
Bill and Ginny Davenport recently moved from Clovis to Belize in Central America in search of better health.
They’ve written a letter about their new lives and asked it be shared with their old hometown.
This is part four of four:
Almost every household owns a machete. They use them for cutting trees and brush to clear land to their farms. If needed, they can also be used for protection. Even small children know how to use them.
As for gas, well that is different. They have a person at every pump and they pump it for you. They do not have the pay-at-pump option and it is a safeguard so no one drives off without paying. You order a fillup, $50 or $100 worth of gas. It cost $11.49 a gallon, which is approximately $5.74 a gallon in American dollars.
Regarding security, they have a security person at every facility, no matter how small. If a larger one, a security guard is at every door and the banks always have two persons.
Jimmie & Sook’s expands to Central America
Popular Cambridge restaurant now operating new second location on an island off the coast of Belize. The story of how a popular Eastern Shore restaurant ended up opening a second location on a far-off island in Central America starts in nearby Seaford and Easton.
That’s where the husband-and-wife team of Amanda Bramble and Tim Wright first started looking for a place to launch a second Jimmie & Sook’s Raw Bar and Grill. Ms. Bramble opened the initial restaurant five years ago in downtown Cambridge, and it was a rousing success right out of the gate. Ms. Bramble even landed on national television in 2010, being hailed by NBC newsman Tom Brokaw as a model for a new breed of entrepreneurs in the 21st century. The game-changer came when a friend of a friend who suggested they take a look at San Pedro, Belize. With a population of 13,000, it’s the biggest town on Ambergris Caye (pronounced am-BUR-gris KEY), an island in the Caribbean that’s 2.5 miles long and one mile wide.
“The clincher for me came when Tim and I were in a kayak out over the reef, and there were all these blue crabs swimming right under the kayak,” Ms. Bramble says. “They looked almost exactly like our crabs, and that to me was just a sign from the crab gods.”
As she got to know San Pedro, Ms. Bramble noted that the town was about the same size as Cambridge and had a similar mix of “come here” ex-pats and “from here” locals. Tourism is the top industry on Ambergris Caye today, but there are still plenty of local families who follow the age-old fishing traditions of the island.
Videos
Video: From despair to repair, 9min.
With only about one-sixth of the original coral cover left, most Caribbean coral reefs may disappear in the next 20 years, primarily due to the loss of grazers in the region, according to the latest report by the Global Coral Reef Monitoring Network (GCRMN), the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) and the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP).
But according to the authors, restoring parrotfish populations and improving other management strategies, such as protection from overfishing and excessive coastal pollution, could help the reefs recover and make them more resilient to future climate change impacts.
This video, featuring the report's lead author Jeremy Jackson explains the implications of the report
Video: Don't Stop Belize'n, 4min.
"Don't Stop Belize'n" music video. Inspired by "Don't Sop Believin'" by Journey and our experience in Belize. This video shows many of the wonderful times we had in this great country. Through this video, we hope to show others what we saw and inspire them to give to a place called the Good Shepherd Clinic. Located in Succotz, Belize, this clinic is run by Nurse Juan who is a true inspiration and works very hard every day to see every patient, regardless of if the patient is able to pay for the service. All proceeds that are donated will go to this clinic and help Nurse Juan continue her great work for the people of Belize. Please consider donating. Donations can be made online at this website: http://www.gofundme.com/avfxwo. Any amount helps and will support a wonderful place.
Video: Harmonyville, 2min.
Developing People, Developing Belize: A GOVERNMENT FOR ALL!
Video: Consulate of Belize Sends Greetings to US Ambassador to Belize, 3min.
Consulate of Belize Roland Yorke shout out to US Ambassador
Video: 2,334 Photographs from Central and South America, 5min.
Just over a year ago my girlfriend and I set off on what was to be an amazing three months of travelling throughout Central and South America. Together we created a film to ensure that we never forget the fantastic places we visited, the wonderful friends we made and the great times we had.
Every frame in our film is a photograph taken on a 550D Canon camera and then (painstakingly) edited together on to an 8 frame per second timeline. The music bed is 'Milky Chance - Down by the River (FlicFlac Edit)'
Hope you enjoy.
Video: Black Hole Drop Rappelling Adventure, Caves Branch, Belize, 4min.
The Black Hole Drop adventure tour of Belize has you hiking, rappelling down the mouth of a sink hole, climbing boulders, ladders and more hiking in one of the most thrilling tours in the country.
Video: Belize, 8min.
Hosszú naplemente Tobacco Caye kis szigeten.
Video: Hair Braiding in Belize, 8min.
Video: Belize 2014 - YASM, 4min.
Video: Lions of Southern Belize: Bro. Leonides Sanchez & The Special Truth!, 10min.
The documentary features the work of the Southern Belizean Garifuna activist Brother Leonides Sanchez and his struggle for food security in his hometown of Punta Gorda in the southern district of Toledo in Belize. Sanchez, a passionate farmer has worked relentlessly to bring forth agricultural consciousness to black Belizeans in Belize, and has fostered years of activism for the implementation of a sense of consciousness among grassroots Beliizeans and the Garinagu people in Belize he calls The Special Truth.
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