Belize

Residences in Belize City are concern with the spike of violence seen escalating recently. Our older population who have lived most if not all there live in this once peaceful jewel often express there observation of how the gangs are turning this city into one of the most violent country in the Central America and the world. “ Belize is officially the sixth most dangerous country in the world with an average of just over 39 homicides per 100,000 residences (Belize 2012 Crime and Safety Report…

many locals gather in the streets to celebrate the defeat of Spanish conquerors by the British in 1798.[6] It is widely believed that the hurricane struck without any warning, although some recent historians have disputed this. In his column for The Belize Times on September 5, 2004, Emory King claimed that Belizean authorities withheld continuous warnings from U.S. ships in the region of a possible hurricane strike on British Honduras so the festivities would not be interrupted.[7] King cited…

required resources. Belize has many laws and policies that are created to maintain social order and protect the environment. However, the proper monitoring and enforcing of these laws don’t occur due to the availability of human and physical resources such as trucks and specialized equipment. Social partners such as Friends for the Conservation Department and other Non Governmental Organizations (NGOs) have worked arduously to solicit funds to assist in monitoring. Government of Belize recently…

In Belize, November 19th is a national holiday whereby we celebrate Garifuna Settlement Day. This day represents the landing of the people who were African descendants that migrated from the Caribbean islands. It was then that their ancestors, who had been forced out of Honduras, touched base in the territory to join the little band that had effectively settled in the town of Stann Creek. In the town of Dangriga, the center of Belize's Garifuna community, there is a service held on Settlement…

On July 26th 2016, this picture was taken in Belize City, Belize; this was taken under water at a dive site called Ambergris Caye. Now some may say, "A Picture Says 1000 Words," so I want you to take a good look at the picture above and try to figure out my story. Now before I go into too much detail about the picture and tell you my story, I need to give you just a little background information. I first got certified to be a scuba diver in 2011, and I was just turning twelve at the time.…

bracelet from Belize. Many girls wear jewelry, some fancy, some not, but I feel a girl that expresses her loves through something so small but meaningful is a very thoughtful person. She also expresses herself by sharing her life with her friends on her phone. When you’re traveling and sharing your life with the world on your phone, you have to make sure it’s protected and practically lifeproof. That it is; 20’s phone is protected with a Lifeproof case and when she traveled to Belize this…

clothing which makes it easy to distinguish where a person is from. The Mayan religion is Roman Catholic along with the other Mayan religions. The Mayan group is a group of indigenous people from Mesoamerica. They inhabit Southern Mexico, Guatemala, Belize, El Salvador, and Honduras. The overarching term "Maya" is a collective designation to include the peoples of the region that share some degree of cultural and linguistic heritage; however, the term embraces many distinct populations,…

the lens of a white male. My own view is that the one token person of color, Belize, does not begin to address the issue of ethnic representation in Angels in America as it relates to a diverse and inclusive cast of characters. Furthermore, in Bill Stanford Pincheon's article BLACK AND QUEER VISUAL CULTURE: An Annotated Filmography and Reference Guide argues that: Many in the professional field are unaware that Black lesbians and gay men have created a substantial body of work in film and video…

Anything for Profit In a world full of wrongdoing, Sharon Matola, a citizen of Belize who owns a zoo, fights to protect the well being of Belizean communities from destructive forces. In The Last Flight of the Scarlet Macaw, by Bruce Barcott, the small country of Belize faces environmental devastation due to the greed of companies and the government. In the early 1990s, the Belizean government and Belize Electricity Limited (BEL) proposed to build a controversial dam on the Macal River, to…

Then, 57% of the population in rural areas of Guatemala has a lack of a clean water source (Cook, 2016). Deforestation is also among the big environmental issues that the countries in the Americas are facing. Belize has a big problem with deforestation due to that it almost has twice the rate of deforestation in Central America (MacDonald, 2016). In Cuba throughout the years the amount of forest covered land has gone down drastically, from being 90% in 1812 to…