An official funeral will be held this morning at 10 o’clock at St. John’s Cathedral in Belize City with interment to follow in San Ignacio. A Government release says Sir Barry’s coffin will be transported from the morgue at nine o’clock tomorrow morning by the Belize Defence force Hearst.
It will be taken down St. Thomas Street into Freetown Road onto Mapp Street, passing by the Riverside Tavern, onto North Front Street onto the Swing Bridge and on to Albert Street. The release says this will be the only opportunity to see the funeral procession as it will use the Yarborough Central American Boulevard route to leave the City en route to the San Ignacio Cemetery. Anyone wishing to offer floral tributes may have them delivered to the Cathedral.
The families of Michael, Jillian and their children are here in Belize and they will be returning with their loved ones to the United States for burial. There will be a memorial service for the Casey Family in Gallon Jug on Wednesday, March 3rd at the Gallon Jug Community School. Bowen & Bowen, Ltd. and its subsidiary companies as well as Belize Aquaculture, Ltd. will continue business as usual. All distribution centres and offices will be closed for business on Tuesday, March 2nd to allow the employees to pay their respects. Source: Love FM
Belize’s Under 12 and Under 15 basketball teams returned home yesterday from a regional tournament in Guatemala as sub champions. Both teams won silver in the Central American tournament held last week at the Quetzalteco Stadium in Quezaltenango, Guatemala. Brads Neal was the coach for the Under 12 and Mathew Smiling was the coach for the Under 15 team. They discussed the tournament results with the buzzer beater by Frederick Roach Williams.
Brads Neal, U-12 Coach
“What the young Williams did is something we practice everyday and when he did it was phenomenal, it didn’t touch the rim and didn’t touch anything – it was picture perfect. We’ve had some tremendous players; Zachary Usher, he was tall and he played tall. He was the big man in the tournament, he went up against the Guatemalan big man and he matched him -shot for shot, block for block, that was phenomenal. They clashed for two quarters.” (Continue Reading)
General Situation: High pressure ridge is supporting cool and mainly dry weather across the country. 24hr Forecast: Mostly sunny skies today. Tonight skies will be clear and cold. Little to no rainfall is expected. Winds: Northwesterly at 10 to 20 knots. Sea State: Choppy to Moderate. Outlook: Through Tuesday: Fair, cool and mostly dry weather prevails. Highs: 26°C/78°F – Lows: 17°C/63°F
The Belize Barrier Reef off Ambergris Caye is characterized by fascinating spur-and-groove canyon formations, home to numerous species of marine life. This video is part of the “Colors of the Caribbean” DVD, shot and edited in Belize 2006
Saturday night between 6:00 pm and 2:00 am two small boats were stolen from the dock here on Long Caye in Lighthouse Reef.
The first boat is a 23ft skiff, blue colour, name HURACAN; registration BZ-1983, suzuki 115hp 4stroke engine (engine has recent damage to the lower engine cover and was temporary patched with fiberglass)
The second boat is a 23ft Bradley build skiff, blue colour as well, name ET TOO, registration SC 0390, mercury 115hp 4stroke engine.
Any information that can help us to find these boats back would be greatly appreciated. Thanks in advance.
Karel
www.huracandiving.com
info@huracandiving.com
This article from the February 2010 issue reveals what it’s like to live on Ambergris Caye.
Having lost her taste for corporate life and then her beloved husband, Lara Lennon found herself at a Sac O’ Subs in Atlantic City, New Jersey, asking her sparring partner, “How much money do you really need to live on a tropical island?” His answer — “less than you think” — set her new life in motion. She flew to Belize two weeks later to check it out. And two weeks after that, she was living her dream on Ambergris Caye. Now she runs an island-based business designing beach-wedding-appropriate bikinis. Four years later, do Lara and her island still get along?
Q: What was your first impression of Ambergris Caye?
A: True love. Where other people might have seen dirt roads, I saw an island that watered the streets to keep the dust down. Instead of “traffic,” I saw a charming parade of golf carts buzzing around town. I saw lots of water. I checked into my hotel and saw no TV, no phone, no clock. Then I turned around and saw why — the ocean was literally steps from my beachfront door. Why would you want a TV or a clock when you can look at the reef instead?
Q: Your husband, Tom, died in a plane crash. Can you describe how that tragedy combined with professional circumstances to make you living on Ambergris Caye make sense?
A: My final corporate job was with a company that we’d grown from 2,500 to 14,000 people. Then we got a new COO who promptly began tanking our company. I decided the next idiot I’d work for would be me! I opened an antique shop, working with my husband, who was a pilot. After he died, my heart just had nothing in it. I was done. Life had handed me lemons, and I had to figure out what to do with them.
Then Central America came up. It was as if I said, it would be awesome to go to the moon, and someone said, “You can do that!” I just happened to do it in Belize. I pay $65 a year for property taxes here versus $7,500 in Philadelphia. I pay $50 for golf-cart insurance versus $2,500 for car insurance. I didn’t have to work anymore. Any objection I’ve had, Belize has answered. And so when I finally wanted to do something again in the business world, my swimwear company, Lemon Crush Belize, was born. (Continue Reading)
Caribbean Travel & Life Explores Inland And Offshore Belize
Deputy Editor of Caribbean Travel & Life, Matt Phenix and Photograhper, Zach Stoval are currently in Belize from February 20th – February 27th traversing both inland and offshore Belize. The readers of Caribbean Travel & Life are among the most frequent visitors to the Caribbean and travel to the region on average 1.3 times per year.
Caribbean Travel & Life attracts an upscale audience interested in vacationing in the Caribbean. Contents include shopping, dining and lodging ideas, covering the arts and entertainment in the area, and offer suggestions on sights and locations to visit. Caribbean Travel & Life Magazine is a consumer magazine that covers dozens of diverse countries, colonies and cultures and thousands of resorts, restaurants, beaches and attractions. Its main focus is the Caribbean and the magazine has a circulation of over 150,000.
Their visit in Belize takes them to Orange Walk District where they will explore the mysterious jungle-shrouded temple of Lamanai and by airboat in the surrounding floodplains had an opportunity to observe the Morelet’s crocodile. (Continue Reading)
General Situation: High pressure ridge is supporting cool and mainly dry weather across the country. 24hr Forecast: Mostly sunny skies today. Tonight skies will be clear and cold. Little to no rainfall is expected. Winds: Northwesterly at 10 to 20 knots. Sea State: Choppy to Moderate. Outlook: Through Tuesday: Fair, cool and mostly dry weather prevails. Highs: 26°C/78°F – Lows: 17°C/63°F
The Belize City Center was packed as seven high schools from the Belize District went head to head to compete for the title of the 2010 Central A Regional Champion. The participating schools were Anglican Cathedral College, Belize Rural High School, Ladyville Technical High School, Nazarene High School, San Pedro High School, St. Catherine’s Academy and Wesley College. St. Catherine’s Academy kept the competition heated but had to settle for second place, while San Pedro High School ended victorious claiming a position in the National Competition.
Later in the afternoon, another exciting competition was held for the Central B Region. Edward P. Yorke High School, Excelsior High School, Gwen Lizarraga High School, Sadie Vernon Technical High School and St. John’s College competed vigorously. At the end of the competition, St. John’s College retained their title as Regional Champs. Edward P. Yorke came in second place.
High schools who have already qualified for the national championship on March 10th at the University of Belize Gymnasium in Belmopan are Stann Creek Ecumenical College, Belize Christian Academy, San Pedro High School and St. John’s College.
The next regional competition is schedule for the North A and North B Regions at the Orange Walk Multi Purpose Building on Wednesday, February 24th, at 8:30 a.m. and 1:30 p.m., respectively. The Social Security Board, proud sponsors of the Belize Math Olympiad, recognize the remarkable support from all the participating high schools and invites you to join us at our remaining competitions. Source: San Pedro Sun
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