30 de noviembre de 2008

LIFE IS A SERIES OF ACTIONS THAT WE LOOK AT LATER AS LOST THOUGHTS (Brenda A. Ysaguirre)



Everyone wants to help but no one really does anythin. Why is that a fact when it comes to having to help others. Belizeans, thank the good Lord are a giving, kind and active race. Yet with our every changing culture due to the melthing pot that is Belize, we have become a little less caring in the past years. Hopeful we can begin the process of learning to be our brothers keepers once more before it is too late.The future of Belize depends on it.

Brenda Ysaguirre

29 de noviembre de 2008

Barco, con bandera de Belize y operado por una compañía ucrania, transporta tanques y material militar ucranio.



LA IMAGEN DE UN SECUESTRO

La tripulación del mercante MV Faina, secuestrado el 25 de septiembre, en la cubierta del barco। Esta foto la tomó el pasado domingo en aguas de Somaila un barco militar de EE UU que se acercó a comprobar el estado de salud de los marineros। En la cubierta superior se puede ver a los secuestradores. El barco, con bandera de Belize y operado por una compañía ucrania, transporta tanques y material militar ucranio.

24 de noviembre de 2008

JUST IN CASE YOU DOUBTED I AM IN UNIVERSITY

A FEW OF MY CLASSMATES AND I GIVING SOME PRESENTATIONS AT UNID IN CHETUNMAL, Q.ROO!!
MY THANKS GOES TO ABEL OF ABEL DESESTRESS FOR BEING MY FRIEND AND MY SUPPORT. YOUR LOVE KEEP MY STRONG AND YOUR SUPPORT LEADS ME ON.





23 de noviembre de 2008

"TRY ANYTHING" MUST HAVE BEEN THE ORDER



Sorry for abandoning my blog once again. I was busy taking examinations at my university in Chetumal. It has been quite an expeierience and I encourage everyone to try taking up an education in a foreign country in a foreign language. It is demanding as ever but I am really proud of myself for taking on this almost impossible step in my life.

Now it is back to the business of the hour.

WELL, THE FLOOD WATERS HAVE GONE DOWN AND THE STREETS AND ROADS ARE NOW IN A DEPLORABLE CONDITION. THE COOROZAL TOWN BORD IS TRYING TO SEE IF PLACING A MIXTURE OF CEMENT WILL HELP KEEP THE STREET HOLES-FREE. I AM SKEPTICAL BECAUSE DRIED CEMENT IN THE HOLES SEEMS TO BE LIKE PUTTING A MIXTURE OF HARD ICING TO FILL A SPACE IN A CAKE. I HPE ONCE THE VEHICLES START RUNNING OVER IT, WE AREN'T FACED WITH A BIGGER EROSIN OF THE STREETS AND ROADS. MY BELIEF IS THAT IT WON'T WORK. BEING THE DAUGHTER OF ONE OF BELIZE'S BEST ARCHITECTS IN HIS DAY, I DOUBT IT WILL LAST. BUT I AM PRAYING!!! WE NEED BETTER ROADS!

4 de noviembre de 2008

WHEN ALL SEEM LOST



WHEN ALL SEEM LOST
There is hope for us yet,
There is much we still have to get.
When all seem lost.

There is so much to do,
There is work for me and you,
When all seem lost.

There is a time for change,
There is a time to refrin,
When all seem lost.

So give a helping hand,
Because this is your land,
When all seem lost.

3 de noviembre de 2008

EFECTOS DE INUNDACIONES




En los distritos de Belice (centro), Orange Walk y Corozal (norte) continúan las inundaciones y la elevación de los niveles de las aguas, como el río Belice, la laguna de Crooked Tree, el New River y el río Hondo –en la frontera de México y Belice–. Las áreas afectadas incluyen el valle del río Belice, la ciudad de Belice y sus alrededores. En el sur, la mayor parte de los ríos están en el nivel de desbordamiento, pero comienzan a descender.
La Oficina Nacional para la Atención de Emergencias de Belice (NEMO) continúa la campaña para recabar fondos para las víctimas. Organizaciones, como la Cruz Roja de Belice, siguen prestando ayuda. El sector privado ha hecho donaciones. En las zonas afectadas se brindan despensas y atención médica. Varias poblaciones siguen aisladas por tierra. Las carreteras de Norte y del Occidente presentan cortes por inundaciones en algunos de sus tramos.
Fue encontrado el cuerpo de la menor de 6 años ahogada el 24 de octubre en el río Mopan. De acuerdo con cálculos, la depresión tropical 16 afectó a 80 poblaciones y causó daños severos por varios millones de dólares a la infraestructura, viviendas, agricultura e industria. Continúan los esfuerzos de recuperación en Cayo (occidente); las aguas han comenzado a retroceder. Los productores de pollo y carne en el norte y occidente han sufrido pérdidas

2 de noviembre de 2008

MEXICO FEATURES ANDY PALACIO IN THEIR "DIA DE LOS MUERTOS" DISPLAY



An exhibit for the Day of the Dead or ‘Dia de los Muertos’, was opened today at the Belize City House of Culture. The display was organized by the Mexican Embassy in collaboration with NICH and the Museum of Belize and depicts the cultural and traditional celebration practiced by Maya/Mestizo culture. News Five spoke to Museum Belize Director, Lita Krohn and Director of the Mexican Cultural Institute, Jorge Lopez Castro, about the exhibition.

Lita Krohn, Director, Museum of Belize
“Here at the house of culture we have two altars; one here is the Mexican style and when you see the other one it will be Belizean style. But how does it relate to Belize, its Maya culture. The Mayas never forgot their dead, the Mayas never forgot their ancestors and this is one way of remembering the dead. And so the Christians sort of incorporated it and that’s how we do it. We’re doing this for Andy Palacio. The Mexicans are honouring Andy Palacio and we in turn are honouring Pat Cervantes, who was a cultural attaché of Mexico in Belize. It’s a domestic ritual. The Maya always carried it out down south right now they are doing this in Orange Walk, Benque, all over the north; they’re all doing this ritual. So it has been going on for thousands of years. In the Creole culture they celebrate at wakes. The person is dead but they don’t want the memory to go away and I would say like in the Garifuna culture the nine nights, the dugu, all of these are remembering the dead.”

Jorge Lopez Castro, Director, Mexican Cultural Institute
“The day of the dead is from the thirty-first of October until the second of November. In this celebration there are many activities: visits to the cemetery to clean out the tombs and to put offerings at the tombs, there is music, there is dances, there is prepare to special foods for this days. We have religious ceremonies, there are many activities. In every house we put an altar. The altar is a way to connect with the dead people, normally the closest friends or relatives or someone very close to the family. In this connection we put eight items that the people love: for example their favourite food, objects like in this case like the guitar of Andy, some beers some and maracas etcetera. The white because this is for the adults and the yellow for the children. This is the objective of the two colours of the candles.”

Three deceased cultural personalities are being honoured: Beverly Smith-Lopez, a pioneer in the cultural arts, internationally recognized musician, Andy Palacio, and Paz Cervantes a former cultural attaché of Mexico in Belize.

1 de noviembre de 2008

Continúan inundaciones

The waters continue to rise in Belize and Mexico and I would want to believe that it is doing the same i he other Latin American countries that Tropical Depression Number 16 has left in chaos.

It is obviously not a good time of the year and if the rising water does not stop soon we will be faced with far more damage than we can handle.

Continúan inundaciones.
Ayer, el Primer Ministro Dean Barrow hizo un recorrido por aire y por tierra de varias zonas en el distrito de Belice (centro del país), afectadas por las inundaciones después del paso de la depresión tropical 16. Indicó que la reparación de viviendas en la ciudad de Belice requerirá USD 1.75 millones. Se espera una declaración de emergencia nacional, pero el PM indicó que esperará una evaluación para evitar hacerlo de manera prematura. La declaratoria es necesaria para recibir cierto tipo de ayuda internacional.
Continúan las inundaciones en el valle del río Belice, Orange Walk y Corozal. Varias familias han sido evacuadas en el norte del país, debido al continúo aumento de los ríos. Según el Servicio de Meteorología de Belice, pasará más de un mes para que el nivel del Río Hondo vuelva a la normalidad.
En los próximos días se estima que el flujo creciente de agua afectará la ciudad de Belice. Ayer varios tramos de las carreteras Norte y Occidental sufrieron cortes por las inundaciones, fueron reparadas y se reabrieron a la circulación; sin embargo, varias partes siguen bajo el agua. Todos los puentes en el país serán revisados por motivos de seguridad.
Varias organizaciones continúan las campañas de donación y ayuda a los afectados. Algunos centros turísticos han sido afectados. Los niveles de los ríos en el occidente han disminuido considerablemente