YouTube - Part 2 - Belize, Mother Nature's Best Kept Secret

YouTube - Part 2 - Belize, Mother Nature's Best Kept Secret

YouTube - Part 1 - Belize, Mother Nature's Best Kept Secret

YouTube - Part 1 - Belize, Mother Nature's Best Kept Secret

BELIZE 103, MEXICO 106

So the Basketball team didn´t do badly after all. Belize lost to Mexico in a close, tightly contested gold medal game 106-103.

The Boys have done us proud. We ARE THROUGHLY THANKFUL TO ALL THOSE YOU STOOD BY US AND WHO CONTINUE TO DEFEND TEAM BELIZE!!!

LONG LIVE BELIZE!!! WE WILL NOW BEGIN TO LOOK AT THE SEPTEMBER CELEBRATIONS. ITS TIME TO BE A BELIZEAN PATRIOT. IT IS TIME TO BE BELIZEAN. IT IS TIME FOR BELIZE.

Have a great day, a great week and happy reading.
Thanks for viewing my blog and don´t forget comments are welcome,
Brenda

PICTURES OF LIL OLD BELIZEAN SPLENDOUR

MAMA CROCODILE


EGGS


WEEKS OLD BABY CROC


A VIEW FROM THE FERRIS WHEEL AT BENQUE FIESTA 2008


WILD OWL ON MAYA VISTA FARM IN SUCCOTZ

Team Belize faces Mexico in COCABA final

Friday, August 14th., 2009
The road to gold for Team Belizean Heritage has meant defeating Nicaragua, Guatemala, Panama and Costa Rica. Tonight, in a little more than an hour, the focus will switch to Team Mexico which besides having home-court-advantage has also been dubbed as the best Mexican National Team yet. For our own dream team, it will be an uphill battle as they enter as the underdogs. But the battle over the past week has not been restricted to the court as questions of eligibility, of some of our players, has been the biggest battle in Cancun. While it has fueled the players to rise above the fray, the battle with Mexico tonight doesn’t mean the end of the war. Belize has been removed from FIBA website, and our status remains in question despite an appeal launched by the Belize Basketball Federation (B.B.F.). Today, News Five caught up with the federation’s President Paul Thompson in Cancun and its Secretary General Julian Murrillo at the Phillip Goldson International Airport (P.G.I.A)before boarding a Cancun flight for the latest.

Paul Thompson, President, B.B.F.
“We are scheduled to play the championship game versus Mexico for the last game. So we haven’t received anything officially from FIBA yet if this game will be official or not. But one issue is that we are playing and we’re playing against Mexico and if everything were in order and we were here, we would have been playing for the gold medal. This is what we want to show to the rest of the world, that we are capable of competing at this level in this region. What we want to do is to go ahead in the tournament and whatever decision is made is left up to the tribunal that will be held, I guess, in the next coming days or coming weeks; however long that will take. The only update that we had gotten yesterday is that we would be getting soon the order of how the appeal process will work.”

Julian Murrillo, Secretary General, Belize Basketball Federation
“I think this has galvanized not just the team but also the nation, but for the guys they are taking it really personal with all the challenges and hurdles that we’ve been through with this eligibility issues.”

Duane Moody
“Mr. Murrillo, the problem or the issue still remains that is Belize going to be stripped of this title when they do win it? I’m not going to say if because we know they are. When they do win it? What are your comments on that and what will you guys do should in case that happens?”

Julian Murrillo
“At this moment it is still a fifty-fifty thing. As a matter of fact, I got an email this morning from Patrick Baumann, the head of FIBA, basically saying that our request for an expeditious process for the appeal, they will ask us to give them a little bit of time. Considering that they have provisionally agreed for us to complete this particular tournament. So that’s good news that they are acknowledging that we are gonna finish this tournament and win this tournament. But we will follow very closely over the next week or so. Typically it takes about fourteen days for the appeal process to run through its course. So we will be right on top of it—taking it to the last breath. We are locked into the process now and we are certainly not going to give up with all the support that we have been getting from Belize and indeed from the wider Caribbean as well.”

Paul Thompson
“They are very hype, prepared, focused, especially our veteran guys. I think they find this a very challenging match and I think they want to prove to the rest of the world and to the rest of the region that we can compete at this level. I know that in 2006, when Mexico came to play Belize, they beat us handily and some of the guys that didn’t play in those games, watched those games and they are looking forward to this challenge today. It would be wonderful for us to beat Mexico and to prove to everyone out there that in basketball we can be number one and that is going to make, I believe, Belize proud and it will show the rest of he world that three hundred thousand strong is—well it’s not much but when we come we come hard.”

As late as yesterday, COCABA officials unsuccessfully agitated for Costa Rica to face Panama instead of Team Belize. Fortunately for Belize, Panama took a stand and COCABA officials were forced to continue with the semi-final round of the tournament based on present team standings. If Belize defeats Mexico tonight or not, our medal standing of gold or silver will hinge on the appeal and Belize could very well walk away empty handed in the end. If Belize wins the appeal, we are guaranteed a spot in next year’s Centro Basket Tournament on the way to the 2012 London Olympics. We encourage you to stay tuned once again to Channel Five for live, play by play action, after the newscast with James Adderley and Leonard Ysaguirre.

NOTICIAS DE BELICE Pr EL 14 DE AGOSTO EN ESPAÑOL

Super bono. Belice pagó ayer intereses por BZ$ 23 millones (US$ 11.5 millones) derivados del Super Bono emitido hace algunos años por el gobierno beliceño por BZ$1,100 millones (US$550 millones). El Senador Godwin Hulse criticó la carga financiera que representa el pago de los intereses (Krem TV y Radio, The Reporter).

Diferendo territorial. El Congreso Nacional de Sindicatos de Belice (NTUCB) realizó ayer un foro sobre el diferendo territorial con Guatemala. Entre otros participantes, el Embajador Alfredo Martinez explicó el proceso legislativo que está pendiente en el Congreso de Guatemala para que el asunto pase a discusión de su pleno (7 News, San Pedro Daily).

Reservas. Las reservas internacionales de Belice llegaron a su mejor en nivel en 10 años al alcanzar US$ 191 millones. (The Guardian).

Ex Premier. El ex Primer Ministro Manuel Esquivel se recupera en su casa en la Ciudad de Belice, después de que sufriera un accidente automovilístico el pasado 30 de marzo (The Guardian).

Baloncesto. El selección de Belice de baloncesto venció ayer a Costa Rica en las semifinales del torneo de COCABA 2009 que se realiza en Cancún, México. El Gobierno de Belice prepara una caravana motorizada para recibir a la selección en la Ciudad de Belice. Continúa la controversia con la Federación Internacional de Baloncesto sobre la habilitación de los jugadores beliceños para participar (News 5, News 5 #2, News 5 #3, News 5 #4, 7 News, 7 News #2, Plus TV, CTV3, Love FM, Estéreo Amor, Fiesta FM, Krem TV y Radio, Wave Radio, Amandala, The Reporter, The Guardian, comunicado del gobierno).

Celebraciones de septiembre. La Celebración del Día de la Independencia de Belice se realizará este año en Belmopan, a diferencia de años anteriores cuando se celebraba en la Ciudad de Belice (News 5).

Ciudad de Belice. Se informó que el Ayuntamiento de la Ciudad de Belice está atrasado en el pago de la deuda con la empresa de recolección de basura BML. El Ayuntamiento espera compensar sus ingresos con las nuevas cuotas cobradas a las empresas por la recolección de basura (Krem TV y Radio).

Noticias relacionadas con México

Exportación de ganado. Ganaderos beliceños se reunieron ayer en Orange Walk (norte de Belice) con autoridades de agricultura de Belice con el fin de discutir la exportación de ganado a México. De acuerdo con los ganaderos, se ha avanzado en las negociaciones con autoridades mexicanas y en el cumplimiento de los requisitos sanitarios, así como en la preparación por parte de los ganaderos beliceños. Las negociaciones entre los dos países son apoyadas por el Organismo Internacional Regional de Sanidad Agropecuaria (OIRSA), el Servicio de Sanidad Agropecuaria de Belice (BAHA) y la Asociación de Productores de Ganado de Belice (Love FM, Estéreo Amor).

Donación. La Embajada de México inició la entrega de libros que el Gobierno de México donó a 20 escuelas primarias de Corozal (distrito fronterizo con México), Belice. Cada una recibirá un paquete de más de 50 libros en español como material de apoyo para sus estudiantes (Love FM, CTV3, Fiesta FM).

Taxi marítimo. El 15 de agosto iniciará el servicio de taxi marítimo entre Chetumal y Belice, informó Andrés Ruiz Morcillo, Presidente municipal de Chetumal. Esta primera ruta marítima para el transporte de turismo cubrirá el circuito entre el muelle fiscal de Chetumal, Sarteneja (Belice), San Pedro (Belice) e Xcalak (México) (Estéreo Amor).

Estudiantes. 25 estudiantes mexicanos realizarán estudios de inglés en el Centro Regional de Idiomas de la Universidad de Belice (UB), a través de las becas otorgadas por el Gobierno de Belice (The Reporter, The Guardian).

Happy Birthday, CIARRA ALEXANDRIA

Like any proud Grandma, today I take time to say Happy Birthday to my granddaughter, Ciarra Alexandria Thompson on her 7th Birthday on August 5th.

My little Princess Aurora II is 7 years old and following in her grandma´s steps by being a dancer, a talker and a very intelligent little girl.

I love you baby girl.

From Princess Aurora I
(Grandma Brenda)