This year the 4th Annual Sarstoon Island Eco Challenge will be taking place and as per usual, the event will take off from the village of Barranco. The BTV and the Barranco Village council are teaming up to build a sea side park that will host a band stand. The construction of the park takes…
Punta Gorda born and bred son of the soil Daril Avila was awarded a scholarship to study in the country of Canada. His scholarship came about because of his skills in Volleyball. While in Canada Daril will be studying at Concordia University of Edmonton where he will be pursuing a Bachelor’s Degree in Environmental Science….
Every year the official launch of the September celebrations take place in a different town. This year Punta Gorda Town is the venue. Earlier today a rehearsal session was held in preparation for the National Launch of the September Celebration to be held this Saturday August 31st. This session was conducted at the Victor Sanchez…
After months of complaining about the deplorable conditions of Front Street, which is the main vein into Punta Gorda Town, works have commenced to do some repairs. Residents are already giving praise to those responsible and hoping that they can keep up the good work.
This weekend, Punta Gorda Town residents were very saddened to hear of the sudden death of one of their favorite store owners, Mr. Vance Vernon. Mr. Vernon life came to a sudden end on Saturday. He will be truly missed by his customers. Vance was also a big supporter of many things in this town…
After months of protest, the Cattle Landing Village Council finally had their swearing in ceremony. Congratulations to the new Village Council.
The Ya’axche Conservation Trust held its annual Summer Camp at the Golden Stream Field Station for youths from the buffer communities with whom they work with. The purpose of the camp is to ensure outreach is being done for their mission and vision of Ya’axche, that is forest conservation and forest governance.
Yesterday the Toledo Institute for the Development and Environment TIDE, held its annual scholarship program meeting for forty four high school students who reside in the buffer communities that TIDE manages. In this meeting the students were awarded with the necessary books for the institution they are attending.
A huge crowd showed up at the Victor Sanchez Union Field last Thursday night to witness history in the making, the female championship game between Big Falls and Silver Creek. It was one of the biggest crowds ever at the field for a championship game. At the end of the game the Big Falls Hyper…
On Saturday August 17th, a son and daughter of the soil traveled to neighboring Guatemala to participate in an exhibition fair known as the Afro Caribe Fair. This duo namely Doctor Ludwig Palacio and Mrs. Emily Ramirez took the time off to go and showcase their works, not only representing Belize but also the rich…
