Wishing you all a happy 10th September. In honor of this day, I am posting a little article on the significance of the Battle of St. Georges Caye. If there were no 10th, there would be no 21st. Conflicts between the Buccaneers and the Spanish As the settlers in Belize were becoming wealthy, Spain […]
The most important resource that Belize has is its people. Our population is important because it is made of people of differing ethnic origins who develop different ideas on how to protect the country and to create opportunities that lead to employment of other citizens. For many years, the Government department that was mandated to […]
The National Symbols Belize is a fairly young nation, having gained independence only in 1981. Even though the country is young, some of the symbols that represent the nation were developed even before Belize became a crown colony. The symbols represent a unified nation that the early nationalists carved out of various interest groups […]
Belize in the Western Hemisphere Belize is located in the Western Hemisphere which lies west of the International Earth Rotation and Reference Systems Service (IERS) Meridian (which crosses through Greenwich, London) and east of the 180th Meridian or the Antimeridian which is also known as the International Date Line. For practical purposes, The Western Hemisphere […]
Hi All. As I mentioned, im writing a new book called Belize Facts and Figures. Take a look at the table of contents of the book below. If you have any suggestions of sections that i need to add or subtract, please feel free to inbox me. Belize Facts and Figures Table of Contents Introduction […]
On October of 2013, I launched my first book, A History of Enterprise in Belize. The book has done quite well in Belize, especially amongst entrepreneurs – successful entrepreneurs. Some of the customers have been young but the majority were mature businessmen. A few multi millionaires were among the first adopters. After the […]
The stagnation of forestry and the rise of agriculture ≈ 1950s The Forest Trust was conceptualized to improve the management of the mahogany, cedar and sapodilla resources of the country. The low supply of logs dovetailed with the low demand for mahogany caused by the economic depression of the late 1920s so exports were subdued […]
The Forest Trust ≈ 1922 By the early 1900s, it was commonly known that the primary hardwoods such as mahogany and cedar had been cut over multiple times on many mahogany works in Belize. A report commissioned by the Colonial Research Committee between 1920 and 1921 (The Hummel Report of 1921) confirmed that […]
Pine ≈ 1920s After chicle, the next timber industry which was important to Belize was the pine (Pinus caribaea) industry. Pine wood was used locally as posts for the telephone system in Belize City in 1902 and an industry was being contemplated as early as 1903. Around this time, only limited extraction was being […]
There will be a great piano concert by world renown pianist Seth Montfort from San Francisco. Ive heard his music at a previous function and can attest to his great skills. Do make it a point to attend Seth’s concert and support the arts in Belize. https://www.facebook.com/events/651167991631877/ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2-O-Q4ad748