Cayo Scoop! The Ecology of Cayo Culture

The UNCAF U-16 matches are this week, at the FFB Stadium in Belmopan, and Belize plays every night at 7:00pm.  Nicaragua tonight, then El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, and Costa Rica on Friday night.  If you can't make it to the games, you can see them on most TV stations.  Go, Jaguars!

In related news, they have some cool t-shirts for sale.  http://donatebelizefootball.org/merchandise.html

"Don't forget to come out and support our Baby Jaguars as they participate in the UNCAF U-16 Tournament.  Venue: FFB Project Stadium in Belmopan."

Feelgood news of the day.  26 Belizean youths went to El Salvador to attend a youth conference that focused on contributing to the community.

"Twenty-six Belizean Youth Attend Conference in El Salvador to Learn to Contribute to Their Community.  Youth from six communities in Belize travelled to El Salvador over this past weekend (2 - 5 August) to attend a Bahá’í Youth Conference.  They returned Monday night full of excitement to execute the plans they made for themselves to serve their communities of Corozal, Belmopan, Belize City, San Pedro, San Ignacio, and Dangriga.  This Conference was attended by 660 youth ages 15 to 30 from Belize, Cuba, Guatemala, Honduras, Nicaragua, and El Salvador.  It was one of 114 similar Regional Conferences being held from July through October around the globe on all continents and many island groups.  The purpose of these gatherings is 'to summon today's youth' of all faiths and backgrounds 'to put the needs of others before their own' in order 'to aid the spiritual and social development of those around them, especially ones younger than themselves.'"

Some were interviewed on Open Your Eyes: http://youtu.be/2wKUDu5qorY

The UB Black Jaguars are heading to Nicaragua to represent Belize in the 5th JUDUCA, which is a small olympiad for Central American universities that consists of many different sports and games.  Good luck, UB!

"On Friday, April 4, 2014 a contingent of more than 80 persons—including athletes and coaches—will represent the University of Belize (UB) and the jewel in the V Juegos Deportivos Universitarios Centroamericanos (JUDUCA V)—translated in English (The Sport Games of Central American Universities 5).  'Brotherhood, Solidarity and Integration' is the theme for this fifth edition of JUDUCA scheduled from April 07 – April 12, 2014 in Managua, Nicaragua.  The delegation from UB will join counterparts from 21 other Central American universities to compete in the disciplines of chess, soccer/football, basketball, track and field, futsal, table tennis, swimming, karate, and volleyball. "

The Belize Female Junior volleyball team is doing superbly in Honduras at the Female U20 Central American Championship.  They are 2 and 0, having beaten Honduras and El Salvador.  They play Nicaragua this evening, then get a rest day, and play the other 3 C.A. teams this week.  Keep on going strong!

"The Belize Female Junior National Volleyball Team wins again.  They are now 2 and 0 in the tournament.  The beat El Salvador 3 sets to 1, 25-18, 25-18, 21-25, 25-23.  Top scorer was again Sherika Burton with 17 points (15 kills, 2 blocks).  Jahshema Saunders had 13 points (12 kills, 1 ace), Maurissa Williams also contributed with 11 points (6 kills, 4 blocks, 1 ace), Leandra Betson had 6 points (4 kills, 1 block, 1 ace)."