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The Cayo North September Shutdown is planned for Wednesday, September 20th. Ring in the 42nd Independence Day at Galvez stadium. It's free, and it starts at 10pm. Supa G and the Gilharry 7 Band will be performing.

The PRO FC 8 will be in Cayo on Saturday, September 2nd. Perez will host Chutan.

 

'San Ignacio are you ready? It's been a long time coming but we have a date ! Start the September celebrations right with PRO FC 8 on Saturday September 2nd. The rematch everyone is asking to see, the young phenom Jalen Perez from WAR OW takes on "El Monstrou" Jonathan Chutan... Let's go.'

The calendar for the Cayo September Celebrations is out.  The schedule for Benque and Belmopan are also in there.  Happy September Celebrations to all!

The big Cayo September Celebration Concert will be on Wednesday, September 20th, at the Sacred Heart College auditorium.  Lord Rhaburn and Lord Laro are both coming back to play at the event.

 

"Our 2nd annual September Celebration Concert is just around the corner. Performances by International Artists Oscar B and Lord Laro, local artists, Lord Rhaburn and Kurl Miller. It will be night of celebration! Tickets on Sale, September 1st. $50 regular entrance, VIP $100."

Tonight in Belmopan, at the George Price Centre, they'll be doing the book launch for 'Celebrating the 10th and 21st September: Revisiting the Documentary Heritage.'  It'll start at 6:00pm.

 

"The Belize Archives and Records Service in collaboration with the Institute for Social and Cultural Research will be launching the book 'Celebrating the 10th and 21st September: Revisiting the Documentary Heritage' tomorrow October 2nd at the Museum of Belize at 10:00am and at The George Price Center for Peace and Development at 6:00pm."

Clean up and beautification campaign in Belmopan.  No more littering!

 

"Photos from around Belmopan of students cleaning up, painting and honoring Rt. Hon. George Price on National Service Day"

Belizeans, Schools, Churches, Organizations, get ready for...National Service Day, which is tomorrow.  All Belizeans are invited to carry out a community service activity in memory of the Rt. Hon. George Price, who passed away on September 19 of last year.  There's are 100's of projects going on around Belize.  

 

In Belmopan:

Clean up campaign of the area around the George Price Centre for Peace and Development, UB and walkways to National Assembly Building.
Clean up of May Gordon Park
Food distribution to the needy
Rehabilitation and clean up of Devon Beaton Park
Participation of 1,000+ students
Rehabilitation and Clean up of Independence Park
Painting of bus-stop at roundabout

Macal River Park is truly one of the most beautiful parks in Cayo, if not all of Belize.  Tomorrow, for National Service Day, there will be a beautification project happening there.  You can see all the improvements made over this year, from the murals to the new benches and upgraded basketball court added by the Moroton Community Outreach Committee.  Keep it beautiful and clean!

Some pictures from Benque's parade for the Battle of St. George's Caye Day, shared by the Benque House of Culture.  The next round of dances, parades, and parties are only a week away.  Happy September!

The September Celebration Calendar of Events is out.  Cayo has a lot planned over the next few months.  Cayo is on page 6, Benque is on page 11, and Belmopan is on page 5.  Download the pdf here.  The Western Explosion celebrating the end of Summer will be on the 12th at Galvez stadium.

The 2018 September Celebrations Launch was yesterday at Falcon Field.  It was a fun day for everyone.  Plenty of great music from Los Hijos del West and the New Sensation Band, along with some nice choreographed dances from the Western Heat Dance Company. 

 

The National Channel got video of much of the festivities.

 

"Sunday August 26th, His Worship Mayor Earl Trapp and the San Ignacio - Santa Elena Town Council hosted the Launch of the September Celebrations 2018. The Launch was attended by His Excellency Sir Colville Young, Governor General of Belize, who conducted the inspection of the Belize Defence Force Guard of Honour. Other honorable guests included Deputy Prime Minister and Chairman of the National Celebrations Commission, Hon. Patrick Faber. Hon. Orlando Habet, Area Representative for the Cayo North East, represented the People’s United Party, several members of the House of Representatives, Chief Executive Officers, members of the San Ignacio – Santa Elena Town Council, other invited guests and members of the public were in the audience.

 

After moving speeches by Mayor Trapp and Deputy Prime Minister Faber centered around the September Celebrations Theme, “Belize Da Fu Wi - Now and Forever, 8867”, Minister Faber presented the cash prize to the creator of this year’s theme, Mrs. Fernanda Tun. A moving presentation of song and cultural dances by the Western Heat Dance Company followed and made the event distinctly representative of the cultures of “El Cayo” in its appeal. As a part of the ceremony Mayor Trapp was asked to select, via a random lotto pick, the municipality that will host the 2019 Launch of the September Celebrations and chose “Punta Gorda”.

 

Music, dance and much festivity filled the Falcon Field at the end of the official ceremony. Surely a forerunner to the events planned and anxiously anticipated for the National September Celebrations."

 

 

Some great pictures from the Independence Day parade here in Cayo.

 

"The Independence parade in Cayo, this year, was one to remember forever. The theme 'Many Faces, Many Dreams, One Goal' was beautifully displayed with tons of colors and dances by the parade presenters.  From Chinese dragons to clowns, the streets were filled with people jumping up and down celebrating the 31st anniversary of Belize independence.  I even saw a very old woman, perhaps 70 years old, dancing to local punta music--How awesome is that?"

The San Ignacio Resort Hotel got into the September Celebrations spirit, and adopted Flamingo park for National Service Day.  The vibrant pictures were taken by Danny Chung Photography.  Thanks, SIRH!  

 

"The Staff and management team of the San Ignacio Resort Hotel joins its community in Celebrating Belize on National Service Day!  After much brainstorming the San Ignacio Resort Hotel team came up with the concept as a community service project of cleaning and renovating.  This concept, however, enthused the staff and has now become an official adoption of the park.  Today, September 18th. saw the start of the renovations, as staff took turns in groups to begin the clean up , renovation , and actual adoption of the Flamingo Park located on 18th. Street in San Ignacio Town.  Look out for more updates on San Ignacio Resort Hotel’s newest ADOPTION!!"

Sacred Heart Junior College has the September Celebrations spirit!  They are doing 3 different projects for National Service Day.  The main project is a clean up of the Western Highway between Cayo and Succotz, which will occur between 7:00am and noon.  On campus, they welcome Mr. Hector Silva, who'll talk about Belize's struggle to independence, and they'll also have a red, white, and blue dress up day.  

 

Have a great National Service Day!

For the September Celebrations, in honor of George Price, Wednesday, September 19th is National Service Day.  There are quite a few events planned around Cayo.  There will also be a cadlelight vigil in the evening at the Sacred Heart Church.  What do you have planned for National Service Day?

 

Distributing of food baskets to widows in Cayo Central

Repairs to basketball courts in Santa Elena

Clean up of Octavia Waight compound

Setting up signs (scientific and common names of trees) at the Macal River Park

Planting of fruit and shade trees at orphanage in Cotton Tree

Buena Vista School "Brightening" Project - installing of garbage drums and picnic tables, painting, bush-hogging, book drive, ...