Cayo Scoop! The Ecology of Cayo Culture

The Mexican Trade Mission will be happening at the Embassy of Mexico in Belmopan this Wednesday, June 18th, and in Belize City on the 19th,  ProMéxico, the Mexican Trade and Investment agency, is having this to strengthen the trade relations between Mexical and Belize.  One of the goals is to identify vendors and buyers of many localized products, like jams and jellies, pepper sauces, wines, and liquors.  They'll also focus on software, and industrial compounds.  Sounds like a great idea.  Call 822-0210 for more information.

"The Embassy of Mexico invites Belizean entrepreneurs to participate in the Mexican Trade Mission 2014 to introduce and interact with Mexican counterparts."

Congratulations to the UB female relathon team!  They defeated the male team, and this is the 3rd year in a row.

"Females Win 36th Annual UB Relathon.  6 hours 29 minutes is the cumulative time that it took UB’s speedy females to reach the Engineering Department in Belize City, winning the 36th Annual UB Relathon on Sunday, March 30, 2014.  The females started in Belmopan at the Market Square, while the males began in front of the Police Station in San Ignacio but both embarked on their journey at 8:30 a.m.  The females ran with a singular goal in mind: 3-peat as champions.  Their effort paid off when they crossed the finish line at 2:59 p.m.  The males tried their best to win and closed the 20 mile handicap to only 3miles but fell short and finished 18 minutes later. "

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 Embassy of Mexico had a couple of harp recitals by Ada Tzab, a young harpist from Mexico.  She played the recital entitled 'Around the World in 36 Strings' in Belize City and Belmopan.

"Ada Tzab is a young artist from Merida, Yucatan, Mexico. She holds a degree in Musical Arts from the Yucatan Advanced School of Music and has participated as invited harpist in prestigious orchestras in Mexico."

Metal Haven concert tickets go on sale this week.  Ascenthium, No Te Creo, Emendo, Lisergia, and As Moonlight Falls will be rocking Benque on November 2nd. 

"Tickets go on sale this week! they will be sold at Corozal, Orange Walk , Belize city, Belmopan and Cayo!  Updates on the locations will come this week!  Here's an idea of how the tickets will look!  Remember its $25 before $30 at the door"

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