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Tonight the Soul Project will be launching the Soul Revolution Exhibit. It'll start at 6pm, and at 8pm, Walter Castillo will be performing some 'songs of revolution.' Cayo's newest and best cultural center has live music and art most every weekend.
"PERFORMING AND EXHIBITING NEW PAINTINGS
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Tomorrow night, Serendib will be having their Mardi Gras celebration on Burns avenue. There will be some great live music, food, beads, and beer. See you there. Thanks, Serendib!
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DJ Fingaz had his King of Diamonds birthday bash at Club Next. Once again, Danny Chung was there to get all the great pictures. Caribbean Coolers sponsored this bash too. They have got to get those into stores.
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The La Ruta Maya, the canoe race from Cayo to Belize City, is only a month away. It starts on Friday, March 8th, under the Hawkesworth Bridge. Here's a video from last year's race, when paddle boards were first allowed.
"Shane Perrin attempts to make history by solo paddling the 179 mile La Ruta Maya Belize river challenge on a stand up paddle board. His heroic journey commemorates the tenth anniversary of his second chance at life." 
Justin Ford's comment,
February 8, 2013 12:18 PM
You should fact check whether paddle boards were "allowed". I think this guy just went along, unofficially.
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The Rotaract Club of San Ignacio is having their Red Carpet Affair on February 16th, at Meluchi's. They've got their promotional mix on Soundcloud; over an hour of mixed music that you'll hear at the party.
"Come support a worthy cause. Proceeds will go towards the provision of gift baskets for families, river clean up campaign and Project Cure (rehabilitation of a ward at the Western Regional Hospital)
SPONSORS: MELUCHIS, PRINT BELIZE LTD, DIGICEL, MR. GREEDY'S PIZZERIA, BENQUE RESORT AND SPA, RECINO'S IMPORTS, HODES PLACE,Vanessa Awe Makeup Artistry,The Dollhouse, Rolson's Cocina"
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Feelgood news of the day. The howler monkey that the Belize Wildlife Referral Clinic has brought back to a healthy state was transferred to Wildtracks. It got to have an exciting flight. Thanks, BWRC, for all the amazing work you do saving Belize's wildlife.
"Talk about V.I.P. (primate) treatment, this recovering Howler monkey with the help of Lighthawk received free air transportaion to Wildracks for further rehab and hope to be reunited with her troop in the future."
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They had another cheese making workshop at Ian Anderson's Caves Branch, and it was fun and informative for all. Belize now has some great cheese to choose from.
"In September, 2011, I travelled to Warren, Vermont (pop. 302) and took a two week cheese making course offered by Dr. Larry and Linda Faillace of Three Shepherds Farm. 16 months later, our cheeses are being recognized by International cheese makers and holding our second International Cheese Making Workshop.. and its only getting better from here."
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Danny Chung was at the Wing Stop in Belmopan for DJ Fingaz pre-birthday party where he got some great pictures. Island Time Beverages sponsored the event, and had their new Caribbean Coolers there for everyone. They have 3 different flavors: Rumango, Coco Pina, and Rum Punch.
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Cayo gots an amazing write up in the February edition of Hemispheres Magazine. Caracol, Rio Frio Cave, and MPR are described and shown in pictures. Blancaneaux Lodge is where the author stayed, and it gets a great review. The Flavors of Belize cookbook also got a great mention in the article too.
"You stop at a military checkpoint, then proceed to the Rio Frio Cave. Belize is riddled with caves, many of which contain human remains. The Maya would perform ritual sacrifices in these places because they believed they were portals to the underworld, through which the Sun God, in the form of a jaguar, would travel at dusk. The Rio Frio Cave is open-ended, so it wasn’t used for sacrifices—but it was used, as evidenced by the Mayan pottery fragments scattered around. The crown jewel of the Cayo region is Caracol, a sprawling ruin that once was one of the most powerful cities in the Mayan world. At its peak there were maybe 150,000 people living here, roughly half the present population of Belize, and the whole city was clad in plaster. It was mysteriously abandoned 1,200 years ago and rediscovered by a logger in 1937."
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The Consortium for Belize Educational Cooperation College Fair is tomorrow evening at ITVET in Belize City. Schools from all over Belize, and many universities from the U.S. will be there. It's a great opoortunity to learn about other schools, and do research on study abroad programs. Galen University is offering discounts on their application fees.
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Thursday and Friday, the Motivational Missionaries Potentialist Motivational Tour will be in Cayo. They'll be in Belmopan on Thursday, and at the San Ignacio Resort Hotel on Friday. The Energizing Youth Entrepreneur Workshop will be on the 23rd in Belmopan. Go out, and get motivated.
http://bestofcayo.com/calendar
"A group of high powered motivational speakers are in the country. They will be making presentations for hundreds of young people in the upcoming week. Bert Oliva and Robin Kirk along with their team will be touring the country holding motivational sessions. These sessions will be conducted under the theme -The Potentialist- and focuses on finding an individual's true potential. Today the crew stopped by our studios to share more with us."
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This year's COBEC College Fair is Wednesday at ITVET in Belize City. This is a great opportunity for Cayo youth interested in studying abroad. Sacred Heart Junior College is organizing a bus to take students there, and it's around half price.
"The Consortium for Belize Educational Cooperation (COBEC) will be having its annual fair at the ITVET centre in Belize City on Wednesday February 6 from 4:30pm - 7:00pm. |
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Rotaract raised funds at the Bob Marley Tribute last night. They also got a few really nice pictures. When Catch and Emmanuel Mangar play, it's always a great show.
"Fundraising at a very positive, community oriented event!"
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Great news for Belize: according to BTB numbers, overnight tourists are up almost 11%, bringing in quality tourism dollars, and cruise tourists are going down, meaning less deterioration to the reef. Yes, 2012 was exceptional for tourism, especially overnight tourism, which had an overall 10.7% increase from last year. In 2012, there were 26,872 more visitors than in 2011: 277,135 visitors for the entire year. Cayo has obviously been busier in regards to tourism.
"The Belize Tourism Board wishes to extend hearty congratulations to all Belizeans, our partners and stakeholders. It is through continuous hard work, collaboration and dedication that we are able to achieve such impressive results. We look forward to an even greater year in 2013!"
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Midas Resort is having their Pre-Valentines Day All White pool party tomorrow. They have quite a line up: Mistah Geeh, Black Chiney, Tagg International, DJ Gilla, and many more.
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Cayo is getting another junior college, in Benque, at Mount Carmel. The John Paul II Junior College is having their official launch tomorrow evening. Stop by MCHS to find out about their Associates degree programs. They have an epic promo video out for the occasion. Well done!
"Soon to be open John Paul II Junior College here in our hometown. This formation will produce free persons who, because they possess the intellectual, moral, and theological virtues, as well as professional competency, can direct themselves to their proper end of attaining true happiness and thus contribute effectively to the authentic good of humanity. Video courtesy of Mr David Brokke"
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The Purple Movement, as part of their Heart Connection Tour, is having a tribute to Bob Marley at Falcon Field tomorrow evening. There will be live music, food, drinks, games, and a 5 on 5 football marathon.
"Five-A-Side Football Marathon (Open) TO ALL
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Tonight, at 7pm, the Benque House of Culture will launch their Traditional Herbal & Medicinal Exhibition. The exhibition runs through March 4th.
"Exhibition 2013, join us as we unveil the wonderful properties of the traditional & natural medicines in Belize, by our expert naturalist Mr. Harry Guy Sr. Please note the time starts at 7:00 p.m. Save the date Thursday February 7th,2012"
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The San Ignacio Resort Hotel will host the Motivational Missionaries Potentialist Motivational Tour tomorrow. Thanks, SIRH.
"San Ignacio Resort Hotel is excited to participate by hosting the San Ignacio Youth Seminar Portion of the tour, here in the Bedran Hall, on February 8, 2013."
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Lower Dover Lodge posted some amazing pictuers of the Aracari Toucans that have found a home there. Great shots!
"Each of the five toucan cousins took turns feasting on what seemed to be honey inside the woodpecker’s hole in a cedar tree. The birds would eat as much as it could for about 30 seconds before flying away due to constant stinging. One gulp of honey, two beak swipes at the attacking bees, rinse, repeat. Occasionally the bird would even catch a bee, and seemingly eat it in one bite! Other times I could see the bees trying to sting the bird through the camera’s zoom finder, only to have the Aracari feast on its brother or sister one second later."
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This Friday, February 8th, the statue of Our Lady of Fatima will be in Cayo, at the Sacred Heart Church. It arrives at 3pm, and the entrance is a 4pm.
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Mount Carmel High School has launched their junior college. Saturday night, they launched Cayo's new John Paul II junior college. They'll offer English, Business, and General Studies Associates degrees.
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The Rotaract Club on San Ignacio has been keeping busy. They had their Intercitadina this weekend. Congratulations to all the new members.
"Congratulations to Asuncion Martinez & Frankie Montero on having been inducted as Rotaractors at Intercitadina 2013 this past weekend. Welcome to the Rotaract family."
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Beltraide, The Belize Trade and Investment Development Service, along with Idealab Studios, launched the Inaugural Issue of Belize’s only business and investment magazine. It's called Invest Belize, and it can be found free online.
"Invest Belize will be used as a promotional tool to showcase Belize in a progressive light for what it represents: an investment destination. The magazine is strategically featured to aggressive investors who are seeking to invest in new dynamic markets, such as Belize. This publication features the major investment opportunities, while providing up to date information on policy, trade agreements, statistics, trade and projections to the investment community in Belize and abroad.[Ambergris Today]" |
