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This book is about characters found in folktales that are well-known in Belize. The material was compiled from interviews with several persons and a review of written sources from Belize, Mexico, Central America, and the West Indies. Then came the difficult tasks: firstly, to reconstruct details about the main characters – where they originated, their …
That for once is more. Luck is not a factor. Though I’d like it to be. There is no mathematical reason why any country should automatically produce, 10-15-20 years into its formal existence, such a high ratio of artists per head of population. Today ZERO enters the Casa de las Americas, almost exactly 20 years …
This collection of letters offers a window into the mind and actions of George Cadle Price, the Father of the Nation and a Belizean National Hero. Born on 15 January 1919, Price dedicated his life to leading the country from colonial rule to self-government and independence. Price’s life was marked by a deep commitment to …
This second edition of the Kriol-English Dictionary serves as a tangible reminder of both the importance of recognizing the connection between language and culture, and the value of appreciating our Belizean identity. Whether this dictionary is used as a physical book or accessed online, it is also clear evidence of how dynamic and intertwined education …
Dr. Ángel Cal is one of Belize’s foremost historians and educators. He has interrogated, investigated, and published various works on the impact of the Caste War on Belize. Dr. Cal has also analysed other topics in Belizean history to inform Belizean consciousness and open more arenas for research. In this book, “English Reports on the …
Many visitors will read these words. You should know that you hold a small slice of one of Belize’s most prolific lyrical dub poet, known to his country people as The Grandmaster. Born in Belize (1967) Leroy Young, the Grandmaster grew up in Belize City, specifically Pinks Alley. The cultural space where cruise tourists disembark …
The road to Independence generally followed the course taken by other British colonies in the Caribbean up to the early 1960’s, but since then it has been distorted by a peculiar circumstance, the unfounded claim of Guatemala to the territory of Belize -a claim that has bred national disunity and seriously warped the political, social …
The in-depth questioning of colonial narratives has continually yielded the names of new heroes in the emerging decolonized space, such as the case of Maximo Perez, whose actions were down played by British narratives as those of a Maya rebel. Oral accounts are now presenting a new view into the history of San Jose Nuevo …
From the early 1950s until her passing in 2019, Meg Craig single handly collected and curated a vast collection of Belizean published books, stamps, coins, historical artefacts and photographs among other things. She did her best to organize these things in the hope that they could someday be of use for educating future generations of …