These posts hosts the books from the eBelizeLibrary collection on Access501.
On Saturday August 1st, 2020 Aondofe Iyo delivered via the online platform ZOOM a community talk titled Free Yu Mind organized by The UEF Library of African and Indigenous Studies, on the occasion of the Emancipation Jubilee Day. Iyo has been a leading advocate for an urgent and dynamic transformation of Belize’s educational and learning […]
As part of the Imagination Factory’s 30th anniversary (1995–2025), we are launching several projects, including the Said Musa Archival Project. On June 18, 2024, lightning struck and burned down the two-story National Archives of Barbados. In this age of AI, it is unacceptable that Belize has made super urgent the digitalization of its cultural, political,
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I want to go on record to say that the University of Belize (UB) or the National Institute of Culture and History (NICH) simply have to find a way to finance the writing of Gerald Rhaburn’s biography. Rhaburn is a walking encyclopaedia of Belize’s musical history, and when you talk about musical history in Belize,
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I went with my friend and writer Rick Moguel to visit Jesus Ken in Succotz, Cayo. It was an immersive experience. I remember thinking of those St. John’s College students who staged, for a history project, a cañero rebellion in the context of the moment we call in Belize, the Cañeros Movement . All the
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
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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
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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
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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
