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Arts & Culture
Belizean Archaeologist Dr. Jaime Awe to be awarded by the Society for American Archaeology
On April 1, 2022, Belizean archaeologist Dr. Jaime Awe will receive the Society for American Archaeology 2022 Award for Excellence in Latin America and Caribbean Archaeology. The award recognizes and honors professional achievements at all career levels, including students and early career archaeologists, to those who have made lasting contributions to the Society for American Archaeology.
Business & Economy
Marco Gonzalez Maya Site, the only established National Park on a Belizean island, closed due to no GOB funding
According to Brown, who serves as the site manager, a meeting with the Government of Belize’s (GOB) Institute of Archaeology (IoA) in late June promised that they would finally include Marco Gonzalez in their national budget.
Arts & Culture
SPHC and NICH board members hold a public meeting in San Pedro
The purpose of the meeting was for the NICH directors to listen to thoughts and concerns of island residents on keeping culture and traditions alive on Ambergris Caye.
Arts & Culture
Institute of Archaeology hosts Poem and Theme Competition in Commemoration of World Archaeology Day 2018
The Institute of Archaeology is launching a slogan and poem contest to celebrate International Archaeology Day 2018 which is October 20.
Community and Society
Two park rangers go missing in the Chiquibul Forest Reserve
Rangers Luis Ramirez and Elroy Villanueva were last seen on Monday, January 29th, when they went on an existing trail on the Chiquibul Forest Reserve and failed to return.
Arts & Culture
NICH hosts workshop with media partners to promote and safeguard Belize’s cultural history
As culture is prominent in everything we do, ISCR, IA, and NICH discussed ways the media can advance the cultural agenda in Belize.
Conservation
Another Maya Monument destroyed in Orange Walk for landfill
On Wednesday, December 14th, Belize’s oldest research and education institution on Belize’s culture, the Institute of Archaeology (IA), began investigating reports of a Maya monument being destroyed in the Orange Walk district.
Arts & Culture
Noh Mul destruction calls for increase in penalties
After eight months, the trial ended at the Corozal Town Magistrate Court, where the accused were found guilty and fined for destroying Noh Mul.
