Free Music School partners with Zaak Bajo (Blue Hole Entertainment)

Press Release – Free Music School – February 8th, 2010 – The Free Music School partners with the new and improved Zaak Bajo (now Blue Hole Entertainment). Brad LeFevre, the new proprietor of Zaak Bajo, has offered to host Free Music School student concerts and teacher recitals. The upcoming spring barbecue and concert will take place April 23rd, 2011 from 5:00pm to 7:00pm. Students will perform a series of children songs. They will sing, act out the lyrics with music drama, and play guitar, flute, keyboard and drums. The students are being taught by Mr. Bradley Haylock and FMS Founding Maestro Dr. Floyd Jackson. Mr. Haylock teaches voice and drama. Dr. Jackson teaches instrumental music. The Music School continues to give free instruments virtually every other week to students. Last week the School gave free guitars and keyboards to several students. The School welcomes contributions from the local and global community. Please contact us through the FMS website,

http://www.freemusicschoolbelize.wordpress.com/, or 663-1927. Dr. Jackson, conservatory trained violinist/flautist, will give a pre-Valentine Barbecue Recital at Zaak Bajo on Saturday, February 12th from 5:00pm to 7:00pm. Dr. Jackson will perform songs from the score of the Broadway Musical My Fair Lady. During the second half of the concert, he will perform a half dozen other Valentine love songs on the same concert chamber flute. The pre-Valentine Recital is free. The barbecue is affordably priced at $9.00 per plate. Please come and celebrate this historic event.

Power Outage Notice: North Ambergris Caye

Belize Electricity Limited (BEL) advises its customers in San Pedro Town that the supply of electricity will be temporarily interrupted from 8:00 a.m. to 11:00 a.m. on Thursday, February 10th, 2011.

Areas to be affected: All that area North of Boca Del Rio.

BEL apologizes for the inconvenience caused but this outage is necessary for the company to facilitate maintenance works on the distribution system in the area.

For customer inquiries and services call us toll free at: 0-800-BEL-CARE OR 0-800-235-2273. To view scheduled outages via our website visit: http://www.bel.com.bz/services_outages.asp

This notice is for public information purposes only. For more information, contact Belize Electricity Limited, Corporate Communications Department at 227-0954, extension 2502.

San Pedro Poly Clinic’s roof work completed

Much needed work on the San Pedro PolyClinic’s roof started on Monday January 10th. The repairs will serve to eradicate the problems affecting the roof structure such as severe leaking, water damage and the possibility of formation of dangerous mold growth as a result.

Much needed work on the San Pedro Poly Clinic’s roof commenced on Monday January 10th. The new repairs will address problems affecting the roof structure such as severe leaking, water damage and the possibility of the formation of dangerous mold growth.

The work was done by DELNOX Construction of Belize City. A team of four individuals; supervisor Mr. Earl Stuart, Mr. Michael Ramos, Mr. Earl Stewart and Mr. Sherwin Latchman, undertook the task.

Construction workers working on the Roof

According to Mr. Ramos, they used a Hydro Stop Material of very high quality guaranteed to provide a leak free finish for up to ten years. The process started with a power wash to clean the surface of the area being treated. This was followed by a layer of the foundation material, a layer of special cloth material, another two layers of the foundation material, a barrier guard and a finishing layer, white in color.

Visiting the PolyClinic now, the once visible cracks in the roofs and along the pillars inside the building have disappeared.

The Finished Roof

The clinic continue to operate from 8am to 4pm, Monday through Friday with a doctor on call 24/7 for emergencies during the hours that the clinic is closed. With the service of four full time triage nurses; two Registered Nurses, two Practical Nurses; and two (MTH) Maternity Health nurses, service at the clinic is quickly improving. In addition to emergencies the Poly Clinic offers pre and post natal services, baby clinics (including vaccinations), Specialists for eyes, bones, diabetes, dental care and many other ailments, diseases and sicknesses. Everyday care for coughs, colds, blood pressure management and so forth are available at the clinic. Services rendered by the San Pedro PolyClinic are free of charge and donations are encouraged in the form of $5bz if the patient can afford it.

The General Public is informed that while there is no charge for services offered by the Poly Clinic, there are still costs for the daily operations of the facility. Your donation of one, two, three, four or five dollars is needed and would be greatly appreciated. If we are to keep the Poly Clinic operational and provide ALL the services necessary - we need to work together as a community to make it possible.

Poetry Deadline Approaches!

Belize Sailing Association hosts Sail Training Stage 2

Press Release - Belize City - February 7th 2011 - The Belize Sailing Association (BzSA) held its Stage 2 Training at the British Forces Adventure Training Centre on St George’s Caye over the weekend of 5th and 6th February. Nine persons qualified for Royal Yacht Association and BzSA certification in basic dinghy and Level 2 on the Laser Pico and three on a safety boat handling course. The sailing instruction was assisted by American Sailing Association certified Trenton Miller of Caye Caulker. The twelve persons are all involved with the Optimist Project.

Checking Charts and Tides...

Enjoying a great day of sailing...

There are two more courses scheduled in this series to bring BzSA and Optimist club personnel to full certification prior to the arrival in Belize of Batch 1 Optimist Dinghies scheduled for mid April.
Contact: belizesailingassociation@gmail.com