Today Sunday I awoke to the sounds of the roosters telling me it is time to rise. The morning was just stretching its arms across the sky. Jumped out of bed and did my morning rituals. Went out side to a sky filled with oranges, egg-yolk yellows and streaks of...

Today the light crew was out and about and most people had light by the morning just a small area is still out. The road crew is hard at work cutting and removing trees etc. from the road. People who had no mangoes or fruit trees now have plenty in their yards. As for...

Yesterday we had a cyclone that came suddenly and lasted for forty-five minutes. We had heavy fork lightening, winds at fifty-five miles per hour, Hugh hailstones and raindrops so large I was more scared of the rain than the hailstones. The funny thing I sat on my...

Yesterday I judged the visual art for the schools here in Belize; I really do not like judging young people’s art. I think I did a good job even with my objects.

The people of Belize have ended their strike action. Full service of water, lights, telephone and Internet is once again the norm. To be truthful the only thing I really missed these last few weeks was the access to emails and the web. Nights were wondrous with the...

The people of Belize are on a massive strike action. They want their Prime Minister to resign. Because of this, communication methods are on and off. Last week we were without telephone or Internet for a week. Water and light goes on and off at will, bank machines do...

I forgot how great it was living in the Caribbean, with all it's smell, when I was in Canada I was always dreaming and thinking of the Caribbean and wishing for its heat to enfold me totally. Now here I am in Belize where the temperature reaches a scorching 99° in the...

The Universe and Ancestors found some land for Marlene and I to care for and we have been busy clearing by hand 1.5 acres with some helpers. Eight young men with pick axe started to dig the foundation for our home today. Here we were at six in the morning with the...

Before coming to Belize I entered my short video to the Belize 3rd international film & video festival. It was accepted for the festival, which ran from February 21 - 28. On the 28th the audience voted my video best short fiction . Thanks to Nalo Hopkinson for...