This is the 2nd portion of Belizean culture to be placed on UNESCO’s list, after the recognition of the Garifuna language, ...

Garifuna culture was forged when a ship carrying captive Africans wrecked off the coast of St. Vincent in the 1600's. The survivors swam ashore, mixed with the island's native Arawak population, and ...

A crowd favorite at the 2013 Folklife Festival was the Garifuna drumming and dance group. No matter the time of day, pouring rain or blazing heat, they got the crowd on their feet, shaking to ...

Aurelio Martínez, the longtime ambassador of Garifuna music and former Honduran congressman, has died. He was 55. Martínez’s official Facebook page confirmed his death and mourned the loss of the ...

Livingston is not an island, but it exists so separately from the rest of Guatemala that locals use the word ‘mainland’ to mean everywhere beyond its boundaries. Triple-isolated on the east coast by ...

The language can mostly be traced through this group of people’s travel pathway. Rakeem Nuñez-Roches is of Garifuna descent. He was the first Garifuna Belize American to win a Super Bowl. We don’t ...

The Garifuna Language in Schools initiative is yet to be formally rolled out in primary schools in the south. Co-chair of the Garifuna Language Commission, Gwen Nunez Gonzalez, explained that the ...

The event was hosted at Holy Family R.C. School in Hopkins Village, Belize, one of the target schools of the program. “This momentous occasion marks a significant milestone in our collective efforts ...

The Ministry approved in a meeting on Monday, February 26, the Garifuna Language Curriculum; Professional Development Plan; and formal implementation of the Garifuna Language in Schools Program amid ...

After three years of collaboration between the Ministry of Education and the National Garifuna Council (NGC), the inclusion of the Garifuna Language in School Program has finally been approved. The ...

Yesterday the Garifuna Language Commission, established by the National Garifuna Council and the Battle of the Drums Secretariat got approval from the Ministry Of Education for their Garifuna Language ...

Belize burst onto Seattle’s radar two years ago with the announcement of the first nonstop flights on Alaska Airlines. Overnight, this tiny Central American gem, nestled between Mexico, Guatemala, and ...