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The First Bel Riv Expo
posted (February 21, 2014)
Another major environmental event which happened in the river valley is the first Belize River Valley Eco-Tourism and Commerce Expo which opened today in Bermudian Landing.

It's a commercial opportunity that has been closely organized by the administrators of the Community Baboon Sanctuary Women's Conservation Group.

Today, 7News stopped in at the opening ceremony to find out a little about it. Here's what the guest speakers had to say:

Hon. Godwin Hulse - Guest Speaker, Belize River Expo
"We want especially to recognize the Community Baboon Sanctuary Women's Conservation Group for presenting this Belize River Valley Bel Riv first ever expo. Give the women of the area a huge hand. And I say the women because in 1995 myself together with a group of men attempted to get some economic activity going and we struggled for about 5 years and we never has any major success. Miss Jessie was a part of this. I don't know where she is hiding, come up here Miss Jessie. She was part of this activity together with a lot of other women in this area and she never lost the vision, has been involved in everything in this area, has been keeping literally the babboons alive in the footsteps of her husband and together they did that, she runs the museum and today we will open a business center. She is energetic, full of life, but we have to give her a special hand for this day."

Hon. Edmond Castro - Area Representative, Belize Rural North
"I think this a wonderful opportunity and the little kids will learn and see this better than me because they will live longer than me, but this is a wonderful opportunity to have this type of economic activity in our area. I had been clamoring for such an activity in the different parts of the constituency for many years, so I must give thanks to the Community Baboon Sanctuary under the leadership of Miss Jessie Young to bring forth this first annual expo. I would like to see this expo lives for many years."

The expo continues tomorrow, where artisans from all over the river valley will have their wares on display for sale. The organizers hope that it will be an annual event.

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