Belize City Paint Beautification Project

The Belize Tourism Board in collaboration with the Ministry of Tourism, Civil Aviation and Culture through its partnership with the Florida Caribbean Cruise Association (FCCA) have embarked on a Belize City Paint Beautification Project.

As part of its destination outreach initiative, the FCCA has donated 225 five-gallon pails of paint that will be used to paint primary buildings in Belize City along the cruise destination route.

A working committee has been established to manage the identification of buildings that would benefit from the Paint Beautification Project. The committee comprises of BTB, BTIA, the Belize City Council, the Conscious Youth Development Project (CYDP), Youth for the Future (YFF) and Architect Christy Mastry. The committee concurred that priority be given to schools and government buildings.

The structures selected for beautification have been identified as the Housing and Planning building and fence, St. Mary's School fence, the Belize City Council and Thurton Library. The CYDP and the YFF provided the labor to get the job done. The BTB facilitated the organization and logistics in its execution.

Works commenced on March 29th and all buildings will be fully painted by the end of April completing the first phase of this project. The second phase will see more Belize City buildings being painted shortly. The initiative is an active effort on the part of the FCCA and the Belize Tourism Board in collaboration with its partners to improve the appearance of Belize City for our visitors and residents alike.

Clean Schools Competition Has A Winner

In 2009, as part of the BTB's local public awareness campaign entitled "I Am Belize", the school competition was launched. The campaign is an initiative of the BTB and has the participation of representatives from the BTIA, BHA and other interested private sector partners.

Last November a total of thirteen schools from across the country registered to compete in the "Clean Schools Competition" and the BTB visited all the participating schools for judging. The judging criteria were: general cleanliness, individual classrooms, bathroom facilities, before and after pictures to show the progress of the school and general beautification efforts among others.

The BTB presented the Burrell Boom Methodist School with a plaque and a cheque for $7,500 worth of school equipment and so recognizing them as the winners of the "I Am Belize, Clean School Competition". The school community's work paid off as they all worked towards the betterment of their buildings and compound in an effort to make it a more comfortable environment to learn in. The school's effort is an example to all about how individuals come together as a group and can make a difference.

The "I Am Belize" campaign seeks to sensitize and educate Belizeans on how their individual actions impact the country's image.