In fulfilling its mission “to acquire, preserve
and provide information of our national her-
itage,” the department is happy to release
another issue of its newsletter, FlashBack!

Belize Archives and Records Service will for the first time join archivists and archival institutions within the Caribbean and across the world in celebrating International Archives Day. Established in 2007 by the International Council on Archives with the support of the United Nations, International Archives Day is intended among other things to:

• Raise awareness among the public of the importance of records and archives, in order to make it understood that records and archives provide the foundation for their rights and identity;

• Raise the public, private and public sectors’ awareness of the necessity of preserving archives for the long-term, and of providing access to them;

• Promote and bring to the attention of the larger public unique, extraordinary and rare documents preserved in archival institutions.

Public Service Day 2011...

Every year, on the 9th March, wreaths are placed on the tomb of Baron Bliss in memory of the great benefactor. The day is celebrated as a public and bank holiday, and a harbour regatta is held in remembrance of a man who loved the sea and who left Belize over a million dollars for its use.

BOOK Collection
Treehouse Perspectives Living High on Little by Christina and Kirby Salisbury.

Between Horse and Buggy and Four Wheel Drive Change and Diversity among Mennonite Settlements in Belize, Central America. Edited by Carel Roessingh and Tanja Plasil