This year, around 6,000 people fell victim to gun violence. Poor innercity neighborhoods are often hotspots. Young men with few prospects are easily recruited into criminal gangs. Of which there are believed to be more than 30,000 in the us. Even the current pandemic has done little to ease the situation. Joe houston wants to stay fit in these strangest of times. So hes just working out on his own. Without all those he normally helps out. Without the kids he regularly trains. Without the girls he instructs in selfdefense moves. And without the teenagers that he trains with and teaches that sport and a healthy diet are important elements in li. Joe is a credible antiviolence ambassador. The 26 year old former delinquent has reformed and wants to guide others away from crime. We are supposed to be trying to come together, and try to help each other due to, like finance or just like being a big brother or big sister, trying to help each other out but it just seemed like this has just fuel
Years ago, I watched someone fling a message in a bottle into the Strait of Gibraltar. It bobbled there on the surface, this container of mystery and love, before it
Apr 27, 2021
Celso Poot is Appointed Director of the Belize Zoo
The Belize Zoo and Tropical Education Center has a new leader. He’s a familiar face, having spent over two decades with the organization. His academic studies and experience have prepared him for this career advancement. Today, we stopped in at the zoo for a chat with the new director about his exciting new role.
Andrea Polanco, Reporting
Celso Poot is the new director of the Belize Zoo and Tropical Education Center. Having spent the last twenty-five years at the zoo, and for the past thirteen years he has served as the operations and finance manager. It’s a role that’s a natural fit for Poot. But it’s also a challenging time as revenues are down by almost eighty percent but Poot says that they will pivot and weather the tough times.