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++++ Largest fish farm in Western Hemisphere planned Near Seine Bight Village. <> A 2,225-acre fish farm in Belize would produce 5,000 metric tons of fish per year - by Sustainable Food News - January 14, 2008 . <> A proposed 2,225-acre fish farm off the coast of Belize has touched off a controversial debate pitting environmentalists against industry.--<>- The planned cobia farm would be the first commercial scale production unit of its kind in the Western Hemisphere and the tropical Atlantic, according to the company, Marine Farms Belize Ltd., which is currently negotiating with the Belize government to complete the project.-<>-- If approved, a 475-acre nursery cage and a 500-acre size production area will be located near Lark Caye, and a further 1,250-acre grow-out site will be built in Bugle Caye, about two miles off the coast of the Central American country.--<>-- The completed, three phase project will have the capacity to produce in excess of 5,000 metric tons of fish per year with an export value of $30 million.--<>-- Environmental groups are opposed to the plan citing an Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) that shows numerous corals, sea turtles and manatees in the area will impacted by the farm.--<>-- Other concerns include the risk of disease transfer from caged to wild fish populations and the impact of the farm’s increased boating traffic in the environmentally sensitive area in the Caribbean Sea near Placencia.--<>-- The first phase of development was completed last year, including the establishment of a nursery, two on-growing production sites, two caye-based camps at Ramsey Caye in Grennels (English Caye) channel and the Triangles, and a shore base complex for office, storage, net cleaning and processing facilities in Belize City.--<>-- +++++ This Site: Owned and Operated by "The People Of Seine Bight Village", Belize, Central America ... <><> Benjamin E. Palacio -> Pioneer-Webmaster <><> Clifford J. Palacio -> Historian - Adviser <><> Gustavo A. Palacio -> Public Relations <><> Justin A. Palacio -> Research Support <><> Marion A. Palacio -> Content Adviser <><> Telesforo Flores -> General Adviser <><> Ivan Ramirez -> Photo Credit <><>....... .... Seine Bight.Com News Reporter Jessie Estrada .... reports that On 27,March 2007 a new Seine Bight Village Council was elected. .... CONGRATULATIONS to the New Seine Bight Village Council Members. They are: Chairman- Adolfo Williams<>Council Members are::: <> Elosie Lopez<> Jacey Estrada<> Leonard Williams<> Pauline Alvarez<> Lorris Palacio<> Ermogene Lieva <> .... Seine Bight Village, April 16, 2005 <><> ...<><>.. Seine Bight boys win national primary school basketball championship <><> ...<><>.. The St. Alphonsus Primary School boys of Seine Bight in the Stann Creek district won the 2005 National Primary School Basketball championships hosted by the National Sports council at the multipurpose sports complex in Punta Gorda Town, on Friday and Saturday. The Seine Bight boys won the championship final 41-25 against the Wesley Upper Primary School boys of Belize City.<><> ...<><>.. The Louisiana Government School boys of Orange Walk Town won the consolation game for third place 27-2 against the St. Paul Anglican School boys of the Corozal District <><> ...<><>.. The Seine Bight Village boys reached the finals by knocking out the Toledo boys 27-22 in their second game on Saturday morning. They advanced to the finals when they knocked out the Orange Walk boys 27-24 in the semifinals on Saturday morning. <><> ...<><>.. The Belize City boys reached the finals by winning their first game of the tournament against the Seine Bight boys 23-19, and then lost to the Toledo boys 25-27 in their second game on Friday. The Belize City boys advanced to the finals by knocking out the Corozal boys 42-8 in the semifinals on Saturday morning. <><> ...<><>.. The Orange Walk boys had reached the semifinals by winning their first game of the tournament 21-20 against St. Jude school boys of Camalote Village in the Cayo District and they took out the Corozal boys 25-18 in their second game on Friday. <><> ...<><>.. The Corozal boys had reached the semifinals by eliminating the Camalote boys 21-17. <><> ...<><>.. The 2003 Most Valuable player Rouchelle Guzman presented the Most Valuable Player award to Joel Augustine of St. Alphonsus School in the closing ceremonies after the last game. ..<><>..

Seine Bight, An Indigenous Culture
The Official Website Of Seine Bight Village, The Jewel Of The Peninsula. Land of Garinagu and the intelligent folks of Belize. Seine Bight, An Indigenous Culture Garinagu or Garifuna are the largest Black ethnic group in Central America. A Garifuna Village By Ben Palacio The Official Website Of Seine Bight Village, The Jewel Of The Peninsula. Land of Garinagu and the intelligent folks of Belize. Seine Bight, An Indigenous Culture Garinagu or Garifunas are the largest Black ethnic group in Central America
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<><> .... Seine Bight.Com News Reporter Jessie Estrada .... reports that On 27,March 2007 a new Seine Bight Village Council was elected. .... CONGRATULATIONS to the New Seine Bight Village Council Members. They are: Chairman- Adolfo Williams<>Council Members are:: <> Elosie Lopez<> Jacey Estrada<> Leonard Williams<> Pauline Alvarez<> Lorris Palacio<> Ermogene Lieva <> <><> ..... 19 Steps to Making Cassava Bread - Ereba - Erebe - Yucca ..... ..... Cassava Bread - Ereba - Erebe is a thin, cracker-like bread made out of yucca. ..... It is an important staple of the Garífuna diet and a custom inherited from the Arawak Indians, one of the Garífuna ancestors..... .....In Seine Bight Village there is softer version called Marrumuti. The process to make Cassava Ereba Erebe from Yucca is as follows..... ..... 1. Harvest the Yucca. Extract 18-20 pounds of this root. ..... 2. Peel the Yucca. ..... 3. Wash and clean the yucca with seawater to give the roots a distinct salt flavor. .....4. Grate the yucca with an egi, a wooden grating board embedded with small quartz stones. .....5. Pack the shredded yucca into the ruguma, a 5 - 6 feet-long straining device woven out of palm leaves. .....6. Hang the ruguma from the rafters. ..... 7. Shake and stretch the ruguma to drain the poisonous liquid (cyanogenic glycoside) from the grated yucca. ..... 8. Remove the yucca dough from the ruguma and leave covered with a towel to dry overnight. ..... 9. The next morning, sift the yucca with the jíbise (a large, braided sieve) to produce a refined flour. .....10. Place firewood beneath the grill and light the stove. ..... 11. Sprinkle chingaste (the material that did not pass through the [hibisa]jíbise) onto the grill to determine the temperature. .....12. When the stove is ready, scoop the yucca flour onto the grill. .....13. Spread the flour over the grill, forming a round circle. Fill any holes with excess flour. .....14. As the bread heats and begins to toast, sweep the loose flour away with a special yucca brush. .....15. Sift a small amount of yucca flour onto the cassava Ereba. .....16. Flatten the EREBA bread with a wooden tool called the garagu. .....17. Carefully flip the cassava onto its other side. Sweep away any excess flour. .....18. Flatten the bread with the garagu again. Brush and scrape off the extra flour. Use a knife to cut round the edges. In Seine Bight this produces "Laroo" 19...... Remove the ereba cassava from the grill and allow to cool. Make incisions so the bread can be broken into smaller portions. .....Dip in gravy made from coconut milk and fresh fish from Balbino Palacio in Cocal. <><><><><><> EAT and ENJOY! According to MARION PALACIO ... Newer technology may be changing the industry, such as the Sabal's farm outside of Dangriga has become innovative in order to mass produce ereba. ......END <><><>

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Seine Bight Village is located about 3 miles north of the village of Placencia and stretches about four miles along the Peninsula. Garinagu settled in Seine Bight about the year 1869.

They were led from Riversdale up and down the peninsula for years by Emmanuel "Walpy" Moreira until they finally settled where Seine Bight is NOW. Two other groups followed: John Martinez who settled in the southern area called Santuario, and Mateo Augustine who settled in the northern division called Augustine Ville. Many more came to the village in the 1950's when the Blair Atoll operation, which produced rice & copra, was closed down.

It is one of six Garifuna communities in Belize. Bight is a depression in the coastline. Scottish pirates were the first to call this area "Seine Bight". They used a net called a seine to catch fishes. Seine Bight History is very rich with tradition.


This Site: Owned and Operated by "The People Of Seine Bight Village", Belize, Central America


Benjamin E. Palacio, Pioneer-Webmaster
Clifford J. Palacio, Historian - Adviser
Gustavo A. Palacio, Public Relations
Justin A. Palacio, Research Support
Marion A. Palacio, Content Adviser
Telesforo Flores, General Adviser
Ivan Ramirez, Photo Credit



UNESCO Declaration    

On May 18th 2001, the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization, UNESCO, proclaimed the Garifuna Language, Music and Dance a Masterpiece of the Oral and Intangible Heritage of Humanity.