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Tuesday, May 3,
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Census reveals
population grew over 312,000
 Exactly how many men,
women and children are living in
Belize? And is there a particular ethnic group that occupies most of
the country? Which religion dominates? It’s not just a simple numbers
game, as any majority group can guide public policy and sway political
might over the country. The answers of these questions can be
inferred
from the analysis of the Statistical Institute of Belize’s Population
and Housing Census. The data shows that Hispanics now account for
fifty one percent of the country and when it comes to religion, a
growing number of the population is not affiliated with a particular
theological brand. News Fiv e Isani Cayetano attended the S.I.B.’s
number crunching ceremony where the population growth was revealed.
Isani Cayetano, Reporting The head count of every Belizean man, woman and child is a decennial exercise conducted by the Statistical Institute of Belize primarily to determine the population growth of the nation within a decade. The data collected during the survey provides a demographic outlook of the country and its people. It is also a measure of society’s progress. A year ago the S.I.B. launched its 2010 Population & Housing Census and today released its findings to the public. At the helm of the project is Glenn Avilez. 
Glenn Avilez, Director General,
S.I.B. 
Glenn Avilez “In
between
censuses
we
will have to make projections
based on
information that we have. The strength or the quality of these
projections are only based on the quality of information that we had
and we had overestimated the growth rate, the annual growth rate and so
the actual census showed that the population did not grow as fast as we
had expected it to. So that is the reason for the difference of
the
figures that you are seeing from the actual count versus the estimates
that were made.”
In Belize City the population has grown by twenty-three percent over the last ten years. In 2000 the Old Capital had a total of a hundred and twelve thousand, six hundred and sixty-three residents. A decade later that figure now stands at a hundred and thirty-eight thousand, seven hundred and ninety-six. Needless to say it is directly impacted by both birth and mortality rates. Isani Cayetano “Comprehensively speaking, what do the findings say about the population of Belize in terms of specific demography?” 
Glenn Avilez
“Okay, in terms of male sex distribution not much has changed. In terms of ethnicity we have, yes, a larger Hispanic population but in terms of percentage it has only gone up by a percentage point. In 2000 we had almost forty-nine percent Hispanics. In 2010 we are at fifty percent so you are only talking about a one percentage point.” Even with considerable growth in key areas there has also been significant reduction elsewhere. The number of people in an average household has decreased from 4.5 to 3.9 over the years. Similarly, the once dominant Roman Catholic faith has seen a sharp decline. Glenn Avilez “In terms of religion we see that the Roman Catholics have decreased their share of the total population. Ten years ago they represented about fifty percent or half of the population and now they have only forty percent. Some of that change is attributed to growth, significant growth in other religions, particularly the Pentecostals and as I mentioned in our presentation we have a group of persons who have declared that they do not belong to any religion.” In the area of education there has been a noticeable shift in the number of students completing the tertiary level; nonetheless, it is also true that a majority of those graduates are females. Glenn Avilez “In terms of education, yes we have more persons being educated at a higher level; however, we are seeing that males dominate up to primary [level]. After primary [level] the females are doing a lot better and in fact at the university level it is almost twice as many females as there are males.” Despite the release of the findings today concerns have been raised about the accuracy of the statistics as a number of individuals have randomly expressed that they were not consulted during the actual census; on the other hand, the Statistical Institute maintains that the exercise was performed thoroughly. CH5 Notices &
Letters to the Editor
Saga
Humane
Society
would like to inform the public that its Vet Clinic and
Adoption/Surrender Center will be closed for renovations the week of May 2-7, 2011. Ms. Ingrid Lima is also currently in Orlando, Florida receiving continuing education at the Animal Expo with Saga Board Members Ms. Katia Marin and Ms. Heidi Sowards. Be Kind Belize and the San Pedro Lions Club encourage kids to speak out about kindness  Be
Kind
Belize,
the
humane
education
programme,
is
working
with the Lions Club to give children the
opportunity to speak out about ‘Kindness in Our Community’. On
the 10th of May at 7pm, children from standards 2, 3 & 4 at Holy
Cross Anglican School will have the honour of presenting their own
speeches to members of the San Pedro Lions Club.
The speech topic is ‘Kindness in Our Community’. Lions Club members will vote for the best speech and the winner will receive a brand new bicycle. The children will be required to include answers to several important questions in their speech including: Why is kindness important? Why do some people or animals not receive much kindness? How can kindness change lives? And – What could be done to make San Pedro a kinder place? They will be judged on their presentation skills and creativity. Be Kind Belize provides training and Educators’ Resource packs, free of charge to any school, humane society, community or individual who wishes to introduce the programme locally. For more information about Be Kind Belize contact BeKindBelize@gmail.com or call 501-226-4366.
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