DR. GLENDA ARNOLD-HEON Obituary PROFESSIONALLY KNOWN AS BELLA CARIB

Ashcroft’s Port of Belize (PBL)

Dear Editor,

Again, another one of the infamous this UK Lord company being accused of illegally lockout out the stevedores which is causing the follow of goods to come to a standstill.

How long will Belizeans continue to be plagued by this virus to our very democracy, which claims to be Belizean only when convenient but revert to your patronage when things don’t go your way?

I say big up to this government mien, for standing with the Stevedores they are the backbone of the commerce entering the country through the port. Anyone who knows a stevedore knows that they are very hard-working people.

Stand in Solidarity with our Stevedores!

In God we Trust

Philip Williams

Ѕunrіѕе: April 26, 1955

Ѕunѕеt: May 10, 2023

It is with great sadness that we announce the transitioning of our beloved sister.

Belizean Legendary dancer, performer and musical artist, Dr. Glenda Arnold-Heon, professionally known as Bella Carib, has transitioned today, May 10, 2023.

Born in Belize City, Bella Carib grew up on the stage with the famous Bob Reneau musical and dance group. She migrated to the United States in the 1970s and resided in Los Angeles most of her adult life. She was born to Clive and Evelyn Arnold, and was the third of eight children in that union. She is survived by her son Jimol Burns, and her ten siblings: Clarine Johnson, Alma Erskine, Elaine Toppin, Ellen Jacobs, Nellie Gabourel, Dorita Gillett, Curlyn “Pupa Curly” Arnold, Gaynor McDonald, Glenford Arnold, and Clive Arnold Jr. who preceded her in death.

Bella Carib earned a Ph.D. in Education from the University of Southern California and was a dynamic performer who captured her audiences with pulsating body movements and poetic, lyrical renditions. Her unique musical style and magnetic stagecraft captured the richness and vibrancy of Caribbean culture with a blend of folk, comedy and sensuality; brilliantly braided together. Bella Carib’s breakout hit single “Bald Head Man” produced by Clinton ‘Junie’ Crawford, and released on her brother’s Fresh Breeze Records label was one such representation.

Bella Carib was an established songwriter /composer, with more than two decades in the music business. She was a playwright, and dramatist as well as a sought after choreographer and dancer. Among an extensive list of credits, Bella Carib appeared as a lead dancer in Universal's motion picture Doctor Detroit, starring Dan Aykroyd and James Brown. Bella Carib was also featured on a number of television shows, musicals, and concerts, sharing the stage with world-acclaimed artists such as Lucky Dube, the Mighty Sparrow, El General, Beanie Man, Luciano, and many others. Bella Carib’s extensive history as a performer included a stylistic portrayal of her idol Josephine Baker in a year in concert hosted by the legendary actor Ernest Thomas of the famed TV show What’s Happening Now.

She will be greatly missed!

The People’s Boledo

Dear Editor,

I write to stay the fears of our brothers and sisters who buy the weekly Boledo. Over the past two weeks, I have been hearing what will happen to a major of Belizean favourite past time the ‘Boledo’.

From what I have heard the government is working on bringing it back better than ever. How do you mean the mind wonders? The rumor mills are running overtime saying this and that which PUP family will end up owning the Boledo? But from very reliable sources government is ensuring that this time the National Boledo stays in the hands of Belizeans

You have trusted the government so far as it has taken a wrecked ship and patched it and now, we are out to sea just off the coast. Have faith in the people government that is truly here to serve the people.

Concerned Citizen