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    Hon. Albert Edward Cattouse, born on August 12, 1892, was a Legislator, Merchant, Minister of Local Government, Social Welfare and Cooperative. He was the Minister of Public Works, Power, and Communications and was the Deputy Leader in the People United Party (PUP). His early education was at Wesley Primary School and St. John’s Berchman College. 

    Mr. Cattouse joined the British Honduras Volunteer Force in 1908, served with 1 Bat. B.W.I.R. in Egypt (1915-1917), returned to Belize and joined the Civil Service as Bailiff and Crier of the Supreme Court, appointed 3 Class Clerk, General Registry 1920; appointed Clerk to Magistrate in 1929, 1 Grade Customs Officer 1939, served in the Audit Department 1945; Chief Clerk Forest Department (1946-49). He retired from Civil Service in 1950 and elected to the Legislative Assembly as a member of the PUP in 1957.

    Source: National Heritage Library L-VF – Biography: #52

    Alice Gibson.(Sept. 3, 1923 - Jan. 16, 2021) Alice Gibson was born on September 3, 1923, in Belize City, Belize. Her subsequent life spanned a broad and varied career in the public service. With firm family roots in the Anglican Church, her early education was had at St. John’s Primary School. In addition to her chosen career as a librarian, Alice earlier participated in social work activities intended to help the poorer class of Belizeans, gathering information concerning poverty levels, teenage pregnancy and unemployment in south side Belize City. Becoming involved with library development in Belize, she worked at the Jubilee Public Li

    THE FOUNDER OF GARIFUNA SETTLEMENT DAY THOMAS VINCENT RAMOS

    Thomas Vincent Ramos, commonly known as T. V. Ramos, (17 September 1887 - 13 November 1955) was a Belizean civil rights activist who promoted the interests of the Garifuna people, and is now considered a national hero.

    Thomas Vincent Ramos

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    Born 17 September 1887

    Puerto Cortés, Honduras

    Died 13 November 1955 (aged 68) Stann Creek Town, British Honduras

    (now Dangriga, Belize)

    Nationality - Belizean

    Occupation - School teacher

    Known for - Civil rights activist, founder of Garifuna Settlement Day

    T. V. Ramos was born in Puerto Cortés, Honduras, on 17 September 1887 and was educated at Wesleyan Methodist primary schools in Stann Creek Town, British Honduras (now Dangriga, Belize), and Belize City. He took correspondence courses in business administration, public speaking, journalism and accountancy. Ramos married Elisa Marian Fuentes in 1914. He moved permanently to Stann Creek Town in 1923 but did not formally become a British subject until one year before his death in 1955.

    Social activist:

    After moving to British Honduras, Ramos became a school teacher. He was also a visionary leader. Concerned about the systematic neglect of health facilities for Garinagu in Stann Creek Town, he founded the Carib Development and Sick Aid Society and later the Carib International Society, which had affiliations in Guatemala and Honduras.The purpose of the Carib Development Society was to help the sick and to assist those who need financial assistance to bury their dead. The society owns 800 acres (3.2 km2) of land that was called the Carib Reserve at Sarawee in the Stann Creek valley. He lobbied successfully for the colonial authorities to provide native Garifuna nurses in the local hospital. Ramos was a Methodist, a preacher, and wrote several Garifuna hymns. Some of them are sung each year at his memorial.

    T. V. Ramos was a contemporary of Marcus Garvey, and was involve

    A Tribute to Thomas Vincent Ramos
    Father of Garifuna Settlement Day

    WHO WAS THIS MAN?

    Thomas Vincent Ramos is more to us than what he is portrayed to be. He is more than a grocer, he is more than a preacher, he is more than a journalist, he is more than a farmer, he is more than a songwriter and composer, he is more than a candy maker, he is more than a railroad truck conductor, he is more than a public speaker, he is more than a boxing promoter, he is more than an agent for soft drinks and Lyons bread and bun, he is more than an ice cream vendor; in essence he is much bigger and greater than those things that is said that he is. What is sad is that we, Garinagu, who have benefited from the works and legacy of this great man, never sat down and analyse his greatness and paint a truer and bigger picture of him not only to Garinagu but to black people, particularly in Belize.



    Thomas Vincent Ramos, as you may know, is a contemporary of Marcus Mosiah Garvey; as a matter of fact, Marcus Mosiah Garvey is just one month older than Thomas Vincent Ramos. Marcus Mosiah Garvey was born on August 17, 1887 and Thomas Vincent Ramos was born September 17, 1887 in Puerto Cortez, Honduras to Cecilio Ramos and Santurline Rhys. According to Andrew P. Higinio, he remembered Thomas Vincent Ramos attending meetings at the U.N.I.A. office on the south side of Dangriga? Was Thomas Vincent Ramos a Garveyite? Thomas Vincent Ramos is a human rights activist and an advocate for human rights; he is a civil rights activist and an advocate for civil rights, he is an entrepreaneur, he is a diplomat, he is a prophet, he is a visionary, he is a humanitarian, he is for the education of Garifuna children, he is an international representative of the Garifuna people, he is a committed man to the advancement of his people, he is a special gift to the Garifuna people, he is a man before his time. But why is it that our people did not understand then and many of us today still do not unders
  • Thomas Vincent Ramos, commonly known

    • Thomas Vincent Ramos

    Belizean activist (1887–1955)

    Thomas Vincent Ramos, commonly known as T. V. Ramos, (17 September 1887 – 13 November 1955) was a Belizean civil rights activist who promoted the interests of the Garifuna people, and is now considered a national hero.

    Background

    T. V. Ramos was born in Puerto Cortés, Honduras, on 17 September 1887 and was educated at Wesleyan Methodist primary schools in Stann Creek Town, British Honduras (now Dangriga, Belize), and Belize City. He took correspondence courses in business administration, public speaking, journalism and accountancy. Ramos married Elisa Marian Fuentes in 1914. He moved permanently to Stann Creek Town in 1923 but did not formally become a British subject until one year before his death in 1955.

    Social activist

    After moving to British Honduras, Ramos became a school teacher. He was also a visionary leader. Concerned about the systematic neglect of health facilities for Garinagu in Stann Creek Town, he founded the Carib Development and Sick Aid Society and later the Carib International Society, which had affiliations in Guatemala and Honduras. The purpose of the Carib Development Society was to help the sick and to assist those who need financial assistance to bury their dead. The society owns 800 acres (3.2 km) of land that was called the Carib Reserve at Sarawee in the Stann Creek valley. He lobbied successfully for the colonial authorities to provide native Garifuna nurses in the local hospital. Ramos was a Methodist, a preacher, and wrote several Garifuna hymns. Some of them are sung each year at his memorial.

    T. V. Ramos was a contemporary of Marcus Garvey, and was involved in Garvey's Universal Negro Improvement Association. He fought discrimination against Garifuna people, including all Afro-Belizeans. He was founder of the Independent Manhood and Exodus Uplift Society and the Colonial Industr