And while Jemmott's family and friends will honor his memory on Saturday, one sculptor is honoring the memory of other past Belizean heroes. Steven Okeke, otherwise known as the smoothie maker at the corner of Bishop and Albert Streets, isn't just blending fruits.
That's really just his side-gig. Okeke is a sculptor of considerable talent and accomplishment and over the years has create busts of different sizes to pay tribute to to significant figures in Belize's history such as George Price, Phillip Goldson and Antonio Soberanis.
Now, these are no trifling pieces of throwaway work - in fact the large ones sell for many tens of thousands fo dollars.
But it doesn't cost a dime to look and as a sort of public sculpture display, they're parked on main street for everyone to see, right next to his smoothie stand.
Today, we asked Okeke what's the idea behind the public display and what has been the reaction:
But one glaring problem that Okeke says he faces in Belize is xenophobia. He explained that many people devalue his work because he's from Africa and not Europe. He also told us that he's tried getting his sawdust sculptures into the National Assembly, to no avail.
And, even though the largest busts cost pretty much about the same as a new Isuzu d-Max - if you've got the money, all items are for sale on spot.
