Murder suspect cuts ankle bracelet, flees Nov 19, 2009
Yancey was captured in September in Belize. More on ajc. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution -- Metro)
Small Miracle Nov 6, 2009
Its land area is about 8,000 square miles, smaller than New Jersey or Belize. By comparison, Jordan, its neighbor to the east, occupies 35,000 square miles; Egypt, its neighbor to the West, covers 386,000 square miles. (Townhall.com)
Marblehead resident Weltner takes Honduras into her heart Oct 15, 2009
During her travels, she has been to Cuba, Venezuela, Costa Rica, Guatemala, Belize the list goes on. I ve just fallen in love with the whole Latin American culture I just care what happens to them, Weltner said. (Marblehead Reporter, MA)
Will Ecuador's Indians bankrupt Chevron? Sep 10, 2009
Sea Shepherd's two oceangoing vessels, the Farley Mowat and the Robert Hunter, were denied national registry (by Belize and the United Kingdom, respectively) before their 2006 Antarctic campaign began; they sailed illegally from ports in South Africa and Chile, flying a self-designed pirate flag bearing a trident and shepherd's crook as its crossbones. Andrew O'Hehir. (Salon)
Investors fight for their funds Aug 2, 2009
Constantino sold stock in a bank in Belize ... There were investments in a marina and yacht club in Belize and a Georgia annuity firm, according to court records and interviews ... Starting in 2001, Constantino, as president of both Georgia-based Granite Financial Services and Bahamas- and Belize-based Atrium Global Partners, along with two Missouri men, was involved in a scheme to sell high-risk notes. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution -- Metro)
Bagehot: No representation without taxation Jul 24, 2009
But his book, Dirty Politics, Dirty Times , offers insights into an eventful life: his childhood years in Belize, a poor country in Central America, when it was British Honduras; his admiration for military heroes; his charity work; his colourful business career, which started in the cleaning and security industries; how he likes to retreat to one of his yachts during crises ... The problem is his link with Belize, to which he returned to base some of his businesses ( if home is where the heart... (The Economist)
S. Carolinians must be from another planet Jul 17, 2009
As a lifelong Iowan, I've been trying to imagine how my fellow Iowans would have responded had Chet Culver driven himself to the Des Moines airport and flown to meet his mistress in, say, Belize. And then returned and held two press conferences about his soulmate, the Belizean Bombshell, and tearfully confessed to being lovesick. (Waterloo-Cedar Falls Courier)
One Man's Plan To Save A Natural Treasure Jun 29, 2009
I am a single woman running a small jungle resort in Belize, Central America ... I am a single woman running a small jungle resort in Belize, Central America ... I am a single woman running a small jungle resort in Belize, Central America. (CBS News)
Want To Be a Judge? Quit Book Group. Jun 25, 2009
And here's a bunch of women who give themselves the tongue-in-cheek name of Belizean Grove (trust me, I've been to Belize), who own no property, who do not engage (or at least I assume they don't) in the male BG's truly odd ritual of (I'm not making this up), and who enjoy one another's company by taking occasional trips ... I'm just sorry that S.S. or her advisers felt the need to dignify this nonsensical criticism by taking a defensive tone about the Belizean Grove and then "resigning.". (Slate)
Government defeat on tax exiles Jun 16, 2009
Lord Ashcroft, who was partly brought up in Belize and has close business ties with the former British colony, is one of the party's main donors and is helping fund its efforts to win marginal seats at the next election. The Conservatives have always insisted his donations are legal under electoral law requiring donors to be registered to vote in the UK and for companies making donations to be registered at Companies House. (BBC News -- UK)
* Ma likely to meet Clinton: envoy May 31, 2009
Ma, who left Belize for Guatemala on Thursday, had talks with Guatemalan President Alvaro Colom, who welcomed Ma with a 21-gun salute and a military honor guard ... Previously in Belize, Ma and Belizean Prime Minister Dean Barrow held talks and reached a consensus on strengthening cooperation in fishing and agriculture. (Taipei Times, Taiwan -- Business)
Queen@computer Apr 28, 2009
Belizean Ashton Usher describes beach lunches of coconut and mango ... Twenty-two-year-old Ashton Usher paints an attractive picture of life for a young man in Belize ... According to Ashton, the Commonwealth means Belize, an independent nation, can show the world it is not alone. (BBC News -- UK)
Obama to talk to Cuba Apr 18, 2009
Several other leaders at the summit including those from Argentina, Nicaragua and Belize voiced a general consensus in Latin America that the embargo should be scrapped and Cuba readmitted into regional bodies. "Let me be clear: I am not interested in talking for the sake of talking. But I do believe that we can move US-Cuban relations in a new direction," Obama said. (iAfrica.com)
Citizens held as illegal immigrants Apr 13, 2009
Born in Belize, Castillo had lived in the U.S. since he was 7 and had served two years in the Army. But his superiors told him he could not stay in the Army without citizenship. (Sierra Vista Herald, AZ)
Rising threat? Apr 9, 2009
The Bahamas, the Guyanas, Belize and Jamaica have been pin-pointed by the World Bank as being particularly at risk from a one-metre rise. The coastal plains around the city of Guayaquil in Ecuador, the country's main economic hub, are also known to be vulnerable to a combination of sea level rises, storms and sea surges. (BBC News -- Science)
Why the environmental movement can't ignore the population issue Feb 7, 2009
Page last updated at 15:31 GMT, Monday, 2 February 2009. Population: The elephant in the room. (BBC News -- Science)
