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Belize Moves to Protect Three Wildlife Species

The Government of Belize has taken a step toward protecting some of the country’s wildlife, approving a one-year ban on the hunting and capturing of three species, the white-lipped peccary, the yellow-headed Amazon parrot, and the brown brocket deer. The decision came alongside Cabinet’s approval of a new Wildlife Conservation

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Trawling Totally Banned in Belize

– Press Release, Oceana, Wednesday, December 7, 2010 – All forms of trawling in Belize has been banned in the country’s waters including its EEZ when Minister responsible for Fisheries Rene Montero today signed

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Butane Price goes UP!!!!

Christmas is approaching and it’s time for baking your delicious ham, turkey, cake and other treats, well you’ll be thinking twice about doing all that baking because the price of the hundred pound cylinder

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Land Tax Amnesty Program

The Lands and Survey Department officially introduce its land tax amnesty program on Thursday, December 2. The program is designed to afford land owners the opportunity to settle their outstanding land tax arrears over

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Chaa Creek recognized as a top Eco-lodge

One of the world’s foremost architects and landscape planners, Hitesh Mehtas, has included The Lodge at Chaa Creek in his new book’s list of the world top ecolodges. Chaa Creek shares this distinction with

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Be Kind Belize Travels to Belmopan

Teachers Learn to ‘Do it with Kindness’ during Be Kind Belize workshop in Belmopan – Be Kind Belize, the humane education programme, started in San Pedro in 2007 is spreading kindness across the country.

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Remembering Andy Palacio

Today, December 2, marks the birthday of Andy Palacio, a cultural icon of Belize who sadly died nearly three years ago. At the time of his death, nearly three years ago, Andy Palacio was

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Power Outage for Sunday, December 5th

Belize Electricity Limited advises its customers in San Pedro Town that the supply of electricity will be interrupted from 6:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. on Sunday, December 5, 2010. Areas to be affected: All of

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BTB Announces New Industry Appointments

The Ministry of Tourism, Civil Aviation and Culture and the Belize Tourism Board (BTB) proudly wishes to inform the general public of several new tourism industry appointments, of which key dignitaries will assume office

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