Please don't link poverty and dishonesty. I have lived in countries which make the average Belizean as found on the cayes quite comfortably off, yet those people were honest. I don't just mean they didn't steal or cheat, I mean it never crossed their minds. In fact, these people were usually incredibly generous with the little they did have.

I have come across many Harrys in Belize. The culture is to do whatever you like so long as you aren't caught. In fact, in most cases even if they are caught very little happens to them. Of the many people who have stolen from me in my five years here I can think of none who was so poor (s)he needed to. They just wanted an easy ride.

The ONLY remedy for this is proper rule of law, with meaningful penalties for trangressors. That appears to be some way off.