Hope I'm not beating a dead horse here but thought this would give some perspective on rising crime in all regions of Caribbean...some good travel advice as well.

http://www.nytimes.com/2009/12/06/travel/6praccrime.html?_r=1&scp=6&sq=belize&st=cse

If you can't read this link, I can cut & paste. Good article, didn't even hear about these incidences in the Bahamas, Tobago, etc...

I agree there is definitely good advice in this article. I also like the acknowledgment that most people travel without incident.

Thanks for posting

WOW, AC and Caye Caulker are lookin' pretty good right now!

This certainly rings a bell for Belize.

"After Justin Holland, a 26-year-old New Yorker, was killed by a speeding car while visiting Negril, Jamaica, during a family vacation in February, it took police two hours to respond, said his mother, Carole Holland. “When they did, they didn’t seem to be very concerned or in a big hurry to take care of anything.” She added that the authorities were friendly with the driver."