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P.M. defends actions on Petrocaribe
On Tuesday, Prime Minister Dean Barrow gave the press a preview of his arguments to be presented today in defense of his actions with regard to the Petrocaribe Loan Program and the recent passage of the Petrocaribe Loan Act, 2015...

Carnival supports Stake Bank project
The Government of Belize, determined to get a cruise port built in the Belize District sooner rather than later, has been trying to broker a deal between developer of the Stake Bank/Drowned Cayes project Michael Feinstein and the owners of the Fort Street Tourism Village in the Fort George section o...

P.M. reassures on future of Belize banking industry
The Belize Bank Limited has lost its correspondent banking relationship with Bank of America in the United States, which removes its ability to host wire transfers for customers. As the largest private commercial bank in Belize, Bank of America's decision affects thousands of customers...

BNTU hosts consultations over Petro Caribe Loan bill
Meanwhile,The Belize National Teachers Union is holding country wide consultations with their members to take up a position on the widely debated Petro Caribe Loan Bill 2015...

PUP protest Petrocaribe program
While they have officially given the Prime Minister 21 days to repeal the 2015 Petrocaribe Loans Act, the People’s United Party took the opportunity provided by today’s Prime Ministerial press conference in Belize City to create the first major political showdown after their thumping electoral losse...

PUP Leader discusses party issues
Leader of the parliamentary Opposition and of the People’s United Party (PUP) Francis Fonseca made his first appearance for some time on the KREM Wake Up Belize Morning Vibes program along with deputy leader Julius Espat yesterday...

Speaking of getting a slice of the Petro Caribe Pie
One of the Arguments on the Government’s side when addressing the Unions’ opposition to the Petro Caribe Bill is that one of its largest member unions- the Belize National Teachers Union- is directly and indirectly benefitting from the Petro Caribe program through a salary adjustment and a special p...

Belize contributing to call for climate action
The 20th session of the Conference of the Parties of the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate change took place from the 1st to the 14th of December 2014 in Lima Peru...

P.M. defines Maya land rights settlement
One week ago today the Caribbean Court of Justice (CCJ) accepted a consent order from the Government of Belize and Maya leaders representing 38 Maya villages in the Toledo District which settled a large part of the case brought by the latter concerning the granting of communal land rights to traditi...

Man charged for 2014 murder
Twenty-three year old Carlos Casanova Jr, an employee of a block factory in Corozal Town, hopped on one leg today into the court of the Chief Magistrate, Anne Marie Smith so that he could be arraigned on a charge of murder. Casanova was charged with the murder of 29 year old mark Massam Jr...

Man charged for shooting in Mahogany Heights
Twenty-one year old Adolphus Palacio, who allegedly fired shots at another person but missed, was charged with aggravated assault with a firearm when he appeared today before the Chief magistrate, Anne Marie Smith. Palacio pled not guilty to the charge. He was remanded into custody until July 23...

Another taxi man found dead; this time on San Pedro
San Pedro Police have confirmed the murder of a Belizean Taxi Driver 42 year old Jose Rigoberto Beltran who was found dead inside his vehicle sometime around 10 am on Tuesday April 28th in the San Juan area, San Pedro Town. Beltran was a member of the San Pedro Airstrip Taxi Union...

Police investigating Kevin Flowers murder
On Monday we told you of the death of Mahogany Heights resident Kevin Flowers shot to the back of his head on the roadside. Police are still investigating and today Superintendent of Police Hilberto Romero gave us an update.

PUP protest Petrocaribe program
While they have officially given the Prime Minister 21 days to repeal the 2015 Petrocaribe Loans Act, the People’s United Party took the opportunity provided by today’s Prime Ministerial press conference in Belize City to create the first major political showdown after their thumping electoral losse...

PUP Leader discusses party issues
Leader of the parliamentary Opposition and of the People’s United Party (PUP) Francis Fonseca made his first appearance for some time on the KREM Wake Up Belize Morning Vibes program along with deputy leader Julius Espat yesterday...

Speaking of getting a slice of the Petro Caribe Pie
One of the Arguments on the Government’s side when addressing the Unions’ opposition to the Petro Caribe Bill is that one of its largest member unions- the Belize National Teachers Union- is directly and indirectly benefitting from the Petro Caribe program through a salary adjustment and a special p...

Belize contributing to call for climate action
The 20th session of the Conference of the Parties of the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate change took place from the 1st to the 14th of December 2014 in Lima Peru...

P.M. defines Maya land rights settlement
One week ago today the Caribbean Court of Justice (CCJ) accepted a consent order from the Government of Belize and Maya leaders representing 38 Maya villages in the Toledo District which settled a large part of the case brought by the latter concerning the granting of communal land rights to traditi...

Man charged for 2014 murder
Twenty-three year old Carlos Casanova Jr, an employee of a block factory in Corozal Town, hopped on one leg today into the court of the Chief Magistrate, Anne Marie Smith so that he could be arraigned on a charge of murder. Casanova was charged with the murder of 29 year old mark Massam Jr...

Man charged for shooting in Mahogany Heights
Twenty-one year old Adolphus Palacio, who allegedly fired shots at another person but missed, was charged with aggravated assault with a firearm when he appeared today before the Chief magistrate, Anne Marie Smith. Palacio pled not guilty to the charge. He was remanded into custody until July 23...

Another taxi man found dead; this time on San Pedro
San Pedro Police have confirmed the murder of a Belizean Taxi Driver 42 year old Jose Rigoberto Beltran who was found dead inside his vehicle sometime around 10 am on Tuesday April 28th in the San Juan area, San Pedro Town. Beltran was a member of the San Pedro Airstrip Taxi Union...

Police investigating Kevin Flowers murder
On Monday we told you of the death of Mahogany Heights resident Kevin Flowers shot to the back of his head on the roadside. Police are still investigating and today Superintendent of Police Hilberto Romero gave us an update.

The Reporter

Former Belize City mayor believed to have committed suicide on the eve of his birthday
Former Belize City mayor, William Henry Fonseca, better known as David was found dead on Friday on the eve of his birthday. Fonseca was found in his home in the afternoon with a fatal gunshot wound and is believed to have committed suicide. His body [�]

Mark Medina murdered on Iguana Street, taxi driver becomes casualty
Reputed George Street insider, Mark "Wanka" Medina was shot and killed execution-style on Sunday morning in front of a residence on Iguana Street. The taxi driver who took him to the house, 55-year-old Egbert Hemmans, was also shot and later died. Superintendent Hilberto Romero, […]

GOB will front CPBL $2 million of PetroCaribe funds
The government of Belize, through the use of PetroCaribe funds, will front the Citrus Products of Belize Limited (CPBL) two million dollars for citrus farmers who have not been paid by the company to collect and cover their expenses. Prime Minister Dean Barrow made […]

Taxi driver found bound murdered in San Pedro
Jose Rigoberto Beltran, 42, who relocated to Ambergris Caye several years ago in the Escalante area of San Pedro Town and had become a taxi driver, was found dead around 10 a.m. on Tuesday inside his van. Police say a man who had gone […]

Mechanic murdered while repairing car on Reggae Street
Wayne Rocke, a 29-year-old mechanic was shot and killed just a short distance away from his home, while working on a vehicle in a poorly lit area on Reggae Street in the Yarborough area around 8 p.m. on Monday. According to Superintendent Hilberto Romero, officer […]

Guatemalan nabbed in Chiquibul with Xate leaves
Forestry and immigration personnel have arrested and charged David Alvisures Cheche, a Guatemalan of La Rejoya community Peten, after a Friends for Conservation (FCD) patrol intercepted him with Xate leaves at around 5:00 p.m. on Sunday in the Cristina area of the Chiquibul Forest. […]

Hopkins beach vanishes amidst overnight erosion
Personnel from the Lands Department have visited Hopkins Village, Stann Creek to analyse what residents there have described as "erosion of the beach", a phenomenon which was first observed last week, and which now has resulted in the disappearance of as much as 12 […]

Bar brawl ends in death! Security guard charged with murder
An argument between two security guards and two patrons�over entrance fees at the Blue House Bar, between miles eight and nine on the Phillip Goldson Highway, ended in the death of Wilmer Cisneros, 41, one of the patrons. The incident occurred on Saturday, April […]

CCJ awards full land rights to Toledo Maya
On Wednesday last week the Caribbean Court of Justice, meeting in Belize, pronounced its findings in the appeal case of the Maya Leaders Alliance and the Government of Belize. The following is the full text of the court order: Before the Right Honourable and the Honourables: Mr. Justice D. Byron, […]

End of an era: Scotiabank's Pat Andrews bows out!
Senior staff and invited guests of Scotiabank Belize gathered at a special ceremony at the Belize Biltmore Plaza Hotel on Tuesday night to say "thank you" and "farewell" to retiring Country Manager, Mr. Pat Andrews, and to say "welcome" to his successor, Mr. Michael Shaw […]

New Bill of Rights for Parents: good for schools and good for students!
Schools and teachers will become more accountable to parents for the quality of education delivered to their children, when the Parents' Bill of Rights and Responsibilities and other proposed amendments to the Education Rules, become law. The Ministry of Education has hired a team of consultants, Trevor Hamilton and Associates […]

Opposition protests…calls for repeal of Petrocaribe Bill!
More than 200 PUP supporters marched for over an hour on the highway in front of the Belize Biltmore Plaza on Wednesday, April 29. Led by Garifuna drummers, protesters chanted condemnations of Prime Minister Dean Barrow, who was holding a press conference inside the hotel. They were there to protest […]

Editorial
There are only two commercial banks in Belize which have offshore operations. One is The Belize Bank International. The other is Atlantic Bank Limited. The United States' fiscal policy is designed to go after those Americans who try to avoid payment of taxes by hiding their investments in overseas savings […]

PetroCaribe Act here to stay!
Prime Minister Dean Barrow, at a press conference on Thursday morning at the Best Western Belize Biltmore Plaza Hotel, declared that in light of opposition against the PetroCaribe Loan Act from certain quarters, he would be open to modifying the Bill but certainly not […]

PM says banking institutions safe
Apart from the Belize Bank, which has already had its corresponding relations with Bank of America (BOA) severed, no other bank in Belize will be affected or have corresponding relations cut, said Prime Minister Dean Barrow at a press conference on Wednesday morning. Barrow […]

Rat attack! Western Regional pantry under siege
Who is to be held accountable for the shocking conditions revealed at the Western Regional Hospital this week? The answer is apparently still being determined, as health officials in Belmopan continue to hold serious discussions with the management at the Western Regional Hospital after a significant crisis erupted last week […]

Breaking Belize NewsPJ

Prime Minister provides national security updates
There are several updates on issues of national security coming from Wednesday's press conference. With great fanfare the Ministry of National Security and Belize Defence Force had announced plans last year to purchase as many as two helicopters from an outlet in Miami, Florida. Unfortunately things didn't work [�]

Land titles for Caye Caulker beaches canceled
The Ministry of Natural Resources has moved swiftly to address the creation of new plots of land on the beach and seabed in northern Caye Caulker, located directly in front of established beachfront properties. A retired British couple and a former chairman of Caye Caulker Village had complained [�]

Department of the Enviroment targets chemical management
A workshop to bring awareness to the importance of chemical management was hosted today in Belize City by the Department of the Environment. Since 2006 the Department has been working toward goals for the safe elimination of certain harmful chemicals used in Belize as well as preparing for [�]

Former Mayor of Belize City in apparent suicide
This afternoon around two the Fonseca family was rocked by news of the death of William Henry "David" Fonseca, a businessman and former three-term Mayor of Belize City from 1996 to 2006. Fonseca is believed to have shot himself at the family residence in Stewart's Alley although no [�]

Accused in Treasury theft make bail
This afternoon the Supreme Court applications for admittance to bail from two men charged in connection with the theft of over $500,000 from Treasury Department. They are David Enriquez and Francis Palacio. Enriquez, who was charged with 3 counts of theft, was released on a bail of $40,000 while [�]

Mahogany Heights man charged for firearms
Police have made an arrest in relation to the death of 40 year old Kevin "Skelbo" Flowers of Mahogany Heights, Belize District, but it is not for his murder. 22 year old Wilfred McDougal, a fisherman residing in the village, was detained by police in connection with the [�]

Accused burglar caught red-handed with stolen items
An aspiring burglar did not get very far with his ill-gotten bounty after police apprehended him on Tuesday. 49 year old Harrison Powell pleaded not guilty to charges of burglary and handling stolen goods in a court appearance before Chief Magistrate Ann-Marie Smith. On April 28, Kayla Hamilton, [�]

Belize Police Academy inaugurates GYM
Recruits within the Belize Police Academy are boasting a newly constructed running track and gym. A short ribbon cutting ceremony for the newly constructed facility at the National Police Training Academy was held yesterday. According to Commissioner of Police, Allen Whylie, it's a significant milestone in the development of the Police Training Academy. [�]

Former Belize City Mayor William Henry Fonseca Found Dead
Belize Media Group has received information that former Belize City Mayor, William Henry Fonseca, better known as David was found dead at his home on Stewart Alley in Belize City. Unconfirmed reports are that he committed suicide. This is a developing story and we will be updating it shortly.

Belizean Entrepreneur participates at the Women's Innovation Network of the Caribbean program
Fifteen Caribbean woman entrepreneurs took part in the first-ever facilitators training for the Women's Innovation Network of the Caribbean (WINC) program, a World Bank project funded via the Canada Development Bank and coordinated by the Enterprise Hub. Amongst these fifteen women was Belizean Virginia Rivera, the women gathered to share [�]

Internet providers sign for first ever BIX
Belize has the highest internet rates as well as the slowest bandwidth in all of the CARICOM countries. And in that vein, on April 16th 2015 at the University of Belize campus, Internet service provider representative Rafael Marin, along with internet providers from all over the country, signed the agreement [�]

Consumer Price Index down by 1%
The Statistical Institute of Belize submitted its March 2015 Consumer Price Index and External Trade statistics. The figures reveal that the All-Items Consumer Price Index for the month of March 2015 was down one percent. This indicated that, on average, the goods and services typically purchased by Belizean households were [�]

Belize Weather Calls for Cloudy Skies and Few Showers
Wondering what the weather will be like today? Well here is an update for the today's weather and the rest of the long weekend. The National Meteorological Service of Belize is indicating cloudy skies and a few showers with several periods of rain and thunderstorms mainly over the sea [�]

Verdes Beats BDF 6 Nil
On April 29th at the Norman Broaster Stadium in San Ignacio Town, Verdes defeated the BDF by a whopping six goals to nothing. During the first half, Jarret Davis (# 10) scored 2 goals at the 17th and 41st minutes. Before the 4th minute into the second half, [�]

Blogs

Belize Zoo, Contest Winners & Ambergris Caye's Island Academy Celebrate Fuego the Tapir's 2nd Birthday
Time flies�it seems like just yesterday that the Belize Zoo's Fuego the Tapir was turning one. (And strangely, I haven't aged a day!) After the passing of April, the original ambassador tapir for the Belize Zoo, Fuego has stepped quite comfortably into the role. And now, each year, we will celebrate Fuego and the birthday of the national animal of Belize. Here he is at one. Yesterday, he turned TWO YEARS OLD! And to celebrate the Belize Zoo puts on a big party. With a slogan contest, school kids, music, a marching band, food and a gorgeous cake for the birthday boy. I traveled to the mainland with one of the slogan contest winners! Noah from the Standard 3 class at San Pedro's Island Academy. Here is the class posing on the dock with the slogan - after we returned from the trip. Noah is seated in the center.

Our First Wonderful Year In Placencia, Belize
Exactly one year ago, I was sitting on my couch in snowy Cleveland. At that time, I hadn't left Northern Ohio for more than three weeks at a time. I was spending my time watching International House Hunter shows and researching on every travel blog and forum I could�trying to find out if living in Central America was a realistic dream for my husband, Dave, and I. Well, now we're having weekly adventures, spending days on the beach, afternoons in farmers markets, and living a life we would only have tried out on vacation once a year if we had stayed back home. We live in the beach town of Placencia, Belize. Just last week we went night-river tubing in the jungle�climbed a Maya ruin�and swam and kayaked at a beautiful resort right down the beach from us. We have already replaced most of our income in the U.S., running a small resort on the beach, what a dream!

Chili Cheese Curried Meat Patties
I try something new with our basic Belizean Meat Patties. I do the dough Jamaican style by adding Yellow Ginger or Curry Powder. Just 2 simple ingredients of chili powder and cheese, really set this dish on fire.

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Belize Is Getting Faster Internet
Sometimes the best solution to a technical problem is social engineering. After a journey of two years, that's exactly how Belize has come to a major milestone in its technological development. The country's Internet service providers (ISPs) have committed to set up Belize's first-ever Internet exchange point (IXP), a piece of critical Internet infrastructure through which they can exchange local Internet traffic between their networks. The process was as simple-and as difficult-as getting nine Internet service providers (ISPs), all fierce competitors, to agree to work together for the greater good. Belize Telemedia, Speednet, BroadBand Belize, and Network Solutions signed the historic agreement on April 16 at the University of Belize's (UB) Belize City campus, clearing the way for the establishment of the region's latest IXP, called Belize IX or BIX.

Belize's Queen of Soca in Cayman for Batabano
Ernestine Carballo, known as the Queen of Soca in her native Belize, is in Cayman to join the Batabano festivities. The artist has been singing from a young age, influenced by her deejay father. She is also a dancer as well. Ernestine has taken home the title of Best Soca Artist and Best Soca Song in Belize and recently release an album called It's Time, so Fly. She chats with Cayman 27′s Ben Meade about the carnival spirit in Cayman and her hopes to perform on island in the future.

Tribute to Bishop Shirley Pitts
Talk about Divine Order! We (family, friends and associates) are about to embark upon a piece of "history" which I believe was not only destined but with which I always wanted to be associated. A person whom I have come to love, respect and admire. A woman of substance - Candace Queen Mother Abbess of the Ethiopian Orthodox Church and a Bishop of Faith Restoration, Inc., Bishop Shirley Ann Pitts. This colorful woman and I met through one of my spiritually adopted Sisters, Dr. Daphne Sapphire June Anderson, a British Trinidadian Herbalist (now deceased) and therefore our story began. She wears many hats, literally speaking (as a Bishop). Ms. Shirley Pitts arrived in the USA on January 14, 1963 from her homeland, Belize City in Central America. Like so many, she had a vision for herself and her country and to explore how Cable Television could be introduced to Belize (which up to that time had no television). Her fascinating journey over the years began with the "Belizean Girl International Cable TV." This program launched the careers of many well-known Artistes. In 2015, Bishop Pitts celebrates 52 years in Harlem. Back in Belize, Ms. Pitts came from a religious background. Her parents, the late Mr and Mrs Vallon P.L. Pitts (Father a constable and Mother a Community Activist in Politics) were Methodist Christians. During her formative years the young Ms. Pitts, a teenager, (the eldest of seven siblings), along with her mother, assisted Mr. Phillip Goldson in the District of Cayo. Both parents were members of the National Independent Party (NIP), later the United Democratic Party (UDP).

John McAfee: 'Bad people are still after me'
The Scots-born software entrepreneur says hit men are on his tail after a hasty exit from Belize but his focus is on warding off tech companies' all-seeing eye. Deep in the heart of the Bible Belt, John McAfee, the tech millionaire, eccentric and one-time fugitive, appears to have finally settled down - in his way. A few months shy of his 70th birthday, McAfee, as famous for his plentiful eccentricities as the anti-virus software he created, is living somewhat in the open again, this time in Lexington, Tennessee, a rustic and unassuming town with a population of less than 8,000. Born in Scotland, raised in the US, McAfee had been living in Portland, Oregon - a city that seemed a more obvious choice for a yoga loving, gun-toting technocrat who had just fled Belize via Guatemala amid a bizarre murder investigation. His woodsy property in the west Tennessee countryside, though, ended up suiting him better. He's happier here, even if he still spins ominous stories of hit men on his trail.

Laser vision reveals hidden worlds
Mapping technology lets researchers see what the naked eye cannot. In the ancient Maya city of Caracol, map-making can be treacherous. Jungles shroud this site in the Central American nation of Belize. Dense shrubs stand taller than a person's head. They hide ruins that otherwise would be obvious. To reveal the city, archeologists must hack through the growth, using sharp blades called machetes. They step carefully to avoid critters like the fer-de-lance, a common viper with an often-fatal bite. Arlen and Diane Chase know these hazards well. These archeologists work at the University of Central Florida in Orlando. For three decades, the husband-and-wife team (who cut their wedding cake with a machete) also have patiently studied Caracol. Season by season, they and their team - and later, their children - have hacked and mapped, hacked and mapped. Then, in April 2009, everything changed. That's when lidar came to Caracol. Lidar stands for "light detection and ranging." It's a method of using lasers to create a map. And it revealed this part of the world in a whole new light.

An experiment in 'net zero deforestation' in Guatemala
Watching the sun rise over the temple-riddled rainforest of Guatemala's Tikal National Park, it's easy to understand why George Lucas chose it as the site for filming the jungle moon of Yavin 4 in "Star Wars: Episode IV." Brightly colored birds fly close to the canopy, strange insects buzz about and howler monkeys live up to their namesake. Trees dominate the horizon, including the mighty Kapok - the sacred tree of the Maya - which towers at more than 200 feet above the forest floor. But the otherworldly landscape is under threat by a very earth-bound problem: deforestation. Guatemala is experiencing one of the most rapid deforestation rates of any country, according to a 2010 report by the U.N. Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO). In 2014, deforestation finally appeared to become a priority for businesses, with everyone seeming to want to jump on the tree-hugging bandwagon. "Zero deforestation" became a buzzword for a newfound corporate commitment to eliminating the systematic destruction of forests from global supply chains. In September, more than 30 companies - including Asia Pulp and Paper, Cargill and Unilever - joined hundreds of governments, businesses, NGOs and indigenous peoples' groups to sign the New York Declaration on Forests, which aims to halve deforestation by 2020 and end it altogether by 2030.

Natural Selection Will Help Coral Reefs Survive Effects Of Climate Change
Research has warned that corals reefs are seriously threatened by human activities and climate change - but researchers are now hopeful that corals may not be doomed, after all. According to a new study published in the journal PLOS ONE, the planet's reefs will still be around in the future, but they will be vastly different to the coral reefs we are familiar with. Researchers predict that new coral fauna will emerge, coming from the species that are most resistant to temperature increases, writes Nature World News. The world's coral reefs are at risk due to the increase in cyclones, warming ocean temperatures that are causing extensive bleaching events, outbreaks of a coral-eating starfish, ocean acidification and coral diseases. These factors, combined with threats of overfishing, pollution and coastal development, had led the majority of scientists to believe that the world's corals would disappear by 2100. But now a team at the French Institute of Research for the Development (IRD) in Marseille, France has shown that while numerous coral species have indeed been declining for more than 30 years, others are remaining stable and thriving.

Coral disease threatens Hawaii reef
A disease called black band coral disease is affecting nearly half of the reef sites researchers have surveyed in waters off Kauai and threatens to destroy Hawaii's reefs, according to the state Department of Land and Natural Resources. The disease was first identified in 2004, and rose to outbreak levels in 2012. This is the first outbreak in Hawaii, and authorities are worried about the lack of ways to deal with it. Black Band disease was first observed on reefs in Belize in 1973 by A. Antonius, but it wasn't really understood and explained back then. It's caused by a bluegreen alga and affects 42 species of coral in a worldwide distribution. The only known reservoir is within cyanobacterial biofilms that are present on sediments in depressions of healthy black band disease susceptible corals. Christina Runyon, one of the lead researchers of the disease has spent the last two years surveying reefs around Kauai. Black band disease was found at 23 of the 47 sites, she said, with hotspots on the north and east sides of the constantly eroding island. So far, the disease hasn't been reported on other islands, but there's no reason to believe it won't do so in the near future - especially with constantly warming waters.

How Safe Is Your Shrimp? Consumer Reports
Your guide to choosing the healthiest, tastiest, and most responsibly sourced shrimp. Each of us eats, on average, almost 4 pounds per year, making shrimp more popular than tuna. Once considered a special-occasion treat, shrimp has become so ubiquitous that we now expect to find it on the menu whether we're at a pricey restaurant or a fast-food joint. In fact, Americans eat about three times more shrimp than we did 35 years ago. To satisfy our insatiable appetite, the U.S. has become a massive importer: About 94 percent of our shrimp supply comes from abroad, from countries such as India, Indonesia, and Thailand.

Mangroves Curriculum
The UN University Institute for Water, Environment and Health and The Nature Conservancy (TNC) are excited to announce the launch of two Units under the unique 10-Unit open access, self-paced online course all about mangrove ecosystems and their management. Unit 3: Floral Diversity: provides an overview and description of the diverse vegetation found in mangrove ecosystems around the world. It provides an overview of the different floral groups which occur in the mangrove, including true mangrove plants, mangrove associates, and other floral components. The basic concepts in plant taxonomy are also provided. Unit 4: Faunal Diversity: presented as an e-book PDF, provides students with an overview of faunal biodiversity in mangroves. Mangrove fauna are important not only because they provide humans with livelihood resources, but also because they are a unique and increasingly threatened component of global biodiversity.

Videos

  • BSI CROP REVIEW WEEK 13, 4min.

  • Farm to Fork: The Journey of an Imported Shrimp, 5min. Excellent Consumer Reports video on shrimp problems and how to avoid them, presumably overseen by Gwendolyn Bounds? Reminded me of our Pace University Media, Communications & Visual Arts documentary on a great example of BEST practices, Linda Linda Cardelli Thornton's shrimp farms in Belize. Most of our shrimp is imported, and the majority of it is farmed. Farming can be done responsibly, but when it isn't, a variety of unhealthy, environmentally hazardous, and unappetizing problems can arise. Here is what you need to know before you buy.

  • Linda Thornton Seeking Sustainability, One Shrimp at a Time, 17min. In a new documentary, "Linda Thornton: Seeking Sustainability, One Shrimp at a Time," a team of Pace University student filmmakers explore the life of a resilient, pioneering aquaculture entrepreneur as she pushes the frontiers of sustainable shrimp farming in Belize.

  • Ambergris Caye, Belize, 9min. Sit back, put headphones on. you kinda have to, turn music up, relax, and enjoy my Belizean experience. I hope you do!

  • Ambergris Caye, Belize, 8min.

  • U S Riverines Train Belize Defense Force, 2min.

  • New York & Belize 2015, 3.5min. A video from our trip to New York and Belize.

  • Dan Lowe, Melani Leff wedding at Villa Casa Buena Vista, Belize, 11min. Villa Casa Buena Vista, San Pedro South, Ambergris Caye, Belize.

  • Belize Zoo national Tapir Day, 1min.

  • Mancation in Belize., 11min.

  • Taming Tarpon In Belize, 1min. Have a bite!