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SIR BARRY BOWEN DIES IN AIRPLANE CRASH

Read the Full Obituary and Analysis of His Role in Modern Belize History

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BELIZE ISLANDS GUIDE

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RAMBLES AROUND BELIZE 2008

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NEWS FLASH!

--BARRY BOWEN AND 4 PASSENGERS DIE IN TRAGIC AIRPLANE CRASH IN SAN PEDRO

--MURDER DAZE IN BELIZE CITY

--BELLA MAYA IN PLACENCIA SHUTS DOWN; DEVELOPER SAYS IT WILL REOPEN

--FATAL AMBERGRIS CAYE WATER TAXI CRASH

--PM'S SON. RAPPER SHYNE, RETURNS TO BELIZE

--BRUTAL MURDER SHOCKS CAYE CAULKER

--GOVERNMENT RENATIONALIZES BTL

--MORE THAN 60 BELIZE HOTELS FOR SALE

--AMERICAN DEPORTED FROM BELIZE PUBLISHES ANTI-BELIZE BOOK

--MACAL RIVER BROWN FROM SEDIMENT RELEASED FROM CHALILLO DAME

--DENGUE FEVER OUTBREAK IN CAYO

--23 CASES OF SWINE FLU REPORTED IN BELIZE

-- 7.1 EARTHQUAKE OFF HONDURAS SHAKES BELIZE, BUT ONLY MINOR DAMAGE REPORTED

--GAS AND DIESEL PRICES BOUNCE BACK UP TO AROUND US$4 A GALLON

--TWO HOTEL MANAGERS MURDERED

--INFLATION UP TO 6.4% IN 2008

--INTERNATIONAL TOURISM ARRIVALS DOWN

--GLOBAL RECESSION AND WEAK U.S. HOUSING MARKET HAVING IMPACT ON REAL ESTATE AND TOURISM IN BELIZE

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NEW ISSUES OF THE TOLEDO HOWLER

Newspaper of the Toledo BTIA

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Kindly provided by The Lodge at Big Falls

Download the Howler in PDF HERE (August 2009 issue) and HERE (September 2009 issue) and HERE (October 2009 issue)

 BELIZE AG REVIEW NEWSLETTER

A bi-monthly newsletter on agriculture in Belize

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Download the September-October 2009 issue in PDF HERE

Download the November-December 2009 issue in PFD HERE

or visit www.belizeagreport.com

SOLAR PHOTOVOLTAIC FEASIBILITY ANALYSIS

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By Brian Walker

© Brian Walker 2008

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Book Review: Ian Vasquez, Emerging New Belizean Talent

BOOK REVIEW:

The Last Flight of the Scarlet Macaw, by Bruce Barcott

 

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Lan "The-Belize-Answer-Man" Sluder is editor of Belize First Magazine and the author of several books on Belize, including San Pedro Cool, Belize First Guide to Mainland Belize, Adapter Kit: Belize and Living Abroad in Belize. His new guidebook, Fodor's Belize 2008, is now in bookstores worldwide. If he can't answer your question, he'll find someone who can.
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