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	Belize Government Institutions
		Belize is a constitutional monarchy with a parliamentary form of government based on the British model.
		The governor general must be a citizen of Belize and he or she serves at the pleasure of the queen, not subject to a fixed term of office.
		To be eligible for either chamber, a person must be a citizen of Belize, be at least eighteen years old, and have resided in Belize for at least one year immediately prior to his or her nomination (to the House) or appointment (to the Senate).
	www.country-studies.com /belize/government-institutions.html (2873 words)

	Destination Belize - Facts and Figures of Belize
		Belize City, located in the extreme eastern area of the district is the largest city in Belize with a population of just over 25,000 people.
		Belize is a constitutional monarchy within the Commonwealth of Britain, which means Queen Elizabeth II is the head of state, represented by a Governor General who is appointed by the queen upon the recommendation of the Belizean government.
		Belize follows British parliamentary democracy, with the governing party holding power for up to five (5) years "at pleasure" (as long as the party maintains majority support in the 29 member House of Representatives).
	www.belizen.com /destination/facts.htm (2293 words)

	Belize-Guatemala Territorial Issue - Chapter 11
		Belize's independence coincided with the 1981-82 world economic recession that contributed to the sharp decline in the world sugar market, falling commodity prices, and the effects of the second oil price shock.
		This latter was the foremost on the agenda for the Belize delegates.
		Belize began to gain momentum on the political package, when in January 1990 at meetings in Roatan, Honduras, in which Belize was represented by a bi-partisan delegation along with officials, it was in effect agreed in principle that Gautemala would accept the long established and existing borders of Belize.
	www.belizenet.com /bzeguat/chap11.html (2078 words)

	Website of the Belize Tourism Board
		Belize was granted independence from the British in 1981.
		Belize, since 1961, has had a two party political system, which is not constitutionally mandated.
		Belize's foreign policy has been greatly determined by its political, military, and economic links with Britain and the United States, as well as its geographical ties with Central America and the Caribbean.
	www.travelbelize.org /gov.html (669 words)

	The Belize Times Weekly Newspaper Online - Barrow’s Behavior Embarrasses Belize \|\|\| (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-10)
		At the sitting of the House of Representatives on Friday, Dean Barrow dispelled all concerns about his maturity level when he petulantly- in one felt stroke- flung down a plastic cup of water in a glorious display of anger mismanagement.
		The drama was played out on the local scene, as the UDP struggled to convince a cynical and disbelieving Belizean public that their behavior in the House was quite proper and totally correct for a party seeking desperately to become the future leaders of this country.
		By perpetrating such a gross disrespect in the House of Representatives, Barrow has just added chapters to what will be a book of shame written to chronicle the political life of Dean Oliver Barrow — the ‘man, the myth, the legend — at least in his own mind.
	www.belizetimes.bz /news/story/4412.shtml (553 words)

	Belize (10/06)
		Belize is a parliamentary democracy based on the Westminster model and is a member of the Commonwealth.
		Belize maintains an embassy in the United States at 2535 Massachusetts Avenue NW, Washington, DC 20008 (tel: 202-332-9636; fax: 202-332-6888) and a consulate in Los Angeles.
		Ports in Belize City, Dangriga, and Big Creek handle regularly scheduled shipping from the United States and the United Kingdom, although draft is limited to a maximum of 10 feet in Belize City and 15 feet in southern ports.
	www.state.gov /r/pa/ei/bgn/1955.htm (3349 words)

	Belize Information. Vacations Weddings at Exotic Caye Beach Resort Temptation Island Belize
		Belize is a beautiful country located on the Caribbean side of northern Central America.
		Much of the population of Belize is ethnically diverse including descendants of the original Mayan culture and various mixtures of Caribbean people, Caucasians, Chinese and East Indians.
		Belize is a country with a long history of peace, stability and democracy.
	www.belizeisfun.com /bel_belize.htm (372 words)

	Belize
		Belize is a parliamentary democracy with a constitution enacted in 1981 upon independence from the United Kingdom.
		The Governor General represents Queen Elizabeth II in the largely ceremonial role of head of state.
		There are two women in the House of Representatives; one is an elected Representative and the other was appointed to serve as Speaker of the House.
	www.state.gov /g/drl/rls/hrrpt/2001/wha/8295.htm (6360 words)

	House of Representatives - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (via CobWeb/3.1 planetlab2.tamu.edu) (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-10)
		House of Representatives is a name used for legislative bodies in many countries.
		Often, the House of Representatives is the lower house of a bicameral legislature, with the corresponding upper house often called a "senate".
		In Indonesia, the Dewan Perwakilan Rakyat (DPR) is generally known in English as the "House of Representatives", as is the Dewan Rakyat of the Parliament of Malaysia.
	en.wikipedia.org.cob-web.org:8888 /wiki/House_of_Representatives (227 words)

	BELIZE, Landmine Monitor Report 1999
		After the treaty was ratified by Belize’s House of Representatives, Belize deposited its instrument of ratification with the United Nations in New York on 23 April 1998.
		Belize was the tenth nation to do so globally and the second country in the Western Hemisphere, after Canada.
		Belize did not participate in the Oslo ban treaty negotiations nor in the Ottawa signing ceremony but it did attend the June 1997 Brussels conference where it endorsed the pro-ban treaty Brussels Declaration.
	www.icbl.org /lm/1999/belize.html (296 words)

	News from 1998
		Northern Belize saw a series of killings, hold-ups and kidnappings in August and September, including the shotgun slaying of the driver of a Coca Cola delivery truck in a hold-up on the Old Northern Highway in August.
		They also fear that Belize authorities are showing they are not able to cope with the rising tide of lawlessness in Belize, much of it, they claim, a result of the thousands of legal and illegal aliens who have migrated to Belize from Guatemala, Honduras, and elsewhere in Central America.
		Belize was rated as the most-expensive place to live in Central America, with a cost of living only slightly lower than in the U.S. Jerry Jeff Walker, the Austin, Texas, singer whose second home is in San Pedro, Ambergris Caye, has a new Caribbean-flavored album, Cowboy Boots and Bathin' Suits.
	www.belizefirst.com /news98.html (5339 words)

	Belize.com Newsletter for 16 August 2005
		Belize is taking a pummeling in the British Press over an alleged incident involving three British schoolgirls at a jungle lodge in the Cayo district.
		Belize First Magazine reports that tourism growth in Belize is lagging despite the rosy picture painted by the government controlled Belize Tourism Board.
		Belize has the slowest growth rate in tourism arrivals of any country in the region, even though it is growing from a smaller base.
	www.belize.com /articles/belize-newsletter-16-august-2005.html (800 words)

	Preamble
		Every woman shall become a citizen of Belize on Independence Day if immediately before Independence Day, she is married to a person who becomes or, but for his death or the renunciation of his citizenship, would have become a citizen of Belize by virtue of subsection (1), (2), (3) or (4) of this section.
		if by a resolution of the House of Representatives supported by two-thirds of the members of that House he is declared unable to discharge the functions of his office J by reason of persistent absence or infirmity of body or mind, or to be in breach of the provisions of section 121 of this Constitution.
		Provided that the election of a Speaker and Deputy Speaker of the House of Representatives and the election of a President and Vice-President of the Senate may take place before the members of the House of Representatives or of the Senate, as the case may be, have made and subscribed such oath.
	www.cmseducation.org /wconsts/belize.html (14169 words)

	Belize - Guatemala Relations
		Guatemala then claims that the treaty was forced on her unwillingly; that this was a disguised treaty of cession and was, as such, invalidated by ‘simulation’: and furthermore that Guatemala was entitled to repudiate the treaty because of Britain’s non-compliance with the obligations of Article 7.
		And that is because, as a matter of international law, the validity of the frontier established in 1859 does not depend on the continuation of the treaty that created it.
		The boundary has stood, it has been confirmed and demarcated, and the people of southern Belize living between the Sibun and the Sarstoon have now known for 142 years that they are living in Belize and not in Guatemala.
	www.belize-guatemala.gov.bz /library/treaties.html (3629 words)

	Triton Properties
		Belize's laws and regulations on tax, labor, customs, and health and safety do not significantly distort or impede the efficient mobilization and allocation of investment capital.
		Belize's Real Estate market has been experiencing a vibrancy, in recent times, and it is the hope of many that this trend will continue.
		The wage scale in Belize is one of the highest in the region.
	www.triton-properties.com /sanpedro.html (3387 words)

	Tranquility Bay Resort, Ambergris Caye, Belize
		Belize is located in Central America and the Belize offshore islands and Belize Barrier Reef are in the crystal clear Caribbean Sea.
		Belize has an amazing variety of terrain including the world's second largest barrier reef, hundreds of off shore islands and atolls, mangrove coasts, rolling savannah, pine forests and tropical rain forests.
		Belize is said to have the greatest variety of animal habitats north of the Amazon Basin.
	www.ambergriscaye.com /tranquility/index.html (3329 words)

	Belize, New Policy on Immigration and Nationality
		Legislation has been introduced in the House of Representatives to require employers who employ illegal immigrants to pay the costs of repatriation of such persons, in addition to other penalties already prescribed by law.
		Similarly, public carriers that bring illegal immigrants to Belize may be liable to a fine up to $5,000.00, and in addition, shall be required to pay the costs of repatriation of such persons.
		In an effort to clear the backlog of pending applications for nationality and permanent residence, applicants are invited to visit the Immigration and Nationality Department and to inquire personally on the status of their application.
	www.ambergriscaye.com /pages/town/immigrationpolicy.html (1870 words)

	Belize Districts Tour Home Page
		Belize is divided into six political Districts: Corozal, Orangewalk, Belize, Cayo, Stann Creek and Toledo.
		The Belize District is the center of commerce and also supports the largest number of people in the country.
		For those familiar with Belize, it is possible to explore the districts and their towns on your own by using the map and legend.
	www.travelbelize.org /spanish/guide/di/dihp.html (390 words)

	The Scout Association of Belize
		The Scout Association of Belize exists by virtue of the Scout Association of Belize Act, 1987 passed by the House of Representatives and the Senate of Belize and assented to by the Governor General of Belize on January 25, 1988.
		On September 18, 1988 the Inter American Scout Committee certified The Scout Association of Belize as a member organization of the Inter American Conference.
		The Scout Association of Belize is the largest youth organization in the country, and is presently serving both the male as well as the female population.
	www.belizenet.com /scout.html (866 words)

	LIBRARY - MARITIME AREAS ACT - Belize - Guatemala Relations
		BE IT ENACTED, by and with the advice and consent of the House of Representatives and the Senate of Belize and by the authority of same, as follows:-
		The internal waters of Belize comprise any areas of water that are on the landward side of the baseline of the territorial sea.
		Section 7, the exclusive economic zone of Belize comprises those areas of the sea that are beyond and adjacent to the territorial sea having, as their outer limits, a line, measured seaward from the baseline of the territorial sea, every point of which is 200 nautical miles distant from the nearest point of that baseline.
	www.belize-guatemala.gov.bz /library/maritime_areas_act.html (4463 words)

	Belize Investment Guide - Belize History
		Belize, over the years has been able to develop an economic environment where there is a dynamic working relationship between the public sector and the private sector.
		Belize's leading exports of sugar, citrus and bananas, are being cmplimented by the successful development of new products for export such as shrimp, papayas and other tropical fruits.
		In this regard, Belize has been most successful in securing a share of the eco-tourism and diving markets within the global market for tourism services and to a lesser extent in selling its services to the offshore financial and shipping markets.
	www.belize.org /html/big/history.html (320 words)

	:: belizelaw.org - welcome ::
		the National Assembly, members of the Belize Advisory Council, members of the Public Services Commission, members of the Elections and Boundaries Commission, public officers, officers of statutory corporations and government agencies, and such other officers as may be prescribed by law enacted by the National Assembly.
		The national symbols of Belize shall be those prescribed by the National Assembly.
		“the House” means the House of Representatives or the Senate as the context may require;
	www.belizelaw.org /e_library/constitution_10.html (1209 words)

	Politics of Belize - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Belize traditionally maintains a deep interest in the environment and sustainable development.
		Seeing itself as a bridge, Belize is actively involved with the Caribbean nations of CARICOM, and also has taken steps to work more closely with its Central American neighbours as a new member of SICA.
		The National Assembly consists of a House of Representatives and a Senate.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Politics_of_Belize (1202 words)

	CD Baby: Belize
		“Da House Of Representatives” the sophomore album due to drop summer 2006 is one of the true hidden jems,to hit the streets.
		House of Punta in collaboration with Love Entertainment presents PUNTA PARADISE VOL.
		With roots in the Caribbean, but his feet planted in the U.S., Evan Belize's music is a hybrid of both cultures.
	cdbaby.com /places/5BZ0 (404 words)

	Belize Dollar and Belize currency information including currency exchange rates
		The independence of Belize was delayed until 1981 due to the territorial disputes between the UK and Guatemala.
		The House of Representatives, which holds 29 seats, are elected by popular vote to serve five-year terms.
		The strengths of the Belizean economy lie in their abundance of land, food and water resources, as well as their close proximity to the United States allowing a steady flow of trade with the U.S. and their historically strong trade relationship with the United Kingdom.
	www.gocurrency.com /countries/belize.htm (675 words)

	Politics
		Belize is a relatively stable country as Latin / Central American countries go.
		Belize follows the British parliamentary system: There is a Prime Minister and a Cabinet (whose members are usually representatives), a parliament consisting of a House of Representatives (elected) and a Senate (appointed) and an appointed Judiciary.
		The people reacted to these unpopular measures by voting the party out of power, although a few (three) UDP representatives were elected.
	www.belizenorth.com /politics.htm (445 words)

	Belize - GOVERNMENT INSTITUTIONS
		Neither the speaker of the House nor the president of the Senate, however, may be appointed to the cabinet.
		Belize's National Assembly is a bicameral legislature composed of an elected House of Representatives and an appointed Senate.
		More about the Government and Politics of Belize.
	countrystudies.us /belize/73.htm (2881 words)

	Protesters Clash With Police in Belize (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-10)
		BELIZE CITY - Some 500 protesters clashed with police Friday in front of Belize's House of Representatives, as lawmakers voted to approve tax hikes opposed by a majority of the country's 250,000 people.
		Two people were slightly injured when police fired rubber bullets and pepper spray at some demonstrators who had hurled rocks at police lines.
		Schools, businesses and workers showed their opposition to the proposal by staging a two-day strike that ended late Friday.
	www.comcast.net /data/news/2005/01/22/41505.xml (233 words)

	The Belize Times Weekly Newspaper Online - Landmark Law Goes to House \|\|\| (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-10)
		Described as a “landmark move” in fiscal management and administrative reform for the Public Service, the Prime Minister and Minister of Finance, Said Musa, will on Friday table a major bill in the House of Representatives to change the old way in which the Government and the Public Service deal with money matters.
		Lawmakers have described the new Bill, which is expected to sail through the House of Representatives after the inevitable remarks by the Opposition, as a “piece of legislation which highlights the government’s thrust for fiscal sustainability and good governance”.
		In last week’s issue of The Belize Times, on Page 22, “More Candies for Cane Farmers”, we inadvertently reported that “The government has agreed to the allocation of more than 1.2 million gallons of diesel fuel at a discounted rate of duty of $1.50 per gallon for the cane farmers.”
	www.belizetimes.bz /news/story/3818.shtml (685 words)

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