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	Belize - Facts, Information, and Encyclopedia Reference article
		Belize is a small nation on the eastern coast of Central America, on the Caribbean Sea bordered by Mexico to the northwest and Guatemala to the west and south.
		Of the Senate's eight members, five are chosen by the prime minister, two by the leader of the opposition, and one by the governor general on the advice of the Belize Advisory Council.
		Belizean Creole (in Belize this is spelled Kriol) is spoken by at least 70% of the population.
	www.startsurfing.com /encyclopedia/b/e/l/Belize.html (1596 words)

	Belize (Offshore Jurisdictions)
		Belize, formerly known as the British Honduras, occupies the southeast side of the Yucatan peninsula on the western side of the Caribbean.
		Belize is a member of the British Commonwealth, the United Nations, the Non-Aligned Movement, the IMF, the Organization of American States, the Association of Caribbean States, and the World Bank.
		Belize does not have a specific statute relating to secrecy and confidentiality in the maintenance of a corporation’s records, but a common law duty is recognized which compel professionals to keep the affairs of their clients confidential.
	www.assetprotectionbook.com /belize.htm (2743 words)

	List of legislatures by country - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		The upper house of the legislature is often named Senate.
		Senate of the Nation (Senado de la Nación)
		Senate of the Republic (Senado de la República)
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/List_of_national_legislatures (395 words)

	Belize Information
		Belize is a small independent nation lying south of the Yucatan Peninsula, east of Guatemala and north of Honduras.
		Belize self-government was instituted, modeled on the Westminster parliamentary system; a Bicameral Assembly consisting of a Senate (5 members) and a House (28 members) was established with the members popularly-elected.
		Belize declared the Cockscomb Basin (3,000 acres) a national forest reserve and became the first country to protect an area specifically for jaguars.
	biology.unm.edu /biology/461L/BELIZE_INFO.HTM (2052 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)

	Belize
		Belize is a parliamentary democracy with a constitution enacted in 1981 upon independence from the United Kingdom.
		Belize was invited by the Community of Democracies' (CD) Convening Group to attend the November 2002 second CD Ministerial Meeting in Seoul, Republic of Korea, as a participant.
		Two-thirds of the reported cases were from Belize City, the country's only urban center, although the amount of violence may have been underreported in other parts of the country where persons were reluctant to discuss or report it.
	www.state.gov /g/drl/rls/hrrpt/2002/18320.htm (7828 words)

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		Of the eight Senators five shall be appointed by the Governor-General on the advice of the Prime Minister, two on the advice of the Leader of the Opposition, and one in his own deliberate judgment after consultation with the Belize Advisory Council.
		Belize shall not be a relevant overseas territory for the purposes of section 21(2) and 22(3) of the Civil Aviation Act 1971.
		A person born outside Belize on or after Independence Day shall become a citizen of Belize at the date of his birth if, at that date, his father or mother is a citizen of Belize otherwise than by virtue of this section or subsection (3) or (4) of section 23 of this Constitution.
	www.constitution.org /cons/belize.htm (15264 words)

	Offshore Jurisdictions & Tax Heavens
		Belize (before 1973 British Honduras) is a picturesque country that has an unspoiled environment, with barrier reefs, woodland, caves, rivers, mountains, waterfalls and jungle.
		Belize is also a member of the United Nations and the Non-Aligned Movement.
		Particular features of taxation in Belize are as follows: although there are fairly high rates of tax for resident persons and companies in Belize, the country now offers tax-free IBCs by virtue of the IBC Act 2000.
	www.com-exp.com /a/en/182/jur&jur=3 (1004 words)

	BELIZE (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-29)
		Belize's 290km long barrier reef is the longest reef in the western hemisphere.
		Belize is located on the Eastern of Caribbean coast of Central America, bounded on the north and part of the west by Mexico and on the South and the remainder of the west by Guatemala.
		Belize is in a hurricane belt; there have been three serious hurricanes in the past 60 years.
	schoolweb.missouri.edu /ashland.k12.mo.us/ashley/prac3.htm (1497 words)

	Belize to celebrate Independence Day, San Pedro Sun, Belize News, Features, Newspapers, Information, Resource, ...
		On 21 September, 1981, Belize became an independent nation and in Belize City, as well as towns and villages all over the country, a midnight flag raising ceremony was held.
		One month before, another major milestone in the constitutional history of Belize was reached with the passing through the House of Representatives and the Senate of a Bill for a constitution for the independent State of Belize.
		The Belize Constitution makes provision for the economic system to be operated in such a manner as to result in the material resources of the community distributed so as to allow for adequate means of livelihood for all.
	www.sanpedrosun.net /old/99-371.html (632 words)

	Belize
		The Belize Defense Force (BDF) is responsible for external security but, when deemed appropriate by civilian authorities, may be tasked to assist the police department.
		After an investigation, on December 18, the OAS facilitators to the Border Talks between the two Governments issued formal recommendations that the Belize Government pay compensation to the victims' family and suspend all BDF and police personnel involved in the killings, pending a judicial investigation to determine culpability for the deaths.
		Three women sit in the nine-member Senate, one of whom served as President of the Senate for part of the year.
	www.state.gov /g/drl/rls/hrrpt/2001/wha/8295.htm (6360 words)

	Belize - Post Report - e Diplomat
		Area, Geography, and Climate Last Updated: 11/28/2003 2:16 PM Belize is located along Central America’s eastern coast, bordered to the north by Mexico, to the west and south by Guatemala and to the east by the Caribbean Sea.
		Belize’s barrier reef is the second largest in the world, running some 150 miles, nearly the entire length of the coast, featuring three of the Caribbean’s four atolls.
		In Belize City, the average daily temperature is 85°F, but the daytime high is often in the 90s between May and October, with uncomfortably high humidity.
	www.ediplomat.com /np/post_reports/pr_bz.htm (7624 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.
		Members of the Belize Advisory Council shall be appointed for a period of ten years or such shorter period as may be specified in their respective instruments of appointment.
		The Governor-General may declare a Senator to be, by reason of illness, temporarily incapable of performing his functions as a Senator and thereupon such Senator shall not perform his said functions until he is declared by the Governor-General again to be capable of performing them.
	www.cmseducation.org /wconsts/belize.html (14169 words)

	Amandala Online
		Police have refused to comment, but the facts are that an 9-year employee of the Belize Press Office, Norman Belisle, 40, a photographer, has been stabbed to death at his home in Camalote Village, and his wife’s nephew, Alex Matute, 22, a security guard, is expected to be charged tomorrow for murder.
		It has been over six weeks since the Senate Special Select Committee tabled its final report in the National Assembly, but the files have apparently still not reached the Office of the Director of Public Prosecution for him to determine whether criminal charges should be filed against anyone.
		The troubles of the Belize City Council have been a primary focus of the national media, but while the financial worries in the commercial capital appear to be the most pronounced, the other eight municipalities—mostly dependent on Government subventions—are reportedly facing similar struggles.
	www.amandala.com.bz (499 words)

	Belize's Amandala Online: Belize news, news on Belize, Belize newspapers, Belize, Belize, Belize (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-29)
		In Belize, though, I'm afraid that a lot of people feel their personal exercise is more important than the creation of social opportunities.
		Reports to Amandala indicate that the Belize Immigration Department, the Belize Medical Council and the Embassy of Cuba are all searching for a Cuban doctor who, they believe, has been engaged in private medical practice after he left the Cuban Medical Brigade, which is a breach of his contract, making him an illegal resident.
		When the Cuban Mission came to Belize, it came under the Agreement of Cooperation in the Field of Health that was signed between the Republic of Cuba and Belize on July 24, 1999.
	www.belizemall.com /amandala/archives/feb_11_2001.html (4457 words)

	LIBRARY - MARITIME AREAS ACT - Belize - Guatemala Relations
		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.
		(c) the subsoil of that seabed, is vested in Belize, and subject to international law, is exercisable by Belize.
	www.belize-guatemala.gov.bz /library/maritime_areas_act.html (4463 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)

	International Extradition - McNabb Associates, P.C.
		With a view to receiving the advice and consent of the Senate to ratification, I transmit herewith the Extradition Treaty Between the Government of the United States of America and the Government of Belize, signed at Belize on March 30, 2000.
		Article 18 provides that the Department of Justice of the United States and the Attorney General [13] of Belize* may consult with each other directly in connection with the processing of individual cases and in furtherance of maintaining and improving procedures for the implementation of the Treaty.
		The Department of Justice of the United States and the Attorney General of Belize may consult with each other directly in connection with the processing of individual cases and in furtherance of maintaining and improving procedures for the implementation of this Treaty.
	www.usextradition.com /belize_bi.htm (5279 words)

	The House of Representatives (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-29)
		BE IT ENACTED, by and with the advice and consent of the House of Representatives and the Senate of Belize and by the advice of the same, as follows:-
		The Preamble to the Constitution is hereby amended in paragraph (e) by adding the word Constitution "ethnicity" immediately after the expression "which eliminate economic and social privilege and disparity among the citizens of Belize whether by race", occurring therein.
		(b) the Belize Advisory Council shall enquire into the matter and report on the facts thereof to the Governor-General and advise the Governor-General whether that member of the Judicial and Legal Services Commission should be removed under this section.
	www.belize.gov.bz /house/bill_constitution.html (2031 words)

	US Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, & Transportation
		On the Mesoamerican Reef in Belize, coral bleaching and Hurricane Mitch caused a 50 percent reduction in live coral cover.
		Clearly coral reefs are sources of vast natural and economic resources for the communities associated with them.
		Chairman, to prevent further and more catastrophic damage to wildlife like corals and critical ecosystems like coral reefs, mounting scientific evidence clearly indicates that the United States and other countries must act responsibly and enact laws that will significantly reduce CO2 and other greenhouse gas emissions now before it is too late.
	commerce.senate.gov /hearings/testimony.cfm?id=1080&wit_id=3054 (2390 words)

	Implementing Laws and Regulations - Text Belize Red Cross Society Act, 1983
		AN ACT to provide for the incorporation of the Belize Red Cross Society and for matters connected therewith.
		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 the same, as follows: –
		This Act may be cited as the Belize Red Cross Society Act, 1983.
	www.icrc.org /ihl-nat.nsf/0/0215e53f9f90d3e0c1256c3e00536093?OpenDocument (1004 words)

	Village Councils Bill for Villages in Belize
		A person shall be disqualified from being a member if found to be of unsound mind under any law in force in Belize.
		Councils may undertake commercial, industrial, agricultural and other profit-making enterprises of whatever kind, provided that this is authorized by their by-laws and provided further that the profits are re-invested in the projects of the Council, in which case, upon proof of such re-investment, such profits shall likewise be exempt from taxes and duties.
		(1) Village Councils in every district of Belize shall together establish an association of all the village councils in that district, which shall be known as "The.
	www.destinationsbelize.com /village.htm (4450 words)

	Maxwell School of Syracuse University
		He was named Special Counsel to the United States Senate Judiciary Committee in 1994 and worked with the committee on the confirmation hearings for Supreme Court nominee Stephen G. Breyer.
		Banks received a J.D. in 1974 and an M.A. in 1982 from the University of Denver.
		Rubinstein has conducted anthropological field research in Yucatan, Mexico; Corozal District, Belize; Cairo and Alexandria, Egypt; and in Atlanta, Chicago, and Syracuse in the U.S. He has written scores of journal articles and book chapters.
	www.maxwell.syr.edu /news/expertise/bios.asp (8158 words)

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		means any person in Belize holding a qualification entitling him to practise as a veterinary surgeon in any part of the Commonwealth, or any person who within Belize, with the approval of the Minister responsible for veterinary services, is engaged in the practice and profession of veterinary surgery.
		It is an offence for a person to attempt to commit an offence under any other provision of this Act or to incite or attempt to incite another to commit such an offence.
		A person commits an offence if in Belize he assists in or induces the commission in any place outside Belize of an offence punishable under the provisions of a corresponding law in force in that place.
	www.unodc.org /unodc/pt/legal_library/bz/legal_library_1992-06-01_1992-9.html?print=yes (10644 words)

	GUIDE TO LAW ONLINE: Belize
		Constitution of Belize (1981) (Georgetown University Political Database of the Americas) with 1988 updates; in English
		Government of Belize - includes How We Are Governed and library of current documents
		NATLEX: Belize (International Labour Organisation) database of national laws on labor, social security and related human rights
	www.loc.gov /law/guide/belize.html (238 words)

	Placencia Tourism Center Special Notices (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-29)
		C is the value of all supplies made by the taxable person during the period, other than supplies made through a business carried on by the person outside Belize.
		(1) Every registered person shall keep, at his principal place of business in Belize or such other place as the Commissioner may approve, such books and records, expressed in the English language and the currency of Belize, as are appropriate to enable the Commissioner to ascertain the liability of that person to tax.
		(2) A person who, in Belize, carries on a business, or makes a supply or acquisition of goods or services on behalf of, a principal who is an absentee may perform the functions under this Act of the principal.
	www.placencia.com /PTCSpecialNotices.htm (15382 words)

	The World Factbook 2004 -- Belize
		Territorial disputes between the UK and Guatemala delayed the independence of Belize (formerly British Honduras) until 1981.
		Guatemala refused to recognize the new nation until 1992.
		Belize Defense Force (includes Army, Maritime Wing, Air Wing, and Volunteer Guard)
	www.brainyatlas.com /geos/bh.html (799 words)

	icab_aboutus
		The Institute of Chartered Accountants of Belize was established by an Act of the House of Representatives and the Senate of Belize in November of 1984.
		To promote, foster and maintain the highest standards of accounting in public practice and in commercial and industrial spheres;
		Copyright © 2003 Institute of Chartered Accountants of Belize.
	www.icab.bz /Links_files/aboutus.htm (239 words)

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