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Left Behind – Missing Parents – pt 1   Recently updated !

 in Change / Children / Culture / Immigration / Issues / Ministry of Education, Youth and Sports / Ministry of Human Development, Social Transformation and Poverty Alleviation / National / People  tagged Caribbean / CARICOM / Child Abandonment / Child Services / Children's Services / Orphans / Parental Issues / Save the Children by

China Daily had an article about this that included the following graphic that depicts exactly the issue: Children without parental care in the Caribbean Systems of protection Patricia Lim Ah Ken November 2007 ABSTRACT Long term residential institutional is detrimental to children’s well being, this is a proven fact. Studies conducted globally have confirmed the damages that children placed in residential institutional care sustain. Although the actual numbers of children who reside in institutions fluctuates regularly, the figures gathered at any one time are still alarming, for example there are an estimated one million children in institutional care across Europe(1)Browne, […]

International Borders Origin Dates

 in Belize Guatemala Dispute / Education / International / National  tagged Belize / Belizean / British Honduras / Central America / Guatemala / ICJ / International Court of Justice / Politics by

This was originally posted on Reddit by PisseGuri82 who I’d like to thank for bringing our border date to international light. So, I was recently in a discussion about what is the oldest border. That’s not a hard question in itself (it’s Andorra). But what about number two? And three? And what’s the newest? And what regions, or which continent, have generally older or newer borders? I figured this had to be available information somehow. I was partly correct. Researching this has been painstaking, because a lot of the sources are fuzzy. Even the facts are fuzzy, different cultures have […]

S.E.C. Brent Borland et al

 in Crime / Finance / Issues / News  tagged Alana LaTorra Borland / Belize / Belize Fund / Belize Infrastructure Fund I / Borland Capital Group / Brent Borland / Canyon Acquisitions / Exchange Act / fraud / Investing / Placencia / Placencia Airport / Placencia International Airport / Promissory Notes / SEC / Securities Act / Securities and Exchange Commission / Securities Exchange Act of 1934 / United States Securities and Exchange Commission by

Case 1:18-cv-04352-PKC Document 5 Filed 05/16/18 Benjamin J. Hanauer (pending pro hac vice) Timothy S. Leiman (pending pro hac vice) Andrew P. O’Brien (pending pro hac vice) Charles J. Kerstetter (pending pro hac vice) Alyssa Qualls United States Securities and Exchange Commission Chicago Regional Office 175 West Jackson Blvd., Suite 1450 Chicago, IL 60604 (312) 353-7390 UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF NEW YORK Plaintiff United States Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC” or “Commission”) alleges as follows: 1. This case centers on a fraudulent scheme perpetrated by Defendant Brent Borland through two entities that he owned and controlled: […]

The London Convention 1786

 in Reference  tagged Belize / Belize Guatemala Dispute / Guatemala / London Convention 1786 by

CONVENCION Concluida en Londres el 14 de Julio de 1786, entre su majestad católica y el rey de la Gran Bretaña, pare explicar, aplicar y hacer efectivo lo estipulado en el articulo 60. del tratado definitivo de paz del ano de 1786. Tomando del libro “Belice”, por el doctor Francisco Astur. Segunda Edición . Publicado en Guatemala en Junio de 1941 Los reyes de España y de Inglaterra, animados de igual deseo de afirmar por cuantos medios pueden la amistad que felizmente subsiste entre ambos y sus reinos; y deseando de común acuerdo precaver hasta la sombra de desavenencia que […]

Treaty of Paris 1763

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The definitive Treaty of Peace and Friendship between his Britannick Majesty, the Most Christian King, and the King of Spain. Concluded at Paris the 10th day of February, 1763. To which the King of Portugal acceded on the same day. In the Name of the Most Holy and Undivided Trinity, Father, Son, and Holy Ghost. So be it. Be it known to all those whom it shall, or may, in any manner, belong, It has pleased the Most High to diffuse the spirit of union and concord among the Princes, whose divisions had spread troubles in the four parts of […]

Delimitation of Maritime Boundaries Within CARICOM

 in CARICOM / ICJ  tagged Caribbean / CARICOM / Court of Arbitration / EEZ / ICJ / Maritime Boundaries / OECS / UNCLOS by

Development of Relevant Rules for Delimitation of Maritime Boundaries, Including Practical Illustrations of the Operations of such Rules. Introduction 1. The development of the principles of international law with respect to maritime boundaries delimitation currently relate to mainly six areas, namely, internal waters, territorial sea, archipelagic waters, exclusive economic zone (EEZ), continental shelf and the extended continental shelf. Other areas of delimitation, which are sometimes met with are historic waters, contiguous zones and areas of joint development by neighbouring States. The focus of this report will be the maritime zones most often come under consideration for delimitation by and between […]

Slavery in British Honduras 1794-1838

 in History  tagged Africa / Angola / Baymen / British Colonial Office / British Honduras / Colonial / Congo / Creole / Garifuna / History / Lesser Antilles / Logwood / Slavery / Yucatán by

Source: U.S. Library of Congress Cutting logwood was a simple, small-scale operation, but the settlers imported slaves to help with the work. Slavery in the settlement was associated with the extraction of timber, first logwood and then mahogany, as treaties forbade the production of plantation crops. This difference in economic function gave rise to variations in the organization, conditions, and treatment of slaves. The earliest reference to African slaves in the British settlement appeared in a 1724 Spanish missionary’s account, which stated that the British recently had been importing them from Jamaica and Bermuda. A century later, the total slave […]

Belize Sustainable Development Review 2017

 in BAGMO / CARICOM / Environment / Ministry of Natural Resources and Agriculture / National  tagged Atlantic Ocean Climatic System / Belize / Caribbean Community / CARICOM / Central America / Economic Zoning / Environment / GMO / Mesoamerican Biological Corridor / Natural resources / Pacific Ocean Climatic System / Sustainable development / UNDESA / UNDP by

Belize National Sustainable Development Report Ministry of Forestry, Fisheries, and Sustainable Development, Belize United Nations Department of Social and Economic Affairs (UNDESA) United Nations Development Program (UNDP) List of Acronyms CARICOM – Caribbean Community CBD – Convention on Biological Diversity CDB – Caribbean Development Bank CHM – Clearing House Mechanism CI – Conservation International CoP – Conference of the Parties (to the CBD) DOE – Department of the Environment EEZ – Exclusive Economic Zoning EIA – Environmental Impact Assessment GEF – Global Environment Facility GMO – Genetically Modified Organisms GOB – Government of Belize IDB – Inter – American Development […]

A Crisis in Guatemala, Abetted by the U.N.

 in Guatemala / International / News  tagged Bitkovs / Central America / CICIG / Cuba / Democracy / Guatemala / International Commission Against Impunity in Guatemala / Kaliningrad / Mexico / Moscow / Putin / U.N. / U.S. / United Nations / Venezuela by

In the struggle to defeat transnational crime in Central America, the U.S. is financing a United Nations prosecutorial body in Guatemala. Yet these U.N. prosecutors are thumbing their noses at the rule of law and seem to be using their power to politicize the Guatemalan judiciary. This is dividing and destabilizing a pivotal democracy in the region. The fragile Guatemalan state is in the crosshairs of Venezuelan dictator Nicolás Maduro and Cuba’s Gen. Raúl Castro. If their allies seize control of Mexico’s southern neighbor via its institutions, as Daniel Ortega has done in Nicaragua, it will have implications for Mexican […]

1977 Report on Uranium in Belize

 in Geology / Guatemala / Ministry of Energy, Science & Technology and Public Utilities / Ministry of Natural Resources and Agriculture / National / Uranium  tagged anhydrite / anhydrites / Atomic / Atomic Energy / batholiths / Belize / Belizean / Caribbean coast / Cayman Ridge System / claystones / coquina limestones / coral limestones / Cretaceous / dolomites / Energy / Environment / Geography / Geology / Geology of British Honduras / Geology of Northern British Honduras / Geology of Southern British Honduras / Geology of the Maya Mountains / geophysical survey / granodiorite / Guatemala / gypsum / International Atomic Energy Agency / lignitic shales / marls / Maya Mountain / Maya Mountains / Mesozoic / monazite / muscovite / muscovite granodiorite / Paleozoic / pyroclastics / San Ricardo Formation / sandstones / sandy limestones / Santa Rosa Group / Todos Santos / Uranium by

Trying to see if there are any more recent reports on scans done with newer technologies, will do another post IF I find anything. IUREP N.P.S. No. 39 August 1977 Distr. LIMITED Original: ENGLISH International Atomic Energy Agency   INTERNATIONAL URANIUM RESOURCES EVALUATION PROJECT IUREP NATIONAL PAVOURABILITY STUDIES BELIZE (FORMER BRITISH HONDURAS) 1. INTRODUCTION (a) Geography Belize is a well-forested area of 22,960 square kilometers. Its capital is Belmopan. The country is generally flat north of the capital city. The flat, swampy Caribbean Coast of Belize gradually ascends to the low peaks of the Maya and Cockscomb Mountains (elevation to […]

Tegucigalpa Protocol

 in Attorney General's Ministry and Ministry of Foreign Affairs / International / Politics / SICA  tagged Central America / Central American Court of Justice / Central American Exception Clause / Central American Integration / Central American Integration System / Central American Judicial Council / Central American Parliament / Central American Republics / Council of Ministers / Council of Ministers for Foreign Affairs / OCAS / ODECA / Organization of Central American States / PARLACEN / SICA / Tegucigalpa Protocol / United Nations by

[TRANSLATION — TRADUCTION] TEGUCIGALPA PROTOCOL(1)Came into force on 23 July 1992, i.e., eight days after the date on which the majority of the signatory States to the above-mentioned Charter had deposited their instrument of ratification with the Government of El Salvador, in accordance with article 36: TO THE CHARTER OF THE ORGANIZATION OF CENTRAL AMERICAN STATES (ODECA)(4)See p. 382 of this volume. The Presidents of Costa Rica, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, Nicaragua and Panama: Whereas: It is necessary to revise the legal framework of the Organization of Central American States (OCAS), adapting it to current realities and needs, in order […]

Is the ICJ Biased?

 in Attorney General's Ministry and Ministry of Foreign Affairs / Belize Guatemala Dispute / Government / Guatemala / ICJ / International / Issues / National / OAS / Politics  tagged Belize / Belizean / Belizean people / Border Dispute / Eric A. Posner / General Assembly / Guatemala / ICJ / International Court of Justice / international law / NATO / OAS / OECD / PCIJ / Permanent Court of International Justice / Security Council / treaty dispute / UN / United Nations / United States by

by Eric A. Posner and Miguel F. P. de Figueiredo ERIC A. POSNER is Kirkland and Ellis Professor of Law, University of Chicago. MIGUEL F. P. DE FIGUEIREDO is a Ph.D. student in political science at the University of California at Berkeley. We thank Fay Booker, Jacob Cogan, Sean Farhang, Andrew Guzman, Larry Helfer, Richard Hynes, Matt Jarvis, Anup Malani, Andrew Martin, Simeon Nichter, Abdul Noury, Keith Smith, Duncan Snidal, Laura Stoker, Erik Voeten, Greg Wawro, John Yoo; participants at seminars at the University of Chicago, Washington University in St. Louis, Columbia University, and the University of California, Berkeley, Law […]