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Dallas-Clarendon Treaty   Recently updated !

 in Guatemala Dispute / Reference  tagged Belize / Belize Guatemala Dispute / British Honduras / Central America / Dallas-Clarendon Treaty / Great Britain / Guatemala / International Court of Justice / United States by

Treaty between Her Majesty and the United States of America, respecting Central America; with three Separate Articles thereunto annexed. Signed at London, October 17, 1856 [ Ratifications exchanged at London ] Her Majesty the Queen of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland, and the United States of America, being desirous to settle in a friendly manner the questions which have come into discussion between them relative to Central America, have resolved to conclude a Treaty for that purpose, and have named as their respective Plenipotentiaries, that is to say: Her Majesty the Queen of the United Kingdom of […]

The Clayton-Bulwer Treaty

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British-American Diplomacy Convention Between the United States of America and Her Britannic Majesty THE United States of America and her Britannic Majesty, being desirous of consolidating the relations of amity which so happily subsist between them, by setting forth and fixing in a convention their views and intentions with reference to any means of communication by ship canal, which may be constructed between the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans, by the way of the River San Juan de Nicaragua, and either or both of the lakes of Nicaragua or Managua, to any port or place on the Pacific Ocean: the President […]

Interception of Communications Act

 in Government / Laws / Legal / Ministry of Energy, Science & Technology and Public Utilities / Ministry of National Security / National / Technology  tagged abuse of power / Belize / Belizean / Belizean people / communications interception / Government / Interception of Communications Act / Law / Legal / monitoring / privacy / surveillance by

PART I Preliminary 1. This Act may be cited as the Interception of Communications Act. 2.─(1) In this Act, unless the context otherwise requires, “attorney-at-law” has the meaning given to it under section 2 of the Legal Profession Act, Cap. 320; “authorised officer” means the Commissioner of Police; or (a) a person for the time being lawfully exercising the functions of the Commissioner of Police; (b) an officer authorised in writing to act on behalf of the Commissioner of Police; or (c) the Chief Executive Officer in the Ministry responsible for the Belize Police Department; (d) any person employed by […]

1802 Amiens Treaty

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The Articles Of the Definitive Treaty Of Peace Between His Majesty the King of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland, (on the one part) And The French Republic, His Majesty the King of Spain and the Indies, and the Batavian Republic, (on the other part) Signed At Amiens, march 27, 1802 By Cornwallis, Bounaparte, Azara, Schimmelpenninck A correct copy, J. Bounaparte London: Published by John Fairburn, 146 Minories His Majesty the King of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland, and the First Consul of the French Republic, in the name of the French People, being equally animated […]

Left Behind – Missing Parents – pt 2

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

China Daily had an article about this that included the following graphic that depicts exactly the issue: The Impact of Migration on Children in the Caribbean UNICEF Office for Barbados and Eastern Caribbean Caroline Bakker, Martina Elings-Pels and Michele Reis Executive summary Caribbean societies have a high degree of mobility, exporting the largest proportion of its constituent population in percentage terms, in the world.(1)Reis, 2008, Country Assessment report: Dominica, UNICEF Internal Document In many English speaking Caribbean Small Island Developing States (SIDS), the number of migrants per population outnumbers by ten the world’s average figure. Over the past four decades, […]

Left Behind – Missing Parents – pt 1

 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

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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

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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

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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 […]