Belize has made a name for itself as one of the best places to start a new life post-pandemic. This quirky nation of just over 400,000 citizens has some of the best features for those seeking a reprieve from crowded, over commercialized cities with harsh winter weather and sky-rocketing cost of living.
The seemingly harmless case of Corona (beer), has unfortunately led to the far more dangerous case of Corona (virus), traveling on a well-worn path from Orange Walk to San Pedro on the backs of migrant workers; and now; angling its way back through the mainland with a fury we never imagined. This crisis has brought to the forefront the urgent need for a new modern National Migration Policy that will promote national development, fair business practices, and a balance between immigration, social welfare and protection for all Belizean Citizens.
In the early part of the 19th Century, a prominent scientist named Samuel Morton deduced from his limited and unverified…
Governments are slowly releasing economic activity to awaken the world from its induced coma. The true nature of modern capitalism,…
While we take for granted that the ubiquitous corner Chiney Shop, open anytime, is convenient, this shift in retail control has led to the virtual demise of traditional distribution channels and has significantly impacted the health of our population, taxation, building standards, and the environment.
This problem, however goes far beyond just the protection of human rights, and goes to the heart of our society’s tailspin into the chasm of hate, divisiveness and mean-spirited, now using easily accessible and sharable media as a tool of harm against our fellow man, women, child, often in the name of political agitation, religion, or a warped sense of personal satisfaction.
The asymmetry of our interaction is one of the root causes of the stark difference in development between Belize and Chetumal; Belizeans buy higher-priced taxed goods and services in a welcoming mainstream municipal economy, while Mexicans buy low cost and untaxed goods and services in an ad hoc zone, isolated from our mainstream economy.
This city of happenstance that grew like an organic swamp oddity on the banks of the Haulover Creek is nothing short of fascinating.
On the eve of 2017, I had the chance to visit with an extraordinary man. Extraordinary is a word used…