One of Belize’s most revered and successful political figures of all time, once famously remarked, “Tourism is whore-ism.” The statement was not intended to be taken literally of course...

Ever wondered why Belize, a country twice the size of Jamaica, does not have a Ritz Carlton like Jamaica?

The threat to BTL’s multi-million dollar telephone market from voice-over-internet-protocol (VOIP) is Belize’s best, if only, case study on “disruptive technology”.

Should Belize maintain diplomatic relations with Taiwan or make the switch to China?

The threat-backed demand of City Hall for US $1.00 head tax from the US $7.00 paid by cruise ships on behalf of each passenger precipitated a week-long crisis in Belize City...

The controversy over the proposed Aquaculture Development Bill smacks of a laboratory-manufactured tempest in a teapot.

In the absence of factories in the urban crucible of Belize City, cruise tourism plays a critical role in creating employment and economic activity.

The thesis of this essay is that an analysis of the ripeness of the negotiating context can provide an answer as to whether any solution is likely through negotiation or international arbitration.

In a series of questions, I have tried to expose the craft of a man who will remain a large and controversial figure on the Belizean landscape.

So, should Ralph run in 2008? The unbiased, unemotional answer lies in answering, first, another more fundamental question: is it in the Party’s best interest? The Party’s best interest is supreme and therefore trumps all other individual or factional interests. The answer to the second question is admittedly tricky, but once answered it becomes the definitive answer to the first question.