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LanSluder

  1. #Belize legal minimum wage for domestic workers, shop assistants & manual & ag workers has been increased to BZ$3.30 (US$1.65) an hour.
  2. Best wishes for the quick recovery of Kim Simplis Barrow, who has been hospitalized in Miami due to complications of cancer treatment.
  3. Did you see the new logo & slogan of Belize Bank? "Our Country. Your Bank." Our Country. Hmmmm. Who woulda thought Lord A would admit it?
  4. Laura Esquivel Frampton has been named acting director of tourism for #Belize Tourism Board, and new marketing director is Alyssa Carnegie.
  5. New Orleans Times-Picayune will go from daily print publication to 3 times a week. Unbelieveable that the city has no daily paper!
  6. Morelet's crocodile (Crocodylus moreletii) has been removed from Endangered Species list in #Belize & Mexico, remains on list in Guatemala
  7. Congrats to Ian Lizzaraga, owner of Ka'ana, formerly of Turtle Inn, on his appointment as chair of the #Belize Tourism Board.
  8. Interested in real estate in #Belize? I'm undating the Belize First real estate pages today with lots of new listings belizefirst.com/indexrealestat…
  9. My new Fodor's #Belize with Tikal guidebook is now out and available in bookstores and thru Amazon.com and BN.com
  10. Anybody tried Belikin's new Chocolate Stout yet? #Belize
  11. 6th annual Toledo Cacao Fest ends today in PG. Hope attendance was good. BTB should do more to promote #Belize's festivals internationally.
  12. The dry season seems to have ended a bit early this yar, with heavy rains from Southern #Belize to Belize City and Cayo.
  13. The death of four in an auto accident shows how slick and dangerous the Western Highway can be, especially in rainy conditions. #Belize
  14. Sad to hear of all the recent violence in Cayo -- the murder of the popular high school teacher and the home invasion. #Belize
  15. Bowen & Bowen says its will debut Belikin Chocolate Stout at the Cacao Fest in PG.
  16. Congratulations to Bowen & Bowen on 50 years of bottling Coca-Cola in #Belize!
  17. GSU raid on McAfee compound made front page of NY Times. Also Fox, ABC, AP. Much damage to international rep of #Belize. What's BTB doing?
  18. In typical #Belize style, the GSU raided John McAfee's well-guarded estate near Orange Walk Town. GSU shot McAfee's dog and handcuffed him.
  19. Seasonal fires reported in the Mountain Pine Ridge, with considerable smoke in the San Ignacio area. #Belize
  20. The historic Winnie Estelle, launched in 1920 in the Chesapeake Bay, and in Belize for around 40 years, is headed for a museum in Maryland.