A Brief History of Tourism in Belize
A Brief History of Tourism in Belize
-Geoffrey de Sibert
May 7th, 2012
During the post-World War II “de-colonialization” period, British Honduras faced two obstacles to independence: British reluctance until the early 1960s to allow for citizens to govern themselves, and Guatemala’s complete intransigence over its long standing claim to everyone in your territory (Guatemala had repeatedly threatened to make usage of force to adopt the over British Honduras). Talks between Guatemala and British Honduras started and stopped abruptly usually in the late 1960s and early 1970s. By 1975, the Belizean and British governments, frustrated at dealing with the military-dominated regimes in Guatemala, agreed on a new strategy that would take the case for self-determination to various international forums. Finally, in November 1980, with Guatemala completely isolated, the UN passed a resolution that demanded the independence of Belize, which came to Belize on September 21, 1981…
Going green and getting the gold: Having built a LEED-certified house, owner … – Prescott Daily Courier
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Going green and getting the gold: Having built a LEED-certified house, owner …
Prescott Daily Courier "We thought probably this was going to be our last home, so I wanted to make it as energy efficient as possible," he said. Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) provides builders and the owners of those buildings with a framework for … |
Austin Energy rates 10000th green home – Austin News
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Austin Energy rates 10000th green home
Austin News AUSTIN (KXAN) – Austin Energy Green Building rated its 10000th single-family home since the program began in 1991. The initiative is the nation's first green building program and the first to start using a rating tool. The organization awards homes on … |
Sally Boasberg, landscape designer and advocate for District’s green spaces … – Washington Post
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Sally Boasberg, landscape designer and advocate for District's green spaces …
Washington Post Sally Boasberg, a landscape designer and dogged advocate for the District's green spaces, died March 29 at her home in Washington. She was 74. The cause was ovarian cancer, said her husband, Emanuel “Tersh” Boasberg III. Mrs. Boasberg took up the … |
Tourism and Development in Belize
-Geoffrey de Sibert May 9, 2012 Real estate development is a fairly new industry in Belize. The first significant real estate development project was a vision cast for the Island of Ambergris Caye, a former Maya fisherman’s village….