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BELIZE
Concise Oxford Companion to the English Language
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BELIZE [Pronounced ‘Be-LEEZ’]. A country of the Central American Caribbean and member of the
COMMONWEALTH. Languages: English (official),
CREOLE, Spanish, Mayan, Carib. Colonized in the 17c by shipwrecked British sailors and disbanded soldiers known as
baymen. After the Treaty of Paris in 1763, they became loggers. Supported by the Royal Navy, they defeated the Spanish in 1798. The colony of
British Honduras was established in 1862, changed its name to Belize in 1973, and became independent in 1981. See
CARIBBEAN ENGLISH.
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Belize Officials Miffed at Miss Universe Pageant for Misinforming its Viewers.
PR Newswire; 5/30/2007; 697 words
; BELIZE CITY, Belize, May 30 /PRNewswire/ -- On Monday evening, May 28th, 1 billion...largest barrier reef in the world. As Mother Nature would have it, the Belize Barrier Reef is the second largest barrier reef in the world and the...
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Belize: Bargains, beaches and jungle journeys
Newspaper article from: Chicago Sun-Times; 9/20/1987; ; 700+ words
; ...based economy. I'm talking about Belize, the former British Honduras, and still...Massachusetts with a scant 150,000 residents, Belize lies on the Caribbean, just below the...of no great tourist interest. This is Belize City, population 40,000, site of an...
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Belize Gets 10th-Anniversary Gift; Guatemala Prepares to Open Relations, Renounce Claims to Neighbor
Newspaper article from: The Washington Post; 9/22/1991; ; 700+ words
; As Belize celebrated the 10th anniversary of its...s President Jorge Serrano to recognize Belize and start diplomatic relations signaled...guarantee against any Guatemalan attack on Belize, formerly British Honduras. But Belizean...
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IN BELIZE, THE RAIN FOREST IS A 'TEACHING GROUND'
Newspaper article from: The Boston Globe; 7/31/1988; ; 700+ words
; ...in the tiny Latin American country of Belize. An international coalition led by the...Audubon Society formed the Programme for Belize earlier this year to create the Rio Bravo...Conservation Area in the northwest corner of Belize, nestled between the Mexican and Guatemalan...
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 "The Toronto Star (Toronto, Ontario)")
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Belize's different beat; Away from its Caribbean beaches and islands lies a rollicking melting pot with a unique history and an amazing geographic and cultural diversity.(Travel)
Newspaper article from: The Toronto Star (Toronto, Ontario); 12/18/2008; 700+ words
; Byline: JEREMY SCHWARTZ BELIZE CITY, Belize -- It was easy to see Belize was going to be something different as soon as we got to the remote border crossing in southern Mexico. As we got off our bus to get our passports stamped, a family of...
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Belize - on the rim of the cauldron.
Magazine article from: Monthly Review; 2/1/1984; ; 700+ words
; ...Central America neglect to even mention Belize. However, policy-makers in Washington...strategic importance of this small country. Belize (formerly British Honduras) is the newest...central America, the key question about Belize is whether it can be turned into a U...
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BELIZE HOLDINGS REPORTS RECORD RESULTS FOR FISCAL YEAR 1993; NET INCOME UP 58 PERCENT; DIVIDEND INCREASED
PR Newswire; 6/17/1993; 700+ words
; NEW YORK, June 17 /PRNewswire/ -- Belize Holdings Inc. (NASDAQ: BZHKF) a holding...banking and financial service operations in Belize, as well as investments in telecommunications...focused on banking and financial services in Belize primarily through the operations of The...
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BELIZE HOLDINGS REPORTS ANOTHER YEAR OF RECORD ACHIEVEMENT AND DEVELOPMENT
PR Newswire; 7/16/1992; 700+ words
; BELIZE HOLDINGS REPORTS ANOTHER YEAR OF RECORD...DEVELOPMENT NEW YORK, July 16 /PRNewswire/ -- Belize Holdings Inc. (BHI) (NASDAQ: BZHKF...banking and financial service operations in Belize, as well as investments in telecommunications...
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Belize by Sea: Much Coast, Little Guard; U.S.-Bound Drug Cargoes Find Convenient Passage
Newspaper article from: The Washington Post; 6/10/1997; ; 700+ words
; ...has a lonely job on the front lines of Belize's fight against drug trafficking. He...sporadically, to police headquarters in Belize City, 80 miles north. He has no boat...Ambassador George Bruno in December, reviewed Belize's role in drug trafficking, according...
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 "The Record (Bergen County, NJ)")
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Belize no longer under the radar
Newspaper article from: The Record (Bergen County, NJ); 4/20/2008; ; 700+ words
; ...Bergen County, NJ) 04-20-2008 Belize no longer under the radar By SHANNON ROXBOROUGH...Charles Frederick Pascoe wrote in 1893 that Belize — then known as British Honduras...place." More than 100 years later, Belize may still feel far-flung, but it...
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Belize
Encyclopedia entry from: Junior Worldmark Encyclopedia of Physical Geography
Belize Official name: Belize Area: 22,806 square kilometers (8,803 square miles) Highest...limits: 22 kilometers (12 nautical miles) 1 LOCATION AND SIZE Belize is in Central America. Belize is located on the coast of the Caribbean...
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Belize, Relations with
Dictionary entry from: Dictionary of American History
BELIZE, RELATIONS WITH BELIZE, RELATIONS WITH. Never colonized by the Spanish, Belize (formerly British Honduras) remains a Central American anomaly. In the sixteenth and seventeenth centuries, English pirates and loggers settled the Caribbean...
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Belize City
Book article from: The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition
Belize City capital (1993 est. pop. 47,724) of Belize dist., Belize, at the mouth of the Belize River, on the Caribbean Sea. The river flows c.180 mi (290 km) generally west and is navigable almost to Guatemala. It is the country...
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BELIZE
Book article from: Concise Oxford Companion to the English Language
BELIZE [Pronounced ‘Be-LEEZ’]. A country of the Central...The colony of British Honduras was established in 1862, changed its name to Belize in 1973, and became independent in 1981. See CARIBBEAN ENGLISH .
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BB Holdings Limited
Book article from: International Directory of Company Histories
BB Holdings Limited 60 Market Square PO Box 1764 Belize City, 2272660 Belize Telephone: (501) 227-2660 Fax: (501) 227...bbholdingslimited.com Public Company Incorporated: 1984 as Belize Holdings Limited Employees: 30,700 Sales: $1...
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