Tuesday, February 26, 2013

MIAMI AND FLORIDA STILL HAVE LAWS AGAINST ASSISTED SUICIDE.

THE BACKWOODS STATE OF FLORIDA AND ANCIENT RELIGIOUS INFLUENCE LAST CENTURY, THE PHOBIA, OR TABOO ABOUT ASSISTED SUICIDE.

Miami and State of Florida, still have laws against assisted suicide for terminally ill patients.

  Just the got the word today, that neither by surgery or radiation and chemo, my cancer cannot be cured by either method.  I have to wait it out, to spread more, and kill me by other means.  At the moment, it is considered too big a tumor for effective treatment.  These are the results by the best doctors in the land supposedly, here in Miami.

  The dreadful thing, is the absence of choice of death, at a time and place the patient decides.  There is no alternative choice.  No dignity end of life assisted suicide clinics to go to.  They apparently are illegal?  I would never have thought Florida was such a WHACKO state?  This is a relic of a more religious time, when religionists made the laws, a hundred years ago.  Feudal and not fitting for a modern secular society.  WHAT DO I DO NOW?
  Terminal cancer and pain growing day by day.  THIS IS CRAZY LEGAL STUFF!

  I envisioned when it was hopeless, of having a farewell party with 7 children, 14 grandchildren around me, hugs and kisses, some cake and ice,cream and shared wonderful memories of a life well spent.  Then taking a needle, or a drink that would put me to sleep, cheerful, painless and peaceful, forever, in the loving embrace of my family.  A time of celebration, a farewell party, like a Caribbean WAKE, before the event sort of thing.

  Instead I'm sentenced by the legal system to some weeks and months of unrelenting pain, loss of ambulatory power and control of my body and circumstances.  What kind of shit is this?

  Me at 75 years going on 76 years.  See tumor on side of neck a few months back,with my daughter Sharon, who has been driving me around from doctor specialist, to doctor specialist, hospitals, making appointments, threading the slow bueaucratic process of Florida supplementary medicaid. The tumor is growing and spreading over to the other side of the neck now.  The pain is extreme, totally on pain pills all the time. Pet Scan and MRI review today, showed it would not be possible for surgery to cure.  Too big, aggressive, malignant and advanced.  Same story for radiation and chemo treatment.  I'm shocked the medical and legal system has left me stranded without choices. I don't mind dying at my age while in control of my choices.  After talking to other old people, no wonder the National Debt is so huge?  In wheelchairs and walkers, people on medicare and medicaid; they say they are being prevented from assisted suicide.  The medical machine must keep you alive even if you don't want to, in pain, until eventually you suffer a natural death. Some organ failure or something.  Nobody dies of cancer anymore.  It is usually organ failure caused by cancer.  The statistics are screwy. The tumor is twice this size now, and still growing.

  CURSE THE LEGAL PEOPLE THAT HAVE ALLOWED THIS TO HAPPEN !


Comments:

 And just so you know, the most fun I've had in my life is as a direct result of being Ray Auxillou's daughter.  I am your child, no two ways about it.  I love you, dad.

On Wed, Feb 27, 2013 at 11:09 AM, Wendy Auxillou <wauxillou@gmail.com> wrote:
I agree with you 100%.  No one, before they are brought into this world, is asked whether he or she wants to make the journey or not.  We have no choice.  We are dragged here kicking and screaming.  Having made the journey, if that individual decides that he or she doen't want to continue it, that should be his or her free choice as well.  The decision to exit this world at one's own timing without having to explain to anyone why they want to, or being stigmatized for doing so, should be a natural right.  And I mean a human right, not just a right for the terminally ill.
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Big hugs to you dad. I can understand the frustration and sense of helplessness. We do enjoy having you around so if there is medication that will help with the pain, that would be a good place to start.  Clear heads prevail.

Much love!

XOX

Island Cheers,
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 IMMUNOCAL is known to shrink tumors quickly 5-6 packs a day for as long as possible but you should see results 2-3 months mix the Immunocal with yogurt is the best TRY IT you don't have anything to loose !

You never read all the info I sent you on this Just try IT !

I ordered some for my momma and she will be doing 3-4 packs a day when she comes back from Portugal. Her Radiologist told her if she took the Immunocal she will live longer it's in the Canadian CPS Book AND it's also in the American AMA book )I think It's the AMA the doctors Bible ASK the doctors to check blood work for your Glutathione level I suspect it's way low considering the size of tumor -If this is so you know it is because of the Glutathione Start it right away and please don't be so stubborn to try it !

Love you gramps

Isabelle

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From Sharon:

 Dad, much Love to you always.  Glad you are my father, and that you were there and are here to shape who I am today. Happy that I got to share with you over the years many  great and beautiful adventures and misadventures, joy and happiness, life lessons and special family time.
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Monday, February 25, 2013

East Indian beauty pageant from Forest Home, Toledo, Belize 2013

1st Annual Miss East Indian Cultural Pageant and Toledo has it representative. Introducing Miss Shaniah Coleman. For more information on how to help out, show your support and be apart of the pageant contact Mirths Duncan!

Helping with preservation of culture and history. Good Luck!! Let's show our support!

Fighting cancer cells comes down to DIET ?

LATEST CANCER INFORMATION
from Johns Hopkins

AFTER YEARS OF TELLING PEOPLE CHEMOTHERAPY IS THE ONLY WAY TO TRY AND ELIMINATE CANCER, JOHNS HOPKINS IS FINALLY STARTING TO TELL YOU THERE IS AN ALTERNATIVE WAY …


1. Every person has cancer cells in the body. These cancer cells do not show up in the standard tests until they have multiplied to a few billion. When doctors tell cancer patients that there are no more cancer cells in their bodies after treatment, it just means the tests are unable to detect the cancer cells because they have not reached the detectable size.

2. Cancer cells occur between 6 to more than 10 times in a person's lifetime.

3. When the person's immune system is strong the cancer cells will be destroyed and prevented from multiplying and forming tumors.

4. When a person has cancer it indicates the person has multiple nutritional deficiencies. These could be due to genetic, environmental, food and lifestyle factors.

5. To overcome the multiple nutritional deficiencies, changing diet and including supplements will strengthen the immune system.

6. Chemotherapy involves poisoning the rapidly-growing cancer cells and also destroys rapidly-growing healthy cells in the bone marrow, gastro-intestinal tract etc, and can cause organ damage, like liver, kidneys, heart, lungs etc.

7. Radiation while destroying cancer cells also burns, scars and damages healthy cells, tissues and organs.

8. Initial treatment with chemotherapy and radiation will often reduce tumor size. However prolonged use of chemotherapy and radiation do not result in more tumor destruction.

9. When the body has too much toxic burden from chemotherapy and radiation the immune system is either compromised or destroyed, hence the person can succumb to various kinds of infections and complications.

10. Chemotherapy and radiation can cause cancer cells to mutate and become resistant and difficult to destroy. Surgery can also cause cancer cells to spread to other sites.


11. An effective way to battle cancer is to STARVE the cancer cells by not feeding it with foods it needs to multiple.

What cancer cells feed on:

a. Sugar is a cancer-feeder. By cutting off sugar it cuts off one important food supply to the cancer cells. Note: Sugar substitutes like NutraSweet, Equal, Spoonful, etc are made with Aspartame and it is harmful. A better natural substitute would be Manuka honey or molasses but only in very small amounts. Table salt has a chemical added to make it white in colour. Better alternative is Bragg's aminos or sea salt.


b. Milk causes the body to produce mucus, especially in the gastro-intestinal tract. Cancer feeds on mucus. By cutting off milk and substituting with unsweetened soy milk, cancer cells will starved.

c. Cancer cells thrive in an acid environment. A meat-based diet is acidic and it is best to eat fish, and a little chicken rather than beef or pork. Meat also contains livestock antibiotics, growth hormones and parasites, which are all harmful, especially to people with cancer.

d. A diet made of 80% fresh vegetables and juice, whole grains, seeds, nuts and a little fruits help put the body into an alkaline environment. About 20% can be from cooked food including beans. Fresh vegetable juices provide live enzymes that are easily absorbed and reach down to cellular levels within 15 minutes t o nourish and enhance growth of healthy cells.

To obtain live enzymes for building healthy cells try and drink fresh vegetable juice (most vegetables including bean sprouts) and eat some raw vegetables 2 or 3 times a day. Enzymes are destroyed at temperatures of 104 degrees F (40 degrees C).

e. Avoid coffee, tea, and chocolate, which have high caffeine. Green tea is a better alternative and has cancer-fighting properties. Water--best to drink purified water, or filtered, to avoid known toxins and heavy metals in tap water. Distilled water is acidic, avoid it.

12. Meat protein is difficult to digest and requires a lot of digestive enzymes. Undigested meat remaining in the intestines will become putrified and leads to more toxic buildup.

13. Cancer cell walls have a tough protein covering. By refraining from or eating less meat it frees more enzymes to attack the protein walls of cancer cells and allows the body's killer cells to destroy the cancer cells.

14. Some supplements build up the immune system (IP6, Flor-ssence, Essiac, anti-oxidants, vitamins, minerals, EFAs etc.) to enable the body's own killer cells to destroy cancer cells. Other supplements like vitamin E are known to cause apoptosis, or programmed cell death, the body's normal method of disposing of damaged, unwanted, or unneeded cells.

15. Cancer is a disease of the mind, body, and spirit. A proactive and positive spirit will help the cancer warrior be a survivor.

Anger, unforgiving and bitterness put the body into a stressful and acidic environment. Learn to have a loving and forgiving spirit. Learn to relax and enjoy life.

16. Cancer cells cannot thrive in an oxygenated environment. Exercising daily, and deep breathing help to get more oxygen down to the cellular level. Oxygen therapy is another means employed to destroy cancer cells.

Saturday, February 23, 2013

Jalacte Belize village, Santa Cruz, Guatemala village straddling border line in BELIZE

The Dubious Border At Jalacte
posted (February 22, 2013)
As we told you earlier in the newscast, the Guatemalans have sent a diplomatic note urging the Belizean government to intervene and stop Will Maheia and his Belize Territorial Volunteers from commencing with their project called "Clearing Our Borderline". It starts in Jalacte which is an area we visited with Maheia in 2008. At the time there was a dispute about a warehouse which a Guatemalan businessman had placed in Belizean territory. It took months to get that removed - even though it was squarely in Belizean territory. The businessman was form Santa Cruz Guatemala which is the Guatemalan village adjoining Jalacte in Belize. Through commerce and daily life, they are like sister villages, and they have established a much used - though unregulated border crossing. When we went there, we found out how difficult it is to two the border line. Tonight we repeat only a small excerpt of that story that noted the contrasts and the similarities between Jalacte Belize and Santa Cruz Guatemala.
Unlike Jalacte, it has electricity and Belizean shoppers come here for Gallo beers, and cheap products. The village - or most of it - is in Guatemalan territory - the cemetery for example is believed to be inside Belizean territory. But it's a fine, widely unknown line, and the entire village exists under the eye of the BDF treetops observation post - the sole indicator of Belize's domain in the area.
It is ground they are holding in hostile territory, the Guatemalans resent the military's presence, and after taping for few minutes it was made clear to us by a group of village leaders that our presence was also not welcome.
Back in Jalacte and after recovering from the grueling trek back under the midday sun, I considered this village, a small trading outpost, its jarring juxtapositions between of Guatemalan and Belizean branding, the commanding Guatemalan phone tower on the borderline, the fact that my phone had switched over from Telemedia to service from the Guatemalan phone company TIGO, which is the only phone service this and surrounding villages get - where by the way, they offer triple-up, not double up as we found out when this young Jalacte woman was putting in credits for her Guatemalan phone.
And moving as freely as phone signals, everyday the BDF looks on as scores of Belizeans and Guatemalans go back and forth between Jalacte and Santa Cruz. Their job is to hold the line - a line not marked in any way, a line whose true location is known only to technicians who use GPS devices, a line that is a good few hundred feet west of, behind this structure. It is either a matter for grave concern, or earnest hope.
Edgar Savedra,
"We live as a community in friendship. That is why we don't have any problems, we live in peace."
Wil Maheia,
"Every year Belize gets smaller and smaller because the road that we just came on, that is clearly inside Belizean territory and the people living there are Guatemalans. They think they are living inside of Guatemala, yet they are living on Belizean territory."
Ferdie's Brother,
"Belizeans with Guatemala, we are friendship. We and Belize, we are friends but I don't know what the people think and someday we argue with Belize but I don't know why. I just only want to ask that question, I want to ask somebody: why they noh come friends."
And how the technicians, politicians and diplomats deal with this illegal encroachment will largely determine what happens at the official level - but at the ground level, we suspect the free movement and informal trade will continue because these are neighbors and no policy or referendum can dictate their co-existence.
Maheia says he and his volunteers with their 100 machetes plan to start their clear the border drive in Jalacte at 8:00 am on Saturday. We imagine that would bring them right into the path of that cemetery we showed you in that story.

Jaguar Capital Management review from Belize.

JAGUAR CAPITAL MANAGEMENT

  2011 results over last half of the year when we started were  - 30% of account

  2012  the results over the full year were  + 1%

  2013  the first 2 months of 2013 under a restructuring  reorganization were + 28% of account growth.

  In 2013 we decided to trade only two opposing type option strategies and get to know them good, inside and out.  Essentially types of scalping strategies.  So far, it is working out as expected.  Starting March we will drop one strategy that makes most of the money, as it is far to risky.  Going to stick to the slower growth type, but with lower earning capacity, but far more security conservatism.

European Union offer Masters and Doctorate scholarships to Belizeans

Something you might want to check out, Giselle de la Fuente, Justin M. Kuylen, Cody Kuylen?
There are scholarship opportunities for Belizeans who are interested in a Masters degree or a Doctorate. The scholarships are being offered under the Caribbean...See More

Friday, February 22, 2013

USA Navy seabees join training exercise with Belize Defense Force in Big Creek area

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The U.S. Navy issued the following story:

Sailors disembarked High Speed Vessel Swift 2 here, Feb. 18, to begin Southern Partnership Station 2013, a U.S. 4th Fleet deployment designed to strengthen civil and maritime capabilities with regional partner nations in the Caribbean.

The team was comprised primarily of Seabees from Riverine Squadron (RIVRON) 2 and Construction Battalion Maintenance Unit (CBMU) 202.

Each team will spend time working with host-nation partners to stregthen relationships and joint interoperability.

CBMU 202 Seabees will build a multipurpose open bay structure, known as a seahut, and provide the materials for up to two additional buildings. RIVRON 2 Seabees will share their expertise with the Belize Defense Force and help them improve their skills in areas such as interdiction and inserts and extracts of security teams on the water.

The two units have separate missions but share a common purpose; to maintain a strong relationship with the Belize Defense Force and share ideas, experience and technology.

"We'll be working with the Belize Defense Force Special Boat Unit," said Riverine Squadron 2 Detachment 2 officer in charge, Navy Lt. Joe Turner. "We will train with them and share ideas and best practices. This enables us to work together better as a unit to fight criminal activities on the waterways and in the rivers."

The mission for the Seabees deployed to Big Creek differs only in the areas of execution.

"We're doing a military-to-military cooperation with our counterparts in the Belize Defense Force," said CBMU 202 officer in charge, Chief Builder Nicholas Whitbeck. "We'll observe, exchange ideas and learn from them and vice versa. We'll also work hand-in-hand with them to improve military infrastructure."

"We are here not only to build a seahut with the Belize Defense Force, but also pass on our knowledge so they can accurately and efficiently build more in the future," said Builder 2nd Class Nathaniel Devincentis, CBMU 202.

The Southern Partnership Station 2013 mission is an important one for the U.S. and partner nation militaries.

"This is an opportunity for us and our partner nations to come together, join efforts and enhance regional maritime security," Cmdr. Bob Poling, Southern Partnership Station mission commander said. "The Caribbean nations and the U.S. share common interests and multinational maritime partnership missions."

"By participating in these regional civil and maritime exchanges, we foster friendly, mutual cooperation and understanding. Working together alongside our partner nations, sharing ideas and professional expertise, we will improve interoperability and enhance the regional maritime security," he said.

"Our end goal is to give the Belize Defense Force what they need to succeed. If they learn it and implement it, then it's a good day for us," said Chief Boatswain's Mate Jason Hatfield, RIVRON 2.

Swift and multinational crew is scheduled to remain in Belize working with the Belize Defense Force until early March.

Wednesday, February 20, 2013

BELIZE GAL, MOVES FROM CAYE CAULKER TO MALTA AND WRITES A BOOK ON HER EXPERIENCES 2013

BELIZEAN CAYE CAULKER GAL, WRITES BOOK ON LIVING IN MALTA AND GETTING RESIDENCY.  MALTA IS A SMALL ISLAND WITH THE POPULATION OF ALL OF BELIZE.  STILL SMALL AND VERY SCENIC.

  Interesting to note that they use  PROPORTIONAL REPRESENTATION IN MALTA, an ex British Colony.  In Belize neither of the two major political parties want proportional representation, because it is easier for the Cabinet politicians to embezzle money from the tax revenues.

Stranger in Malta: General Elections in Malta


Posted: 20 Feb 2013 05:52 AM PST
The Maltese people will be going to the polls on March 9, 2013 to elect a new Prime Minister.  The incumbent is PM Lawrence Gonzi of the Nationalist Party (Partit Nazzjonalista, or PN for short.)  His main rival and challenger in Joseph Muscat of the Labor Party (Partit Laburista, or PL for shot.)

The story goes that in 1998 the Labor Party won the election by a majority of one seat.  Once in government, the party leadership behaved very erratically, and eventually the entire government resigned after less than two years into their five year mandate.  General Elections in Malta are held every five years.  Rumor has it that they felt that they would be unable to govern properly given the financial situation of the government at that time.

It seems like the people of Malta became disgusted with this turn of events.  At the bye-election, the Nationalist Party won by a large majority and became the new government.  The people of Malta have not forgotten the fiasco.  The Labor Party has not been in power for twenty-five years.

The margins between the two parties are dwindling with each subsequent election, though.  At the last election in 2008, the Nationalist Part won by the thinnest of margins.  They are hoping (and praying?) that the jinx will finally be hexed away this election.

The Labor Party is predicted to win this election, but only who knows?

The government is elected through a process called "Proportional Representation."  It is very different from the U.S. Electoral College system and the Belize "first past the post" system.  Proportional Representation ensures that every vote counts.  No vote is wasted.  How it works, however, will have to be explained in another blog post.

There are more than two political parties contesting the election, but the Labor Party and the Nationalist Party are the two major ones.

Surprisingly, there are no political billboards or paraphernalia littering the streetside and buildings as one might expect.  Politicians reach party supporters using a "town hall" format.  These are highly attended by party supporters and interested citizens.

Each major party has an election party anthem.  I like them both, so will post links to them here, as well as of the party slogans and the candidates.

The election slogan for the Labor Party is "Malta Taghna Lkoll" or Malta for all.  The election slogan for the Nationalist Party is Futur fis Sod, which means loosely (I don't speak Maltese) "the future is solid."
Posted: 20 Feb 2013 04:58 AM PST
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Prinjolata is absolutely the most sinful, delightful, decadent, rich, luxurious pastry known to man.  It's virtues cannot be extolled enough.


It has a nougat-like texture, and melts like cotton candy in your mouth.  At one Euro for 100 mg, it is the best Euro you will ever spend in your life.


Unfortunately, it is only available during the Carnival season, which is now over.

Posted: 20 Feb 2013 04:49 AM PST
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Every month, the VAT department conducts a "Fiscal Receipts Lottery."  I highly suspect it is a way to ensure compliance and to catch VAT cheats.

All the fiscal receipts which the VAT office receives before the cut off date - which is BEFORE the 13th of the month for all receipts dated the previous month - are put into a big barrel and a drawing takes place.

About ten winners are selected each month.

The winner receives the equivalent of ten times the amount of VAT he or she paid on the receipt that was drawn.  Some winners have gotten prizes of up to the tens of thousands.  I strongly suspect these are contractors.

The minimum prize amount is 233 Euros for receipts with VAT paid totaling less than 50 cents.

Posted: 20 Feb 2013 03:27 AM PST
My new how-to book detailing the steps necessary to file for residency in Malta for British Citizens is finally here.  It is available in Kindle form at Amazon.  Here is the link, if you are interested.  I am selling it for the cheapest price Amazon will  let me sell it for, which is GBP 2.49.

http://www.amazon.com/dp/B00BHHX5RU

(As of the time of the writing of this blog post, I had to tweak some of the formatting a bit, as it wasn't showing well on some of the ereaders.  Unfortunately, it takes Amazon the better part of 24 hours to update changes, so the link will have to wait a few hours more.)  However, the link is live.

OR, just click on the book's cover to go straight to Amazon.  Amazon will open in a new window, so after you check out, come back and finish reading the blog.

Get your copy quick and save yourself ton of money in attorney's fees.

The book will guide you through all the steps and even provides copies of the forms you will need to fill out so you can have them at your fingertips ahead of time.  Please leave feedback on Amazon.

Tuesday, February 19, 2013

BELIZE CHALLENGES GUATAMALA TO BUILD OUR FUTURE TOGETHER AND GET RID OF THE ANCIENT GUATEMALAN CONSTITUTIONAL CLAIM.

BELIZE CHALLENGES GUATEMALA TO LIVE IN PEACE AND ECONOMIC COOPERATION ACROSS OUR BORDER.   BELIZEAN PEOPLE WANT GUATEMALA TO REMOVE THE OLD ARCHAIC CONSTITUTIONAL AGGRAVATION; IN WHICH IN MORE ANCIENT TIMES, A GUATEMALAN PRESIDENT WARLORD INCLUDED A CONSTITUTIONAL SECTION THAT SAID, BELIZE IS FOR GUATEMALA, OR HALF OF IT IS?

  MODERN DAY BELIZEANS AND GOVERNMENTS ARE CONCENTRATING ON WORKING TOGETHER WITH GUATEMALANS, TO BUILD THEIR RESPECTIVE DEMOCRACIES AND ECONOMIES.  AS BROTHERS AND SISTERS ACROSS A COMMON FRONTIER WE HAVE MUCH TO GAIN BY WORKING CLOSELY TOGETHER.  AS FRIENDS, FAMILY AND PARTNERS.  THIS OLD CONSTITUTIONAL SECTION, IN WHICH A GUATEMALAN WARLORD IN GUATEMALA A LONG TIME AGO, CLAIMED BY ANCIENT LONG FORGOTTEN BRITISH AND SPANISH WAR AGREEMENTS, SHOULD BE INHERITED BY MODERN DAY DEMOCRATIC GUATEMALANS AND BELIZEANS; IS PURE NONSENSE AND HAS NO BUSINESS IN OUR FUTURE. WE CAN BUILD OUR ECONOMIES TOGETHER AS THE SAME FAMILY.

 TOGETHER WE ARE UNITED AND STRONG!  SQUABBLING WITH EACH OTHER MAKES US BOTH WEAKER AND LESS ABLE TO TAKE ADVANTAGE OF OUR DIFFERENCES, TO FACE THE OUTSIDE CHALLENGES OF THE WHOLE WORLD OUT THERE.  IT IS PETTY AND SILLY, THIS GUATEMALAN CONSTITUTIONAL CLAIM AND A DIVIDING FACTOR IN WHAT IS A BUILDING OF ECONOMIC SUCCESS, TO HELP EACH OTHER WITH EXPORT WORLD MARKETS, IN WHICH AS INDEPENDENTS, WE CAN EACH SUPPLY EACH OTHER FROM OUR POOL OF DIVERSE FOREIGN MARKETS, ADVANTAGES WE CANNOT SOLVE ON OUR OWN.

  GET RID OF THAT OLD CLAIM AND LET US BUILD OUR TWO COUNTRIES TOGETHER.  OUR DIFFERENCES MAKE US STRONGER THAN OTHERS.

BELIZE CITRUS PRODUCTION HAS 100 th birthday

CITRUS AS AN EXPORT CROP HAS A CENTENNIAL BIRTHDAY.   100 YEARS PRODUCING CITRUS IN BELIZE.

  CITRUS FRUIT OF VARIOUS TYPES REPRESENTS 4% OF OUR GDP.  IT ALSO REPRESENTS 22% OF MAJOR LARGE TYPE EXPORT EARNINGS.

BELIZE - Churches to pay property taxes in Jamaica

BREATH OF FRESH AIR OUT OF JAMAICA IN CARICOM.      Churches are to pay property taxes.

Monday, February 18, 2013

CASHEWS ARE CHEAPER IN MIAMI THAN IN BELIZE WHERE THEY GROW THEM.



Cashews are grown in Belize.   Strange to say, cashews are cheaper to buy at the supermarket in Miami than they are in Belize.  I've heard the same story in Canada.  East Coast lobster are cheaper inland in Toronto than in Nova Scotia where they catch them.

Cancer tumor getting worse, growing faster than the Florida state bureaucracy can deal with changing rules.

Cancer update. We are here in Miami. The tumor is doubling in size again. December it doubled over 5 weeks, January it doubled over 4 weeks, February it is doubling in 3 weeks. Am approaching the end game rapidly. Pain is intensifying. On constant pain pills. There is a possibility will be able to work out thousands of dollars of treatments to fight it this week? Or it is all over. David and Sharon have been working heroically trying to get me through the bureaucratic red tape. Sharon must have put 60 hours on the phone calls and driving me around this past week alone. I have no car and there is no bus service out here in rural South Florida.  Every week is the same. You cannot do this without health insurance of some kind. Waaaay too expensive. Was told Friday to start radiation, would had to have my teeth done over first. That came out of the blue. Dentist visit was a quote of $4000 usa for that alone over 4 days. Shopping for a dentist will do Florida medicaid today. Radiation people ready to start Tuesday, but cannot get teeth done that fast. Pet Scan and MRI this afternoon.  Think it is Larkin Community Hospital?  Medicaid system in Florida is in upheaval. New Obama laws and rules but the senior Florida State administrators haven't got the word out to their extension South Florida branch office staffs yet, for changes and corrections. Local family and children are giving out wrong information, bottlenecks, something like 20 phone number referrals are disconnected. Left hand doesn't know what the right hand is doing, but my tumor is growing faster than the Florida state civil service can operate. Must have been passed to 50 people now, and we are going full circle.The State medicaid restructuring is playing hell with my own tumor growth tempo. The mis-information is playing hell with this growing malignant agrressive cancer. They tell me it is still curable? Hard to get stuff lined up efficiently. Should know how this is going to play out by this coming Friday. Pain is really intense. To top it off, it has been a really cold weekend and we have no heat. Wrapped up in blankets.  There seems to be three scenarios could mess everything up. The tumor starts going up into the brain.  The tumor chokes off my ability to eat and or it jumps into the lymph node system and spreads around other organs in the body.  Which it has not done yet.  Doctors are worried, but there are not too many willing to deal with the Florida State version of medicaid.  Don't know why? I'm already on a soft food diet, as I can't open that side of my mouth big enough to bite a hamburger.  One doctor really blasted BAPTIST MEDICAL CONGLOMERATE HOSPITALS.  They did the biopsy on Medicaid A.  ( I don't have B - got penalized and even though they are going to charge me double for Social Security deduction, they also refused to give me a Medicare B card until July.  Of course, I will be dead by then if I don't get this solved right now.) But when one famous doctor asked for the Baptist Hospital follow up treatment plan ( there was none - I would be OUT PATIENT if I had Medicare B.  He started railing up about these 501 K so called Charity hospitals that throw people out to fend for themselves.)  The Florida State Medicaid people came to the rescue with something called supplementary state medicaid.  Apparently our income is $15 to $70 or so over the Federal criteria per month?  Whereas the Florida State Medicaid we are in the poor improverished allotment.  Whatever, I'm glad for small mercies.  Sharon found out that stuff.  I'm too damned sick. Already got my pain killer pills via Florida State system thank god.  Couldn't buy that stuff here.  All I want is to get a shotgun and blow my brains out.  I'm disappointed we have no DEATH WITH DIGNITY CLINICS IN FLORIDA, LIKE SWITZERLAND.  Though with the national system, there seems to be all kinds of big business fraud schemes or so the newspapers say here.  The rich medical businesses are taking the paid cases and fluffing off the lower paid systems to community hospitals. The poor and those between 30 and 65 years of age are getting screwed.  Guess that is where they get those uninsured numbers from?  Well lets see what happens later today?  I'm ready to throw in the towel.  Sharon and Silvia and Tina are the ones pushing me to keep fighting.  Hard to do when you are constantly in some level of pain. 

Tuesday, February 12, 2013

UNITED NATIONS GUARANTEED TERRITORIAL INTEGRITY AND INDEPENDENCE TO BELIZE BACK IN 1982.

UNOFFICIAL BUILDUP OF BRITISH MILITARY FORCES IN BELIZE ?

BRITISH TROOPS SIGHTED ON TRAINING MANEUVERS AND FOREIGN OFFICE OF BELIZE SAY THEY HAVE REQUESTS IN TO BOTH U.K. AND CANADA.  MOSTLY WANTING HELICOPTER TRAINING FLIGHTS, SO BELIZE DEFENSE FORCES CAN MOUNT RAPID RESPONSE PATROLS TO TROUBLE AREAS.

  GOT NOTHING TO DO WITH THE ESCALATING GUATEMALAN CAMPAIGN AND CONTINUOUS CONSTITUTIONAL CLAIM AND LATEST GUATEMALAN PROPOGANDA CLAIMING, HALF OF BELIZE. ( SAYS BELIZE FOREIGN OFFICE )

  GUATEMALAN DEPARTMENTS CHANGING THEIR MAPS AGAIN, CLAIMING HALF OF BELIZE, FROM BELIZE; IN AN OLD ENGLISH SPANISH ARGUMENT OF SOME YEARS AGO.

BELIZE WAS GRANTED INDEPENDENCE BY UNITED NATIONS IN 1982, BY SELF DETERMINATION VOTE.  GUATEMALA WAS THE ONLY COUNTRY IN THE WORLD THAT ABSTAINED IN THAT UNITED NATIONS VOTING.

Search for Merle MacKenzie, daughter of Ida MacKenzie formerly of Oakville, Ontario.

SEARCHING FOR MERLE MACKENZIE ( the single name she used around 1982 to 1986 )? She was married, but seperated to a Canadian fellar.  She had a son for Ray Auxillou, at TRAFALGAR MEMORIAL HOSPITAL, OAKVILLE, ONTARIO.   Merle was living in the late days of her pregnancy with her mother IDA MacKenzie.  She was reported to have died and the house sold. The address of that house was 1250 Marlborough Court, a townhouse in Oakville.  The new owner had no information on where Merle moved to, or what happened?  What happened to Merle and her baby boy, born in the TRAFALGAR MEMORIAL HOSPITAL is not known?  Contact was lost about then.  The year is a rough guess, about 1982 to 1986. She had spent a previous year or two in British Honduras, or Belize.



The crux of the story as I know it, was Merle Mac Kenzie a married woman had a baby when estranged for some years from her then husband at the hospital in Ontario. She conceived while adventuring with her grown daughter, on a 48 ft motorsailer while in the Bahamas captained by Ray Auxillou. The father ( Ray ) was there at the hospital for the birth, as was her husband and his current girlfriend. Ray's two grown sons, Mark and Steve were at the hospital and a photo of that even is on Ray Auxillou's autobiography webpage.  ( the older Son has since died ) Merle went back to her mother's place ( Ida MacKenzie ) and told the father Ray Auxillou, that she would name the son Ryan Andrew Mac Kenzie. Ray went back to Belize, where he ran a tourist business. Never heard from her again and letters were unanswered. A few years later when enquiring, he found out that the grandmother had died, the townhouse in Ontario, Canada was sold and Merle had moved with no forwarding address. It was rumored from friends, she had got a divorce from her estranged husband and re-married. Anything could have happened. We don't really know what is on the birth certificate for the name for the boy, nor if she divorced and re-married if the name was changed again?
In FEBRUARY, of 2013, the boy would now be about 27 years old.

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  Looking for a VOLUNTEER with the skills to trace either Merle, the mother, or the baby boy, whatever happened to him?  It is probably possible to trace the birth record?  Don't know anything about Canadian bureaucratic systems, but the hospital, said such records would NOT be at the Trafalgar Memorial Hospital in Ontario by the lake.  They referred me to OTTAWA, CANADA.  Lack the means to do that, as I'm foreign living.  Appreciate some help here!
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Monday, February 11, 2013

AMERICAN RED CROSS ACCUSED OF STEALING HUNDREDS OF MILLIONS OF DOLLARS DONATED FROM COUNTRIES IN OUR HEMISPHERE, INTENDED FOR HAITAN EARTHQUAKE RECONSTRUCTION AND RELIEF.

CAYO STAR NEWSPAPER OF WESTERN BELIZE, IN ARTICLE REPORTS THAT; THE AMERICAN RED CROSS STOLE HUNDREDS OF MILLIONS OF DOLLARS, DONATED BY COUNTRIES LIKE BELIZE THROUGH THE AMERICAN RED CROSS, FOR EARTHQUAKE RECONSTRUCTION IN HAITI.  ALL OUR BELIZEAN MONEY DISAPPEARED INTO EMBEZZLEMENT SCHEMES OF THE AMERICAN RED CROSS ADMINISTRATION.

  The world knew that years ago!  At least we did here in remote Western Belize.  Anybody giving money to the US Government controlled American Red Cross should know it is being stolen.  Damned fools if you give cash to the US American Red Cross.

BLAME THE PORT CITY POLITICIANS FOR OUR MISERABLE ECONOMY IN BELIZE!

BLAME THE PORT CITY POLITICIANS FOR THE SAD STATE OF FINANCES IN BELIZE!

There is revenue and there is revenue, that is actually really there in CASH MONEY, to run the country of Belize.  The latter, CASH MONEY REVENUE approximates only $300 million Bz a year.  Or $150 million USA currency.  Belize probably makes close to a billion a year in tax revenues, but most of it is compromised with police and teacher salaries, civil servants and pensions, etc., different kinds of debt that we owe and must make installment payments including interest costs.  Past governments have practised the debt financing policy of spending future tax revenues before you get them.  The real money available, for new projects and infra-structure is about ONLY $50 MILLION BZ. A YEAR.  This is disguised by a government borrowing system type of rollover financing; in which we always stay in debt and continue to spend tax revenues that have not been collected yet, for years ahead. " About as stupid a way to run a country as you can get."  But then the major controllers of policy still are in the one port town, that used to be the old capital and they believe in borrow, borrow, borrow, borrow!  GIMMEE DOLLAR!  Belize is only poor because port city politicians control the political parties and thus the treasury and our debts.

Sunday, February 10, 2013

UKRAINE EXPORTED 185,856 TONNES OF PETROLEUM PRODUCTS TO BELIZE? DID IT ACTUALLY ARRIVE IN BELIZE THOUGH?

"Ukraine exported 185,856 tonnes of oil and petroleum products for $149.531 million, including $91.771 million tonnes to Belize, $45.149 million to the British Virgin Islands, $2.822 million to Russia and $9.789 million to other countries. " 

CORRUPTION POLL BY VANDERBUILT UNIVERSITY SHOW BELIZE IS BADLY CORRUPT AND IT IS THE FAULT OF THE UDP. PERCEPTION HAS IT THAT THE PUP WOULD BE MUCH WORSE THOUGH?

 CORRUPTION IN LATIN AMERICA STARTS AT THE TOP WITH PRESIDENTS AND PRIME MINISTERS, NEW POLL BY VANDERBUILT UNIVERSITY SHOWS.

COUNTRIES LIKE HAITI, BOLIVIA AND VENEZUELA REPORT CORRUPTION SURVEY OVER 40%.   MEXICO, PERU AND HONDURAS RUN ABOUT 20%.   COLOMBIA 16 %,

BIG SURPRISE - BRAZIL HAS ONE OF THE LOWEST CORRUPTION. AT 11%.   LAST YEAR MORE THAN A DOZEN CABINET MINISTERS  LOST THEIR CABINET POSITIONS; WITH A VERY POWERFUL RULING PARTY POLITICIAN, JOSE DIRCEU, WAS SENTENCED TO A 10 YEAR PRISON SENTENCE.

THE BEST COUNTRY OF ALL, FOR CORRUPTION CONTROL TURNS OUT TO BE CHILE, WITH ONLY 6%.

THIS CORRUPTION POLL IS DONE EVERY TWO YEARS AND THE MOST CORRUPT COUNTRIES ARE ECUADOR, BOLIVIA, HAITI AND HONDURAS,

  INTERESTINGLY ECUADOR INCREASED IN THE LAST TWO YEARS AND DOUBLED TO 41%.  WHILE BRAZIL DECREASED IN CORRUPTION TO ONLY 11%.

THE STUDY SHOWED THAT COUNTRIES WITH LOW TOLERANCE TO CORRUPTION, PARTICULARLY AMONG THE POLITICIANS, AND AND ALSO GAVE PRISON SENTENCES TO THOSE GUILTY.  WHEN PEOPLE SEE THAT THE LEADERSHIP MEAN ANTI-CORRUPTION, THEN CIVIL SERVANTS ARE MORE HONEST AND SO ARE THE POPULATION IN GENERAL.  IN BRAZIL, WHEN HARSH PENALTIES ( LOSS OF CABINET POSITIONS AND JAIL SENTENCES ) ACCOMPANIED CRACK DOWNS ON CORRUPTION FOR POLITICIANS, THE BRAZIL CORRUPTION POLL ACTUALLY DROPPED BY MORE THAN HALF.   IT IS NO COINCIDENCE THAT CHILE TURNS OUT TO BE THE LOWEST NUMBER OF BRIBERY CASES.

THE MORE REGULATIONS YOU HAVE, THE MORE GOVERNMENT INSPECTORS YOU HAVE, THE HIGHER THE CORRUPTION POLL RATING.  BRAZIL SHOWS THAT CORRUPTION STARTS WITH THE PERMISSIVE ATTITUDE BY THE POLITICAL PARTY IN POWER, AT THE TOP OF THE GOVERNMENT PYRAMID. 
      TO FIGHT CORRUPTION IN BELIZE, BOTH PRIME MINISTER, DEAN BARROW AND DEPUTY PRIME MINISTER, GASPA VEGA, HAVE TO BE PENALIZED.  
    IF THE VOTERS ACCEPT THAT SOME CORRUPTION IS INEVITABLE BY POLITICIANS AND POLITICAL PARTIES, THEN THE WHOLE COUNTRY TENDS TO GET WORSE FOR CORRUPTION. 

  In Belize, only low level clerks get penalized and even those cases tend to be a slap on the wrist.  While mid level government administrators simply get some bad publicity and then a lateral transfer within the political party controlled hiring process.  This is due to the possible fall out, by senior administrators ability to turn WHISTLE BLOWERS and implicate political leaders above them in the administrative food chain.

UDP PRIME MINISTER MEDIA REPORT SIDING WITH CORRUPT CRIMINAL FOR HIS SIDE KICK IN THE PARTY.

POLITICS WITHIN THE UDP!

PRIME MINSTER IS REPORTED TO BE SUPPORTING SELF ADMITTED CORRUPT CRIMINAL CURRENT DEPUTY UDP PRIME MINISTER , GASPAR VEGA; AGAINST THE OPPOSITION OF EDUCATION MINISTER PATRIC FABER, REPUTED AN HONEST POLITICIAN FOR THE INTERNAL ELECTION OF THE UDP, FOR THE POST OF DEPUTY PRIME MINSTER.

  THE PRIME MINISTER, PARTY LEADER DEAN BARROW IS KNOWN FOR SOME CORRUPTION ON HIS PART WITH GOVERNMENT MONIES.  SO IT STANDS TO REASON HE WOULD WANT ANOTHER CORRUPT SELF ADMITTED CRIMINAL IN HIS POLITICAL PARTY, AS HIS RIGHT HAND MAN.

  THE GENERAL PUBLIC WANT AN HONEST MAN FOR THE POST, BUT THEY DON'T GET TO VOTE INSIDE THE POLITICAL PARTY POLITICS.  BE INTERESTING TO SEE HOW THIS PLAYS OUT?   BARROW HAS SIDED WITH THE KNOWN CRIMINAL ACCORDING TO THE MEDIA REPORTS? AS LEADER OF THE POLITICAL PARTY HE CONTROLS THE JOBS AND PAY SCALES OF PARTY DELEGATES VOTING ON GASPAR VEGA.

Daughter Diane and my three grandsons, for Ray Auxillou Feb 2013

Daughter Diane Auxillou and three grandsons, Feb 2013.  None of which seem to have taken up the lifetime career of BEACHBUM,  a most rewardihg job description.



Saturday, February 9, 2013

BELIZE TOPS CARICOM ECONOMIES !

BELIZE TOPS CARICOM ECONOMIES !

Belize population 330,000 with a GDP growth of 4.2% for 2012.   This though a good year is still not enough to put Belize over the top in dealing with past government spendthrift debt and political embezzling.  There are still large holes in the budgets needed in the tens of millions, due to past debts.  The only thing you could say for the Belize economy, it is on the right track right now, though not enough yet.  One problem is the brain drain.  A dysfunctional tertiary level educational system, educating young people for export countries.

GUYANA  POPULATION 750,000 with a GDP of 3.8%

TRINIDAD AND TOBAGO  population 1.23 million    with a GDP of 1%, basically a basic commodity exporter ( oil )  ( INFLATION 7.7% )

BARBADOS   population 387,733    GDP  .2%

JAMAICA  population 2.89 million   GDP -.2%
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REGIONAL COMPARISONS:


ARGENTINA  population 42 million   GDP 2,2% ( INFLATION AT 25%)

BAHAMAS  population 316,000    GDP 2.5%

BOLIVIA  under socialism the 10.29 million has 4.2% GDP

BRAZIL   population 199.32 million    GDP  1.2%  ( INFLATION 5.4% )

CHILE   population  17 million   GDP  5.5%

COLOMBIA   population 45 million  GDP  4.5%

COSTA RICA   population 4.64 million  GDP  5%

CUBA   population  4.5 million   GDP 3%

DOMINICAN REPUBLIC   population 10 million  GDP 3.8%

ECUADOR  population  15 million   GDP 3.8%

EL SALVADOR  population 6 million   GDP 1.2%

GUATEMALA  population 14 million  GDP 3.3%

HAITI   population 10 million   GDP 2.,5%  ( INFLATION 6.5% )

 HONDURAS  population 8 million   GDP 3.5%

MEXICO   population  115 million   GDP  3.8%

NICARAGUA  population  5.,75 million   GDP 4%

PANAMA  population 3.5 million    GDP 10.5%  ( INFLATION 5% )

PARAGUAY  population 6 million   GDP  -1.8%

PERU   population  29 million  GDP 6.2%

SURINAM  population 560,000   GDP  3.6%

URUGUAY  population 3.32 million,  GDP 3.8%

VENEZUELA  population  28 million  GDP 5.3%  ( basic oil exporter )  ( INFLATION 17% )







Tuesday, February 5, 2013

Palm sized drones being issued to British military frontline troops.



Undated image released by the British Army Monday Feb 4 2013 of Sergeant Scott Weaver, of The Queens Royal Lancers launching a newly issued Black Hornet miniature surveillance helicopter during an operation in Afghanistan. The Scandinavian-designed Black Hornet Nano weighs as little as 16 grams (0.56 ounces) — the same as a finch. The four-inch-long (10-centimeter-long) helicopter is fitted with a tiny camera which relays still images and video to a remote terminal. Troops used the drone to look for insurgent firing points and check out exposed areas of the ground before crossing. (AP Photo/ Sgt Ruper Frere)Hand held drones being used by British military in Afghanistan.,  All kinds of drones are becoming popular world wide.  So why can't University of Belize engineering graduates able to make and export them to Latin America?  This palm sized drone, checks the terrain ahead of movement, or locates enemy snipers with a small video camera that sends signal back to front line troops on the ground.  Can operate even in strong winds.,  This one is made in a small Scandinavian country,.

Monday, February 4, 2013

RETIRING OR MOVING TO BELIZE???

-copied to Western Belize Happenings Blog written by Ray Auxillou, trader for Jaguar Capital Management ( family private hedge fund )  (running over 30,000 hits per month from people around the world.)
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RETIREMENT IN BELIZE
From Dot-Com Millionaires, Humble Farmers, And Eco-Adventurers To Volunteers,
Privacy Seekers, and Retirees Looking To Stretch Their Retirement Budgets While Enjoying The Adventures Of Their Lifetimes...
Savvy, Independent-Minded People From
All Walks Of Life Are Opting For
Low-Key, English-
Speaking Belize
In Ever-Growing Numbers
Here's A Road Map To Help You Decide If Belize Could Be A Fit For You, Too
Dear Live and Invest Overseas Reader,

We first alerted you to the many charms of little English-speaking Belize in 1987. In those days, it was mainly scuba divers, sport anglers, and independent free spirits who invested or made new homes in Belize. Back then, Belize was pretty rough around the edges. And both Belizeans and expat residents preferred it that way.

I was in Belize recently, and, boy, what a difference 20-plus years have made! You could say the tides have shifted. Belize today is attracting people from all walks of life. Some are famous, ridiculously wealthy public figures...others are just normal folks like you and me.
The common denominator I can identify among everyone finding his (or her) way to Belize's shores today--from scuba enthusiasts and eco-adventurers to missionaries and billionaire investors--is a desire for a simpler, freer, more private way of life.

With everything going on in the world these days, Belize's back-to-basics lifestyle is almost irresistibly appealing.

And it's attracting a new breed of investors and expats eager to stake their claims. They come seeking escape from the doom and gloom back home. They come seeking the freedom to live their own lives and to make their own way. They come in search of privacy, for themselves and for their money. They come in search of paradise.

And they're not disappointed. For example...
Who Are All These Expats Seeking Escape And Safe Haven In Belize?
Eve's a great example. She spends five to six months a year living part-time on Ambergris Caye, Belize's best-known and most-developed Caribbean lifestyle choice. Every winter, Eve and her husband look forward to escaping the grueling Canadian winter in San Pedro Town, where they own a small condo on the beach. It's perfect for them. Eve's constantly in town, where she knows everyone. She spends her time volunteering. There's no shortage of opportunities to get involved with the local community here, and Eve takes full advantage. You see her everywhere, at every social event, always with a smile on her face.

Ambergris Caye is quintessential Caribbean, offering all the azure water, white sand, and swaying palm trees your island-loving soul could ask for. It's also the most expensive lifestyle choice in this country. But don't worry. You have many other desirable but lower-cost choices, as well. More on those in a minute...
Residency That's Ultra User Friendly And
Super Flexible
Ann Kuffner, our Belize Correspondent, was originally attracted to Belize for its diving. She wasn't even thinking about retirement when she made her first visit to the country.

But, the better she got to know Belize, the more she came to appreciate the advantages it offers the would-be retiree. Ann and her husband Mike bought a piece of land on Ambergris Caye, built a home, and, eventually, looked seriously at Belize's residency options, including its resident-retiree program.

Their conclusion? Belize is hard to beat, not only for the Caribbean lifestyle it offers on its cayes, but also for how easy it makes it for a foreign retiree to make Belize home.

And a QRP retiree can be as young as 45 years of age!

Today, Ann lives in Belize full-time with her husband. He's a full-time resident; she's a QRP. They made their decisions as to which residency option they wanted to pursue independently and, as a result, have been able to take full advantage of the residency benefits Belize has to offer.

Ann and Mike pay no US income taxes on income they earn while living in Belize. Because they're Americans, they retain a tax obligation Stateside, of course. However, because they're Americans abroad, residing full-time in Belize, they can earn up to US$186,000 of income each year that is U.S. tax-free. And, Ann is not liable for taxes in Belize, either, since she's a QRP.

Plus, thanks to their residency statuses, they were able to ship their personal belongings and household goods into the country duty-free...
No Translation Required!
Linda is a professional artist who first visited Belize on a catamaran charter. She and her boyfriend had attended a conference in Panama in 2004. They drove all around Panama and considered settling in that country, but Linda didn't feel comfortable. The idea of learning Spanish was just too daunting for her. She couldn't talk to the locals, so she felt unable to connect with them.

But Belize was a different story from the day they first arrived. Every day the couple was able to dive, snorkel, and fish among Belize's beautiful Caribbean cayes, all the while making friends with the local Belizeans. Linda felt safe and welcome from the start.

After her initial visit, Linda worked out a swap with a resort on Ambergris Caye so she could return. In exchange for free accommodation, she completed a number of paintings for the resort owner. And, during that five-week trip, she made her decision. Belize would be her new home.

Linda returned to her old home in Monterey, California. It took her a year to sell her house and her art gallery and to prepare for the move. Today, Linda is a fully delighted full-time resident of Belize, where she has opened two art galleries. She divides her time between Ambergris Caye and San Ignacio and loves both locations and the wonderfully relaxed lifestyle they afford her...
The Sustainable Life
Belize is also a top choice if you're interested in a "sustainable life"--an opportunity to live off the grid, completely self-sufficient.

Good friends in this country have been living the sustainable life for more than three decades, since long before it was a fashionable idea.

Kathleen, as a reader of Overseas Opportunity Letter and a Private Placement Funding Syndicator for over 25 years, I really have to commend you for your honestly and insight into telling it like it is to your readers. It is uplifting to read an article from a person like yourself who is delivering the truth to her readers. Keep up the good work.

-- Norman S., United States
In 1977, Mick and Lucy Fleming traveled from Great Britain to Belize. They had but US$600 in their pockets. For Mick and Lucy and Belize, it was love at first sight. They fell in love especially with the country's Cayo District, a region of rain forest, rivers, mountains, and Mayan ruins. As soon as they could scrape the money together, Mick and Lucy bought a remote piece of property in the Cayo, on the Makal River. And they lived off the land. The only way in to their property back then was on horseback or by canoe, up the river.

That was more than 30 years ago and, today, Mick and Lucy have developed their Chaa Creek property into the most impressive and most applauded rain forest eco-resort in the country, rated the Best Eco-Resort in all the Caribbean by Caribbean Travel & Life four years straight.

A visit to Chaa Creek qualifies as a luxury experience these days. However, it's still very possible to have the back-to-basics, off-the-grid experience that first attracted Mick and Lucy to this part of Belize so many years ago.

Today, the Cayo District, is the fastest-growing area in the country. The lush tropical rain forests you find here, the abundant freshwater rivers, the largest underground cave system in the Western Hemisphere, and the fertile Belize River Valley once supported hundreds of thousands of Maya. Today, they support 21st-century adventurers and environmentalists looking to escape to a simpler, sweeter life.
One Of The World's Most User-Friendly Jurisdictions
Belize is a tiny country, about the size of Massachusetts, with a population of just 330,000 people. The entire country is like a small town. It's easy to become part of the community here. Everyone's friendly. Welcoming. Very willing to lend a hand and to make an effort for a neighbor.
Retire To Belize On US$1,000 Per Month...
Or Less

In Belize's Cayo, you could enjoy a rich, fulfilling life on a budget of as little as US$1,000 per month, if you buy locally and use the local resources.

The key to maintaining a low cost of living is getting to know the local vendors, farmers, and suppliers. I have several Belizean friends with higher standards of living than many "First World" residents. They purchase locally grown foods, which are far superior to the more expensive processed foods imported from abroad. They have more quality time with their family and friends because they can afford maids, cooks, and gardeners. They build their houses using readily available local materials and talent. If they need something that isn't on hand, they go to the Mennonites in Spanish Lookout, who can fabricate just about anything for far less the cost of importing it... -- Part-time Belize expat Phil Hahn on life in the Cayo


But it's not only your neighbors who'll go out of their way to make your new life in Belize easy, comfortable, and everything you want it to be...

Take local politicians, for example. In Belize, they mingle. They're happy to talk to you, even to listen!

Take a walk in downtown San Pedro town on Ambergris Caye any weekend, and you'll likely run into Minister of Tourism and Civil Aviation Manuel Heredia, relaxed and barefoot. When he's out, as he often is, the Prime Minister likes to stop to chat with his constituents. Most are his relatives, friends, and neighbors.

Easy access to a local politician like this really makes a difference, believe me, when you need assistance on a business or an immigration issue.

Local politicians are easily accessible in this country...and so is the local banking industry, which qualifies as seriously user-friendly.

Belize banks are safe, secure, and private. This is one of the most appealing offshore banking jurisdictions in the world right now. Small, low-key, and off-the-radar. Those are the best descriptions for the Belize banking industry. And, in times like these, low-key and off-the-radar are both big benefits when it comes to banking.

Belizeans value nothing more than personal freedom, privacy, and respect. The independent Maya were the first to inhabit Belize. Centuries later, renegade pirates, in search of privacy, settled here. Then the Mennonites emigrated to Belize. They came for religious freedom.

This tradition of privacy and security is nowhere more important than in this country's banking industry.

Belize is a true banking haven, a jurisdiction that prizes banking secrecy. Anyone in the Belize banking industry who violates the country's secrecy laws goes to jail for a minimum of 18 months. Trust me. You don't want to spend 18 months in a Belize jail.

Ironically, the recent meltdown of the world's biggest banks has been a turning point for little Belize. Before the crisis, no one cared about bank liquidity rates. Today, the fact that all banks in Belize are required by law to maintain liquidity rates of at least 24% gets investors' attention...for good reason. Belize banks sailed through the recent global industry meltdown without worry. Belize bankers sat back and shook their heads at the shenanigans going on in other jurisdictions around the world, feeling rightly a little smug that their depositors' money was safe.

It's super-easy to open a bank account in Belize, as a resident or a non-resident. You don't even have to make the trip down to the country. Belize is one jurisdiction where you can open an account long-distance.

No need to be a millionaire either. You can open even a non-resident account in Belize with as little as US$500...
Your Own Piece Of Belize For
As Little As US$20,000
It's easy to purchase property in Belize, too. And the opportunities on offer are tempting...from deeply discounted beach condos on Ambergris (being offered by highly motivated sellers right now) to emerging-market buys in the Cayo, where you can own in a private riverfront community, for example, for as little as US$20,000.

Not ready to buy? You can rent in the Cayo and elsewhere for as little as US$200 per month.

Meaning you could enjoy a rich and comfortable retirement in one of the world's most appealing offshore havens today with a retirement nest egg of US$1,000 per month or less...maybe much less...
In Belize, Both You And Your Assets Are Safe
Belize offers two structures specifically designed to help keep your assets safe. The Belize International Business Corporation (IBC) and the Belize Trust are both solid parts of a plan to protect your assets, including from frivolous lawsuits.

Kathleen, you are like the Babe Ruth of overseas living.

-- Sean A., United States
Furthermore, a Belize IBC is not subject to income, social security, capital gains, withholding, or stamp duty. Nor to gift, death, estate, dividend, distribution, or inheritance tax. And an IBC is not required to file annual returns.

We're not suggesting you do anything that is not legal or 100% compliant, of course. My point is that you can create a structure in Belize that is fully legal and compliant...and also rock solid.
Entrepreneurs Most Welcome
Savvy investors looking to keep their investments and their assets safe are finding their way to Belize's shores in growing numbers...

As are entrepreneurs looking for opportunity.

If I had to choose a single word to describe Belize, it'd be "potential." Belize is a frontier. A land for pioneers.

The Belize government is doing its part to make modern-day pioneers feel welcome. Opening a business in this country is straightforward and relatively red tape-free. As an entrepreneur in Belize, you enjoy significant tax advantages when you structure your business properly.

Remember, all transactions take place in English. Plus, Belize's no-nonsense legal system is tied to the high court in Great Britain. This gives many investors and business-owners the comfort of familiarity.

As a result, Belize is enjoying an influx of Americans, Canadians, French, Italians, Brits, Irishmen, Jordanians, even East Europeans, all making their way to this country to stake a claim.

One of the best-known among this group is Francis Ford Coppola, the award-winning American movie director. In the early 1980s, Coppola visited Belize and, like so many others, fell in love. Like so many others before him and since, he wanted a little piece of Belize of his own. He purchased the abandoned Blancaneaux Lodge.

You are so much better than the others out there writing on these same topics. I receive this kind of information from many other sources. None of them compare. They're all sales letters pitching their next seminars or books or secret stock tips. Anyway, just wanted to let you know you are on the right track. Anyone who makes the comparison between you and the other resources available will choose you.

-- Stephen S., United States
For more than a decade, Coppola used the resort as a family retreat. In 1993, he opened his tropical paradise to the public.

Mr. Coppola was drawn to Belize by the beauty of the country itself. But, in time, he came to appreciate the advantages of setting up a business here. And he continues to invest. Coppola bought a second inn in Belize, this time in Placencia, in 2001. The Turtle Inn, located on a white-sand beach that dissolves into the clear Caribbean Sea, "is a personal joy," Francis says. "It features any number of original ideas and details, which, I confess, continue to delight me. I made the resort as rustic as I love and as luxurious as I could."

The open-arms business climate encourages this kind of innovation and imaginative investment.
Where In Belize Might Suit You Best?
Belize is a tiny country, but its geography belies its diversity. Perhaps the biggest challenge as you consider all the opportunities that Belize has to offer is determining where in the country might suit you best.

What part of Belize calls to you?

Are you drawn to the pristine sugar-sand cayes and the aquamarine waters of the Caribbean?...

Or would you feel more at home amidst the lush rain forest, the mountainside waterfalls, and the rivers that meander through ceremonial Mayan caves in the Cayo?...

Maybe the lively and growing communities, both expat and Belizean, of San Pedro Town and San Ignacio would suit you?

Would you prefer a simple, close-to-nature lifestyle, living fully self-sufficient and off-the-grid?...

Or are you more inclined toward an active, vibrant community in a town that has colorful festivals, trendy restaurants, expat-run cafes, and lively beach bars?

Are you an entrepreneur looking for a niche to fill? Or a would-be volunteer, looking to give back?

Are you seeking a low-cost, easy-to-obtain retirement residency...part-time escape...or a second passport?

All these things and many others are possible in this beautiful little country.

So, again...how do you choose how to make the most of all the opportunity Belize has to offer right now?
How Do You Determine if Belize is
Right for You?
You get help from the experts.

You seek out direct access to comprehensive, accurate, up-to-date intelligence and insights. Not information. You can get all the information on Belize you want free from google. That's something else.

Informative and factual, no bunk! I really appreciate that.

-- Judith D., United States
You don't need information when trying to make a decision as important as this one. You need judgment. The kind of judgment that is borne of real-life experience and on-the-ground research.

I've been spending time in Belize for nearly 25 years at this point, and, over those two-plus decades, I've developed an extensive network of in-Belize friends, contacts, and resources, experts all at living, investing, and doing business in this country.
And, when we decided to create our new "Live and Invest in Belize Home Conference Kit," I called on them all.
To Create Our New "Live and Invest in Belize Home Conference Kit," I've Called On All My Top Belize Experts
Contributors to our brand-new, hot-off-the-virtual press "Live and Invest In Belize Home Conference Kit" include:
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Tuesday, May 25, 2010


BELIZE retirement real estate - FORMER HOSTEL FOR SALE IN CAYO DISTRICT

guests communal kitchen,dining area

Three story hostel annex.




The former HOSTEL known as FALCONVIEW BACKPACKERS ADVENTURE HOSTEL closed down in Fall of 2009. Ray, his wife Silvia and brother-in-law Gustavo are getting too old to run it. We are building a duplex a block away, designed suitably for old folks. There are many web sites on the internet describing this popular HOSTEL.

A good site for photos of the two rental apartments in the ANNEX is: http://stellapinzon.tripod.com/apartmentwesternbelize/

A good website with information on real estate sales can be found at:
http://www.belizefirst.com There is another story called "retirementinbelize" can be found on BELIZE NORTH website using GOOGLE.

The former HOSTEL has an inner small 400 sq.ft. house, with two bedrooms, bath and kitchen for the owners. The HOSTEL in the lower story has a living room with hammocks and currently used as a private living room for television, reading books and Silvia's weaving projects. There is also in this building an 8 bed double bunk dormitory with a shared bathroom, with three toilets, three showers and two sinks. Quite a large bathroom designed originally for the HOSTEL lower dormitory. The other side of this lower building has a large common kitchen and dining area. Now as a private home, currently used for warping weaving projects and reading books on the futon, hammock, and the weekly housekeeper also makes her own lunch in the kitchen. In the second annex building, a three story affair, is a lower floor warehouse, used for a tool room and furniture making as needed. The two pickup trucks are parked also in this downstairs lower section. This floor also has a seperate tool room and a storage room under the stairs. The second floor contains a furnished one bedroom apartment with bath, kitchen and verandah. Nice view here too. The other side of the hallway is a 4 bed dormitory and bathroom for guests. The third floor has a vegetable nursery in the photo below and an apartment of which the bedroom has been converted into a trading room with two computer desks. It has a lovely verandah with beautiful views over two valleys.
Belize is very much outdoor living. There are usually numerous papaya trees growing, a breadfruit tree, an orange tree, couple of coconut trees around the central courtyard. Around the perimeter of the buildings are dwarf coconut trees and also a cashew tree. All this on a corner 75 ft x 100 ft lot in Hillview on the slope of Green Parrot Valley. We are ten minutes from shopping. Though there is a local village grocery shop with most things urgently needed.




This nursery is on the third floor of the annex, opposite to the third floor former apartment, which bedroom has been turned into a trading room, with two computer desks.
This nursery is downstairs in the backyard. Both nurseries were part of a 3 year NGO RESEARCH PROJECT to do a book on vegetable growing in tropical Belize - the project is now finished and both nurseries when time permits will be taken down to make way for additions of some sort.
Ray on one cold morning in January when the temperature dropped into the high 60's F. Using the four computer option trading room, which was made out of the bedroom of the furnished apartment on the third floor of the annex. The beds from this room were put downstairs in storage. 
Ray Auxillou is currently at his daughter's house in Miami, seeking treatment for pain, from what looks to be terminal cancer.  He is not expected to live out the year. He's 75 yrs old.  His wife will handle the sale of the former former HOSTEL, currently their home, and expects after the sale to move to a smaller duplex a block away, in Hillview, Cayo District, they built in the twin towns foothills of the Belize Alps.  If you buy for cash before he dies, he will knock $25,000 usa off the $249,500 usa asking price.  Otherwise you can deal, putting 50% down and a lease/purchase arrangement for the balance over 5 years at 8.5% interest.  The place has a workshop and warehouse convertible to a streetside store. Two dorms, hostel kitchen and dining area, living room with tv and hammocks, owners inside center house of 400 sq ft ( 2 bdrm, 1 bath ), 2 rental apartments, small with bath and verandahs with scenic views over the valleys, a big computer trading room for his Jaguar Capital Management operations on the third floor.  Furnishings and two vehicles will go with the sale.  Turnkey business if you wanted to re-open Falconview Hostel?  But the place was built as a multi-purpose building.