Belize Resort
Belize
COUNTRY DESCRIPTION: Belize is a developing country. Tourism facilities vary in quality, from a limited number of business class hotels in Belize City and resorts on the cayes to very basic accommodations in the countryside. Read the Department of State Background Notes on Belize at http://www.state.gov/r/pa/ei/bgn/ for additional information. ... Sexual harassment and/or assault of females traveling alone or in small groups can be a problem. Although violent sexual assault is not common, it does occur. Several American travelers have been the victims of sexual assaults in recent years. At least one of these rapes occurred after the victim accepted a lift from an acquaintance, while another occurred during an armed robbery at an isolated resort. ... [Read More]
V. Country Narratives -- Countries A through G
Cuba is a source country for children trafficked internally for the purposes of sexual exploitation and forced child labor. Trafficking victims from all over Cuba are exploited in major cities and tourist resorts. There are no reliable estimates available on the extent of trafficking in the country; however, children in prostitution is widely apparent, even to casual observers. These children are sometimes trafficked into prostitution by their families and exploited by foreign tourists. Anecdotal evidence suggests that workers at state-run hotels, travel company employees, taxicab drivers, bar and restaurant workers, and law enforcement personnel are complicit in the commercial sexual exploitation of minors. Cuban forced labor victims include children coerced into working in conditions of involunt ... [Read More]
US Department Of State Post Report
There is one private golf course. The Caye Chapel course is on an island 10 miles east, and is being upgraded whilst the entire island is remade into an exclusive resort. It charges Bz$50/round. (Bring your own set of clubs, rentals don’t exist here.) Golf is also possible in Cancun. ... Tropic Air and Maya Island Airways are the two local airlines, using single- and twin-engine planes to serve the district towns, resort cayes and Tikal, Guatemala. ... [Read More]
Background Notes: OAS
Background Notes: OASPA/PCSource: Office of Public Communication, Bureau of Public AffairsDate: Sep 15, 19919/15/91Category: Country DataRegion: South America, Central America, Caribbean, North AmericaSubject: Travel, History, International Organizations, Trade/Economics, OAS, Human Rights, Terrorism, Narcotics, Democratization, Environment[TEXT]September 1991Official Name: Organization of American StatesPROFILEHeadquarters: Washington, DC.Established: April 14, 1890, as the "Internat ... [Read More]
Communities Around the Globe Protect the Underwater World, by Brian Huse, Global Issues, April 2004
Maureen “Mo” Riggs runs a resort in Kadavu, Fiji. Although her business keeps her busy, Riggs decided to organize a Dive In activity for children in the village. With enthusiasm and creativity, she arranged a full week of activities, bringing together 70 children and teenagers to collect litter, discuss recycling, and go snorkeling and kayaking. “The most rewarding aspect for us,” Riggs reported, “was the incredible enthusiasm from all the children that participated in the recycling discussions, and the energy they exerted in all the activities.” ... [Read More]
Documentation of U.S. Citizens Born Abroad
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US Department Of State Post Report
Rockview Island Resort, Southern Guyana: Set in an Amerindian village in the open and wide savannas of Guyana; a definite change of pace from the green, tropical resorts mentioned above. Local products and materials have been incorporated into the architectural scheme. The resort has an outdoor pool, complete with lily pond, private bathrooms in each bedroom, and family-style eating arrangements; current price: US$75 per person double occupancy, price includes three meals. ... [Read More]
International Narcotics Control Strategy Reports
INTERNATIONAL NARCOTICS CONTROL STRATEGY REPORT, APRIL 1993US DEPARTMENT OF STATEBUREAU OF INTERNATIONAL NARCOTICS MATTERSDEPARTMENT OF STATE PUBLICATION 10047RELEASED APRIL 1993The Report is for sale by the Government Printing Office, Superindendent of Documents. Stock No.: 044-000-02370-9THIS SEGMENT OF THE INCSR REPRESENTS INDIVIDUAL REPORTS FOR SOUTH AMERICA, MEXICO, CANADA, CENTRAL AMERICA AND THE CARIBBEANSOUTH AMERICA Argentina Bolivia Brazil Chile Colombia Ecuador Paraguay Peru Uruguay VenezuelaMEXICO AND CENTRAL AMERICA Belize Canada Costa Rica El Salvador Guatemala Honduras Mexico Nicaragua Panama THE CARIBBEAN Bahamas Cuba Dominican Republic Guyana Haiti Jamaica Netherlands Antilles and Aruba Suriname Trinidad and Tobago Eastern Caribbean Antigua and Barbuda Barbados Dominica 210 Grenada St. Kitts and Nevis St. Lucia St. Vincent and the Grenadines French Caribbean UK Dependent Territories in the Caribbean ... [Read More]
Biological Weapons Convention
Use of such weapons has been outlawed by the general opinion of civilized mankind. This country has not used them, and I hope we never will be compelled to use them. I state categorically that we shall under no circumstances resort to the use of such weapons unless they are first used by our enemies. ... [Read More]
Background Notes Archive - International Organizations
U.S. Department of State Background Notes: Organization of American States, March 1998 Released by the Bureau of Inter-American Affairs. Official Name: Organization of American States PROFILE Headquarters: Washington, DC. Established: April 14, 1890, as the International Union of American Republics. Became the Pan American Union in 1910, then the Organization of American States in 1948 with the adoption of the OAS Charter in Bogota, Colombia. Purposes: To strengthen peace and security in the hemisphere; promote representative democracy; ensure the peaceful settlement of disputes among members; provide for common action in the event of aggression; and promote economic, social, and cultural development.Members: 35--Antigua and Barbuda, Argentina, The Bahamas, Barbados, Belize, Bolivia, Brazil, Canada, Chile, Colombia, Costa Rica, Cuba*, Dominica, Dominican Republic, Ecuador, El Salvador, Grenada, Guatemala, Guyana, Haiti, Honduras, Jamaica, Mexico, Nicaragua, Panama, Parag ... [Read More]
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