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[Shopping] Re: Paracetamol

info@operacesky.net (Zelda) — Tue, 09 Mar 2010 14:56:09 GMT

Author: Zelda
Post subject: Re: Paracetamol
Posted: Tue Mar 09, 2010 8:56 am

ah, you mean Acetominophen ??

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paracetamol

we USians know it as Tylenol.

http://www.answers.com/topic/acetaminophen

I brought in a 500-jar from Walgreens.

my husband is allergic to it, so I still have PLENTY, if Terry wants some...

um, there's also "Mexican Asprin" widely available here in Belize.

it works well, IF not taken frequently... bad side effects,so it's been banned in the US:

Metamizole, or dipyrone, is a fever and pain reliever sometimes called "Mexican aspirin." It was removed from the U.S. market in 1979 by the Food and Drug Administration but is available without a prescription in Mexico, other Latin American countries, parts of Asia and Africa.

"It's a very effective pain reliever and fever reducer. Parents invariably tell us it works much better than Tylenol," said Byington.

http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2002/06/ ... 0940.shtml

[Homesteading] Re: KIDDING DAY at DARWIN FARM

info@operacesky.net (Miss Kenni) — Tue, 09 Mar 2010 02:43:43 GMT

Author: Miss Kenni
Post subject: Re: KIDDING DAY at DARWIN FARM
Posted: Mon Mar 08, 2010 8:43 pm

catdance62 wrote:2-syllable names are best; ones that don't sound too similar. I dont' even bother to name the ones that are going to be sold for slaughter though--that way I dont' get too attached.

I read somewhere that it's never wise to name a critter you intend to eat. Sounded like good advice to me. Kenni

[Homesteading] Re: KIDDING DAY at DARWIN FARM

info@operacesky.net (catdance62) — Tue, 09 Mar 2010 00:35:59 GMT

Author: catdance62
Post subject: Re: KIDDING DAY at DARWIN FARM
Posted: Mon Mar 08, 2010 6:35 pm

Congrats on all the milk!!

[Shopping] Paracetamol

info@operacesky.net (PaulS) — Mon, 08 Mar 2010 21:19:22 GMT

Author: PaulS
Post subject: Paracetamol
Posted: Mon Mar 08, 2010 3:19 pm

Anyone know if it's available locally? Or if there's an equivalent?

Terry (my missus) is allergic to Aspirin and she is concerned that an American equivalent would still carry traces of Aspirin.

Right now we get one of the kids to post it from UK.

TIA

[Belizean Politics and News] Re: Tourist Loses Checkbook, Gets Ripped Off

info@operacesky.net (Miss Kenni) — Mon, 08 Mar 2010 00:18:04 GMT

Author: Miss Kenni
Post subject: Re: Tourist Loses Checkbook, Gets Ripped Off
Posted: Sun Mar 07, 2010 6:18 pm

Atlantic Bank is also big on checking the sigantures, and can call up your original signature card on the screen to compare it to a check being presented. I always sign the same way, so I haven't run into the problem krc describes. I actually appreciate the attention, compared to US banks. Kenni

[Belizean Politics and News] Re: Tourist Loses Checkbook, Gets Ripped Off

info@operacesky.net (krc) — Sun, 07 Mar 2010 17:49:44 GMT

Author: krc
Post subject: Re: Tourist Loses Checkbook, Gets Ripped Off
Posted: Sun Mar 07, 2010 11:49 am

Our Belize Bank check story is that we had our checking account for several years and then when we started building our home we got a large batch of stuff from the local hardware store and right before we left we went down and wrote a check for several thousand dollars to cover the purchase. Imagine our surprise when our friend called about two months later to tell us that the check had not cleared the bank. We couldn't believe it, we had thousands of dollars in our account to cover the cost of building supplies.
Called the bank and found out that they believed the check to be forged because the signature did not match.
Not sure if you know but if you bank at the Bank of Belize they can call up your signature and check it via what is on the screen right then and there. It also turns out that if you get a bank account there your must be very careful how you establish the account. If you say you want your name to be Mary Alice Smith you must sign your name Mary Alice Smith,
if you sign Mary Smith or Mary A. Smith they will reject your signature. However you could sign your name Mary Alice
Renee Smith and that would be okay. Your name can be longer than signed but not shorter.
That was the last time that my husband wrote a check in Belize and the only check in our whole life that has bounced.
We were so embarassed by this and felt so sorry for the hardware owner.
I always carry one US Check with us, in our village we can write a check to anyone for US Funds and they are happy to receive it. Years ago we used to take our US and change it with a business man who did transactions with people in Guatemala. We would make 10 dollars on every 100 exchanged.
Now the opposite is true and we are always on the lookout for USD.

[Belizean Politics and News] Re: Tourist Loses Checkbook, Gets Ripped Off

info@operacesky.net (~~Anita~~) — Sun, 07 Mar 2010 16:02:07 GMT

Author: ~~Anita~~
Post subject: Re: Tourist Loses Checkbook, Gets Ripped Off
Posted: Sun Mar 07, 2010 10:02 am

Maybe, I'll bring 1 check........ just in case. You know, fold it up, and hide it. Otherwise, leave them at home. Oh, and look into a traveler's checks.

It seems that I go alot of places here in the US, and it says, "No traveler's checkques accepted."

[Belizean Politics and News] Re: Lord Ashcroft

info@operacesky.net (PaulS) — Sun, 07 Mar 2010 03:58:50 GMT

Author: PaulS
Post subject: Re: Lord Ashcroft
Posted: Sat Mar 06, 2010 9:58 pm

If shadey was pimp he wouldn't even need a stick or shades, he's sooooooo shadey, shadier than a shadey thing on a dark night.

and I would not buy a car from this man.

[Belizean Politics and News] Re: Fatal Hwy Collision - US Nationals

info@operacesky.net (PaulS) — Sun, 07 Mar 2010 03:55:03 GMT

Author: PaulS
Post subject: Re: Fatal Hwy Collision - US Nationals
Posted: Sat Mar 06, 2010 9:55 pm

Sorry to heat about that.

[Belizean Politics and News] Fatal Hwy Collision - US Nationals

info@operacesky.net (Zelda) — Sun, 07 Mar 2010 00:30:52 GMT

Author: Zelda
Post subject: Fatal Hwy Collision - US Nationals
Posted: Sat Mar 06, 2010 6:30 pm

ONE DEAD AND THREE CRITICALLY INJURED FOLLOWING TRAFFIC ACCIDENT

March 05, 2010

One man is dead and three other people remain in critical conditions following a traffic accident on the Western Highway earlier today. Belmopan Police responded to information of a fatal traffic accident between mile 38 and 39 in St. Matthew’s Village where they saw two vehicles extensively damaged and the passengers trapped inside. Inside the gold colored Toyota Corolla were the driver Soemi Barrientes and passengers Ulysis Augustine, Andrea Gonzalez and Carlisle Grinage.

Inside the second vehicle, a red Ford Explorer, were its driver Burton Brooks, United States national Laura Locke and another U-S national. With the assistance of the fire department the victims were taken out of the vehicles. Barrientes and Augustine were taken to the Western Regional Hospital; Gonzalez was transported to the Karl Heusner Memorial Hospital in a critical condition while 39-year-old Carlisle Grinage reportedly died on the scene.

The occupants of the Ford Explorer were transported to the Belize Medical Associates in Belize City for treatment. Brooks and Locke are reportedly in critical conditions. Police say the Explorer was heading from the direction of Belmopan to Belize City while the Toyota Corolla was headed in the opposite direction.

http://www.lovefm.com/ndisplay.php?nid=11640

this is terrible... just awful.

[Belizean Politics and News] Re: Tourist Loses Checkbook, Gets Ripped Off

info@operacesky.net (Zelda) — Sun, 07 Mar 2010 00:27:36 GMT

Author: Zelda
Post subject: Re: Tourist Loses Checkbook, Gets Ripped Off
Posted: Sat Mar 06, 2010 6:27 pm

I just re-read the article, and noticed... it seems to say that the guy lives on the Hummingbird Hwy ??

I wonder if he's a permanent resident, temporary visitor, or what ?

[Belizean Politics and News] Re: Tourist Loses Checkbook, Gets Ripped Off

info@operacesky.net (Miss Kenni) — Sun, 07 Mar 2010 00:14:40 GMT

Author: Miss Kenni
Post subject: Re: Tourist Loses Checkbook, Gets Ripped Off
Posted: Sat Mar 06, 2010 6:14 pm

~~Anita~~ wrote:I would have NEVER thought in a millions years, that I could write a check in Belize. Maybe it's a good thing I don't bring them.

Anita, I write US checks in Belize. So far, I have only one place that will cash my US checks on the spot, am looking for more, preferably closer to home. But worst case, I can deposit one at Atlantic Bank. Not for immediate cash, they take I think 9 weeks to clear one, but it does avoid the outrageous wire fees.

I also write checks on my BZ checking account, and I have lots of places that will accept those. Any way, if the checks were really stolen and forged, the guy can dispute them with his US bank and get the $$ back in short order. I had a check forged on one of my US accounts once (and whoever did it didn't even have one of my paper checks, just the info he apparently hacked from the bank), I was credited within a few days.

The BZ banks are actually much better than most big US banks about checking signatures, in my experience. Kenni

[Belizean Politics and News] Re: La Ruta Maya River Challenge

info@operacesky.net (Zelda) — Sat, 06 Mar 2010 23:32:56 GMT

Author: Zelda
Post subject: Re: La Ruta Maya River Challenge
Posted: Sat Mar 06, 2010 5:32 pm

ooooops !! SPLASH !!

[Homesteading] Re: KIDDING DAY at DARWIN FARM

info@operacesky.net (Zelda) — Sat, 06 Mar 2010 23:29:12 GMT

Author: Zelda
Post subject: Re: KIDDING DAY at DARWIN FARM
Posted: Sat Mar 06, 2010 5:29 pm

yeah, sorry we missed the Ruta Maya, Kenni... but we were BEYOND toast, and just collapsed into bed, lol.

Sandy, you should SEE Leeloo's udder, she's makin' milk like a COW or something...

Woody has had to milk her, just to give her some relief.

he's out there with the posthole digger, extending the accommodations, as we had to toss Alia, Serena, Puck, and Jadis out into the pasture, so Leeloo could get some quality time with her new leedle ones.

we're going to enclose some more brush, and cannibalize a bit of fencing from a section of the garden (fencing isn't in the budget this month, lol!) and get some of those damaged zinc scraps at Koop's Tinsmith on Monday, to provide them some shelter.

also extending Duke Leto's area, as he and Alia pretty much brushed it CLEAN.

[Belizean Politics and News] Re: Tourist Loses Checkbook, Gets Ripped Off

info@operacesky.net (Zelda) — Sat, 06 Mar 2010 23:21:09 GMT

Author: Zelda
Post subject: Re: Tourist Loses Checkbook, Gets Ripped Off
Posted: Sat Mar 06, 2010 5:21 pm

that's almost exactly what Woody said, Anita...

like WHY would anyone bring a checkbook to a foreign country?

on the way to market, we talked about perhapses.

perhaps... someone told him about the great "Outage" of 2005 ??

and he brought it as backup ??

in 2005, a major international cable was cut, AND there was a strike by BTL workers, which spread to all sectors, eventually including teachers and other unions, a few small civil disturbances, and whatnot.

many tourists (who hadn't brought cash) were forced to head over to Guatemala to access their ATMs, as everything went down in Belize, no internet, no phones, no credit card transactions, and no cash machines for almost a WEEK.

but hey, I'd rather bring American Express Travellers' Cheques or something for emergency back-up.

[Belizean Politics and News] Re: Tourist Loses Checkbook, Gets Ripped Off

info@operacesky.net (catdance62) — Sat, 06 Mar 2010 23:09:30 GMT

Author: catdance62
Post subject: Re: Tourist Loses Checkbook, Gets Ripped Off
Posted: Sat Mar 06, 2010 5:09 pm

I agree, what an idiot

[Homesteading] Re: KIDDING DAY at DARWIN FARM

info@operacesky.net (catdance62) — Sat, 06 Mar 2010 23:08:57 GMT

Author: catdance62
Post subject: Re: KIDDING DAY at DARWIN FARM
Posted: Sat Mar 06, 2010 5:08 pm

2-syllable names are best; ones that don't sound too similar. I dont' even bother to name the ones that are going to be sold for slaughter though--that way I dont' get too attached.

[Homesteading] Re: KIDDING DAY at DARWIN FARM

info@operacesky.net (Zelda) — Sat, 06 Mar 2010 23:03:09 GMT

Author: Zelda
Post subject: Re: KIDDING DAY at DARWIN FARM
Posted: Sat Mar 06, 2010 5:03 pm

as Colette put it... we DESERVED to have everything go right this time...

asked Maya to help with the naming, since Colette helped last summer, and Maya came up with "Zig" and "Zag"

I countered with "Zigmeister" and Zaftig"

Colette replied with "Zagolette"

and I proffered "Ziggy Stardust" and "Zagolina"

Colette replied, asking why do I always COMPLICATE things ?!?

[Homesteading] Re: KIDDING DAY at DARWIN FARM

info@operacesky.net (~~Anita~~) — Sat, 06 Mar 2010 16:32:39 GMT

Author: ~~Anita~~
Post subject: Re: KIDDING DAY at DARWIN FARM
Posted: Sat Mar 06, 2010 10:32 am

Congrats on the babies. I'm glad to hear that Mama is well.

[Belizean Politics and News] Re: Tourist Loses Checkbook, Gets Ripped Off

info@operacesky.net (~~Anita~~) — Sat, 06 Mar 2010 16:30:59 GMT

Author: ~~Anita~~
Post subject: Re: Tourist Loses Checkbook, Gets Ripped Off
Posted: Sat Mar 06, 2010 10:30 am

I would have NEVER thought in a millions years, that I could write a check in Belize.

Maybe it's a good thing I don't bring them.

[Belizean Politics and News] Re: La Ruta Maya River Challenge

info@operacesky.net (Miss Kenni) — Fri, 05 Mar 2010 23:58:09 GMT

Author: Miss Kenni
Post subject: Re: La Ruta Maya River Challenge
Posted: Fri Mar 05, 2010 5:58 pm

Actually, I'm pretty sure I saw at least one 3-woman team pass by here today. They weren't in the front of the pack, but they weren't last, either. Nor did they go bottom-up on the rapids, like a couple of the all- or majority-male teams did ...

Although I must also say that the regulars must have learned something last year, because overall there were a lot fewer turnovers this year. Only two that I saw, and one near-miss, compared to about 7 last year. Kenni

[Homesteading] Re: KIDDING DAY at DARWIN FARM

info@operacesky.net (Leanne) — Fri, 05 Mar 2010 21:45:11 GMT

Author: Leanne
Post subject: Re: KIDDING DAY at DARWIN FARM
Posted: Fri Mar 05, 2010 3:45 pm

Ooh wonderful news. Glad you've got a doeling.

[Homesteading] Re: KIDDING DAY at DARWIN FARM

info@operacesky.net (Miss Kenni) — Fri, 05 Mar 2010 21:27:41 GMT

Author: Miss Kenni
Post subject: Re: KIDDING DAY at DARWIN FARM
Posted: Fri Mar 05, 2010 3:27 pm

Congrats on the newest arrivals. Sorry it made you miss the race, though. Kenni

[Belizean Politics and News] Re: La Ruta Maya River Challenge

info@operacesky.net (Stokke) — Fri, 05 Mar 2010 05:38:54 GMT

Author: Stokke
Post subject: Re: La Ruta Maya River Challenge
Posted: Thu Mar 04, 2010 11:38 pm

According to Love FM:

WIN BELIZE BEMBES PARTICIPATE IN LA RUTA MAYA
Mar 4, 2010
The 13th annual La Ruta Maya Belize River Challenge gets underway tomorrow
morning at seven o’clock from under the Hawsworth Bridge in San Ignacio.
Over 49 teams have registered to be a part of this four day event. One team
that will be participating in the mixed category is the WIN-Belize Bembes.
Love News spoke to Florence Goldson of WIN Belize.

Florence Goldson; WIN Belize

“The theme for this year’s Women’s Month is ‘Celebrating Achievements;
Overcoming Challenges and Breaking Barriers’ and we thought a great way to
portray that theme would be to participate in the La Ruta Maya River
Challenge. Symbolically what we are doing is showing the challenges that
women have to overcome daily and it is our way of being in support of
women. We chose the name WIN-Belize Bembes because bembe women are fierce;
not afraid of challenges and ready to fight for what they believe in. We
are inspired by women like Regina Martinez who started the Belizean Women’s
Movement. The theme is a mixed team so it is two men and one woman who will
be on the theme. That was deliberate because we believe that men and women
need to work together in order to end violence against women and in order
to ensure that women’s equality is gained.”

The La Ruta Maya River Belize River Challenge is a 179 miles long race that
started back in 1998. Organizers say prizes for this year’s competition add
up to about 40 thousand dollars. Love FM will provide coverage of the 13th
annual La Ruta Maya Belize River Challenge.

The theme is a mixed team so it is two men and one woman

EH? WHAA? Why not 3 WOMEN, if they're so damn fierce!?

That was deliberate because we believe that men and women need to work together in order to end violence against women and in order
to ensure that women’s equality is gained.

What's with the 2 men--unless they're just token representatives, maybe without paddles? I mean, with just ONE fierce bembe woman she should be able to create a rooster tail on the water! Those two men without a doubt would be cringing and clinging onto the sides of the canoe, hanging on for dear life as her paddle became a blur of motion, I would think...Hell, with 3 "fierce" women, they'd probably have to call the event off & just concede victory!

[Homesteading] KIDDING DAY at DARWIN FARM

info@operacesky.net (Zelda) — Fri, 05 Mar 2010 00:26:14 GMT

Author: Zelda
Post subject: KIDDING DAY at DARWIN FARM
Posted: Thu Mar 04, 2010 6:26 pm

oh, wonder of wonders...

Leeloo gave birth to fraternal twins this afternoon.

one perfect little particoloured buckling who looks JUST like Puck.

and one lovely tawny beige doeling, with mama's colouring.

all went well, cords tied, dipped in iodine... afterbirths delivered (and eaten, gross!) by mama.

everyone's resting now after the big event, and Leeloo's happily munching a special treat of banana leaves.

Alia's still pregnant, probably will deliver next week.

ahhhhhh, we're so tired !!

[Belizean Politics and News] Re: La Ruta Maya River Challenge

info@operacesky.net (Stokke) — Thu, 04 Mar 2010 18:34:30 GMT

Author: Stokke
Post subject: Re: La Ruta Maya River Challenge
Posted: Thu Mar 04, 2010 12:34 pm

Thankfully, someone stable and trustworthy back stateside won't be an issue or worry for us as we both have willing family members. As the reality of our plans begins to sink in with them though, I hear them sometimes trying to discourage us. Some have expressed jealousy or craziness on our part, or a bunch of "what if's" disaster scenarios--as if we hadn't thought of them ourselves. Oh well. The pluses outweigh the minuses to us. Such as being able to watch the La Ruta in person The forecast is looking good for it.

[Belizean Politics and News] Re: La Ruta Maya River Challenge

info@operacesky.net (Zelda) — Thu, 04 Mar 2010 11:11:16 GMT

Author: Zelda
Post subject: Re: La Ruta Maya River Challenge
Posted: Thu Mar 04, 2010 5:11 am

the rules say you can bring stuff in after achieving residency.

on the QRP thingamajigger, it's immediate, as soon as approval rolls in, after income is documented, and forms filled out.

with regular residency, it's a much more complicated thing.

you need to have someone stable and trustworthy back stateside to store the boat, and help with the transport details, because getting all the i's dotted, and the t's crossed (police records, doctor checks, blood tests, land ownership verification, bank balances vouched for, finding a sponsor, and so forth) can take many months.

if there's an election during the process, that can screw things up too, as there's a changing of the guard at Immigration.

never forget, it AIN'T in their interests to get your residence approved in a timely fashion, since they're collecting your monthly VISA cash...

so yeah, if there's folks left behind you can RELY on (for two years or more!) then by all means, bring the boat, amen !!

PS: see ya soon, Miss Kenni...

[Belizean Politics and News] Re: La Ruta Maya River Challenge

info@operacesky.net (Stokke) — Thu, 04 Mar 2010 03:37:52 GMT

Author: Stokke
Post subject: Re: La Ruta Maya River Challenge
Posted: Wed Mar 03, 2010 9:37 pm

Thanx! Looks like a blast! I wouldn't mind participating once I get settled there ; maybe with some others near my own age. I wonder if I had a canoe or kayak shipped there after residency if there still would be a duty on it. I've read that there shouldn't be, but who knows. I've also got a 12 foot aluminum boat & tilt trailer with a 15 hp outboard that would probably fit nicely in a container, otherwise I'll have to sell it.

[Belizean Politics and News] Re: Lord Ashcroft

info@operacesky.net (Zelda) — Thu, 04 Mar 2010 02:06:06 GMT

Author: Zelda
Post subject: Re: Lord Ashcroft
Posted: Wed Mar 03, 2010 8:06 pm

interesting story on the latest yelling match over Ashcroft's tax status:

Harman attacks Tory credibility on Ashcroft

By Channel 4 News Updated on 03 March 2010

A fiery Commons question time sees Labour's Harriet Harman tell former Conservative leader William Hague he does not have a "shred of credibility" over Lord Ashcroft's tax affairs.

Chris Huhne rejected David Cameron's assertion that Lord Ashcroft's critics were flogging a dead horse.

He told Jon Snow: "What Lord Ashcroft did when he made those irrevocable commitments back 10 years ago to get his peerage – and they were signed off with the flourish that these were solemn and binding undertakings – he committed himself to permanent residence in the United Kingdom.

"And that phrase is very significant in tax law because it means in my view, on the advice that I've had, that he cannot avail himself of non-dom status.

"And that's one of the reasons why, in the statement that we had yesterday from him, he went to such lengths to say they he’d been negotiating with officials to establish that permanent residence did not actually mean permanent residence – it merely meant long-term resident.

"Because as a non-dom, you have to say that 'I care about somewhere else more than I care about Britain, and I'm going to go and live and die somewhere else in the end.'"

http://www.channel4.com/news/articles/p ... ft/3567982

[Belizean Politics and News] Re: La Ruta Maya River Challenge

info@operacesky.net (Miss Kenni) — Thu, 04 Mar 2010 02:01:43 GMT

Author: Miss Kenni
Post subject: Re: La Ruta Maya River Challenge
Posted: Wed Mar 03, 2010 8:01 pm

I'll be watching. Kenni

[Belizean Politics and News] Tourist Loses Checkbook, Gets Ripped Off

info@operacesky.net (Zelda) — Thu, 04 Mar 2010 01:55:49 GMT

Author: Zelda
Post subject: Tourist Loses Checkbook, Gets Ripped Off
Posted: Wed Mar 03, 2010 7:55 pm

US NATIONAL CLAIMS TO HAVE BEEN ROBBED

March 02, 2010

Police in Dangriga are investigating a report made by U-S national Michael Stewart Scott of mile 25 Hummingbird Highway in the Stann Creek District. Scott told Police that between January 12 and 15 he went to Hopkins Village on vacation. He said he stayed at a resort and when he left he forgot a knapsack which contained his cheque book. Scott said when he checked his bank account he found that on January 19 a cheque for 400 US dollars was made out to Quality Poultry Products and another cheque for 850 US dollars was made to Farmers Trading Center

http://www.lovefm.com/ndisplay.php?nid=11611

hmmmm... 400 bucks worth of meat (or maybe live chickens?) and LOTS of stuff from FTC, that's what I call a shopping spree !!

$850 will buy a nice Queen-sized mattress, or even a stove (to cook alla that chicken, lol.)

I know, I shouldn't laugh about it, I'd be horribly pissed if it was MY checkbook that was stolen, but geez, don't the clerks in those places check IDs ??

[Belizean Politics and News] Re: La Ruta Maya River Challenge

info@operacesky.net (Zelda) — Thu, 04 Mar 2010 01:49:34 GMT

Author: Zelda
Post subject: Re: La Ruta Maya River Challenge
Posted: Wed Mar 03, 2010 7:49 pm

and here's some on 2009's race:

viewtopic.php?f=32&t=1707&p=16390&hilit=Ruta+Maya#p16390

[Belizean Politics and News] Re: La Ruta Maya River Challenge

info@operacesky.net (Zelda) — Thu, 04 Mar 2010 01:48:18 GMT

Author: Zelda
Post subject: Re: La Ruta Maya River Challenge
Posted: Wed Mar 03, 2010 7:48 pm

to get you in the mood, while you wait for THIS year's events, here's a thread on the 2008 Ruta Maya, which includes pix and links to stories:

viewtopic.php?f=28&t=614&hilit=Ruta+Maya

[Belizean Politics and News] La Ruta Maya River Challenge

info@operacesky.net (Stokke) — Wed, 03 Mar 2010 16:57:57 GMT

Author: Stokke
Post subject: La Ruta Maya River Challenge
Posted: Wed Mar 03, 2010 10:57 am

I guess this would categorize as news, since it's a multi-national event. I'm wondering if there are going to be any photos online covering the La Ruta Maya Belize River Challenge. This is such a cool event, what with the different skill levels of participants, from the experienced competitors to those just in it for the fun and challenge of it. 179 miles is a long way to paddle. I hope the weather co-operates. If anyone knows of photos of this years event, I'd like to see the links posted. I think maybe other people would too. Kurt

[Belizean Politics and News] Lord Ashcroft

info@operacesky.net (Zelda) — Tue, 02 Mar 2010 01:57:51 GMT

Author: Zelda
Post subject: Lord Ashcroft
Posted: Mon Mar 01, 2010 7:57 pm

Who Knows Who? Lord Ashcroft

By Channel 4 News Updated on 01 March 2010

Conservative party benefactor Lord Ashcroft is best known for the controversy surrounding his "non-dom" status. But how did the peer, thought to be worth over £1bn, acquire his wealth?

Deputy chairman of the Conservative Party Lord Ashcroft has finally admitted he is a "non-dom" as controversy over his tax status threatens to build into a pre-election storm for the Tories. A peer for 10 years already, he has pledged to become "resident and domiciled" in the UK – if David Cameron's party returns to government.

His wealth is estimated at £1.1bn, which placed him joint 37th in last year's Sunday Times rich list. So who is Lord Ashcroft and how did a boy with an HND from Mid-Essex Technical College become a man whose net worth may be equal to the entire GDP of his homeland Belize?

http://www.channel4.com/news/articles/u ... ft/3566562

[Belizean Politics and News] Re: Barry Bowen - Plane Crash

info@operacesky.net (Zelda) — Tue, 02 Mar 2010 01:52:43 GMT

Author: Zelda
Post subject: Re: Barry Bowen - Plane Crash
Posted: Mon Mar 01, 2010 7:52 pm

US family killed in Belize plane crash

The Associated Press - Sunday, Feb. 28, 2010 |

BELIZE CITY -- Authorities in Belize have identified the victims of a small-plane crash as a family from Albany, New York, and a prominent Belizean businessman.

Police Sgt. Leslie Logan says Michael and Jill Casey and their two young children died in the accident on the island of San Pedro along with former senator and bottling magnate Sir Barry Bowen.

Logan says Bowen was piloting the single-engine aircraft as the group headed to a fundraising event he was hosting in San Pedro when the plane crashed near the town's runway Friday night.
Local media said Michael and Jill Casey taught at a school in northwestern Belize owned by Bowen.

http://www.bnd.com/2010/02/28/1154121/u ... plane.html

[Recreation] Re: Get-Together for Forum Members?

info@operacesky.net (Zelda) — Mon, 01 Mar 2010 00:55:10 GMT

Author: Zelda
Post subject: Re: Get-Together for Forum Members?
Posted: Sun Feb 28, 2010 6:55 pm

I understand completely.

my sister and I traded off half-weeks for three years with our mom, doing live-in hospice care.

hugs to you and yours, it's a tough time.

[Belizean Politics and News] Re: Barry Bowen - Plane Crash

info@operacesky.net (Zelda) — Mon, 01 Mar 2010 00:50:14 GMT

Author: Zelda
Post subject: Re: Barry Bowen - Plane Crash
Posted: Sun Feb 28, 2010 6:50 pm

yes, that's him... of Bowen & Bowen, makers of Beliken Beer..

Bowen was the richest man in Belize (not counting Ashcroft, because he doesn't really live here fulltime)

the distributorship in Esperanza, Cayo, sells crates of Beliken and Lighthouse, 5 gallon bottled water, farmed shrimp by the case, and Beliken calendars.

we go there about once a week.... I saw Barry there once, but never met or talked to him.

[Accomodations] Re: Occupants needed

info@operacesky.net (PaulS) — Sun, 28 Feb 2010 23:02:50 GMT

Author: PaulS
Post subject: Re: Occupants needed
Posted: Sun Feb 28, 2010 5:02 pm

I'll PM you ;0)

[Recreation] Re: Get-Together for Forum Members?

info@operacesky.net (Stokke) — Sun, 28 Feb 2010 16:38:05 GMT

Author: Stokke
Post subject: Re: Get-Together for Forum Members?
Posted: Sun Feb 28, 2010 10:38 am

Thank you Zelda I don't think Deb's mother is long for this world; she says she's tired of it...which to me means she's given up. Anyway Deb doesn't want to leave her now which is understandable. She's not likely to improve. We discussed my going it alone to Bz to travel about, find a place & etc. She knows I'm chomping at the bit to go, so we'll see what happens. I have a lot of things that I need to take care of here first.
Kurt

[Accomodations] Re: Occupants needed

info@operacesky.net (~~Anita~~) — Sun, 28 Feb 2010 15:42:55 GMT

Author: ~~Anita~~
Post subject: Re: Occupants needed
Posted: Sun Feb 28, 2010 9:42 am

Oh Paul......do you know how tempting that offer is??
Currently, I'm having Belize withdrawals.

Hey Paul, do remember that last time I saw you? I have a question. What was fermenting in the jars, off to the side of the parking area? You showed them to us. Do you remember? That has been on my mind lately.

[Announcements] Re: TSUNAMI COMING FOR COASTAL MEXICO

info@operacesky.net (~~Anita~~) — Sun, 28 Feb 2010 15:37:39 GMT

Author: ~~Anita~~
Post subject: Re: TSUNAMI COMING FOR COASTAL MEXICO
Posted: Sun Feb 28, 2010 9:37 am

My brother lives in Maui, Hawaii. I spoke to him yesturday. At the time, he was out at sea, with a whole bunch of other boats, and whales. All seemed to go well.

Except.......as they all brought the boats in, a line got caught in the propeller. My brother went down to untangle. The rope had seaweed on it. He lost his grip, and his arm banged into the propeller. Seems the titanium plate in is arm is now protruding out. Last I heard he was still sitting in ER. Oh, and he had VERY slurred speech from the "shot" he got.

Otherwise, no other casualties reported.

[Belizean Politics and News] Re: Barry Bowen - Plane Crash

info@operacesky.net (~~Anita~~) — Sun, 28 Feb 2010 15:27:54 GMT

Author: ~~Anita~~
Post subject: Re: Barry Bowen - Plane Crash
Posted: Sun Feb 28, 2010 9:27 am

The name is familiar. Isn't that the name of somewhere you can buy liquor in Cayo?
Maybe not so much liquor but cases of beer. Was it "Bowen & Bowen"?
Either way, how unfortunate.

[Belizean Politics and News] Barry Bowen - Plane Crash

info@operacesky.net (Zelda) — Sun, 28 Feb 2010 14:54:28 GMT

Author: Zelda
Post subject: Barry Bowen - Plane Crash
Posted: Sun Feb 28, 2010 8:54 am

Bottling Magnate Barry Bowen Killed in Plane Crash

posted (February 26, 2010)

We begin this evening’s newscast with truly stunning news: bottling magnate Barry Bowen is dead. He was the pilot on his private plane that crashed on San Pedro around 5:30 this evening. Reports are that the 64 year old Bowen was flying to his home in San Pedro as he does every evening. He was along with at least three passengers – who perished. One of them was reportedly an employee at his Gallon Jug tourism enterprise. The plane crashed within range of the San Pedro Municipal Airport in a marshy area a fair distance south of the airstrip. Some reports say that Bowen missed the airstrip on his approach. At this point, no one knows what caused the crash. The plane at this time is flipped over on its back.

http://www.7newsbelize.com/sstory.php?nid=16338

so sad, for the families...

[Recreation] Re: Get-Together for Forum Members?

info@operacesky.net (Zelda) — Sun, 28 Feb 2010 14:51:52 GMT

Author: Zelda
Post subject: Re: Get-Together for Forum Members?
Posted: Sun Feb 28, 2010 8:51 am

well... Kurt's got his "Honey-Do" list, and Anita's got her talent show...

me, I'm just wondering when the midnight vigil begins for the pregnant goats.

honestly, I can't TELL how far along they are...

Kurt, congratulations on the long-deserved retirement, and I hope Deb's mom is comfortable, and things improve.

we look forward to meeting you whenever you get here...

[Announcements] Re: TSUNAMI COMING FOR COASTAL MEXICO

info@operacesky.net (DriveGoddess) — Sat, 27 Feb 2010 16:07:20 GMT

Author: DriveGoddess
Post subject: Re: TSUNAMI COMING FOR COASTAL MEXICO
Posted: Sat Feb 27, 2010 10:07 am

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2010/02/2 ... 79376.html

[Accomodations] Occupants needed

info@operacesky.net (PaulS) — Sat, 27 Feb 2010 15:48:31 GMT

Author: PaulS
Post subject: Occupants needed
Posted: Sat Feb 27, 2010 9:48 am

I have a lot that needs to be occupied and kept clean, 30 minutes walk from San Ignacio.

Would suit a family, they can stay there for free if they keep it clean.

Please let me know if you think this would help someone out, thanks.

[Announcements] Re: TSUNAMI COMING FOR COASTAL MEXICO

info@operacesky.net (DriveGoddess) — Sat, 27 Feb 2010 15:30:28 GMT

Author: DriveGoddess
Post subject: Re: TSUNAMI COMING FOR COASTAL MEXICO
Posted: Sat Feb 27, 2010 9:30 am

I have not heard from any of my Costa Rican contacts yet but I am sure preparations are being made.....

[Announcements] TSUNAMI COMING FOR COASTAL MEXICO

info@operacesky.net (DriveGoddess) — Sat, 27 Feb 2010 15:29:17 GMT

Author: DriveGoddess
Post subject: TSUNAMI COMING FOR COASTAL MEXICO
Posted: Sat Feb 27, 2010 9:29 am

chuck and fred I hope you are tuned into the news.....this tsunami that has been generated as of early this morning due to the 8.8 magnitude Chilean quake will be coming your way.....
http://www.cnn.com/2010/WORLD/americas/ ... tml?hpt=T1

It has just hit the Robinson Crusoe group of islands which are located 400 miles off of the Chilean coast......