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Book 1

[toggle title=”A History of Enterprise in Belize”]

Release Date: July 2013

 

Contents

• Prologue
• [icon_link style=”link” color=”blue” href=”https://belizeinfocenter.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/05/Belize-Industries-Map.pdf” target=”_blank”]Industries Map[/icon_link]
• [icon_link style=”link” color=”blue” href=”https://belizeinfocenter.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/05/The-main-industries-which-have-developed-in-Belize.pdf” target=”_blank”]As synopsis of the industries which have developed in Belize[/icon_link]

Chapter 1 Forestry-slavery, technology-democracy

• [icon_link style=”link” color=”blue” href=”https://belizeinfocenter.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/05/The-Logwood-Industry-and-the-Birth-of-Belize.pdf” target=”_blank”]Logwood ≈ Mid 1600s[/icon_link]
• Mahogany ≈ 1770s
• Chicle ≈ 1880s
• Pine ≈ 1920s
• The Forest Trust ≈ 1922
• The stagnation of forestry and the rise of agriculture ≈ 1950s

Chapter 2 Corn, Cane and Immigrant Farmers

• Agriculture before colonization
• Corn ≈ 4,000 BC
• Fisheries ≈ Mid 1,700s
• Sugarcane ≈ 1848
• Coconuts ≈ 1870s
• Bananas ≈ 1880s
• [icon_link style=”link” color=”blue” href=”https://belizeinfocenter.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/05/The-Pioneers-of-the-Citrus-Industry-of-Belize.pdf” target=”_blank”]Citrus ≈ 1913[/icon_link]
• [icon_link style=”link” color=”blue” href=”https://belizeinfocenter.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/05/The-Notable-Personalities-who-have-contributed-to-the-Rice-Industry-of-Belize.pdf” target=”_blank”]Rice ≈ 1919[/icon_link]
• Beans ≈ 1919
• Vegetables ≈ 1934
• Beef and Dairy ≈ 1,946
• Pineapple ≈ 1952
• Cacao ≈ 1954
• Honey ≈ 1957
• Cashew and Peanuts ≈ 1950s
• Broilers and Layers ≈ 1958
• Mangoes ≈1966
• Hot peppers ≈ 1982
• Aquaculture ≈ 1982
• Papayas ≈ 1986
• Potatoes and Onions ≈ 1999

Chapter 3 Water, communication, electricity and other essential services

• Water and sewerage ≈ Mid 1600s
• Healthcare ≈ 1874
• 128Communications ≈ 1875
• Telecommunications ≈ 1902
• Banking and financial services ≈1902
• Electricity ≈ 1906
• Commuter transport ≈ 1906
• Air Travel ≈ 1921
• Radio ≈ 1937

Chapter 4 The tourism service sector

• [icon_link style=”link” color=”blue” href=”https://belizeinfocenter.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/05/The-Evolution-of-the-Toursim-Industry-of-Belize.pdf” target=”_blank”]Accommodations and Tours ≈ 1980s[/icon_link]
• Environmental Protection ≈ 1989

Chapter 5 The geographers of Belize

• Maps ≈ 1808
• Resource surveys ≈ 1882
• Geologic surveys ≈ 1927
• Oil ≈ 1938

Chapter 6 The sports and entertainment industry

• Music and Entertainment ≈ Early 1700s
• Sports ≈ Late 1800s
• Television ≈ 1980

Epilogue: Wild West or Frontier town? Our Future Industries
Glossary
Appendix I
Appendix II
Bibliography
Index

List of Boxes

• Box 1: The Belize Estate and Produce Company (BEC)
• Box 2: Mr. Robert Sydney Turton
• Box 3: Rosewood
• Box 4: Xate
• Box 5: The PUP and the transition from forestry to agriculture
• Box 6: Genetically Modified Organisms (GMOs)
• Box 7: Tobacco
• Box 8: The Rum Industry
• Box 9: The Banana War
• Box 10: Cotton, Silkgrass and Ramie
• Box 11: Cohune
• Box 12: Cassava
• Box 13: Belize Agricultural Health Authority (BAHA)
• Box 14: Agriculture Show
• Box 15: Sponges
• Box 16: Internet Based Companies
• Box 17: The UDP and the transition from agriculture to tourism

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Book 2

[toggle title=”BELIZE Facts and Figures”]

Release Date: December 2013

Contents

Introduction

The National Symbols

• The Flag
• The National Tree
• The National Flower
• The National Animal
• The National Bird

The Population

• Ethnicity
• Religion

The Districts

• Corozal
• Orange Walk
• Belize
• Cayo
• Stann Creek
• Toledo

Geography

• Geology
• Geologic History
• Soils
• Climate
• Rainfall
• Rivers

Transportation

• Roads and Highways
• Air Travel
• Marine transport
• Sea Ports

Belize Ecosystems

• Marine Ecosystems
• Open Sea
• Coral Reefs
• Seagrass beds
• Mangroves
• Terrestrial ecosystems
• Savannas
• Broadleaf forests
• Pine Forests
• Freshwater Ecosystems
• Protected Areas
• Biodiversity

The Belizean cultures

• The Maya
• The British
• The Africans
• The Creoles
• The Garinagu
• The Mestizo
• Americans
• The East Indians
• The West Indians
• The Mennonites
• Central Americans
• Taiwanese and Nigerians

The Arts in Belize

• Music
• Performing arts
• Visual arts

A Brief History of Belize

• 15,000 BC-7,000 BC
• 7,000 BC-2,500 BC
• 2,500 BC-1,500 AD
• 1502 -1641
• 1638 – 1871
• 1871-1950
• 1950-1964
• 1964-1981
• Post 1981

The Belize-Guatemala Dispute

Government

• The constitution
• The three branches
• The judicial branch
• The legislative branch
• The executive branch
• How laws are made
• The Relationship among the Executive, Legislature and the Judiciary
• The Alcalde System
• The Ombudsman
• Political parties and elections
• Non-Governmental Organizations (NGOs)

The financial system

Social Security

Taxes

The Economy

The Industries

• The Sugar Industry
• The Banana Industry
• The Citrus Industry
• The Fishing Industry
• The Aquaculture Industry
• The Papaya Industry
• The Petroleum Industry
• The Tourism Industry

Industry and Professional Associations

Labor Unions

Conducting Business

• Essential Business Processes
• Real Estate
• Public and Bank Holidays

Education

Health

Energy

Telecommunications

Our Central American Neighbors

Our CARICOM Partners

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Book 3

[toggle title=”Maya, Mahogany Men and Mennonites”]

Release Date: December 2013

 

The Technology and Science of The Cultures
Of Belize

Contents

• Chapter 1 Farming and the development of Maya civilization
• Chapter 2 Spanish dogma and native resources
• Chapter 3 Buccaneers and big business in Europe
• Chapter 4 The African contribution
• Chapter 5 Cassava, the Garinagu staple
• Chapter 6 Mexicans and sugar in Belize
• Chapter 7 American Confederate farming technology
• Chapter 8 Hindus, West Indians and Chinese
• Chapter 9 The Mennonites’ from Quellen Colonie
• Chapter 10 Central Americans, Taiwanese and Nigerians
• Epilogue Remembering the past but building a future
• Glossary
• Bibliography
• Index

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