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As Mexico marks conservation day, advocates say it takes too long to list vulnerable species

Springfield News-Sun 28 Nov 2023
MEXICO CITY (AP) — Residents of Mexico's Caribbean reef island of Banco Chinchorro near Belize have hunted the meat and salmon-pink shells of queen conch for generations. As populations have shrunk in recent decades, Mexico has enforced limits and bans on catching the shellfish.
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More competition would benefit consumers

Jamaica Observer 29 Oct 2023
Local supermarket shelves carry many goods produced in Trinidad, Barbados, Belize, and Guyana; however, we do not import chicken from those markets even though the import duty from Caricom would be zero per cent ... I suggest we examine the models in Belize and Guyana, where the population pays 181 per cent less for a whole chicken.
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Belize warns of fake Tylenol in circulation

Jamaica Observer 17 Oct 2023
BELMOPAN, Belize (CMC) – Health authorities in Belize say they have discovered falsified Tylenol at various supermarkets across the country and are urging the population to be wary of the pain reliever ... .
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Fake Tylenol circulating in Belize

Jamaica Star 17 Oct 2023
Health authorities in Belize say they have discovered falsified Tylenol at various supermarkets across the country and are urging the population to be wary of the situation ... The public is advised to become familiar with the presentation of this medication.” ... .
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New neon-yellow snail from the Florida Keys gets a happy hour-ready name

Popular Science 10 Oct 2023
Rüdiger Bieler ... Look closely ... CREDIT. R. Bieler ... Bieler and the rest of the international team of researchers came across the lemon-yellow snails in the Florida Keys National Marine Sanctuary and a similar lime-colored snail in Belize ... There can also be color variations in a single population or even cluster of snails ... ....
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Newly-discovered 'margarita snails' from the Florida Keys

Phys Dot Org 09 Oct 2023
The lemon- (or, key-lime-) colored snail, along with its lime-green cousin from Belize, is the subject of a study published in the journal PeerJ ... a similar, lime-colored snail in Belize ... "In a single population, even a single little cluster, one might be orange, one might be gray.
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Chautauqua’s Festival Del Sol celebrates Latino community with free fiesta jam-packed with family fun

Daily Camera 14 Sep 2023
15, National Hispanic Heritage Month is celebrated around the United States in conjunction with national independence days in several Latin American countries, including Guatemala, Honduras, El Salvador, Nicaragua, Costa Rica, Mexico, Chile and Belize. Hispanics and Latinos make up a significant part of the American population.
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Saudi Fund for Development Signs a USD $77 Million Loan Agreement in Belize to Construct ...

Maryville Daily Forum 07 Aug 2023
BELMOPAN, Belize--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Aug 7, 2023-- ... Prime Minister of Belize, Hon ... The project to construct a solar energy plant in Belize will support the health and well-being of the local population, and help provide direct and indirect job opportunities, which will contribute towards the socio-economic growth of the country.
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Herring disaster funds should be used to phase out harmful trawling

Bangor Daily News 07 Aug 2023
Northeast states, the National Fish and Wildlife Foundation and the USDA have put more than $200 million into restoration to recover river herring and shad populations ... Many countries have banned midwater and pair trawling as a way to end overfishing and bycatch, and restore fish populations.
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Saudi Fund for Development signs $77m loan agreement to set up solar energy plant in Belize

Arab News 06 Aug 2023
“The agreement represents an important step toward strengthening the existing development cooperation between the fund and Belize to contribute to the development of the clean energy sector in Belize, and to meet the basic needs of the population in enhancing access to ...
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Saudi Arabia finances $77m solar power project in Belize

Arab News 06 Aug 2023
The project to construct a solar energy plant in Belize will support the health and well-being of the local population and help provide direct and indirect job opportunities, which will contribute toward the socioeconomic growth of the country,” said Sultan Al-Marshad, CEO of SFD.
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Whales in the Gulf: USM scientists study their feeding patterns, movements

Mississippi Business Journal 02 Aug 2023
Through the photo identification process, they have discovered connectivity between the Gulf region and the Yucatan Peninsula of Mexico as well as between the Yucatan Peninsula and Belize, Honduras and Cuba.
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New study suggests clues to urban resiliency lie within ancient cities

Phys Dot Org 24 Jul 2023
Both Diane Chase and her husband Arlen Chase (longtime archaeologists, research collaborators and spouses) are frequent visitors to the Maya archaeological site of Caracol in Belize ... Prehispanic Mesoamerica included areas of Mexico, Belize, Guatemala and El Salvador.
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Researchers use isotopic analysis to map territories of jaguars in Belize

Phys Dot Org 18 Jul 2023
The Mountain Pine Ridge Forest Reserve covers about 267 square miles of forest, savanna, rocky mountains, caverns and streams in central Belize ... Wultsch and Kelly in 2000 found that jaguars had a large enough population to maintain genetic diversity in Belize but did see some habitat loss and fragmentation in parts of their historic range.
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After a 70 year battle, the WHO declares Belize malaria-free

Popular Science 22 Jun 2023
Bungalows on the small island of Tobacco Caye in Belize ... The World Health Organization (WHO) has certified Belize as officially malaria-free ... For the past 30 years, Belize has dramatically reduced its malaria burden ... In 2015, Belize reorganized its malaria program to place more focus on enhanced surveillance in higher-risk populations.
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