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  1. Cruise Law News

    Reefer Madness: Cruise Passengers Busted in Belize During Cruises

    By Jim Walker

    Reefer madness, Belize style.  So you're a young  cruise passenger wanting to get high while visiting some of the ports you visit.  Certainly no one in a third world place…

  2. Cruise Law News

    Cruise Passenger Busted for Crack in Belize City

    By Jim Walker

    7 New Belize reports today on the arrest of a 27-year old British cruise passenger in Belize City. A police officer working at the Tourism Village reportedly arrested Paul Smith, after he was "acting suspiciously"…

  3. Cruise Law News

    Holland America Line Sued Following Death of Passenger During Excursion in Belize

    By Jim Walker

    The Seattle Times reports that the husband of a cruise passenger filed a wrongful death suit Holland America Line in Seattle after his wife was killed during a cruise sponsored snorkeling…

  4. Cruise Law News

    Holland America Lines Passenger Killed while Snorkeling in Belize

    By Jim Walker

    7 New Belize reports that a cruise passenger died yesterday while snorkeling in Belize's waters.  American tourist, Diana Mechling, age 59, was reportedly snorkeling at Goff's Caye in Belize when she was struck by the propeller of…

  5. Cruise Law News

    Cruise Law News: State of the Union January 2011

    By Jim Walker

    Year 2011 began with a bang at Cruise Law News ("CLN"). CLN was the first publication in the U.S. to cover some of the most newsworthy stories about the cruise industry this year.…

  6. Cruise Law News

    Another Passenger Overboard From A Royal Caribbean Cruise Ship

    By Jim Walker

    A newspaper in Belize is reporting that a 21 year old cruise passenger went overboard from Royal Caribbean's Liberty of the Seas cruise ship and disappeared today.  7 News Belize reports that…

  7. Cruise Law News

    No Cruises In Placencia: Royal Caribbean Refuses to Discuss its Environmental Record

    By Jim Walker

    Last month I ran across an interesting blog called No Cruises In Placencia which focuses  on the plight of the tranquil fishing village of Placencia, Belize which Royal Caribbean has targeted as a…

  8. InsureReinsure

    Magnitude 7.1 Earthquake in Honduras Causes Relatively Minor Property Damage But May Pose Business Interruption Issues

    By Troutman Pepper Locke

    A magnitude 7.1 earthquake occurred near the coastal Honduran island of Roatan at 3:24 a.m. local time on Thursday May 28, 2009.  Although the earthquake caused relatively little property damage…

  9. The Trademark Blog

    TANG In San Ignacio, Belize

    By Marty Schwimmer

  10. Asset Search Blog

    Asset Search vs. Offshore Asset Protection

    By Fred Abrams

    A divorcing spouse seeking hidden marital assets; a creditor pursuing the payment of a debt; or an IRS revenue officer collecting a delinquent tax; may sometimes be looking for assets…