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Canoe jackings not reported in Belizian press by Franz
Just saw this in Belize First online magazine; here's the address for the complete story: www.belizefirst.com/current.html
I'm probably the last to see it, but thought it prudent to post this for the benefit of travelers.

RE: Canoe jackings not reported in Belizian press by elpolvo
franz-

i read the belize forums and sometimes i read lan sluder's
"belize first" but haven't read them lately. thanks for
the heads up.

let me just say to the canoe jackers if by chance they read this forum:

CUT THAT STUFF OUT!

-elpolvo

RE: Canoe jackings not reported in Belizian press by mark

By Lan Sluder
BELIZE FIRST

UPDATED 8 FEBRUARY 2005

MULTIPLE CANOE JACKINGS OF TOURISTS ON MACAL RIVER IN CAYO, BUT NOT REPORTED IN BELIZE An American couple from Washington State were the latest victims of "canoe jackings" on the Macal River near San Ignacio, according to media reports and confirmed by residents of Cayo. Hotels along the river have now ceased unguided tours of the lower Macal, but news of the attacks has not yet been reported in Belize. Nancy and Dennis Stark from Kennewick, Wash., were stripped naked, robbed and beaten while on a canoe trip on the Macal February 1, according to a report in their hometown newspaper. Four English-speaking men, armed with guns and machetes, jumped out of the bush and grabbed their canoe and the canoe of another couple with them. They forced both couples to take off their clothes, then robbed them of cash, jewelry, passports and traveler's checks. At one point, the Washington couple believed the men were going to kill them, they said. Dennis Stark was struck on the back with the flat side of a machete. According to the couple, they reported the crime to the police in Cayo and to the American Embassy. They said the Embassy staff told them this was the fifth such incident to tourists on the Macal River since Christmas. A lodge owner in Cayo, who had earlier reported incidents on the river, said that if a hotel or tourism operator allowed "this party go down the river without adequate warning or protection is irresponsible, if not negligent, in my opinion. They should lose their license." So far there have been no reports of the attacks in the media in Belize. There have been charges that some tourism operators hushed up the incidents so that tourism will not suffer. At least one Belize travel forum on the internet, www.ambergriscaye.com, pulled messages discussing the incidents. "The reason I pulled it is that I got like 50 messages from paying clients ... screaming about it," said Marty Casado, owner of the on-line bulletin board. Hotels on the Macal River have now ceased unguided tours of the lower Macal, according to the security chief at the Lodge at Chaa Creek. However, tours of the upper Macal continue.

RE: Canoe jackings not reported in Belizian press by Felipe
See what happens on other message boards?  Negative messages were pulled.

Bad things happen everywhere and sensible people know this.  I'd rather suffer through the discomfort of negative information on the board than lose credibility by editing or deleting messages that displease me.

By the way, hey polvo, you must have forgotten you were in the General section.  No profanity here please.  :-/

f.

RE: Canoe jackings not reported in Belizian press by franz
I didn't know if I should post the whole aticle or not; obviously Mr. Mark is more couragous than I am, or at the very least,is keeping "abreast" (ok to say,Mr. Felipe?) of the rules for posting.
And to Senor El Polvo: Oh, shame,Senor!!!
shoulda used the word "excrement",perhaps?
example: "When the excrement contacts the atmospheric accelerator, I won't be here."

(Ok, I think maybe I'd better ease up before you fine folks figure out I'm a smartbutt.)

RE: Canoe jackings not reported in Belizian press by franz
Well, OK, I'll admit it; truth be known, I'm actually
a smartbutt NUTCASE! (So neener neener.)

Oops by elpolvo
sorry felipe.

i misspelled STUFF. it's fine by me if you want to take that post off. i can't edit it.

-polvo

RE: Canoe jackings not reported in Belizian press by eliduc
Ok. Look Dusty. That cop out might have worked with Mark and I, (Can't spell) but it doesn't fly with you.

RE: Canoe jackings not reported in Belizian press by elpolvo
okay. how about this one?

i forgot that the sailors were relegated to the back porch thread after their third beer.

RE: Canoe-jackings by Bug Guy
The situation in Belize sounds alot like the old "rob the tourists as they climb the volcanoe" scam in Guate'. It happened with such regularity that it became impossible to believe anyone had a serious intent to stop it - and the damage to the country's image as a tourist destination was significant no matter how locally isolated the threat. Of course eventually the problem was taken care of, several killed in high altitude shot-outs and half of one village arrested wasn't that the story?

RE: Canoe-jackings by gordita
what's a shot-out?

Don't cha no nuth'n? by Bug Guy
Oh boy - what is your problem.

As per Dusty's example though i will humour the spelling police with an explanation for my carefull choice of words.

Um, oh yeah, sound travels faster at high altitude, so when you shoot your shots sound shorter

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