Media and Communications : Belize

For information about additional resources on mass media and communications at the Library of Congress, consult its online catalog (http://catalog.loc.gov). Within the Library of Congress, the Newspaper & Current Periodical Reading Room has an online search facility to discern what newspapers are available for consultation in that reading room: http://www.loc.gov/rr/news/fncr.html. The most important source for bibliography of books and articles concerning Belize is the annual Handbook of Latin American Studies (http://lcweb2.loc.gov/hlas/) produced by over 130 contributing editors under the editorship of the Hispanic Division of the Library of Congress. Additional coverage of journal articles can be found through a subscription to the Hispanic American Periodical Index (http://hapi.gseis.ucla.edu/).   Both the Handbook and HAPI are available in selected libraries in book form.   One of the major aggregators for links to a wide variety of subjects relating to Belize is the University of Texas'

BELIZE FIRST  (http://www.belizefirst.com/)
Online Belizean magazine. Features information on the travel and life on the caribbean coast.

BELIZE TIMES  (http://www.belizetimes.com)
Web-site of the Belizean newspaper with 46 continuous years of publication in the country. The BELIZE TIMES was founded by George Price and was first printed in 1956.

BELIZE.NET  (http://www.belize.net/)
Naturalight Productions offers a collection of Web sites on Belize. The links include information on the country's business, districts, government, news and media, education, society and culture, and travel.

BELIZEMALL AMANDALA ONLINE  (http://www.belizemall.com/amandala/)
Amandala is a newspaper in Belize. It has been in publication for over 20 years.

CARIBBEAN AMERINDIAN CENTRELINK  (http://pages.hotbot.com/current/mcforte/index.html)
Promotes an awareness of the existence of present day Caribbean Amerindian communities. Assists researchers and the general public in learning more about Caribbean Amerindian communities and organizations by providing a central location where such information is listed and categorized. Facilitates communication between diverse Caribbean Amerindian groups from Guyana, Suriname, Venezuela, Guyana, Trinidad Tobago, St. Vincent, Dominica, Belize, Cuba, Puerto Rico, Dominican Republic, Bahamas and the USA. Assembles research available online and points visitors toward actual ongoing research projects, some of which invite people to join in.

CHANNEL 5 BELIZE  (http://www.channel5belize.com/)
Website of Channel 5, Great Belize Productions Ltd. The station operates the nation's largest television station, broadcasting over the air since 1991 on Channel 5 in Belize City.

SAN PEDRO SUN  (http://www.sanpedrosun.net)
Online island newspaper, Ambergris Caye, Belize.