Belize Comes to L.A.!

That's right...the Belize Tourism Board and the Belize Hotels Association will be at the Los Angeles Times Travel & Adventure Tour On Saturday & Sunday February 13th & 14th.
Where:
Los Angeles Convention Center-West Hall
1201 South Figueroa Street
Los Angeles, CA 90015

When:
Saturday 2/13/2010 from 10AM-5PM
Sunday 2/14/2010 from 10AM-5PM
Trade only hours:
Saturday 2/13/2010 from 8AM-10AM

General admission is only $10.00

The tourism board will also be there from:
Dominica
Dominican Republic
Nicaragua

This is a great opportunity to learn more about any of these destinations.

Check back soon...my next post is all about the 2010 major music festivals throughout the Caribbean...and find out which ones I'll be attending! (Can you say St. Lucia mon? or maybe Jamaica mon...maybe both!)

Hit 'em straight! Or go find 'em!

SkipJack

You'd Better Belize It!

While everyone out there is singing the blues...Belize continues to rock 'n roll. 2009 was an extraordinary year at Orchid Bay where the infrastructure has been virtually completed! What does that mean? Quite simply, from the Caribbean developer's point of view...it changes EVERYTHING...it means that owners can actually begin to move in. It also means that the pace at which future benchmarks are achieved will quicken and the community will begin to take shape!
This also means that it makes sense for House Hunters International to come down and film an episode which will include a homeowner taking occupancy at Orchid Bay...which is exactly what they are doing! In fact, I'm pretty sure that they were there last week and completed the filming.
Just for the record...Orchid Bay sold 18 of the 24 planned Casitas like the one pictured above...that leaves only six left and at $159K (with a rental management company in place) I'd hurry to grab one of the last remaining six! Just shout at me here by posting a comment (I monitor all comments personally) or by visiting SkipJackMarketing.com to request more information.
Why Belize? You may ask...Because it simply the best value in Caribbean Real Estate...bar none!

Hit 'em straight! (And please see my post on how to help in Haiti)

SkipJack

Haiti needs your help!

On January 12, a massive 7.0 earthquake struck near Haiti’s capital of Port-au-Prince, causing massive death and destruction. While the death and injury toll is only beginning to be understood, a large part of the capital is in ruins and there are reports of “total disaster and complete chaos”.

Between 2.5 and 3 million people are believed to live in Port-Au-Prince and are struggling with the aftermath of the earthquake. Haitian government officials are estimating death tolls in the thousands, and thousands more are living in the streets.

Bob’s Caribbean Blog (SkipJackMarketing) would like to join Boomers Abroad Online Community & Social Network and the millions of voices from around the world in expressing its profound sympathy for the people of Haiti in the aftermath of this devastating earthquake. We encourage all of our readers, colleagues and friends to become involved in the relief efforts.

Please Contact the Haitian Embassie in your country or host country for information on how you can help!!!

The following organizations, among others, are mobilizing rapidly:

> From Canada
· Canadian Red Cross (www.redcross.ca)
· Care Canada (www.care.ca)
· Doctors Without Borders (www.msf.ca)
· Direct Relief International (www.directrelief.org)
· FTC Canada (www.ftc.ca)
· Oxfam Canada (www.oxfam.ca)
· Plan International Canada (www.plancanada.ca)
· Salvation Army (www.salvationarmy.ca)
· Save the Children Canada (www.savethechildren.ca)
· The Humanitarian Coalition (www.thehumanitariancoalition.ca)
· UNICEF Canada (www.unicef.ca)
· United Jewish Appeal of Greater Toronto (www.jewishtoronto.com)
· World Vision Canada (www.worldvision.ca)

> From The USA
· American Jewsih Relieve Service (www.ajws.org)
· CARE www.care.org
· Catholic Relieve Service (www.crs.org)
· FAVACA (www.favaca.org)
· Mercy Corps (www.mercycorps.org) Amazon.com established a box on its homepage today where customers can contribute to Mercy Corps' relief efforts.
· Net Hope www.nethope.org
· Pan American Development Foundation (www.panamericanrelief.org)
· Save the Children (www.savethechildren.org)
· The American Red Cross (www.redcross.org)
· The Jewish Federations of North America (www.jewishfederations.org)
· Unicef (www.unicef.org)
· United Nations Central Emergency Response Fund (CERF)
· World Vision (www.worldvision.org)

> From Mexico
· Cruz Roja Mexicana (www.cruzrojamexicana.org.mx)
· Naciones Unidas (www.cinu.org.mx/haiti/)
· Unicef Mexico (www.unicef.org/mexico)

> From Panama
· Cruz Roja de Panama (www.panama.cruzroja.org)
· Sistema Nacional de Protección Civil (www.sinaproc.gob.pa)
· Unicef Panama (www.unicef.org/panama)

Thank you to the folks at Boomers Abroad Online for blasting this information out to me via email.

Please find a way to help! You can even help immediately by sending “Yele” by text message to 501501. I saw this on GMA and just read an article on Time.com. Yele Haiti is the foundation established by Wycleff Jean who was born in Haiti. According to GMA $ 0.90 of every dollar makes it to the fund. They are sending protein bars candles and flashlights via two FedEx planes tomorrow.

Calling ALL Parrot Heads (non-Parrot Heads too) Jimmy (Buffett of course!) Asks For Your Help - Donate To Haiti Relief
Jimmy is asking all Parrotheads to help Haiti by texting the word "haiti" to 90999 to make a $10 donation to the American Red Cross Haiti Relief

SkipJack

Happy New Year from SkipJack!

Alright, so it took me a while to write the Happy New Year post...but here it is! And this photo is where I am planning on writing next year's post from!
2009 was an interesting year, plenty has happened in the way of Caribbean Real Estate and the developers I work with. In the spirit of the new laws about to be imposed, or at least rumored to be imposed, on blogging as a way of advertising...I'm going to come clean with my readers right here and now...I write this blog to make money! There I said it...really...this blog is meant to keep you informed about the various opportunities that I uncover and ultimately decide to represent. You can learn more at SkipJack Marketing.

Orchid Bay in Belize is where I got my start and is the first development I became associated with, but SkipJack Marketing has become so much more...we now work with developers in 7 different countries, we have partnered with Avalon Partners on the representation of commercial/resort/development properties throughout the Caribbean, 2 developers who offer condominium hotels and have partnered with 2 of the world's premier project funding companies focused on providing the commercial funds needed to help move development projects from dream...to reality!
Hell, we even have the listing for ultra luxurious homes like this one in Turks & Caicos which is worthy of P Diddy (Sean Combs) complete with a separate "guest" quarters big enough to convert to a recording studio!
So...as SkipJack Marketing moves into 2010, I fully intend to be adjusting my latitude and ope that I can help with your latitude adjustment...when the need arises!

Hit 'em straight!

SkipJack

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