The government-controlled and financed Belize Tourism Board – travelbelize.org – has come under fire for yet another misstep, attempting to suppress the independent cruise ship report it commissioned at tax payers expense. The Seatone Report gives a big thumbs down to the further development of cruise tourism in Belize – especially in the south of the country. In a letter published in the Belize press this week, the BTB stands accused of delaying the publication of a report it commissioned: “Belize Tourism Board: please release Rich Wilson’s Report on proposed cruise ship tourism to Placencia. You promised it at your public consultation in Placencia on October 22, 2010.
“Your marketing director promised it in a phone message to me on February 15, 2011.
“You promised it was “downloadable” from your website. This report is nowhere on BTB’s website.
“Numerous emails, phone calls, and postings on BTB’s Facebook page requesting this cruise ship report produce no results.
“BTB, you are coming to Placencia on March 21, 2011, and you have reneged on every single one of your promises to release this report.
“You made promises to keep the public informed. FULFILL YOUR PROMISES! AND NOT A DAY OR TWO BEFORE THE MEETING!! DO IT NOW!!
“The public should never have to beg for information from Government!….NEVER!
Sincerely,
Patricia E. Celenza
Placencia”
The Belize Tourism Board has been rocked scandals in recent weeks.
Go ahead and download the full text of the Seatone Consultants Belize Cruise Report courtesy of Belize.
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