Caribbean towns push for cruise industry tax and limits
A regional revolt grows as Caribbean beach towns resist being mere backdrops for mega ships. Mexico considers a per passenger tax between five and ten dollars amid rising cruise numbers. Belize caps passengers at eight thousand daily to protect reefs. local shops and harbors often owned by cruise firms.
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Mexico
Caribbean
Mexico City
Belize
Tourism Secretariat
Playa del Carmen
Xcaret
Carnival Cruise Lines
Carnival
Tim Gallagher
Caribbean Tourism Organization
The
CTO
Caribbean cruise tax debate sparks regional funding talks
CTO negotiators seek a compromise with cruise lines to fund regional marketing, training, or local hiring. Critics from Mexican pilots union oppose shifts that end dockside pilot roles. Environmentalists flag oil and waste, while Belize and Quintana Roo residents note crowd control and local business impacts. Carnival's Gallagher argues against taxing one industry to boost another.
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Karen Ford Warner
CTO
Ford Warner
Mexico
Belize
Caribbean
Ana Patricia Morales
Quintana Roo Hotel Association
Carnival
Gallagher
Ashes of cremated man fall from plane into Oregon home
In Forest Grove Oregon a 46 year old man who died of natural causes had his cremated remains scattered over Mountain View Memorial Gardens. A bag of ashes slipped from a small hired plane and crashed through Barbara Vreeland's roof landing in the attic causing property damage while the family covers repairs.
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Forest Grove
Ore
Barbara Vreeland
Washington
Mountain View Memorial Gardens
Vreeland
Aaron Ashbaugh
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