Prime Minister Eric Gairy tried taxing yachts in Grenada

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back in the 1970s.
That was when Grenada was a real force in the charter biz etc.
Gairy quickly changed his mind when the fleet departed en masse for St. Vincent.
Maybe Belize will do likewise when the charter bases shut down . . .

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Two (Three?) changes to Fiji Clearance procedures
- Courious, and not to make this a gun thread... but what is considered a gun?
  - Trading a position on a yacht for a cot in a third world prison?
    - Nah, just idle curosity...
  - All ammunition must be declared as well, and failure to declare ammo carriers the same penalties as an undeclared weapon
    - Interesting... thanks.
- Belize has just started $10.00 per person per day.
  - Holly smokes Batman
    - Prime Minister Eric Gairy tried taxing yachts in Grenada
  - Damn, that's sad news to hear...
    - How does a 38ft cat "cut a swath 75 feet wide for a distance of 125 feet into the pristine reef."?
    - And we were thinking of getting a third.
  - Can't find any such fees on any Belize web site
    - To elaborate --

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