Police today assisted the Belize Tourism Board to shut down a number of seedy, substandard hotels and guest houses in Orange Walk Town.

Akihito Hotel which is in the heart of the town by the stop light - was one of them. The BTB's Registrar of Hotels gave the joint a quality score of 46% on his compliance assessment - and told the owner, Aki Min Li he'd need to get to 75% before he could re-open.

In Orange Walk, The BTB also closed down Lucia's Guest House, Abigail Guest House, and Gami's Hotel by serving them with Cease and Desist letters.

These operations are done countrywide to enforce minimum quality standards.

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