Belize
Belize’s El Secreto Officially Opens
October 4, 2012 | 1:35 pm | 0 Comment
Above: villas at El Secreto in Belize By the Caribbean Journal staff The El Secreto resort in Belize has officially opened. The resort, which is located 11 miles from San Pedro Town on Ambergris Caye, is accessed by a private 30-minute boat ride from San Pedro Town, the largest town on Ambergris Caye. The property has 13 thatched-roof stand-alone villas; more...
Belize and Nigeria Sign Agreement on Technical Assistance
October 2, 2012 | 8:08 pm | 0 Comment
Above: the Great Blue Hole in Belize (Photo: Belize Tourism) By the Caribbean Journal staff The governments of Belize and Nigeria have signed a technical agreement involving the deployment of Nigeria's Technical Aid Corps volunteers to Belize. The agreement, which was signed Tuesday at the Ministry of Health in Belmopan, will see the provision of Nigerian more...
The Bahamas Leads the Caribbean in Economic Freedom: Report
October 1, 2012 | 12:10 am | 0 Comment
Above: Nassau (CJ Photo) By the Caribbean Journal staff The Bahamas has the Caribbean's freest economy, according to the Economic Freedom of the World rankings released by the Fraser Institute. The report examines a series of criteria, including the size of government, a country's legal system and property rights, sound money, the freedom to trade more...
Belize PM Heads to Washington
September 27, 2012 | 3:58 pm | 0 Comment
Above: Belize Prime Minister Dean Barrow By the Caribbean Journal staff Belize Prime Minister Dean Barrow has left for Washington, DC for a series of high-level talks with multilateral institutions, his office said in a statement. Barrow, who departed Thursday, is leading a Belizean delegation for discussions with executive officials at the Inter-American more...
Belize, Suriname Foreign Ministers Meet With OAS in New York
September 26, 2012 | 10:29 pm | 0 Comment
Above: OAS SG Jose Miguel Insulza and Belize Foreign Minister Wilfred Elrington By the Caribbean Journal staff Belize Foreign Minister Wilfred Elrington and Suriname Foreign Minister Winston Lackin met with Organization of American States Secretary General Jose Miguel Insulza in New York Wednesday. Elrington's discussions focused on the region's current more...
S&P: Belize Remains in Default, Despite Partial Coupon Payment
September 24, 2012 | 9:55 am | 0 Comment
Above: Parliament in Belize By the Caribbean Journal staff Ratings firm Standard & Poor's has not changed its "SD" foreign currency ratings and "D" rating on Belize's bond due in 2029 after the country made a partial payment of $11.7 million last week. The firm still considered the country to have missed the $23 million coupon payment that was due on Aug. 20. more...
Belize, Mexico Hold Talks
September 2, 2012 | 12:04 pm | 0 Comment
Above: the Princess Hotel in Belompan, Belize By the Caribbean Journal staff The governments of Belize and Mexico met for a two-day summit in Belmopan this week. The seventh meeting of the Belize-Mexico Bi-National Commission, which was held at the Prince Hotel in Free Zone, included discussions on tourism, trade, immigration and the new northern border crossing more...
Belize “Unable” to Make Coupon Payment
August 15, 2012 | 11:31 am | 0 Comment
Above: Parliament in Belmopan By the Caribbean Journal staff The government of Belize announced Tuesday that it would be unable to make an Aug. 20 coupon payment on the country's US Dollar Step-Up Bonds due in 2029. In a statement, Belize's government said it had "already commenced discussions with the holders of this bond regarding a consensual restructuring more...
Belize Mulls Decriminalizing Marijuana
July 20, 2012 | 9:59 am | 0 Comment
Above: Parliament in Belmopan By the Caribbean Journal staff Belize's Ministry of National Security has appointed a committee to evaluate and make proposals for the decriminalization of small portions of marijuana. The move, which was announced this week, was driven by "increasing evidence that the current legislation clutters the courts and the prison with more...
Belize’s El Secreto to Open in October
July 18, 2012 | 2:45 pm | 0 Comment
Above: a rendering of the project By the Caribbean Journal staff The El Secreto boutique resort in Belize is set to officially open Oct. 1, the company has announced. The property on Belize's Ambergris Caye is 11 miles north of San Pedro Town. It consists of 13 freestanding thatched-roof villas on the hotel's private beachfront enclave. The El Secreto project more...
