Jan 25, 2021
The White Elephant that is the Belize City Center
The Belize City Center was inaugurated with much fanfare when it opened its doors on April thirtieth, 2018. That was at least two years before COVID-19 became a reality. In the time before the pandemic made its way to Belize, the building was hardly in use, despite the number of scheduled events necessary for its stakeholders to turn a profit. Since March of last year, the giant sliding doors that protect the structure have remained shut and the future of the facility built from PetroCaribe largess was up in the air. In the coming months the Civic will be turned over to the Ministry of Sports, Youth and e-Governance and plans are to join forces with the Belize City Council to operate and maintain the sporting complex. News Five’s Isani Cayetano reports.