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I am a Belizean Traveller! You Can Be Too!! | Channel5Belize.com

May 13, 2021 I am a Belizean Traveller! You Can Be Too!! Today, the Belize Tourism Board officially launched its 2021 Belizean Traveller Campaign to promote domestic travel across the country. Over the past year, local travelling has been the lifeblood of the tourism industry shattered by the pandemic in early 2020. So as tourism activity rebounds, industry stakeholders are making sure that Belizeans at home take advantage of great deals and experience being Belizean travellers. News Five’s Director Karla Heusner reports.   Karla Heusner, Reporting The Belize Tourism Board has teamed up with the Belize Hotel Association for the 2021 Belizean Traveller Campaign, but this time around, the influencers include media and TV personalities, a social media sensation and a well-known chef.  While the COVID-19 pandemic has had an impact on the tourism industry, it also highlighted the need to strengthen domestic travel.

G.O.B. Seeking Alternative Arrangements to Superbond Payment

May 10, 2021 Christopher Coye Will Belize be able to make a scheduled seven-million-U.S.-dollar coupon payment to its international bondholder on time later this month?  That is looking more and more unlikely, particularly after the Government of Belize announced today that it will consult with holders of the nation’s so-called “Superbond” about “potential alternatives to punctual payment” of the next payment due on May twentieth.  Just what those alternatives to a late payment might be are not clear.  Minister of State in the Ministry of Finance Chris Coye told News Five he is not aware of the release on the Central Bank of Belize website.  He did, however, say Belize is still trying to get bondholders to consider Belize’s particular situation and confirmed the country is seeking a “haircut” in terms of debt relief.  He also addressed comments made by a representative of one of the bondholders, Carl Ross of Granthan Mayo Van Otterloo, about Belize’