Tropical Greetings from Belize! A lot of exciting stuff has been going on in Belize lately, so I wanted to give a brief update on what’s going on in paradise. Let’s get the COVID numbers out of the way… Belize is still doing an excellent job at keeping numbers low. At the time I wrote this newsletter, we have ONLY 52 active cases in the whole country. There are NO patients in the Belize COVID unit. Here are the latest rules for travel: You can get a COVID test at the airport if you want at your expense. Bring a…
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I am reading a book called Free to Focus by Michael Hyatt, and it talks about the importance of unplugging. Last week for the first time in a year, I took the boat out and went fishing. It’s sad how I live in such a beautiful place, and I don’t do more diving and fishing. That will change as I will start to record videos of my life in Belize more often, so you can see what life is like here. I do love to take my lunch break at my favorite places and enjoy the quietness of the sea…
The Philip Goldson International Airport is opening October 1, 2020 and as you could guess, flights are fully booked. Many have called us recently and ask if they can come and look at properties. My opinion is that it would be best to wait until the Government of Belize and the Belize Tourism Board have worked out some of the unforeseen kinks. Here’s what we do know about visiting Belize according to the entry requirements at this time. Those with “Business interests will include those visiting to inspect or close on a purchase of property – meaning, those that can show a Purchase agreement, and…
Our last COVID-19 Update was on July 16, 2020 and Belize had 37 cases with 2 deaths due to the coronavirus. The Philip Goldson International Airport was to open August 15, 2020. The excitement was growing as the airport was opening and things seemed to be getting back to the “new normal” then the perfect storm happened. We had a few positive cases of the coronavirus. The cases were on repatriated flights back into Belize and those persons would go right into a 14-day quarantine. They were tested and if they were positive, then they were quarantined longer. People began…
Back in May 2020, we sent you the first COVID-19 update with a timeline of how our story unfolded and the feedback was GREAT. Many replied that we should continue to include updates on how Belize is navigating this crisis. So, here’s the latest update from paradise… Belize is now known for being one of the not so many countries with the lowest positive cases of the coronavirus. Our last update in May, we had reported 53 days with no new positive cases. Since, with repatriation flights and illegal crossings through our borders, the numbers have increased. As of July 16, 2020,…