June 2017

The Seine Bight village on the Placencia Peninsula in southeastern Belize will host the fifth annual Kaina Martinez Track and Field Games on July 22-23, 2017. Named for Kaina Martinez, an Olympic athlete who represented Belize in the 2012 Games in London, the Kaina Martinez Track and Field Games features young athletes between the ages of 4-14 from Seine Bight as they compete in a series of track and field events. Kaina Martinez is an 11-time All-American track athlete, two-time NCAA

On June 4, 2017, the inaugural Southwest Airlines flight from the Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood Airport (FLL) landed in Belize City (BZE). The new Fort Lauderdale-Belize route is Southwest's third non-stop route to Belize City. Southwest first began flying to Belize from its hub at the Houston Hobby Airport (HOU) in 2015 and then added a second route from Denver (DIA) in March of 2017.  As part of its expansion plans to more international markets, Southwest is currently offering fares to Belize as