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POINT LISAS IS MOVING AGAIN — WHEN WILL BELIZE BEGIN TO BUILD?

Trinidad, Venezuela and the Industrial Lesson for a Sovereign Future Belize

By: Omar Silva – Editor/Publisher @ www.nationalperspectivebz.com 

A NATIONAL PERSPECTIVE BELIZE SPECIAL FEATURE

Belize City: Wednesday 12th August 2026: There are moments when another country's development should not provoke jealousy.

BEFORE THE CCJ, THERE WAS A HISTORY The Gas Tomza Case Did Not Begin in a Courtroom — It Began With the Restructuring of an Entire Belizean Industry

CHAPTER I

Belize City: Tuesday 11th August 2026: Before Belizeans attempt to understand why the Caribbean Court of Justice eventually reversed crucial constitutional findings in the Gas Tomza litigation, we must first return to the beginning.

THE SUPERPOWER PARADOX Power Without Guaranteed Control

CHAPTER I

For more than three decades, the United States entered Middle Eastern conflicts from an assumption that became almost synonymous with global power itself: if Washington decided to act militarily, it possessed the capability to dominate the battlefield, dictate the tempo of operations and eventually shape the political outcome.

WHO WILL CONTROL BELIZE'S DIGITAL FUTURE? WHEN TECHNOLOGY ARRIVES FASTER THAN POLICY

Belize's Next Great National Conversation

CHAPTER I

Belize City: Friday 7th August 2026: Throughout history, technological revolutions have consistently moved faster than governments' ability to regulate them. The steam engine transformed commerce before labour laws caught up.

WALKING BACKWARDS FROM THE ROAD ALREADY WON? The CCJ, Maya Customary Land Rights and Belize's Unfinished Constitutional Promise

CHAPTER I : THE ROAD WAS NEVER JUST ABOUT LAND

Understanding the Long Journey Before the Judgment

Belize City: Tuesday 4th August 2026: There are moments in a nation's history when a court decision appears to begin a story. In reality, it is often the closing chapter of one struggle and the opening chapter of another.

EMANCIPATION DAY: Freedom Achieved... or Freedom Still Becoming?

"The chains may have changed, but has Belize truly become free?"

Belize City: Saturday 1st August 2026: Every year Belize observes Emancipation Day with ceremonies, speeches, drumming, cultural celebrations, and a public holiday.

It is right that we do.

The abolition of slavery represents one of humanity's greatest triumphs over oppression.

WHEN DIPLOMACY MEETS DUE PROCESS: Public Office, Private Conduct and the Reputation of the State

Belize City: Friday 31st July 2026:The reported detention of Belize's Permanent Representative to the International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO), Kennedy Carrillo, by Canadian authorities has understandably attracted public attention. According to media reports, the detention followed a domestic dispute, and Belize's Ministry of Foreign Affairs is said to be communicating with Canadian authorities while seeking to establish the facts before determining whether any further action is warranted.

WHEN A LIMITED WAR LOST ITS LIMITS The U.S.–Israeli Offensive Against Iran and the “Mission-Creep Phenomenon” Now Strangling the Global Economy

The U.S.–Israeli Offensive Against Iran and the “Mission-Creep Phenomenon” Now Strangling the Global Economy

Belize City: Thursday 30th July 2026: What was presented to the world as a limited military operation to neutralize an alleged Iranian nuclear threat has evolved into something far larger, far less defined and considerably more dangerous.