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have been given for what we are intending to do.” Of
course, there is much in The Placencia domain that
is already completed for the benefit of its guests and
residents alike, including The Placencia Marina, which
will offer up to 263 slips, including 25 for super yachts.
“We have the only super-yacht marina in Belize where
the big yachts can tie up alongside and have full use of
the hotel and all its amenities,” says Lomont. “We also
have the only casino in the region, which we opened
up in May.” The exclusive VIP Casino boasts 150 slot
machines, 7 game tables, a bar, and is serviced by
The Placencia Hotels Capriccio Restaurant. Within the
next two years, the Casino will be expanded to 200 slot
machines, 30 game tables, a lounge, a nightclub, and
a five-star restaurant.
The Placencia Hotel and Residences has progressed
far from its original conception as a “small bed and
breakfast,” and has become “a property that offers a
bit more than the average resort would,” Lomont says
in a most understated way. But however large and still-
growing it may be, Lomont stresses that because its
founder, Marco Caruso, has continued to be a daily,
on-site presence, and because the property has not
changed hands since its inception, it’s still a “very per-
sonal, very private, and very cozy” place to live or visit
– and certainly a very special place to experience the
“Beauty of Belize.”
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Belize Electricity Ltd. - Belize Electricity Ltd. (BEL) is
the primary distributor of electricity in Belize, Central
America. The company serves a customer base of ap-
proximately 70,000. BEL’s national electricity grid con-
nects all major municipalities (load centers), except
for Caye Caulker, with approximately 1,850 miles of
transmission and primary distribution lines. The grid
is supplied by local Independent Power Producers uti-
lizing hydroelectricity, biomass, petroleum, and solar
energy sources. The Government of Belize (GOB) is the
largest shareholder in BEL -