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The bright, bold and life size Belize sign in Buttonwood bay has become the subject for thousands of social media postings – in short, it’s became kind of a Belize City landmark since it was installed in September of 2014. 

It’s also become a tourist attraction, and that’s why another identical sign has been built and installed right in the middle of the Fort George Tourism Zone.  It’s a stone’s throw from the iconic Baron Bliss Grave and Lighthouse.  It was declared open today, and Mayor Darrell Bradley said, it’s an effort to create more municipal pride:..

Darrell Bradley - Mayor of Belize City
"And the idea of a sign that's very simple that says Belize is that we should celebrate we are as a city. You would have seen now that we are continuing with the efforts of making Belizeans proud of Belize City by unveiling this second of 3 Belize signs in Belize City and the third we hope to put along the Yabra area."

"The idea is you want to encourage and enhance people's experience along the water front. So of course we have a BTL park but there are some smaller interventions that we could cooperate with the private sector like these signs. But this replica here will be an addition to the experience of residence and visitors in this particular area."

The sign is dedicated to the memory of Lena Quinto, and was sponsored by her son Haisam Diab.  It was developed in concert with attorney Steve Perera who had the idea for the first sign.