PM Briceño Supports Removal of Curfew

Prime Minister John Briceño says he will support the removal of curfew. He confirms that there won’t be a cabinet meeting on Tuesday, but that a retreat will be held later this week when the proposal by Health Minister Kevin Bernard will be presented. PM Briceño says that he has been a proponent for its removal for some time now.

John Briceño

Prime Minister John Briceño

“I think I was one of the first that said, way back when I was co-chair with former Prime Minister Barrow, that we have to learn to live with COVID. I realise that COVID is going to be here to stay and so in cabinet, we’ve been looking at ways and at the same time following the science as to how we can lift some of these restrictions. We’ve had them for too long, it was necessary, but there comes a time. COVID is going to be here and fortunately, the omicron variant is not as serious as the delta and so we believe that it is time to look at how we can open up – easing up restrictions, easing up on the curfew and finding ways on how we can better work and operate in Belize, as they call it, living with COVID.”

PM Briceño says that reducing the cost of living will also be discussed at the retreat.