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The ongoing Seventy-sixth session of the United Nations General Assembly was opened on September fourteenth and is chaired by Abdulla Shahid, President of the General Assembly. Earlier today, Guatemalan President Alejandro Giammattei addressed the gathering of heads of state in New York City. During his presentation, President Giammattei touched briefly on the resolution of the […]
Written on September 22, 2021 | Posted in
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Belize’s growing anti-vaccination movement had its eyes set on the Old Capital this weekend where several groups were planning to converge on downtown Belize City to protest the government’s vaccine mandate. Among them was the Belize Rights and Justice Movement, led by former mayor Zenaida Moya who was been vocal in her objection to the […]
Written on September 20, 2021 | Posted in
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As we mentioned earlier, several motorcades were prevented from arriving in Belize City on Saturday and law enforcement officers were deployed to the George Price and Philip Goldson highways to thwart their attempt at protesting downtown. According to Commissioner of Police Chester Williams, with Belize City being the current epicenter of COVID-19, such an activity […]
Written on September 20, 2021 | Posted in
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Attorney Arthur Saldivar and a team of lawyers are preparing to represent up to two hundred claimants in a constitutional challenge against the COVID-19 regulations. His clients, many of whom are from the Mennonite community, are saying that their constitutional rights were infringed upon on Saturday when they were blocked by police in La Democracia […]
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Commissioner of Police Chester Williams also spoke on the matter, adding that the constitution provides for certain limitations of those fundamental rights and freedoms. A public health crisis is reason enough for limiting those fundamental rights and freedom, as per the constitution, says ComPol Williams. Chester Williams, Commissioner of Police “You would know that […]
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And, with that, the police have been cracking down on the Mennonite community of Spanish Lookout. According to Commissioner Williams, a team of officers went into the community to enforce the COVID-19 regulations, and as a result, a number of tickets were issued. ComPol Williams says the police are not targeting the Mennonite community, but […]
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The Belize Council of Churches has come out with a position in favor of COVID vaccinations. In a recorded statement, the heads of various denominations, including Bishop Lawrence Nicasio of the Roman Catholic Diocese, share a unified message urging all eligible Belizeans to get inoculated. Rt. Rev. Philip Wright, Bishop, Anglican Diocese “We long […]
Written on September 20, 2021 | Posted in
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A seventeen-year-old Belize City resident succumbed to gunshot injuries this morning following a shooting on Sunday evening. Michael Henry was travelling in a vehicle along with four other persons when another vehicle drove up and a barrage of bullets was unleashed on them. Henry and another passenger were injured. While Rudolph Gladden survived the attack […]
Written on September 20, 2021 | Posted in
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Less than an hour after the drive-by shooting, shots rang out once again in Belize City and in the same vicinity. Police are reporting that just around six-thirty p.m., two persons on a motorcycle rode past Elsworth Hendy and a female friend who were on bicycles at the junction of Faber’s Road and the George […]
Written on September 20, 2021 | Posted in
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A group of fifty men, all believed to be actively involved in various gang rivalries, was released from the Belize Central Prison over the weekend, at the end of a thirty-day state of emergency that was effected on the south side of Belize City. But was the month-long lockdown effective in calling a ceasefire among […]
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In discussing the fatal shooting incident that took place in Belize City on Sunday evening, the top cop says that the police department will focus similar attention on the PIV and Backa-Lands gangs who’ve had a bitter rivalry over the years. According to the commissioner, their proximity to each other, in terms of their respective […]
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On Wednesday, we reported that Guatemalan fugitive; Alfonso Bulux Vicente was apprehended and taken into custody. Today he was handed over to Guatemalan authorities who had requested his return. Bulux was wanted for the mass killings in December 1982 at Dos Erres, when over two hundred and fifty villagers, including children, were killed. It is […]
Written on September 17, 2021 | Posted in
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On Thursday, we reported that perhaps at least two Mennonite communities had hired the services of attorneys to challenge the government on the COVID regulations. Today, attorney Dickie Bradley confirmed that report with News Five. Bradley informed us that Arthur Saldivar is the lead attorney in the lawsuit, while a British lawyer is being hired […]
Written on September 17, 2021 | Posted in
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On September twentieth, new COVID-19 regulations take effect, including an extension of the curfew from seven p.m. to four a.m. daily; restaurants can only do takeout and a “no movement” Sunday. These regulations will be in place for two weeks in the hope to drive active COVID-19 cases down. But the restrictions have been met […]
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It seems the vaccination drive has picked up speed, with the turnout at the various sites in Belize City extremely high. News Five received reports that in Belize City, more than one thousand vaccinations were administered today. At Swift Hall on Vernon Street, many people who were waiting in line to receive their shot this […]
Written on September 17, 2021 | Posted in
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October fourth is the proposed reopening date for face-to-face school instruction. And while the vaccination rollout is underway for children twelve to seventeen, G.O.B. has been working with the Belize National Teachers Union to have as many teachers as possible get vaccinated. But what’s the plan for those unvaccinated teachers, who we are told will […]
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He was sworn in again as Leader of the Opposition on Thursday and today, Patrick Faber held a press conference to give more details of his return to that position and to project a sense of unity to a public that has been getting whiplashed watching the challenges and changes at the head of the […]
Written on September 17, 2021 | Posted in
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In regards to the Lev Dermen scandal that has dogged John Saldivar, in his opening statement at today’s press conference, he says he did tell the former Prime Minister he had been receiving campaign contributions from Dermen. He says, however, he did not want to contradict the former prime minister who spoke about the Dermen […]
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A state-of-the-art mobile medical unit has been made available for COVID patients who require hospitalization and are coming from Cayo, Stann Creek and Toledo districts. The field hospital which was donated to the Government of Belize by the United States Embassy is presently located in Belmopan on the University of Belize campus. The facility has […]
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The European Union and the Pan American Health Organization have been working closely with the Government of Belize in strengthening its healthcare system. To date, the EU has invested approximately eight million Euros in various projects that support the Ministry of Health and Wellness initiatives. In recognition of the continued partnership, a visibility event was […]
Written on September 17, 2021 | Posted in
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As most Belizeans already know, a new set of COVID regulations will come into effect on Sunday. Those rules are the latest attempt by the Briceno administration to stem the spread of the virus across the country, but more so in Belize District where the number of daily infections has skyrocketed over the past few […]
Written on September 16, 2021 | Posted in
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For the next two weeks, starting on Sunday, September nineteenth, mainland Belize will be in a semi-lockdown for two weeks. With the exception of Hopkins, Placencia, Caye, Caulker, and San Pedro, all tourist destinations, cities, towns and villages are subject to a nightly curfew beginning at seven p.m. Prime Minister Briceño details the upcoming changes. […]
Written on September 16, 2021 | Posted in
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The Ministry of Health and Wellness and members of the Medical Response Team held a press conference this afternoon to further explain the regulations from their perspective. Those in the productive sector, as well employees of hotels and resorts will be able to continue working under these regulations, but with some restrictions. Dr Julio Sabido, […]
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Dr. Andre Sosa, Chairman of the Karl Heusner Memorial Hospital Association was also at the head table. To put things into perspective in terms of the increase in recent hospitalizations, Dr. Sosa says September has already surpassed August’s record. Dr. Andre Sosa, Chairman, K.H.M.H. “In the sixteen days of September that has passed so […]
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Many are asking whether the decision to make exceptions for the Placencia, Caye Cualker, San Pedro and Hopkins in the latest COVID regulations is backed by science or purely economic. Here is the response we were given to that question. Deysi Mendez, C.E.O., Ministry of Health & Wellness “I think we can say that, […]
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