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Reaction to the Prime Minister’s announcement was swift as business owners and residents flocked to social media with mixed reviews on the new COVID-19 restrictions that take effect in the next few days. While the general sentiment is that something had to be done to reduce the number of active cases, restaurateurs are concerned about […]
Written on September 16, 2021 | Posted in
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Already at the verge of closing his doors, Rosado asks what happens come October fourth when the current restrictions are to expire. Will that be sufficient time to reduce the number of active cases? With restaurants only able to do takeout, Rosado worries that he and his colleagues will have to downsize their staff yet […]
Written on September 16, 2021 | Posted in
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News Five is trying to get confirmation of a report made on social media today, which claimed that at least one two Mennonite communities have lawyered up to challenge the Government of Belize on the COVID regulations. The report is that the two communities, through their business partners, are raising funds to cover the legal […]
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It is his second time in less than a year being sworn in as Leader of the Opposition. Today, the United Democratic Party’s Patrick Faber left the Governor-General House with head held high. Battle scars suffered over the recent months now blanketed by a sense of fulfillment, he is once more the man at the […]
Written on September 16, 2021 | Posted in
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As it relates to recently circulated comments about the former Belmopan City Mayor Khalid Belisle, he clarified today that he is not out of the race in his bid for U.D.P. caretaker for Belmopan. He released the following video. Khalid Belisle, Candidate, U.D.P. Belmopan Caretaker “Hi Belmopan, in this short message I want to […]
Written on September 16, 2021 | Posted in
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Collet Area Representative Patrick Faber will be sworn in for a second time as Leader of the Opposition on Thursday morning at Belize House. The collective decision by the United Democratic Party to reinstate the former Minister of Education follows a meeting that was attended by area representatives, standard bearers and caretakers on Tuesday night. […]
Written on September 15, 2021 | Posted in
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Interestingly, the decision to reinstate Patrick Faber as Leader of the Opposition was taken one week before the fortieth anniversary of Belize’s independence. During the official ceremony, the Leader of the Opposition makes his presentation prior to the prime minister taking the podium for a state of the nation address. According to Panton, it is […]
Written on September 15, 2021 | Posted in
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It has been confirmed – Prime Minister John Briceño will be addressing the nation shortly to announce new restrictions that will take effect soon. Word to News Five is that among the measures to be implemented are an extension of curfew hours and further restriction of movement. Unconfirmed reports that have been circulating on social […]
Written on September 15, 2021 | Posted in
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Today, a News Five team took to the streets to take the pulse of the public about the COVID situation in Belize. While one woman we spoke with has still not taken the vaccine, the consensus among those we spoke to was that the situation continues to spiral due to individuals choosing not to adhere […]
Written on September 15, 2021 | Posted in
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A fugitive from Guatemalan justice has been picked up by Belizean authorities. But this is no ordinary wanted man. Afonso Bulux Vicente is being sought for his role in the December 1982 massacre at Dos Erres. During that horrific event, over two hundred and fifty villagers were slaughtered; beginning with the children, as soldiers looked […]
Written on September 15, 2021 | Posted in
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The majority of bus lines across the country are becoming more proactive in their fight against Covid-19. Effective Monday, passengers will be prohibited from eating and drinking on buses. President of the Belize Bus Association, Thomas Shaw, says this will help to avoid passengers taking of their masks during the ride and potentially exposing themselves […]
Written on September 15, 2021 | Posted in
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We also asked President Shaw if the Association has a position on the October first vaccine mandate, which will require commuters to show their vaccine passes before entering any public transportation. He says there are some operators, who have not taken it, but ninety-five percent of the Association’s membership has gotten vaccinated, and the majority […]
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Active COVID-19 cases continue to rise and the planned reopening of face-to-face learning in school on October fourth remains up-in-the-air, despite strong efforts to get students ages twelve to seventeen vaccinated. Today, News Five spoke with Minister of Education, Francis Fonseca about the plan for the phased reopening in less than three weeks. Francis […]
Written on September 15, 2021 | Posted in
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With less than twenty percent of the population vaccinated and students coming out for their second jabs this week, will enough students be vaccinated in time for the safe return? Data collected so far shows that north side Belize City schools have seen a higher turnout of students getting vaccinated compared to south side schools. […]
Written on September 15, 2021 | Posted in
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The Acting C.E.O. of the Karl Heusner Memorial Hospital had to call a press conference today over something he probably never thought he would have to do: urge those who have lost loved ones to come and get their bodies, and to do it as quickly as possible. It seems the morgue at the K.H.M.H. […]
Written on September 14, 2021 | Posted in
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If you have been following the COVID-19 numbers, you will know there were nineteen COVID deaths over the last week. This is an astonishingly high number for all of us to process, even in the abstract. But imagine that you are one of the healthcare workers, or even hospitalized patients, watching these people die – […]
Written on September 14, 2021 | Posted in
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COVID-19 has impacted the mental health of many Belizeans who are struggling to survive economically and physically from the toll of the pandemic. But we sometimes forget about healthcare professionals who have for the past eighteen months been working around the clock to provide the much-needed service needed during the pandemic. There is a level […]
Written on September 14, 2021 | Posted in
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There were two hundred new confirmed cases of COVID-19 today and the number of active cases has soared to one thousand four hundred and nineteen. There is one new COVID-related death, bringing the total to three hundred and eighty-three. In this third wave of the COVID-19 pandemic, Belize District is recording the most active cases, […]
Written on September 14, 2021 | Posted in
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Reports are that a thirty-eight-year-old San Pedrana, who died in the waiting area at the San Pedro Polyclinic, tested positive for COVID-19. Police say the woman visited the clinic on Monday complaining of abdominal pain, fever and chills, bloating and cough, which she told medical personnel she had for the past three days. She was […]
Written on September 14, 2021 | Posted in
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As Belize continues to battle through its third wave of the COVID-19 pandemic, the recommendation is for as many persons to get vaccinated by any of the four available vaccines in the country. Johnson and Johnson, Sinopharm, Oxford AstraZeneca and Pfizer – they have all been acquired by G.O.B., which is aiming for seventy percent […]
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Today, one of the schools with the highest vaccination turnout, Belize High School, reached out to students from other schools, particularly those from Southside, urging them to come out and get vaccinated this week. Principal Jamie Usher says BHS students came up with a special initiative that will see two lucky winners walking away with […]
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The data issued today by the Ministry of Health and Wellness indicates that there are thirty-nine hospitalizations and ten critical COVID-19 patients in the intensive care unit. With Belize District recording the highest number of active cases, there is concern about the national referral hospital which is already in emergency mode. Doctor Melissa Diaz-Musa spoke […]
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Six families, including six children and a pregnant woman, are displaced after a fire swept through their yard and destroyed their homes in Belize City. It happened on the evening of September tenth, when most people were observing a scaled-back Battle of Saint George’s Caye Day holiday. As Marion Ali found out, the fire started […]
Written on September 13, 2021 | Posted in
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An elderly woman lost her life in Corozal Town on Sunday morning as she rode her bicycle and was hit by a car. Sixty-eight-year-old Julia Gongora was rushed to the hospital, she succumbed to her injuries shortly after. According to the police, the driver of the vehicle will be charged. Supt. Alejandro Cowo, O.C., […]
Written on September 13, 2021 | Posted in
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A pair of men socializing at the intersections of Iguana and Elston Kerr streets on Thursday night came under gunfire following an altercation with an unnamed individual sometime earlier. Investigators believe that the shooting incident that injured Charles Hinds Jr. and Sheldon Sosa was precipitated by a previous encounter which resulted in the suspect firing […]
Written on September 13, 2021 | Posted in
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