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Protests have broken out in Guatemala, with thousands taking to the streets on Thursday, lighting fires and blocking roads across the country. The protestors who are an amalgamation of different interests, many of who are indigenous people, are demanding the resignation of President Alejandro Giammattei. This follows the firing of a well-known anti-corruption prosecutor. Since […]
Written on July 30, 2021 | Posted in
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A pair of fraudsters, including a nurse, has been working overtime falsifying COVID-19 vaccination cards, the same ones that are being issued by the Ministry of Health and Wellness to persons who have gotten their jabs. It’s an elaborate scheme that sees fake cards being sold to persons who presumably have to present proof of […]
Written on July 29, 2021 | Posted in
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If there is one thing that the COVID-19 pandemic has taught us, it is that the virus is indiscriminate and can affect everyone and anyone. Tonight we go one-on-one with Belize City Mayor Bernard Wagner, who on Tuesday morning tested positive for the virus. News Five’s Duane Moody reports. Duane Moody, Reporting The news […]
Written on July 29, 2021 | Posted in
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A recent spike in the number of COVID-19 infections, four hundred and three active cases reported on Wednesday, continues to raise serious concerns for the Ministry of Health and Wellness. While all efforts are being made to vaccinate as many Belizeans, there is a group that is against getting the shots. Well, there is also […]
Written on July 29, 2021 | Posted in
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The Government of the United Kingdom has announced a donation of forty-two thousand doses of the Oxford AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine to the people of Belize. This donation comes as part of the wider pledge by the UK government to donate one hundred million excess COVID-19 vaccines to developing countries. According to a release from the Government […]
Written on July 29, 2021 | Posted in
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The recent rise in COVID cases and deaths has medical practitioners concerned about the toll this disease can take if hospitals are pushed to maximum capacity. General Practitioner at the Belize Medical Associates, Doctor Laura Friesen says some people are just now starting to take the virus seriously. Today on Channel Five’s Open Your Eyes […]
Written on July 29, 2021 | Posted in
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In addition, Doctorr Friesen said there are lingering apprehensions about the AstraZeneca vaccine. She attributes this to misinformation, especially about potential blood clots. Dr. Laura Friesen, General Practitioner, Belize Medical Associates “They have identified a risk of certain types of blood clots; they remained very rare but it is there and I inform all […]
Written on July 29, 2021 | Posted in
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A new book called “COVID-19 Pandemic: Lessons from the Frontline,” has just been published and Belize’s own Doctor Jorge Hidalgo is one of the editors. The publication is a compilation of facts and opinions about the pandemic gathered from contributors around the world. The contents range from the thoughts of one of the first COVID-19 […]
Written on July 29, 2021 | Posted in
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There are disturbing numbers tonight from the Ministry of Health and Wellness. Four people have died from COVID-related complications over the past two days. Additionally, eighty-six new cases of COVID-19 have been confirmed, while fifty-six persons have reportedly recovered. The Belize District now leads the nation in COVID cases with more than half, forty-eight of […]
Written on July 28, 2021 | Posted in
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The Belize Defense Force is mourning the death of Staff Sergeant Victor Martin. He was a special force operator, physical instructor and mentor to many officers. Martin also had a passion for motorbikes. While heading west from the Belize District on his motorcycle on Tuesday, he collided with a pickup truck and lost his life. […]
Written on July 28, 2021 | Posted in
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There is yet another fire to report tonight; this time in the Antelope Street area of Belize City. A well-known yardman and his wife escaped grave injury when a fire broke inside their wooden home early this morning. Investigations indicate it may have been deliberately set. News Five’s Duane Moody reports. Duane Moody, Reporting […]
Written on July 28, 2021 | Posted in
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Four days after two standoffs between a joint team of B.D.F., forestry personnel, Friends for Conservation and Development rangers and Guatemalan soldiers and civilians occurred in the Chiquibul Reserve, and after many requests made to the B.D.F. and the Ministry of Foreign Affairs for information, the ministry has issued a press release. The incident occurred last […]
Written on July 28, 2021 | Posted in
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Stake Bank and the Port of Magical Belize will face off in the Supreme Court on September thirtieth, following leave being granted earlier this week for Port Coral to file application for judicial review. But while that legal matter is several weeks away from being heard, News Five has been combing through an Environmental Compliance […]
Written on July 28, 2021 | Posted in
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Cruise tourism is slowly making a comeback since reopening on July seventh with only one ship visiting per week. With ships traveling at around sixty percent capacity and not all passengers coming off to tour Belize City, tourism dollars are nowhere near where they used to be. Today, News Five’s Marion Ali went to check […]
Written on July 28, 2021 | Posted in
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Currently, three Belize Defense Force officers are positive for the COVID-19 virus. Lieutenant Colonel Velasquez confirmed that around forty-two percent of B.D.F. soldiers have been vaccinated to date and that this represents a significant increase from a few weeks ago. But is it enough? Especially since Statutory Instrument seventy-two mandates that as of Sunday, August […]
Written on July 28, 2021 | Posted in
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The Belize Council of Churches, having consulted regionally with its counterparts in the Caribbean, has put forward a definitive position on the proposed legalization of marijuana. The religious organization is steadfast in its stance against government’s decision to eventually allow for the cultivation, trade and consumption of cannabis. On Tuesday, the representative body issued a […]
Written on July 28, 2021 | Posted in
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Government’s move to ultimately legalize marijuana raises serious concerns in various sectors of Belizean society, including the religious community. The economic benefits, as well as the purging of criminal records for persons having been taken to court for marijuana-related offenses, have been put forward as part of the Briceño administration’s position. The Council of Churches, […]
Written on July 27, 2021 | Posted in
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The ten percent salary reduction for teachers and public officers came into force in June, after weeks of failed negotiations between the joint unions and the Briceño administration. The Belize Council of Churches, though somewhat belated, has weighed in on the salary cuts. In a release issued earlier today, the Church is openly calling to […]
Written on July 27, 2021 | Posted in
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On Monday, Justice Lisa Shoman granted leave for Port Coral, whose principals include developer Mike Feinstein, to file an application for judicial review in a matter that involves the Department of the Environment and the National Environmental Appraisal Committee, NEAC. It has to do with approval being given to Portico to proceed to the next […]
Written on July 27, 2021 | Posted in
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The national referral hospital is reporting more than thirty-five million dollars in unpaid patient medical bills. This is a huge amount that the chairman of the Karl Heusner Memorial hospital says could have gone towards expanding its services to include more of the kinds of treatment that Belizeans seek overseas. While the hospital will try […]
Written on July 27, 2021 | Posted in
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The Minister of Health and Wellness also addressed the situation of Doctor Marvin Manzanero who, after being replaced as the functional Director of Health Services in late 2020, has yet to settle into an agreed-upon position. While he still has the title of Director of Health Services, he is not carrying out the functions of […]
Written on July 27, 2021 | Posted in
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Frontline workers who are not vaccinated after Friday will be required to pay for bi-weekly COVID-19 tests. Where the employer is not providing these for free, those classified as frontline workers under S.I. seventy-four will have to pay out of pocket. While there has been some pushback against this mandate, Minister of Health and Wellness, […]
Written on July 27, 2021 | Posted in
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Before we had a COVID vaccine, the world was praying for one as millions of people helplessly watched their loved ones die. Now we have a vaccine and there is a degree of reluctance by some people to take it. That reluctance is what has led to and continues to lead to more COVID-related deaths. […]
Written on July 27, 2021 | Posted in
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Internist Doctor Mark Musa, who also appeared in the first segment of the show, said that if we rely only on herd immunity to defeat COVID, many of us will succumb. Dr. Mark Musa, Internist “When the virus is spreading it is trying to invade our immune system as well. It’s sole job is […]
Written on July 27, 2021 | Posted in
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Deadly gunfire erupted on Kraal Road on Sunday night and in the aftermath, two Belize City men lay mortally wounded. Sometime before nine o’clock, Gary Young was inside a yard near Hinds Street socializing with several other persons when a pair of men arrived at their location. Shortly after, multiple shots were fired in Young’s […]
Written on July 26, 2021 | Posted in
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