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Among the many cases of COVID-19 infections is the transmission of the virus from a fitness trainer to a client. With this in mind, the DHS has also recommended the closure of all gyms during the upcoming two-week period. While the prime minister recognizes the use of fitness centres for health and wellness purposes, the […]
Written on August 21, 2020 | Posted in
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Admittedly, the PM says that the situation involving bars is rather tricky since a majority of these establishments operate under a public and a special license, which allows them to vend alcoholic beverages on the premises. In most cases, given the current restrictions, these business owners have taken to providing finger food as a way […]
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The restrictions that are set to come into force on Sunday morning are in fact limitations that were already in effect in the previous states of emergency and will be further ventilated on Ask the Experts on Saturday night. According to Prime Minister Barrow, they are the result of the behavioral patterns of the citizenry. […]
Written on August 21, 2020 | Posted in
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At the press conference, the Ministry of Education announced the dates for the reopening of schools, but for distance learning. This is where the students will be assigned work, through course sheets or online, but will not attend school for face-to-face learning. The month of September, according to Minister Patrick Faber, will serve as a […]
Written on August 21, 2020 | Posted in
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When it comes to the secondary level, distance learning will commence in the first week of October. This, according to Minister of Education Patrick Faber, will be done primarily through digital learning. The ministry will make available roughly eight thousand electronic devices where e-textbooks will be uploaded. Minister Faber explains that the ministry is partnering […]
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As you may know by now, majority of tertiary level institutions began distance learning earlier this month and the remainder are set to do so in the coming weeks. So, to support education at this level, Minister Faber announced that six thousand students will receive data packages to help them access lessons and resources online. […]
Written on August 21, 2020 | Posted in
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With the recent spike in COVID-19 infections and the economy still stuttering, following the previous three-month state of emergency, is government financially able to sustain various industries, including the agro-productive sector? According to PM, the risk of his administration running out of finances to support these industries is unlikely as it continues to source funds […]
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There is a most alarming situation at the Dorothy Menzies Child Care Center which houses children on Saint Thomas Street where there is a potential of a spread of the coronavirus. One out of the twenty-three resident children at the institution has tested positive for the novel coronavirus, while seven others were taken for medical […]
Written on August 20, 2020 | Posted in
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This afternoon in the Belmopan Magistrate’s Court, a senior employee of the Big Creek Group was arraigned in connection with the illegal voyage of the tugboat, AJ Ellis. Gustavo Carillo, the company’s shipping manager, has been charged and taken before the lower court on a single count of abetment to exiting Belize illegally. The arraignment […]
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The sequenced of events started on Wednesday when Robert Flowers and Deon Castillo were first to be charged criminally for the tugboat. That voyage, according to the police, was illegal under the new regulations because the vessel was supposed to travel through the Port only for commerce. Comptroller Colin Griffith was quick to deny any […]
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…but what does Commissioner of Police Chester Williams have to say about the Customs Department’s comments on the charge? Williams says he stands by the charge brought against Dion Castillo and Robert Flowers. He says that the officers were responsible to ensure that the vessel’s purpose of travel was legitimate. Williams also notes that while […]
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Commissioner of Police Chester Williams wants to dispel any notions that the public officers are being made scapegoats in the process. Williams says that if a minister of any other high-ranking authority instructed Dion Castillo and Robert Flowers to provide clearance for the vessel then they are to report that information to police. And since […]
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The charge against Dion Castillo prompted strong words from the Comptroller Griffith. He also alleged that the police objected to bail on Wednesday. Today, Commissioner Chester Williams responded to those allegations, saying that there is nothing personal against the Customs Department and that the department was acting in accordance with the law. On the […]
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Turning to the latest COVID numbers, fifty-two new positive cases were identified today. The infographic shared by the Ministry of Health shows that a total of two hundred and sixty-three samples were processed of which fifty-two returned positive. Three of the cases are in the Corozal District, while the Cayo District recorded five more cases. […]
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One of the new COVID victims is a frontline worker, Doctor Rahleel Elijio from the B.D.F., where a number of soldiers have also been infected. Doctor Elijio revealed he tested positive via Facebook, saying he is not ashamed of his status. Elijio says that, as a doctor, it is his duty to heal and do […]
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Seventy-four-year-old Iris Barillas was buried on Wednesday afternoon after becoming the fifth casualty of COVID-19 in Belize. She was also the first woman who has died of the deadly virus. Barillas’ husband, who visited the Belmopan Medical Center along with her, has also contracted the disease and has been battling its debilitating effects. Sadly, he […]
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The safe handling and disposal of COVID-19 corpse involves a string of procedures. While there is no scientific evidence that proves that a COVID-19 corpse is still infectious, there are strict protocols being followed on how to deal with a COVID-19 positive or suspected positive corpse. Today the Ministry of Health outlined these guidelines for […]
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The number of COVID-19 cases sets a new record; we will have that coming up including the death of the first female due to the virus; we’ll talk to her grieving family. First we go to a late evening story. An immigration officer and a customs officer were today arraigned in the Belmopan Magistrate Court […]
Written on August 19, 2020 | Posted in
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The charges brought against one of its own, Customs Officer Dion Castillo, did not sit well in the department. This evening, Comptroller Colin Griffith publicly registered his discontent about the charge brought against his officer. Griffith told the press that the officer didn’t do anything wrong while he was on duty and so the department […]
Written on August 19, 2020 | Posted in
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So to dispel any notions that Customs Officer Dion Castillo may have been negligent to give clearance to the AJ Ellis tugboat for a purpose outside of the S.O.E. regulations, this afternoon Comptroller Griffith outlined the situation. He explained what transpired and how the tugboat was cleared. According to Griffith, while the Port remained open […]
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Early this morning, an elderly woman succumbed to the coronavirus at the Karl Heusner Memorial Hospital. Seventy-two-year-old Iris Rose Barillas is the first female locally not to survive the virus. She slipped in and out of coma at the K.H.M.H. and caved in today. Barrillas is believed to have been infected at a private facility […]
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Late this evening, News Five spoke with Iris Barillas’ caregiver and family friend. She explained how it came about that Barillas and her husband ended up at the Belmopan Medical Center where staff members have been tested positive for the virus. According to Jones, the elderly couple was taken to the facility by her adopted […]
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So a fifth person, who is an elderly female, has died due to the coronavirus. But there were reports this morning that a sixth person had succumbed overnight. In speaking on the death of Iris Barillas, DHS Doctor Manzanero confirms that the death of the purported sixth person was not due to COVID-related complications. […]
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A record number of positive cases of COVID-19 was confirmed overnight putting the number of positive cases for the country at an alarming five hundred and fifty-three. Stann Creek District recorded an extra case, while Corozal went up by seven. There were a total of fifteen new cases in the Cayo District, eight of which […]
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Well-known mental health therapist Jennifer Lovell has tested positive for COVID-19 after being exposed to the virus during a workshop that she was administering on the sixth of August. Lovell, who is a regular on Channel Five’s Open Your Eyes, says that she was informed of her status on Tuesday night after several days of […]
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