The Central Medical Lab is currently processing a number of samples from persons who returned to the country in the past couple days. Among those samples are four persons who were screened with fever at the P.G.I.A. when they returned to the country last Friday. But while we await those results, on Monday, the latest […]
Doctor Marvin Manzanero shared that the chances of more COVID-19 positive repatriates is likely considering that more people are returning home. But the Ministry of Health is not worried about these repatriates because there is a system in place that screens and tests them before they are placed in quarantine. Belize’s concerns, however, are the […]
One of the major reasons why border jumpers are a concern for the ministry is because they are coming from neighbouring countries where COVID-19 cases are on the rise. The numbers in Guatemala and Mexico have been increasing in the last few days – and those neighbouring municipalities are a growing concern. Doctor Marvin Manzanero […]
Doctor Marvin Manzanero is keeping a close eye on the developing COVID-19. The cases in Mexico are increasing every day and it is reported that a mother there transmitted the virus to her triplets. The triplets were born on May eighth to a woman, who was also positive, but asymptomatic. Dr. Marvin Manzanero, Director […]
As border jumpers present a real threat to the health system, the Karl Heusner Memorial Hospital Authority Workers Union is engaged in discussions with the hospital’s C.E.O. and management regarding cost-cutting measures. One of those measures involves the termination of professional contracts. In May, the K.H.M.H.A. cut ties with Ophthalmologist, Doctor Amin Hegar. Last week, […]
The process of finalizing the sale of Scotiabank Belize to Caribbean Investment Holdings is several months away, as the Central Bank, as regulator of the financial sector, does it does its due diligence. Following the announcements by the two parties on Monday, the governor of the Central Bank, Joy Grant, provided assurances that the interest […]
In a recorded statement issued by the Central Bank of Belize on Monday, Governor Joy Grant stated that a detail and thorough assessment of the sale of Scotiabank to C.I.H.L. is being undertaken to ensure that all regulations are being complied with. Joy Grant, Governor, Central Bank “As the regulator, the Central Bank has […]
We start our newscast tonight with big financial news. The biggest single investment at this time of the COVID pandemic was announced this morning. Caribbean Investment Holdings, the parent company for the Belize Bank, announced it will be acquiring Scotia Bank Belize, which has been on the market for some time, pending final regulatory approval. […]
The willingness to engage in opportunities and associated arbitration channels available based on the perception of risk and return is a primary concern for anyone wanting to invest money in Belize. The investment of thirty million U.S. dollars in purchasing the assets of Scotiabank Belize is a significant move for C.I.H.L., which requires a particular […]
The Port of Belize Limited remains in receivership eight years after being taken over by Private Investment Limited. Despite its status since businessman Luke Espat filed for bankruptcy in January 2012, there is no interest in PIL owning the facility. According to Lord Ashcroft, the plan is to construct a two hundred million dollar cruise […]
The idea of building a world class cruise terminal in Belize City has been met with objection from other tourism developers, including investors in the Stake Bank project who vehemently oppose the construction of the facility. But has Lord Michael Ashcroft met with these other stakeholders to understand their concerns? Isani Cayetano “Have you […]
Tonight we can confirm COVID-19 patient number twenty-three. According to the Officer of Director of Health Services, this latest case is one of the repatriates from Friday’s flight. A post on the Office of Director of Health Services’ Facebook account says, given that we had an arrival with forty plus persons this past Friday, samples […]
Consumers can expect to pay more for one fuel and less for another effective this Tuesday. Premium gasoline will decrease by two dollars and sixty-nine cents to sell at eight dollars and twenty-three cents per gallon. It means that because of the dip in the price for premium, regular gasoline is more expensive. It currently […]
It has happened again: more persons have managed to escape the COVID-19 quarantine centers. The latest breakout happened in Cayo where the government is using the Victor Galvez Stadium as a quarantine facility. A group of six Guatemalans escaped over the weekend under very questionable circumstances. We say questionable because the padlocks remained intact suggesting […]
There is a disturbing report coming out of the south tonight. The remains of a newborn baby were discovered around five-forty on Sunday evening on a farm in San Roman Village in Stann Creek. A farmer was in the area when he happened upon the decomposing lower parts of a baby – the head, chest […]
Commissioner of Police Chester Williams has ordered the arrest of about twelve persons including two police officers and three B.D.F. soldiers. The men were in the Santa Martha Village over the weekend near a fishing area at around three o’clock in the morning, within curfew hours. The group was approached by Coast Guard officers and […]
Belizeans trapped overseas are returning home in a trickle via the ongoing repatriation exercise being led by the ministries of Foreign Affairs, Health and National Security. This afternoon, a United Airlines flight arrived at the Philip Goldson International Airport with forty-five passengers onboard, a majority of whom are Belizean citizens. The P.G.I.A. remains closed indefinitely; […]
So far, there have been twenty-two confirmed cases of COVID 19 in the country. The latest case involves one of three Guatemalans, who was busted for illegal entry into Belize, earlier this week. The men were caught in the company of a Belizean who facilitated their movement through the western border. That individual remains in […]
As we said, patient twenty-two is a Guatemalan border jumper. He and two other Guatemalan men and a Belizean were detained over the weekend at a checkpoint in Unitedville Village, Cayo. The four men reportedly entered the country illegally through the western border and were swabbed and placed in quarantine at the Victor Galvez Stadium […]
Waters have now receded and traffic is flowing on both the George Price and Hummingbird Highways. Incessant rains and the force of flood waters damaged the highways, rendering them impassable to traffic. In the south, the highway was restored hours after the water gushed across the thoroughfare. At Mile thirty-eight, the culverts collapsed disconnecting the […]
The House of Representatives meets this coming Friday in Belmopan; at its last sitting in March the House dealt with legislating the State of Emergency which now expires at the end of June. On the agenda for next week’s meeting are four loan motions which the Prime Minister will be introducing. Government is seeking a […]
In the south, a stop order has brought to a screeching halt the construction of a service station at the entrance of Punta Gorda Town that is the subject of public concern. The private sale of prime real estate from one Asian businessman to another raised eyebrows among residents who, for many years, believed that […]
Last week on June tenth, Opposition Leader John Briceño officially resigned from the COVID Nineteen National Oversight Committee. The committee was formed when the novel coronavirus pandemic broke and was co-chaired by Briceño and Prime Minister Dean Barrow. The number of cases has not increased significantly since March, and Briceño believes it is time for […]
Staggering rainfall that lasted for some twelve hours caused intense flooding overnight in the western and southern parts of the country. By this morning, sections of the George Price Highway and the Hummingbird Highway were impassable as the water gushed across the thoroughfares, effectively disconnecting parts of the country and causing damage to the roads. […]
The water levels at the Macal River and Mopan River rose significantly; while the Belize and Sibun River was beginning to rise this afternoon. A number of families were displaced and had to seek refuge in shelters as water from flash floods washed through their homes and communities. Hard hit were several villages along the […]
