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An additional forty-five samples were processed today for the corona virus and the Ministry of Health is reporting that all were negative. Belize has now entered its eight week since the last confirmed case but the safety of Belizeans is at risk by persons who enter Belize illegally. Over the weekend, five Mexican fishermen were […]
Written on June 2, 2020 | Posted in
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The Philip Goldson International Airport will not resume operations to allow for the arrival of flights from other countries on the initially scheduled July first timeline. That announcement was made on Friday by Prime Minister Dean Barrow who informed that government had to revisit its position at the eleventh hour based on recommendations made by […]
Written on June 1, 2020 | Posted in
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With ninety-eight percent losses being incurred by one carrier alone, the cost of delaying the reopening of the P.G.I.A. is staggering. Investments have been made to improve the overall efficiency of Tropic Air, but with only a trickle of revenue coming in, the airline company is tethering on the brink of financial collapse. According to […]
Written on June 1, 2020 | Posted in
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You’ve heard that Tropic Airlines is looking at a second wave of lay-offs and the matter is also under consideration at the Philip Goldson International Airport. A meeting of the Board of Directors of the P.G.I.A. is being held to determine what’s next. But word is that with little revenue coming in, airport staff may […]
Written on June 1, 2020 | Posted in
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The tourism industry, from airlines to hotels to tour operators, continues to be battered by the corona virus pandemic. Hotels, restaurants and the value chain were hoping that further losses would be minimized with the re-opening the Phillip Goldson International Airport. But on Friday, the PM said that that international travel is not resuming on […]
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As the domestic airlines and hoteliers push for the resumption of international travel, keeping a lid on the coronavirus is not lost on them. The plan to reopen the P.G.I.A. to international visitors, according to Ted Tejada, includes looking at the processes in other countries such as Jamaica and Aruba where their international airports will […]
Written on June 1, 2020 | Posted in
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The announcement that the P.G.I.A. will not reopen on July first triggered further shocks in the already weakened tourism industry. Last Thursday, the Government of Belize was set to announce the reopening of the Philip Goldson International Airport on July first. Just a few hours before addressing the nation in a scheduled virtual press conference, […]
Written on June 1, 2020 | Posted in
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A Maskall man, who went missing on May thirteenth, is believed to have been the victim of a heinous murder. Benjamin Reid was freed for the shooting death of Daniel Guardado in March. Two months later, he appeared in court and was last seen alive on Ross Penn Road. While his family had suspected things […]
Written on June 1, 2020 | Posted in
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Today marks a record forty-six days since there are no new cases of coronavirus recorded in Belize and the prime minister took the occasion to address the nation on the way forward. But first, we’ll begin with news pertaining to international air travel and tourism. The Philip Goldson International Airport, despite a further relaxation of […]
Written on May 29, 2020 | Posted in
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The Prime Minister also outlined that the re-opening of the P.G.I.A. hinges on rapid testing. All appeared to be in place, but on Thursday, the International Air Transport Association is now insisting on rapid testing that is to be administered by the airlines before boarding by passengers. The airlines fell in step, so for now, […]
Written on May 29, 2020 | Posted in
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Comments Off on No Date for International Flights as Yet
Belize’s land borders are also to remain closed indefinitely. PM Barrow pointed to a spike in coronavirus cases in Mexico, Guatemala and Honduras. Those countries which abut Belize in the north, west, and south, respectively, have seen significant increases in reported cases of COVID-19 over the past week alone, forcing government to further postpone the […]
Written on May 29, 2020 | Posted in
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On June first, a new round of relaxed measures will come into effect across the country, as Belize continues to remain free of new coronavirus cases. This morning, PM Barrow prefaced what can be expected during the weekend edition of Ask the Experts, where Attorney General Michael Peyrefitte is expected to elaborate on the eased […]
Written on May 29, 2020 | Posted in
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June is graduation season for schools at all levels across the country. With the state of emergency still in effect until the end of the month, traditional commencement exercises will be abandoned due to strict social distancing guidelines, forcing school administrations to get creative with their graduation plans. A number of high schools are already […]
Written on May 29, 2020 | Posted in
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The Prime Minister today announced a measure to assist the ailing tourism sector. The Development Finance Corporation has been tapped by government to assist with the financial recovery of the embattled industry where earnings have plunged by a hundred and sixty-four million Belize dollars between January and April due to the coronavirus. D.F.C. will be […]
Written on May 29, 2020 | Posted in
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The price of fuel is creeping up again. Regular fuel will go by forty-six cents at midnight on Saturday to retail at eight dollars per gallon. This is the second time in a week that the price of regular is going up. On May twenty-third, it went up by thirty-six cents, which means that in […]
Written on May 29, 2020 | Posted in
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A mentally ill resident from the village of Camalote was knocked down and killed on Thursday night. Roy Vansen was walking about a mile away from his house when he was hit by a police mobile driven by a cop. Vansen, who is a market assistant in Belmopan, perished on the spot. Here is News […]
Written on May 29, 2020 | Posted in
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At the crack of dawn this morning, a narco plane was heard circling up north. Around six in the morning, the aircraft crash landed off the Chunox-Sarteneja road in the Corozal District. Police had been monitoring the movements of the narco plane which originated from Venezuela and were ready at another location. But the plane […]
Written on May 28, 2020 | Posted in
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A man was executed in Belize City before the start of the curfew hours on Wednesday night. A Chinese business man was shot and killed outside of his business in Belize City after six o’clock on Wednesday evening. And tonight police are digging into the investigation to find out why. The killing, which happened in […]
Written on May 28, 2020 | Posted in
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The murder count went up by two today. The latest victim was executed at around midday as he drove a ‘busito’ on the George Price Highway, heading to Saint Mathews Village. Oscar Vasquez, a resident from Belmopan, has been covering that run for some time, so it is believed that whoever wanted him dead, knew […]
Written on May 28, 2020 | Posted in
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A further relaxation of the state of emergency will be announced when Prime Minister Dean Barrow speaks to the press on Friday morning. Belize continues without new cases of COVID-19, but the state of emergency remains in place until the end of June. The National Oversight Committee, co-chaired by the PM and the Leader of […]
Written on May 28, 2020 | Posted in
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Comments Off on A Further Relaxation of the State of Emergency to be Announced
The country of Belize remains under threat for a second wave of the coronavirus though no new cases have been reported in past forty-six days. Notwithstanding, the Ministry of Health continues to prepare for the eventuality that new imported cases can pop up. A further relaxing of the state of emergency will be announced on […]
Written on May 28, 2020 | Posted in
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On Wednesday, the Ministry of Finance sent out an addendum to a circular that had been previously released in respect of increments owed to eligible public officers for the fiscal year 2020. The memo from Financial Secretary Joseph Waight goes over the position that government has taken where those salary adjustments are concerned, that if […]
Written on May 28, 2020 | Posted in
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The executive of the P.S.U. also met virtually on Wednesday night where they held the first of a series of online conversations with its membership regarding various matters, including the increment. According to Flowers, the wider membership of the union is in agreement with the addendum. Dean Flowers, 1st Vice President, P.S.U. “What occurred […]
Written on May 28, 2020 | Posted in
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There is an update to the double murder in Hopkins which occurred last Friday, May twenty-second at a house on the Hopkins Road. Police in Dangriga have made progress in the investigations. Three persons are believed to have been involved in the murders of fifty-five-year-old tour guide operator Quintin Espinosa and seventy-year-old U.S.A. citizen Roland […]
Written on May 28, 2020 | Posted in
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There is still no official information on the re-opening of schools, but the rest of the academic year will likely continue as is with students doing at-home studying. It is also graduation season, but because of COVID 19, the much anticipated occasion is not going to happen in the traditional form. Various high schools are […]
Written on May 28, 2020 | Posted in
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