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The family of Ulysease Roca, a gay fashion designer, is questioning the cause of his death. There was no autopsy done on the body before it was cremated so the family has become suspicious over the cause of his demise. When he was detained for curfew violations, Ulysease claimed on video that he had been […]
Written on April 21, 2020 | Posted in
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Today, a joint release was issued by the National AIDS Commission, the Special Envoy for Women and Children and the Ministry of Human Development saying that they are extremely saddened by the death of Ulysease Roca. According to the release, stigma, bullying, violence and discrimination has been sweeping across our nation and manifests itself in […]
Written on April 21, 2020 | Posted in
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There are now two persons who have recovered from the corona virus. Eighteen persons contracted the virus, two died and now to have recovered. The Ministry says one hundred and seventy COVID-19 tests were done over the last six days. According to Director of Health Services Doctor Marvin Manzanero, more testing components are expected in […]
Written on April 21, 2020 | Posted in
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It’s been nine days since the last COVID-19 positive patient was identified and moving forward with testing, the DHS says that they will be reviewing their testing strategy because they are seeing fewer reported cases of respiratory illnesses and they have tested those patients who were hospitalized. He notes that they are doing fewer tests […]
Written on April 21, 2020 | Posted in
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The People’s United Party is lending its support to dozens of livestock producers across the country who continue to lose income as a result of being unable to transport cattle through Bullet Tree Falls into Guatemala. The unauthorized but well-established trade in livestock between both countries has been a significant source of revenue for Belizean […]
Written on April 21, 2020 | Posted in
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The question of whether Chairman Pinelo is acting outside of his legal authority in prohibiting the passage of vehicles through Bullet Tree Falls remains a pertinent concern, as it sets a dangerous precedence for other communities. On the matter of the toll, Briceño says Pinelo has no authority to impose. According to Briceño, all efforts […]
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Another of the proposals put forward to the Barrow administration by the Leader of the Opposition, who also co-chairs the National Oversight Committee, is for government to purchase bulk quantities of produce that can in turn be used as items in the respective relief programmes. Briceño suggests that instead of dispensing money, government can also […]
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More than thirty thousand applications have been approved for persons to receive assistance from the COVID-19 Unemployment Relief Fund. About seventy thousand persons have so far applied for the assistance, which provides them with seventy-five dollars a week to weather the ramifications of the coronavirus pandemic. The Social Security Board is dispersing the money to […]
Written on April 21, 2020 | Posted in
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High Schools normally close in May followed by primary schools in June for the summer break. But COVID-19 has disrupted every facet of life. The Ministry of Education today announced via webcast, a series of measures that will apply for the rest of the school year. Now classes were initially suspended in March and scheduled […]
Written on April 20, 2020 | Posted in
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The last confirmed cases of COVID-19 were last week Monday and it is now seven days since the Ministry of Health has not reported a case relating either to community spread or imported cases. Even as no new cases are confirmed, there are sixty-six cases still under investigation so we are not yet out of […]
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Ulysease Roca, a twenty-five-year-old fashion designer, was found dead inside his house in Willows Bank, Belize District on Sunday. Roca’s death is under investigation because of the circumstances. Roca was gay and an HIV patient, two issues that made him a target for threats and bullying. Just before his demise, he posted on social media […]
Written on April 20, 2020 | Posted in
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Ulysease Roca was a fashion designer who suffered from cyber-bullying for being a member of the LGBTI community and for being HIV positive. In a recent post on his social media page, Ulysease questioned his ill-treatment by officers as well as his purpose in life. This was in response to a widely circulated video which […]
Written on April 20, 2020 | Posted in
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The family claims that Roca was denied access to medical assistance due to his HIV status, saying that a post-mortem was initially refused because of that. Caleb Orosco, the Executive Director of the United Belize Advocacy Movement, also known as UNIBAM, says that the ordeal that Roca endured in the days leading up to his […]
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Just recently, three cops coerced a man to have sex with a mentally challenged woman. That despicable act was recorded on cell phone by one of the rogue cops and released; the trio was charged. The investigation into the death of Ulysease Roca also identifies breaches in policy in the Police Department as it relates […]
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Last Thursday evening one hundred and thirty-seven gang members were released from the Belize Central Prison. The men were sent to prison for one month following a series of killings and shootings over the span of forty-eight hours. As you’ll recall, police quickly declared a state of emergency which targeted eight crime-ridden and gang controlled […]
Written on April 20, 2020 | Posted in
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On Thursday night, more than one hundred and forty persons suspected of being members of gangs were released from the Belize Central Prison after a month of incarceration. At the time of their arrests in March, the police imposed a state of emergency in the south side of the city to restrict movements due to […]
Written on April 17, 2020 | Posted in
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According to Prime Minister Dean Barrow, in a recorded statement, Belize is acquiring testing kits from the Cayman Islands. The Cayman Islands has found itself with a surplus of the kits and is also selling to Barbados and Bermuda. But here is the situation. Media reports from the Cayman Islands say that the testing kits […]
Written on April 17, 2020 | Posted in
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The last confirmed positive COVID-19 cases were reported on Monday; since then, there has been no new cases which means that going into the weekend, the number of confirmed cases stands at eighteen including two deaths. According the Ministry of Health infographics, the number of persons tested as of today stands at seven hundred and […]
Written on April 17, 2020 | Posted in
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All this week we’ve been reporting on the economic impact of COVID-19 on the agro-productive sector. As you’ve heard earlier this week, the Spanish Lookout Community is facing a number of challenges. One sector is the dairy production. The state of emergency has placed restrictions on movements of people but the milking of cows is […]
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Residents in western Belize, particularly in Belmopan and San Ignacio and Santa Elena have been complaining about smog that has been lingering going on for almost two weeks. They say a number of fires have been burning and the smoke is tough to deal with. Well, the Forest Department agrees and says that too many […]
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The Red Cross Association is well-known all over the world, for its expertise in organizing food distribution and other relief efforts in times of disasters. On Thursday, the Belize branch benefitted from a significant donation of five hundred thousand dollars from the Lord Ashcroft COVID-19 Relief Fund which is being administered by the Belize Bank. […]
Written on April 17, 2020 | Posted in
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In addressing the nation during a televised statement on Thursday evening, Prime Minister Dean Barrow touched on a number of issues as they relate to the coronavirus catastrophe. Among those concerns is the dire economic and social impact of COVID-19 on the country. Despite approving a fiscal budget for the financial year 2020, Belize’s economy […]
Written on April 17, 2020 | Posted in
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Every sector is being affected by this novel coronavirus and it includes the productive sector. The exportation of livestock to Guatemala via Bullet Tree Falls is an informal industry that has been established for many years, generating approximately fifty million Belize dollars in revenue on an annual basis. For the past four weeks, the movement […]
Written on April 16, 2020 | Posted in
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During the meeting, Chairman Pinelo informed the panel that prior to the suspension of cattle export in the area, farmers were often seen paying out monies to police officers stationed in the village. As we’ve mentioned, the trade in cattle between Belize and Guatemala, despite an existing partial scope agreement, has not been formalized, therefore […]
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An internal memo from the Ministry of Health surfaced on Wednesday night. It follows statements made by the Attorney General Michael Peyrefitte hours earlier that doctors will no longer be able to double dip by practicing at private and public health facilities. As you know, a number of doctors straddle both and so it sent […]
Written on April 16, 2020 | Posted in
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