There is a most worrisome report coming out of the region tonight. Heads of Government of SICA met in March and adopted a Regional Contingency Plan to combat the novel coronavirus. A release from SICA says that the region is benefitting from one hundred and eighty thousand testing kits from the Republic of Korea, which […]
There will be an increase in sampling and testing countrywide especially in the Cayo and Corozal Districts for the COVID-19 virus. However, supplies such as swabs to collect samples are running low. This will restrict the amount of testing that Belize can do but according to Director of Health Services Doctor Marvin Manzanero, officials here […]
There is a second confirmed case of COVID-19 in the Corozal District. The patient is Ramsey Gillett, a brave public officer who works at the Lands Department in Corozal Town and resides there with his wife and two children. Gillett’s sister, during the course of this afternoon, provided details on Gillett’s identity as a means […]
Mapping and testing of other persons infected by the virus continues by the Ministry of Health. On ‘Ask the Experts’ today, Director of Health Services, Doctor Marvin Manzanero provided an update on patients six and seven and shared that the test results for patients one and two are due tonight or early Thursday morning. Doctor […]
There are now a total of eight Belizeans who tested positive for the virus. And it is expected that the number will increase in the days to come. While the hope is that COVID-19 patients will recover, it is not accurate to say that they would be cured. The New York Post reported on Tuesday […]
Turning to a despicable sex video in circulation; three officers, including a corporal, have been identified as the policemen behind the most appalling act of sexual coercion that was recorded and disseminated on social media earlier this week. The trio was on duty in Belize City during the early hours of Monday morning when they […]
According to ComPol Williams, the despicable act perpetrated by the officers undermines the work of the police department, as well as the individual efforts of their colleagues in shaping the image of the department. The male victim, he says, was innocent to the situation because, like the woman, he was also under duress. Chester […]
The officers involved have been identified as a corporal and two police constables. Notwithstanding the tendering of his resignation a week or so ago, ComPol Williams will be withdrawing that notice of departure from the corporal in order to have him face internal discipline for his actions. The other two men of lower rank are […]
A state of emergency, amid the coronavirus crisis, remains in effect for the entire country of Belize. The police are expected to enforce the law but tonight, many are questioning the scope of authority given to law enforcement during this time. That’s because a very revolting and graphic video is in circulation which shows a […]
Late this evening, the People’s United Party issued a statement in respect of the graphic video about which the complainant spoke at the top of the news. The P.U.P. says it has few words sufficient to describe its revulsion and outrage at the images. The P.U.P. continues that such abuse of citizens will never be […]
The Ministry of Health conducted thirty-five tests on Monday, all of which resulted negative for the COVID-19 virus. So far, three hundred and three persons have been screened and thirty-one are under investigation. The number of confirmed cases remains at seven, including now deceased Hubert Pipersburgh, known as patient four. Mapping of persons he came […]
According to Doctor Marvin Manzanero, while patient seven is hospitalized at the K.H.M.H., he is doing well. Patient one and two are recovering in San Pedro Town and are expected to be swabbed today. Dr. Manzanero says that patient three should be swabbed by early next week, at the latest. This is to determine if […]
The Ministry of Health says that it will step up its COVID-19 testing. Director of Health Services, Doctor Marvin Manzanero says that they are expanding their screening efforts as they cover the mapping exercise of the latest COVID-19 patients. He noted that those who are tested will be re-tested to ensure that they are negative […]
There are many questions on people’s minds. Are there enough ventilators, personal protective gears or test kits? As you’ve heard and seen, the pandemic is always evolving and so is a country’s preparedness. So, to step up its preparedness plan, the Ministry of Health says that they have been buying the equipment and supplies needed, […]
Of the seven confirmed cases, the Cayo District accounts for three COVID-19 infections, including one deceased person. So at eight tonight, that district goes on lockdown to prevent the spread of the virus. It means that travel to and from the district will be restricted to essential services. News Five’s Isani Cayetano looks at what […]
Mayors across the country are facing financial problems created by the impact of the COVID-19. Like businesses, councils are not able to conduct business and collect revenues. The entire Cayo District has been placed under enhanced quarantine measures and Mayor of Santa Elena/San Ignacio, Earl Trapp says that his council will not be able to […]
There are seven known cases of COVID 19 now, the first Belizean to die here from the virus is fifty-five-year-old Hubert Pipersburgh; he passed away on Sunday at the isolation unit of the K.H.M.H. The San Ignacio resident tested positive on Friday, April third. Pipersburgh was experiencing fever, a mild cough and difficulty breathing five […]
While Prime Minister Dean Barrow says that herculean efforts were done to attempt to save him, Pipersburgh’s wife says otherwise. In an emotional Facebook post, Maria Recinos shared her family’s ordeal when they desperately sought medical attention for Pipersburgh. Recinos concludes that based on her experience Belize, is not ready to handle this pandemic. The […]
On Sunday, Belize confirmed its fifth COVID-19 case. Patient five is a Belizean student who returned from the U.S.A. via Mexico and remains in strict quarantine. The student arrived in Belize on Friday, April third, and as we said is at a quarantine facility. He is without symptoms and stable. Prime Minister Dean Barrow […]
Belize has confirmed seven cases of the deadly novel coronavirus so far. Two hundred and sixty-eight persons have been tested so far. Patient four, fifty-five-year-old Hubert Pipersburgh, died from the virus on Sunday, while in the isolation unit at the Karl Heusner Memorial Hospital. The two new cases are both males and are also from […]
Late this afternoon, the Prime Minister released a recorded statement after today’s meeting of the National Oversight Committee. PM Dean Barrow announced new measures. The first is that the entire Cayo District will be placed under quarantine. The Cayo District has recorded three of the seven COVID-19 cases. Buses will no longer run to and […]
The National Oversight Committee took additional measures with respect to the rest of the country. Hardware stores that were allowed to keep their doors open in the first list are now only to offer delivery services. Prime Minister Dean Barrow “The lists of approved business will continue in effect but there are some changes […]
The Belize City Council, the Belize Territorial Volunteers and many others are mourning the passing of Hubert Pipersburgh, the first casualty of COVID-19 in the country. The fifty-five-year-old returned to Belize several years ago after living in the United States for quite some time. Upon his return, Pipersburgh became active in the sociopolitical discourse before […]
Mayor Bernard Wagner is among a group of employees at City Hall who have been sequestered inside their homes after being swabbed over the weekend. They remain in mandatory isolation after having interacted with Pipersburgh as late as March twenty-third, despite testing negative for COVID-19. According to the mayor, it is important for his staff […]
At one-twenty-five this morning, a fourth case of COVID-19 was confirmed following a battery of tests of twenty-five persons. The announcement was made before nine o’clock this morning to the nation by the Director of Health Services. The fifty-five-year-old man is from San Ignacio and commuted to the city as an employee of City Hall. […]
