Believe it or not, one of the best gifts you can give to your children this holiday is a good night’s sleep. It also won’t hurt if you do the same for yourself. And if you need a bit more convincing, then this week’s segment of healthy living will help you understand why we must […]
Contracts were signed this morning between the Karl Heusner Memorial Hospital and contractors for works to be undertaken at the national referral in the upcoming New Year. In the first instance, the K.H.M.H. will be renovating the Adult Intensive Care Unit and secondly, remedial work will be done on the parking lot. But there is […]
Government provided a subsidy of eighteen point five million dollars to the K.H.M.H. this year. Notwithstanding, the renovations to the hospital will come at a cost to the public. As was mentioned earlier, the K.H.M.H. took out a loan with the Belize Bank Limited to pay for the remodeling and construction works. The Director of […]
Recent studies indicate that one in every ten children has been diagnosed with attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder in the United States. This means that the children have difficulty executing tasks that require focused attention over long periods of time. Tonight’s Healthy Living focuses on Attention Deficit Disorder, ADD, and ADHD, Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder. Marleni Cuellar, […]
Belize maintains one of the most highly regarded vaccination programs in the entire region, providing thirty-thousand immunizations yearly. The Ministry of Health vaccinates against ten general diseases, including polio, mumps, measles, whooping cough, tuberculosis, hepatitis, tetanus and diphtheria. The program has won awards and recognition in the Caribbean and the work is critically important. And […]
Children of today are bombarded with a wide array of messages on a daily basis. Television programs, music and the internet are the new teachers in our modern societies. For parents, this then presents a very daunting task of ensuring that they are the first to educate children on matters of life, or at least […]
Twelve year old Sabrina Almendarez will be laid to rest on Thursday in Independence. The young athlete and star pitcher was pronounced dead early Friday morning at the Southern Regional Hospital, an hour after she was found in her room motionless, foaming from the mouth. The story is tragic and the family is grieving, searching […]
What the family has been given at this point is just a preliminary report of the autopsy. Samples have been taken of different organs for further analysis. It is hoped that when that full analysis is complete, it will shed some light on a possible connection between the tetanus shot and Sabrina’s death just a […]
Audrey Matura-Shepherd is also representing the family of twelve year old Sabrina Almendarez. She is the young girl who died mysteriously. Her family told News Five on Monday that they were suspicious of her death because following a tetanus injection administered at her school in Independence, Sabrina became gravely ill and on the twenty-ninth of […]
World AIDS Day is celebrated on December first every year. That fell on a Sunday, so the US Embassy in Belize planned an internal event to commemorate it today. Staff members were treated to a display and education campaign within the Embassy, carried out by the Pan-American Social Marketing Organization, PASMO. It’s an important occasion […]
Tonight there are many more questions than answers in the tragic death of a student from Independence in southern Belize. Twelve year old Sabrina Almendarez was discovered by her father in her bedroom at around four-thirty Friday morning, foaming from the mouth and bleeding from the nose. She was rushed to the Southern Regional Hospital […]
There is breaking news tonight. At about five-thirty this evening, a government vehicle collided into an SUV near the entrance to the hector Silva Airstrip in Belmopan. What we have been able to ascertain is that the SUV swerved to avoid a pothole on the George Price Highway and ran head-on into the government vehicle. […]
Some health problems are a lot more difficult to talk about than others. Considering the fact that a man’s ability to perform (sexually) may still be a bit taboo in our society, it certainly isn’t a part of everyday conversations. Tonight on Healthy Living, our medical professional explains why, men should not be ignoring erectile […]
Christmas is right around the corner and we know that the last thing you want think about is a “diet”. But for those immersed in the fitness world diets are passé. The new catchphrase in the fitness world is “clean eating” So tonight, we talk with health and fitness coach Ed Williams to help us […]
If you suffer from ongoing stomach discomfort then the following story may interest you. Tonight, we finds out about a very common stomach infection that may be causing most of your tummy trouble. This week’s Healthy Living focuses on the H. Pylori Infection. Marleni Cuellar, Reporting We all know food choices, stress and bad […]
Two years ago Michael Silva left the country under a dark cloud. Then twenty-six years old, the young man was believed to have killed his nineteen year old girlfriend before drinking poison to take his own life. The tragedy occurred in a Kontiki Area home which Silva shared with Maritza Janet Santos. At the time […]
Prime Minister Dean Barrow is recovering from a round of surgery he successfully underwent on Wednesday morning. The PM had been suffering for some time with chronic back pain due to three herniated discs on his spine. The surgery, according to the government press release, it took two hours and a half at the DISC […]
As we reported earlier this week, Prime Minister Barrow will be traveling to Los Angeles where he is scheduled to undergo surgery on his ailing back. While it was rumored that the P.M. would be away on an extended leave of absence, he told the media, following today’s house meeting, that if the operation is […]
Being a parent is easy, but being a good parent is a different proposition altogether. There is no manual and there are no bullet points to follow in sequence. While it’s not an exact science, there is help available to foster and enhance effective parenting. Psychologist Jenny Lovell offers parenting classes that are offered through […]
A school in our neighborhood, Nazarene High, is celebrating Drug Week under the theme “Shine Bright Like Me, Be Drug Free.” And after four days of activities ranging from poetry and song competitions as well as educational talks on drugs and drug abuse, the events culminated with a parade on along Coney Drive. Hundreds of […]
If you’re a person who’s committed to having breakfast every morning then the following story may not be for you. If you are one of the many who finds that preparing and sitting and having breakfast requires too much time and energy in an already hectic morning schedule; then, listen up. It’s widely known that […]
On October tenth, Belizeans joined in on the celebration of World Mental health Day. This year’s theme focused on Mental Health & Older Adults. And while the aging population certainly faces a number of challenges from memory loss, Alzheimer’s and even depression; the people who take care of their daily needs are also at risk. […]
Prime Minister Dean Barrow hopes for an answer from Elvin Penner by tomorrow. It’s not exactly an ultimatum, but the PM leaves the country en route to LA on Wednesday. The purpose of the trip is partly official, as Barrow will be meeting with Belizean-Americans, but the PM will also be consulting on his health […]
Nine year old Jevaun Freeman from Belize City is afflicted with a rare disease which can’t be treated locally. He was first diagnosed with the condition on September twenty-third and the disease has him bleeding from his pores. His family is turning to the public for assistance to secure medical attention in Guatemala. Today, his […]
An independent investigation is currently underway by the Office of the Auditor General on the Southern Regional Hospital. It comes on the heels of information leaked to the Ministry of Health that there was hanky-panky occurring within the regional hospital. This, according to C.E.O. in the Ministry, Peter Allen, prompted an investigation since July. It […]
