As we said earlier there is an agreement between the Belize Medical and Dental Union and the board of the Karl Heusner Memorial Hospital. The parties were locked down today with the labour commissioner, Ivan Williams since nine-thirty this morning. They sweated it out along with a newcomer to the mix, Senator Godwin Hulse. Hulse […]
The Ministry of Health is not calling it an outbreak just yet, but there are seven new confirmed cases of Influenza A H1N1 in Belize. This brings the total number of infected persons to twenty-two. At least three of the latest cases are from Cayo, while the others are in the northern districts. The first […]
The wounds are still raw at the K.H.M.H. and the four week dispute over inflated prices paid for medical supplies, has been overshadowed in recent days by the revelations of more corruption at various public offices. This Friday morning, the B.M.D.U. and the K.H.M.H. board will sit to review a new document which is really […]
Turning to the north, there is one more confirmed case of the influenza A H1N1 to add to the list. A release from the Ministry of Health today confirms that there are now fifteen confirmed cases of the influenza, also known as swine flu. The release further states that all fifteen cases are from the […]
It’s almost a month… that is the longstanding dispute between the Belize Medical and Dental Union and the Karl Heusner Memorial Hospital Board. And tonight they’re back to square one and it involves the same man in the eye of the storm. It started with the firing of Doctor Khalid Ghazi that mobilized the B.M.D.U. […]
The number of confirmed cases of Influenza A H1N1 in Belize has almost tripled in the past days. Of the fifteen samples sent to CAREC in Trinidad and Tobago from the Corozal Free Zone, results for ten came in last Friday. Nine of those tests are positive, bringing the total confirmed cases to fourteen. Nineteen […]
Prime Minister Dean Barrow stepped in today in the K.H.M.H. crisis that has been festering for more than three weeks, but if you thought that heads would roll in light of the countless allegations of corrupt practices, then think again because that is not about to happen, not any time soon. Flanked by the Minister […]
According to the Prime Minister, he met earlier today with three members of the B.M.D.U. and he outlined the work of the Commission to be chaired by a Judicial Officer. Prime Minister Dean Barrow “I made clear especially to the doctors that there is already a mediation process in trade. Certain things from the time […]
The commission of inquiry will have plenty to look at since it appears that there is no end to the stench coming from the K.H.M.H. We reported on Thursday on the Cecil Knowles allegations which included fish being bought all the way from Orange Walk for the K.H.M.H. And now another man in the know, […]
And according to Rosado, the current Chairman’s management style is not only unethical, it is contrary to the K.H.M.H. regulations. Dr. Alvaro Rosado, Former C.E.O., K.H.M.H. “The K.H.M.H. Act specifically states the Board appoints the Chairman—sorry the Board appoints the C.E.O. and the C.E.O. runs the hospital day to day affairs, the Board sets policy. […]
Just when it seemed that all the dirty linen had been aired about questionable purchases at the K.H.M.H., well we heard more about the issue today. And it comes from no other than the former Director of Finance at the K.H.M.H., Cecil Knowles, who is publicly nailing the current controversial Board Chairman, Dr. Ricardo Fabro, […]
But Knowles, who was at the K.H.M.H. for seven years, gave us a comparative look at what past chairpersons got for their service to what the current chair is receiving. Cecil Knowles, former Director of Finance, K.H.M.H. “No previous member nor chairman of Karl Heusner Memorial Hospital Board has ever received a penny for their […]
And as the pressure mounts, late this evening a government release says that the Auditor General’s office will develop the Terms of Reference for the full independent audit on the financial transactions at K.H.M.H. The Terms of Reference will require two reports: one for the sixteen months prior to the installation of the current Board […]
Still on the dispute, on Wednesday, the Belize Medical and Dental Union asked Senator Goldwin Hulse to serve as facilitator to assist them to navigate through the next process of arbitration with the Karl Heusner Memorial Hospital Board. News Five spoke today to the Labour Commissioner, Ivan Williams, about this request. According to Williams, this […]
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The five confirmed cases of swine flu have been detected at the northern border area where there is a lot of commercial activity with Mexico. Health officials believe there could be far more cases when the results of other samples come back from CAREC in Trinidad in the next few days. Deputy Regional Director of […]
Many countries in the region and the US have had cases of the flu for a while and it was only a matter of time until the virus hit home. This evening, News Five’s Jose Sanchez sat down with Doctor Michael Pitts, Director of Health Services for the Ministry of Health about the concern coming […]
There is a possibility that the influenza might spread to other parts of the country and that is an issue of national concern. This morning Prime Minister Dean Barrow made it clear that he has faith in the health system and the quantity of medical supplies and Tamiflu are sufficient. Jose Sanchez “What is the […]
What’s the next step in the ongoing crisis between the Belize Medical and Dental Union and the Board of the K.H.M.H.? Arbitration proceedings are expected to be the next step, and opposing parties will be required to sit down once again with a mediator, that is Labor Commissioner Ivan Williams. Facing deadlock after a breakdown […]
We start tonight’s newscast with the confirmation that the swine flu or the Influenza A H1N1 has spread to Belize. At news time, the Ministry of Health is confirming that results from CAREC today indicate that there are five cases of the influenza in Belize. The cases are all from the Corozal district and are […]
Turning to the three week old dispute between the Belize Medical and Dental Union and the K.H.M.H. Board, Cabinet met today with the board and later with the Labour Commissioner Ivan Williams, who agreed to one last effort to settle the crisis. It is not known whether the doctors will accept this offer. And one […]
The private sector is joining the chorus to end the chaos at the Karl Heusner Memorial Hospital. The Belize Chamber of Commerce and Industry today sent out a release urging central government to resolve the dispute between the K.H.M.H. administration and the Belize Medical and Dental Union. The Chamber says the matter should be addressed […]
Prime Minister Dean Barrow returned to Belize this afternoon after attending the CARICOM Heads of Government Summit in Guyana. And there is plenty on his plate. The dispute between doctors and the Karl Heusner Memorial Hospital Board continues to fester. On June seventeenth, the P.M. promised that heads will roll if there is no sound […]
The crisis at the K.H.M.H. was sparked when the Chief of Staff, Dr. Khalid Ghazy, was let go but subsequently reinstated to meet one of the demands of the B.M.D.U. This morning we spoke to Ghazy, to find out how the hospital is coping. We also found out that the Chief himself has resigned because […]
While at the K.H.M.H., News Five found out that some patients were being turned away. K.H.M.H. C.E.O., Francis Longsworth, said he had heard rumblings about the sick-out and was rushing away to put a plan in place. Dr. Francis Longsworth, C.E.O., K.H.M.H. “There were rumours yes, from yesterday that this might happen but I was […]
