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U.D.P. leader Patrick Faber today reiterated the Opposition’s call for Michel Chebat to step down as the Minister of Health and Wellness. Citing the recent increase in COVID-related deaths, a lack of COVID enforcement, and the shortage of meds at the public hospitals, to name a few, Faber is calling for Prime Minister John Briceño […]
Written on November 16, 2021 | Posted in
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The Karl Heusner Memorial Hospital Workers Union is arguably the youngest labor organization to join the National Trade Union Congress of Belize, having been established a few years ago. Three years after its first president was elected to office, the union is once again in the process of voting for a new executive. The election […]
Written on November 16, 2021 | Posted in
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Earlier in our newscast, we heard from Doctor Fernando Cuellar on his views of the Minister of Health’s comments regarding the K.H.M.H. Board. Doctor Cuellar was a part of the K.H.M.H. executive up until last week when he tendered his resignation with immediate effect. He explained that the defining moment when he decided to step […]
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Dr. Cuellar also criticized the structure of the Ministry of Health and shared his view that the ministry ought to be restructured. Dr. Fernando Cuellar, Former Board Member, K.H.M.H. “We have gone through exercises. We’ve spent millions of dollars talking about health reform and how this thing fi work but there’s been no political […]
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On Monday, ten COVID-related deaths were recorded and share during the daily report issued by the Ministry of Health and Wellness. The alarming number of deaths reported in one day sent shockwaves across the country. Today, the ministry issued a release clarifying the manner in which data for COVID-19 deaths are compiled and reported in […]
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In October, the Prime Minister said it was coming and today the Ministry of the Public Service made it official: all public officers must be vaccinated by December fifteenth or risk being marked absent and subject to disciplinary action. Negative COVID-19 tests will no longer be accepted in lieu of at least a first jab […]
Written on November 15, 2021 | Posted in
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Regional and municipal elections will take place in Venezuela on November twenty-first and Belize will have a three-member delegation from the Election and Boundaries Commission in attendance as part of the international oversight body. Meetings for the international group will run from Wednesday to next Monday. Another Belizean who was invited to observe the elections […]
Written on November 15, 2021 | Posted in
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This week, the Karl Heusner Memorial Hospital became the topic of controversy that ended with KHMH Board member, Dr. Fernando Cuellar, reportedly resigning from that post. Cuellar has not responded to our requests for an interview on the matter, but his abrupt departure comes two days after the Minister of Health and Wellness, Michel Chebat, […]
Written on November 12, 2021 | Posted in
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Each year since 2006, Diabetes Awareness Week is celebrated on November fourteenth, the birthday of Sir Frederick Banting, who discovered insulin and its uses. This past week the Belize Family Life Association at Corner Central American Boulevard and Mahogany Street has been carrying out diabetes awareness activities. At the core of the effort is improving […]
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In regional news, the government of Antigua this week blocked unvaccinated students from attending face-to-face classes after reaching a November 10 deadline for vaccinations for those twelve and over. ABS News Ercil Charles Junior filed this report which aired today on Caribbean News In Review. [Clip: Caribbean News in Review- November 12th, 2021] […]
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Last night we told you that new curfew hours, giving Belizeans additional time to be out at night, will be rolling out beginning November twenty-second. Restaurants will also no longer be required to check vaccination cards after that date. But this has raised concerns, since at least twenty COVID deaths have been reported in the […]
Written on November 11, 2021 | Posted in
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In news from this week’s Cabinet meeting, the Prime Ministers and his advisors have endorsed the National Digital Agenda 2022 to 2025 aimed at simplifying government procedures, service delivery, and economic recovery through digitization. It will be managed through the Ministry of Youth, Sports & E-Governance. The Belize Building Act will be developed to regulate […]
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The data is alarming. Forty one percent of those who have died from COVID in Belize had diabetes. That is over two hundred of the five hundred plus deaths. Even pre-COVID, in 2018, Belize was ranked number fourteen globally for diabetic related deaths. This may sound depressing, even make you want to switch to another, […]
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Curfew hours will be changing once again. Belizeans will two extra hours to be outside their homes on the weekends and one extra hour on weekdays. These changes will come into effect after Garifuna Settlement Day, however. The changes begin on November twenty-second. Cabinet has also approved booster shots for everyone eighteen years and older. […]
Written on November 10, 2021 | Posted in
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And while the Ministry of Health and Wellness is announcing new curfew times, Leader of the Opposition Patrick Faber says the Briceño Administration is failing at fighting the COVID19 pandemic. He called for a plan inclusive of the Opposition. Here is what he told reporters in San Pedro today. Patrick Faber, Leader of Opposition […]
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So when is the last time you visited the dentist? It’s something most people avoid, and recently were even more nervous about it due to COVID-19 fears. But as News Five’s Paul Lopez found out today, bad habits during the pandemic make it even more necessary to get those check-ups. And surprisingly, your dentist may […]
Written on November 10, 2021 | Posted in
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Tonight, we bring you back to the story of an incredible ten year old girl who has been on a difficult journey to beat cancer. The last time we heard from Cordella Duran and her mother they were preparing to take a medical trip across the border. Cordella was diagnosed with leukemia three years ago […]
Written on November 9, 2021 | Posted in
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In some welcome news for the Karl Heusner Memorial Hospital, the Pan American Health Organization/World Health Organization and the Government of Canada have donated two portable ultrasound machines with software and accessories to the national referral hospital. The devices will be used for treating patients in the COVID-19 intensive care unit for evaluating the heart […]
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The family of Dr. Cecilio Eck is asking the public’s assistance in donating O positive type blood after he underwent surgery. Last week, Dr Eck was taken off a ventilator when his fight with COVID improved, but he had to undergo surgery on Sunday. His colleague, Dr. Fernando Cuellar gave News Five an update on […]
Written on November 8, 2021 | Posted in
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Thirty-six aspiring doctors received scholarships today to begin pursuing their goals. The opportunity was made possible for them through collaboration between the Belmopan City Council and American Northwest University. It’s a unique effort that will benefit students even outside the Belmopan proper. Marion Ali was on hand and filed this report. Marion Ali, Reporting […]
Written on November 5, 2021 | Posted in
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According to Mayor Palacio, the Council also took a loss when it had to give up revenues from the spaces it once rented to vendors near the centre of Belmopan. Those public spaces are now being used by the Ministry of Health as COVID testing sites. There was some pushback initially, but now Mayor Palacio […]
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Last week Cabinet approved the administering of a third shot of COVID-19 vaccine, known as a booster shot, for persons who have already taken two doses of vaccine. As science reveals, the antibodies produced by the vaccine decreases over a period of time. A third shot is recommended as the adequate response to that reduction. […]
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The Ministry of Health and Wellness is currently recommending booster shots for high risks patients. But, will the less vulnerable younger population also be asked to take boosters? News Five’s Paul Lopez asked Dr. Cuellar about this. Dr. Fernando Cuellar, Internist, BMA “We are not sure yet Paul, honestly we are not sure yet. […]
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Another shipment of Pfizer vaccines arrived from the US today. This second shipment of one hundred and seventeen vaccines is in addition to one of roughly the same amount in August. According to a release from the US Embassy Belmopan, today’s donation brings Belize closer to a return to face-to-face learning, resuming to normal business […]
Written on November 4, 2021 | Posted in
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Tonight on COVID Chronicles, we look at the role of the churches in abiding by the existing COVID-19 regulations, as well as the impact of the pandemic on the religious community and the ability of the churches to serve the less fortunate. We also get a multi-denominational perspective from the Catholic, Methodist and Evangelical churches […]
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