The union leader told News Five that while the K.H.M.H. Workers’ Union has no qualms with the government at this time, one thing its members would like to have addressed is a government pension. Aside from the Social Security pension scheme, K.H.M.H. workers are not on any retirement plan. Andrew Baird, Vice President, K.H.M.H. […]
One of the considerations that came up during the meeting between the K.H.M.H. Workers’ Union and Prime Minister Briceño on Wednesday was a request for a 2015 M.O.U. which stipulated that the three hundred and eighty union members would have board representation. Andrew Baird, Vice President, K.H.M.H. Workers’ Union “From 2015 when we had a […]
The Belize Medical and Dental Association has surveyed its members and found a majority are against a salary cut and increment freeze for public health care workers. The B.M.D.A. represents medical specialists and dentists from the public and private sector. Of the one hundred and fifty-nine participants in the survey, fifty-eight percent do not agree with […]
The number of COVID-19 cases reported over the last seven days has almost tripled when compared to the number of confirmed cases reported in the first seven days of April. Between April first and April ninth, a total of thirty-two new cases were reported by the Ministry of Health and Wellness, while eighty-one cases were […]
Public sector nurses are currently operating on a work to rule basis as a sign of solidarity with the joint union’s position on G.O.B.’s proposed wage cuts. The Nurses Association of Belize has also gone on record to say that they are prepared to take industrial action alongside the Unions if it ever comes to […]
The Ministry of Health and Wellness has acquired thousands of Sinopharm COVID-19 vaccines from the United Arab Emirates. This donation was not met with the kind of fanfare that was seen during the handing over of previous vaccine donations. And that may be because the Sinopharm vaccine is yet to receive approval from the World […]
A COVID-19 Vaccination registration app was launched today. Currently, it allows people who fall under phase one, two and three to register online for an appointment to be vaccinated. But at the moment, there are no long lines at clinics giving the vaccines and the process only takes fifteen to twenty minutes for most citizens. […]
Tonight there are sixty-seven active COVID-19 cases. The daily updates show that the numbers are increasing, albeit incrementally. Today there are nine new confirmed cases – two more than the seven identified in Thursday’s report. On Thursday, Santiago Castillo Limited had to close their warehouse on Slaughterhouse Road in Belize City after it was confirmed […]
…and the teachers are not alone. Today, the Nurses Association of Belize told G.O.B. its members stand ready to support joint unions’ position on government’s salary cuts and other cost cutting measures. In fact, they have been poised and ready to respond before the budget was presented on Friday. News Five’s Andrea Polanco has more […]
This afternoon, Prime Minister John Briceño, accompanied by Minister of Health and Wellness Michel Chebat, toured the COVID Unit at the Karl Heusner Memorial Hospital. Over the past twelve months, K.H.M.H. has retrofitted its facility to accommodate and treat patients afflicted with COVID-19. While the K.H.M.H. Authority has done a remarkable job modifying an entire […]
Since the Ministry of Health and Wellness began rolling out its COVID vaccine strategy in late February. Those who have received a first dose of AstraZeneca shots are scheduled for a second jab in the coming weeks; however, there are concerns among others who are wary of the side effects of the serum. According to […]
Phase-three of the COVID-19 vaccination exercise carried out by the Ministry of Health officially opened today. News Five’s Duane Moody reports. Duane Moody, Reporting Another phase of the vaccination process has officially opened. Effective today, members of law enforcement agencies can now access vaccination stations across the country to get their jab of the […]
Some people have resisted getting vaccinated and the numbers are not as high as expected. But while the vaccination is not mandatory, the Ministry of Health and Wellness is encouraging those within all phases to get their shot as an added layer of protection against COVID-19. Maternal and Child Health Technical Advisor, Doctor Natalia Largaespada […]
The Ministry of Health and Wellness says the recent sudden death of a man in his fifties from the Belize District is not associated with the COVID-19 vaccine. The family of the security guard alleges that hours after he got inoculated with the AstraZeneca vaccine, he died. Doctor Beer told News Five today that an […]
Over the weekend, sixteen new cases were identified across the country and fourteen new recoveries. No deaths were recorded over the weekend leaving the COVID-19 death toll at three hundred and eighteen. There are seventy-six samples that are under investigation and forty-one active cases as of April twelfth. Doctor Beer says that numbers are great, […]
A month of activities to bring awareness about a neurological condition commenced over the weekend with a five-K walk from the B.T.L. Park along Marine Parade to the Belize sign and back. Autism Belize was formed by a group of parents, whose goal is to break the stigma and garner much needed support not only […]
Our media colleague Armin Arana is hospitalized and needs your help. The veteran radio announcer fell ill and is now in need of thirteen pints of blood. Arana’s colleague Julia Carillo of Love FM tells us more about how you can help: Julia Carillo, Senior Manager, Love FM & LOVE TV “He is A […]
The Ministry of Health and Wellness came under fire recently when it was revealed that a contract for the procurement of six vehicles had been given to a businessman who is reportedly a member of Minister Michel Chebat’s campaign team in Cayo North. When it became known that Belize Auto Zone had been selected to […]
The country is now in phase two of the rollout of COVID-19 vaccines. So as people sixty and older as well as those suffering from certain non-communicable diseases, teachers, police and parliamentarians are coming forward to get their jabs, there is an increase demand. Today was a historic day as the country received its first […]
Earlier this month, a routine check by health officials led to the discovery of twenty-five confirmed COVID-19 cases that had not being reported. These were flagged by the Ministry of Health and Wellness during a quality assurance inspection on its data reporting system at a medical facility in the west. Official information suggests that over […]
Today, Minister of Health and Wellness Michel Chebat confirmed that the debacle surrounding the Doctor Marvin Manzanero has, in his view, been resolved. He says the former Director of Health Services is in fact back working at the ministry. Michel Chebat, Minister of Health & Wellness “Doctor Manzanero is there and for you to […]
After several weeks of going without a casualty, the Ministry of Health and Wellness has recorded another COVID-19 death. In its daily update, it was noted that there is one new confirmed case of the virus, one new recovery and one new death. As it stands, the number of active cases has been reduced to […]
Belize celebrated World Tuberculosis Day today. According to the Ministry of Health and Wellness, last year Belize had seventy-two cases of T.B. – twenty-four were females and forty-eight were males. The districts most affected are Belize, Cayo and Stann Creek. The age groups most affected were between the ages of fifteen to fifty-four years of […]
Over the past month, the Ministry of Health and Wellness received two batches of vaccines; one thousand Astra-Zeneca vaccines from Barbados and twenty-five thousand from India. So, in March, the ministry began to administer the vaccines in phases from the two shipments received. But as we found out today, vaccinations among one target group are […]
While the Ministry of Health and Wellness pushes for those sixty and older to take the vaccine, it also has to do a bit more education among its own healthcare workers. As we’ve showed you, on March first, the rollout of the COVID-19 vaccination programme started with healthcare workers and while the vaccinations continue for […]
