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During the municipal elections, former Minister of Health Pablo Marin came out in support of Hilberto Campos, the U.D.P. standard bearer for the Corozal Bay division. Campos replaced him following his November eleventh defeat in the general elections. News Five caught up with Marin at polling area number forty-one, where he gave his review of […]
Written on March 5, 2021 | Posted in
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Marin is also watching as the situation with Doctor Marvin Manzanero is playing out, as he believes it is political victimization. He says his wife, Danini Contreras-Marin, also employed with the Ministry of Health and Wellness, has been targeted by the new minister. He believes Minister Michel Chebat is sideling talented people, rather than creating […]
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Opposition Leader Patrick Faber also commented on the Doctor Marvin Manzanero situation. While it is not clear what is going to happen next, it is certain that he is not going to remain in the capacity as the Director of Health Services with the Ministry of Health and Wellness. As you know Doctor Manzanero is […]
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This week, as the limited supply of COVID-19 vaccine doses Belize obtained from Barbados is being used for frontline healthcare workers, you may be wondering when vaccinations will be available for you, your loved ones and coworkers. According to the Ministry of Health’s “Vaccine Plan Belize,” there will be five phases of the rollout when […]
Written on March 2, 2021 | Posted in
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Frontline healthcare staff began receiving their vaccinations today. Among the first this morning were health workers at the Corozal Community Hospital, Matron Roberts Poly Clinic, Central Health Regional, San Pedro Polyclinic, the Integral Clinic, Belize Medical Associates. The simultaneous rollout today also included vaccinations at San Ignacio Community Hospital, Western Regional Hospital, Southern Region, the […]
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As the administering of some five hundred doses of COVID-19 vaccine gets underway at the nation’s public health hospitals and clinics, over at the Belize Medical Associates in Belize City, fifteen staffers, including nurses, technicians from the COVID-19 Unit also got vaccinated. Internist Doctor Fernando Cuellar spoke to News Five today about people’s apprehension about […]
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Doctor Cuellar also reacted to the information shared by Ministry of Health and Wellness personnel which suggests that a startling thirty-five percent of frontline healthcare workers do not want to take the COVID-19 vaccine. Of note is that a number of healthcare personnel have contracted the virus, several doctors lost their fight with the virus, […]
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But what about teachers? Well, Belizean educators will be relieved to find out they are among one of the first groups included in the vaccine rollout plan. Because the Ministry of Education is expecting face-to-face learning to resume in August/September, the government is prioritizing teacher vaccinations to assist in the safe reopening of schools. But […]
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Minister of Education Francis Fonseca recently commented on plans to kickstart the reopening of schools for all Belizean students in August and September and a possible phased reopening even earlier. Principal Jamie Usher of Belize High School spoke to News Five today about the school’s readiness for the reopening pilot project. Jamie Usher, Principal, […]
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The vaccine rollout exercise for the country began today. Unlike other countries where government leaders are among the first to be vaccinated, for Belize, it was frontline healthcare workers from COVID-19 units. News Five’s Duane Moody was there for the first shots. Duane Moody, Reporting It was a historic moment today at the House […]
Written on March 1, 2021 | Posted in
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While a larger list of priority groups for the vaccine rollout was shared today, Minister of Tourism and Diaspora Relations, Anthony Mahler told the media over the weekend that eight thousand tourism stakeholders will be vaccinated when Belize receives its first allocation of Astra Zeneca vaccine from COVAX. Minister Mahler says that this will help […]
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The Ministry of Health and Wellness remains without an active Director of Health Services. The substantive holder of the position, Doctor Marvin Manzanero, was placed on administrative leave last Tuesday pending investigation into alleged misconduct. The acting DHS, Doctor Melissa Diaz-Musa abandoned the post last week. Minister of Health and Wellness, Michel Chebat says that […]
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The controversy over the embattled Director of Health Services, Doctor Marvin Manzanero has been playing out in the media for the past two weeks, with little to no word from the Ministry of Health and Wellness. Today, Minister Michel Chebat confirmed to News Five’s Duane Moody that in fact as the country is in the […]
Written on February 26, 2021 | Posted in
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As you know, Doctor Marvin Manzanero has been placed on administrative leave as an investigation on allegations of misconduct continues. But what’s been happening with the DHS has been seen by the public as an attack on his reputation and a move to frustrate him out of his substantive position. The Association of Public Service […]
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There is good news for Belize because today, the allocation letter from COVAX facility letter for the first shipment of vaccines for the country. It has been confirmed that sometime in late March, or early April, Belize will receive one hundred thousand eight hundred doses of COVID-19 vaccines, and that’s very likely the Astra Zeneca […]
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CARICOM Heads of State are expressing frustration at the obstacles Caribbean nations are facing trying to access vaccines. At the end of a two-day virtual conference, Chairman Doctor Keith Rowley, the Prime Minister of Trinidad and Tobago, did not mince words as CARICOM once more calls on the World Health Organization to intervene. Dr. […]
Written on February 26, 2021 | Posted in
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The current quarantine regulations, including a curfew between ten p.m. and five a.m., expire next week. But if you thought that the declining COVID-19 numbers would translate into a relaxation of measures, think again. Over the past week, health officials have been meeting with the Ministry of Home Affairs to determine the way forward. Today, […]
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But what about land borders? Given the economic hardships brought on by the COVID-19 pandemic, Guatemalan residents have been clamouring for the reopening of the western border. Even though Mexicans are allowed to travel to the Corozal Free Zone, Belizeans have not been able to visit to neighbouring Chetumal or Melchor, Guatemala for business or […]
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Results are finally back from Baylor College in Houston and the UK variant of COVID-19 has been detected in Belize. It was from a batch of fifteen samples that were sent for gene sequencing. The swab belonged to a member of the British Army Training Support Unit Belize, who was asymptomatic when he arrived in […]
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The positivity rate for COVID-19 is down to one point four percent from a whopping sixty-five percent in last November of last year. The latest figures show that there were seven confirmed new cases, seventeen recoveries and one new death. Active cases are also down to one hundred and forty persons, with the majority being […]
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If you encounter a road traffic accident, do you know what to do? There are some basic life-saving skills that you can perform. It is almost always recommended that medical professionals respond to call for help. But there are times when accident victims may not be able to reach a hospital or get help on […]
Written on February 25, 2021 | Posted in
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Belize is in the middle of the COVID-19 pandemic and yet there’s an empty chair at the office of the Director of Health Services. News Five has confirmed that there is no DHS at the Ministry of Health and Wellness as of today. That is because Doctor Marvin Manzanero was placed on administrative leave effective […]
Written on February 24, 2021 | Posted in
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Void aside, the Association of Public Service Senior Managers says that the government is attacking the reputation of Doctor Marvin Manzanero, who for the greater part of 2020 was the Ministry of Health’s public face of the fight against the pandemic. Yet, according to a letter issued to the DHS on Tuesday, allegations of misconduct […]
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The President of the A.P.S.S.M. says that according to the Public Service Regulations, there is a limited period of time for an allegation of misconduct to be brought against a public officer. The letter she saw refers to April 2020 which is ten months ago. Sharon Frazer says that due process has not been followed […]
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But Doctor Marvin Manzanero is not the only person being affected by what is widely perceived to be a concerted effort to have him removed as DHS. Since December seventh Doctor Melissa Diaz-Musa had been tapped by the Public Service Ministry to become the Acting Director of Health Services. While that contract is to end […]
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