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The fight against COVID-19 is an ongoing battle that sees many frontline workers being exposed to the dreaded illness. While we have covered many stories on the ravages of the pandemic from a socioeconomic perspective, the stories of officers at the forefront of this effort have seldom been told. What we do know is that […]
Written on December 16, 2020 | Posted in
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While the department continues to battle the pandemic, as many of its officers remain on the frontline, the Commissioner of Police is grateful to the men and women who report to duty every day, notwithstanding the risks involved. In anticipating what lies ahead for 2021, ComPol Williams reflects on the work that is presently before […]
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There has been widespread speculation that strict measures will be imposed in the days ahead to stem the spread of the novel coronavirus in Belize. While that has not been confirmed, we do know that the Briceño administration has postponed Friday’s planned Sitting of the House of Representatives and that a press conference will instead […]
Written on December 16, 2020 | Posted in
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If you’re planning to have a party or a gathering of friends at your residence in the days ahead, perhaps it’s best to think twice about that idea. The Belize Police Department is launching its COVID-19 hotlines. The general public is asked to call and report anyone hosting a party, other social events, or persons […]
Written on December 16, 2020 | Posted in
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At the Old Belize compound today, a container filled with two million dollars worth of medical supplies was being offloaded and handed over to emergency first responders in Belize City, San Pedro and Caye Caulker. The donation was made possible through Project CURE and Young Professionals, two organizations out of the United States that have […]
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The government today announced the launch of the Belize COVID-19 Cash Transfer Program. The program aims to provide support to vulnerable households affected by COVID-19. G.O.B. says that the program will provide supplementary short-term emergency cash to households that have not qualified for other social assistance schemes. A list of beneficiaries is being compiled using […]
Written on December 15, 2020 | Posted in
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It was a solemn afternoon in Corozal Town, across the country and within the People’s United Party, as the man affectionately known as the “gentle giant” was laid to rest. An official funeral was held earlier today for recently elected P.U.P. Corozal Bay area representative David “Dido” Vega this afternoon. Vega died on Friday morning; […]
Written on December 14, 2020 | Posted in
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Ingrid Vega, the wife of David “Dido” Vega, remains hospitalized. She, too, contracted the deadly disease that ultimately took her husband’s life. On Saturday, she was rushed to Belize Healthcare Partners in Belize City where she is listed in a critical condition. At Vega’s funeral this afternoon, Home Affairs Minister Kareem Musa asked for prayers […]
Written on December 14, 2020 | Posted in
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Over the weekend, twin doctors Kevin and Kenneth Guerra died within hours of each other from complications associated with the novel coronavirus. The siblings, who were frontline workers in health facilities in the west and south, were intubated before their untimely passing. On Sunday afternoon, they were laid to rest in their hometown of Benque […]
Written on December 14, 2020 | Posted in
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A motorcade was held last evening in remembrance of brothers Kevin and Kenneth Guerra. In the wake of their passing, their colleagues in the Ministry of Health and Wellness, as well as the Belize Medical and Dental Association, quickly put together a tribute to the doctors with a convoy of ambulances leading the way. In […]
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A total of one hundred and twenty-two new cases of COVID-19 were confirmed on Sunday evening, following the processing of four hundred and eight tests that were done. The daily report for December thirteenth also indicates that three persons lost their battle to the dreaded illness, bringing the number of casualties thus far to one […]
Written on December 14, 2020 | Posted in
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A little under three hundred police officers are off duty due to COVID-related issues. Of that number, one hundred and forty-four have tested positive for the virus. Commissioner of Police Chester Williams tells us more. Chester Williams, Commissioner of Police “We have up to this morning, two hundred and ninety-eight officers out. Of those, […]
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Minister of Health and Wellness Michel Chebat today confirmed that Doctor Marvin Manzanero has not been fired from the Ministry. Chebat says that Doctor Manzanero is at home recovering from COVID-19. Meanwhile, acting Director of Health Services Doctor Melisa Diaz Musa is taking up the lead. In fact, Chebat says that Doctor Diaz Musa will […]
Written on December 11, 2020 | Posted in
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Dr. Marvin Manzanero has been the Director of Health Services for several years under the previous administration. While he is at home recovering from COVID-19, his fate as D.H.S. is up in the air. Minister of Health and Wellness Michel Chebat has confirmed that Manzanero still holds that office, however, Prime Minister John Briceño admits […]
Written on December 11, 2020 | Posted in
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Since Saturday, Corozal Bay Area Representative David “Dido” Vega has been hospitalized at the Belize Healthcare Partners Limited after having contracted COVID-19. Vega remains intubated and in a critical condition and today, P.U.P. colleague, Kareem Musa gave an update on his condition. Kareem Musa, P.U.P. Minister “My brother, David Dido Vega, the area representative […]
Written on December 10, 2020 | Posted in
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Just a year ago, having a cough or a sore throat would likely mean that you had caught a cold or the flu. These days that is not such an easy assumption to make. How do you know if the symptoms you are experiencing signal allergies, a cold, or COVID-19? In Healthy Living tonight, we […]
Written on December 10, 2020 | Posted in
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The Briceño administration’s response to the COVID-19 pandemic is being criticized by the opposition which says that the new government has all but abandoned the measures that were put in place by the previous administration to tackle the virulent disease. While Opposition Leader Patrick Faber says that the P.U.P. neglected social distancing, as well as […]
Written on December 9, 2020 | Posted in
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The leading epidemiologist and the man who was put in charge of Belize’s fight against the COVID-19 pandemic announced this afternoon that he is positive for the virus. Director of Health Services Doctor Marvin Manzanero announced his COVID-19 positive status on his Facebook profile saying, “For those who work closely, they would note that I […]
Written on December 8, 2020 | Posted in
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The Belize Central Prison is now COVID-19 free. C.E.O. of the Kolbe Foundation Virgilio Murillo told News Five today that the prison has zero active cases. This is a significant achievement for Murillo and his teams since the first five infections in early October. That was followed by ninety additional cases on October twenty-seventh. A […]
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And while the prison is COVID-free, the country is a long way from that reality. Election Day is believed to have been a super spreader event with confirmed COVID cases at more than eight thousand. An additional sixty cases were confirmed today along with three new deaths. The total COVID-19 death toll now stands at […]
Written on December 8, 2020 | Posted in
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The government also has plans to launch a massive countrywide campaign against the COVID-19 pandemic. Prime Minister John Briceno says that his government will be doing it differently but if there is a need for Ask the Expert then it will be resumed. Prime Minister John Briceño “We want to do is slightly different […]
Written on December 8, 2020 | Posted in
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On Monday, the Ministry of Health and Wellness received a grant for the “Project for strengthening Medical Imaging Systems in Belize”, as well as other medical supplies from the Taiwanese Embassy. The donation forms part of a grant that is valued at more than one million Belize dollars that’s funded by the Government of the […]
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Corozal Bay area representative David “Dido” Vega remains hospitalized at Belize Healthcare Partners Limited, suffering from complications caused by the novel coronavirus. The forty-seven-year-old politician was rushed to Belize City over the weekend after he began experiencing breathing complications last week. He was first hospitalized at a clinic in Corozal, but after his condition worsened, […]
Written on December 7, 2020 | Posted in
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The People’s United Party has several area representatives that have contracted COVID-19. Toledo East Area Representative Mike Espat is said to have recovered from the virus and so has Cayo West Area Representative Jorge “Milin” Espat. Dolores Balderamos Garcia, the Area Representative for Belize Rural Central, is in self-isolation. The Prime Minister’s Chief of Staff […]
Written on December 7, 2020 | Posted in
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Prime Minister John Briceño has made a full recovery after contracting COVID-19 fourteen days ago, on November twenty-third. The prime minister went into self-isolation in his room in his home in Orange Walk for two weeks after which he was swabbed. He showed no signs and symptoms, unlike his Chief of Staff and Cabinet Secretary […]
Written on December 7, 2020 | Posted in
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