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The steady increase in the number of cases of COVID-19 across the country, particularly in the north, as well as Belize District, has seen a climb to three hundred and sixty-six infections at present. Despite a sharp rise in new cases, PM Barrow says that there is no immediate plan to effect another district-wide state […]
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There is no lockdown for all of the north, however, specific communities, including Guinea Grass, Shipyard and Santa Marta will see an extension to the confinement for safety that they are already experiencing. As a result, travel within Orange Walk District will be restricted going forward and movement within district lines is pending review. […]
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The police has been active along border communities, attempting to put a lid on the movement of contraband goods. On Thursday, a dozen canoes were confiscated by Orange Walk Police when officers descended on the village of Santa Cruz, a community along the border with Mexico. It is a popular illegal point of entry where […]
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According to the chairlady, the residents of Santa Cruz have been abandoned by the government. She says that some families are only eating one meal per day. On the Phone: Kimberly Medina, Chairlady, Santa Cruz Village “We do not have no government help here. Last time our area representatives Gaspar Vega who resigned came […]
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In the House of Representatives today, Prime Minister Dean Barrow reiterated his condemnation for border jumpers. He says that the constant reports of border jumpers and contrabandistas prompted authorities to confiscate the canoes which he says were ready to cross the border. Prime Minister Dean Barrow “The constant report of residents of border villages […]
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The Crime Control and Criminal Justice Amendment Bill was tabled and read in its entirety during the sitting of the House of Representatives this morning as a measure to arrest contraband. The new piece of legislation seeks to expand the offenses for which a magistrate cannot grant bail in the lower courts, including offenses in […]
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While harsh laws have been brought into force to thwart border jumping, the opposition is calling for a distinction between persons who are purchasing contraband items and persons who are purposely going across into Mexico and Guatemala to bring across uncustommed goods into Belize. There has been a significant number of cases in Orange Walk […]
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More than eighty repatriates returned home on the weekly repatriation flight on United Airlines. Doctor Marvin Manzanero says that there appears to be an increase in the number of persons being repatriated since the airport will not re-open on Saturday August fifteenth. Dr. Marvin Manzanero, Director of Health Services “Repatriation – the plane did […]
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Back to the House of Representatives, the government introduced the Labour Amendment Bill 2020. The bill seeks to amend the Labour Act to provide for employers to reduce wages where the working hours of employees have been reduced in special circumstances, to provide for leave of absence without pay in special circumstances, and to provide […]
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Prime Minister Barrow also spoke specifically about the exemption from the period of night rest. He says this will affect the work that stevedores do at the Port of Belize Limited. Here is how he explained it. Prime Minister Dean Barrow “So this help them, it helps the consumer, it help the shipping agents […]
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Another police officer tested positive for COVID-19 earlier today, joining a growing list of policemen to come down with the dreaded disease. Earlier, you heard one of the officers making a desperate plea to his colleagues. ComPol Williams has given all assurances that infected officers are being taken care of by the department. The commissioner […]
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Was there a lax in the enforcement of regulations pertaining to social distancing, as well as the use of face masks, when the national state of emergency was lifted several weeks ago? While many Belizeans returned to some normalcy or a carefree existence, Commissioner Williams says that the police department did not become complacent with […]
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Commissioner of Police Chester Williams raised the ire of many in the Customs and Excise Department when he said last week that there was complicity among officers at the borders in facilitating the flow of contraband goods into the country. ComPol Williams has always been candid when it comes to his knowledge of persons who […]
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Civil Aviation earlier today issued a list of flights that landed at the P.G.I.A. during the month of July. Fifty-six aircrafts landed, including repatriation flights on United Airlines, Tag, Moses International and Green Airways; cargo on Amerijet, Aero Ruta Maya and Tag. A number of air ambulances for medical evacuation, technical flights and a single […]
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Opposition Leader John Briceño on Tuesday blasted the Barrow Administration, saying that the Ministry of Health is scrambling for solutions as COVID-19 cases are on the rise. A P.U.P. release read, “With the first week of the spike in cases, our health monitoring system has for all intents and purposes collapsed.” Briceño pointed out that […]
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While at the launch of its education policy, the opposition leader was also asked about border jumpers. The Ministry of National Security has been having a difficult time restraining these border jumpers and securing the porous border in the west and north. Today, Briceño cried out that these individuals need to stop because they are […]
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Two-term Prime Minister and Fort George Area Representative, Said Musa continues to recover from a stroke. The veteran politician suffered a very rare stroke in early May and received treatment here in Belize and the U.S. But with general elections just around the corner, there are questions on whether seventy-seven-year-old Musa will be able to run for another term […]
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Tonight, there are no known cases of the coronavirus within the walls of the Belize Central Prison and prison authorities want to keep it that way. So Kolbe Foundation has gone into high gear to impose measures to keep the inmates free of the virus. Today was the last day for visitors prior to a […]
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The state of emergency to stem the gang violence that broke out in Belize City several weeks was extended, following the last sitting of the House of Representatives. Those incarcerated individuals, including four women, are serving an additional sixty days at the Belize Central Prison. The spike in gang-related incidents has since subsided and today, […]
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Across the Caribbean, there have been concerns raised about the state of prisoners amid the COVID-19 pandemic which can have disastrous effects due to the congested facilities. While Belize has no recorded cases of the disease at the central prison, there remains frequent correspondence among managing authorities at various facilities across the region. CARICOM IMPACS, […]
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A border jumper from Douglas Village has been detained and placed in quarantine. The man, identified as Miguel Alamilla, was spotted shopping in a community called Javier Rojo Gomez, better known as El Ingenio, sometime over the last few days. Alamilla was outed as border jumper by Douglas Village Chairman, Javier Osorio. This morning, Osorio […]
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A second man was also quarantined today and expected to be swabbed all because of a post he made on Facebook post. Ryan Gentle posted a photo without a mask on Facebook and captioned it to say, “Working without no mask….I want to catch COVID-19 and spread it.” Now he may have thought it was […]
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Five cops have tested positive for COVID-19 and nine others are in isolation with flu-like symptoms. Superintendent Christopher Noble of the San Pedro Police Formation says that the department was providing some support for those officers, but one of the areas they haven’t been able to help relates to mental health services. He made an […]
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And one issue that the police officers in San Pedro do not have to deal with right now is disregard for the S.O.E. regulations. According to Christopher Noble, San Pedranos have been adhering to the laws and they have also been reporting and encouraging other residents who are not following the regulations. So, in short […]
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The reopening of the Philip Goldson International Airport was scheduled for this Saturday, but was delayed after cases of COVID-19 surged. A survey shows that the majority of members of the Belize Tourism and Industry Association were in support of the resumption of commercial flights to Belize because the tourism dollars are needed to revive […]
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