You can also now beat the heat in the pool or river or the sea. AG Peyrefitte says you are now allowed to go swimming but with some limitations to socializing on the poolside or the seaside. And for those divers and snorkelers, you are also allowed to engage in some recreation, but you cannot […]
And there is a little relief for those who exercise. You are now allowed to run, jog, walk, or cycle without a mask. But again, you are to do these activities during the hours of five to eight in the mornings only. Michael Peyrefitte, Attorney General “The exercise hours will remain from five a.m. […]
On Sunday afternoon near the outskirts of Hattieville, twenty-nine-year-old Blaine Caliz came face to face with a team of officers who trained their weapons on him as he exited what they believed was a runaway ambulance. Police intelligence had informed them that the driver of a Southern Emergency Services vehicle was being held at gunpoint […]
Earlier this week, Commissioner of Police Chester Williams demanded an apology from Caliz for his behaviour during the incident and said that if an apology was not forthcoming, charges would be brought against the emergency medical technician. Caliz says that he does not know what he would be apologizing for since he was only carrying […]
Tonight, the situation at the western border involving cargo trucks has been resolved and traffic is now flowing freely. For two days and a half, the truck drivers from Guatemala could not enter Belize to purchase grains and other goods nor could trucks cross to bring in goods. Long lines formed at the border blocking […]
This afternoon, Immigration Minister Beverly Castillo informed News Five that cargo is moving. After a meeting today, a set of protocols was established to allow Guatemalan truck drivers to enter the country and purchase grains, such as corn, from Belizean producers. The truckers that bring goods, such as cement, into Belize are also allowed to […]
Belizean representatives in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, which included Said Badi Guerra, met with his Guatemala counterpart, Edgar Aguilar and the mayor of Melchor de Mencos, Amado Yanez to discuss the standoff at the Western Border. As we reported, the meeting was fruitful as the impasse between Guatemalan truck drivers and Belizean authorities was […]
At the northern border, a Belizean, who had been stranded there since last Friday, remains in a conundrum tonight. Under the State of Emergency, Belizeans are being denied entry except those in special circumstances. Guillermo Foreman says he travelled from the U.S. and on reaching the northern border he was denied entry and was sleeping […]
Another dispute that was bubbling is also been ironed out. The Public Service Union, the Belize National Teachers Union and the Association of Public Service Senior Managers met with Prime Minister Barrow this morning to discuss the issue of increments and allowances for this fiscal year. The P.S.U. and the Ministry of Finance have remained […]
Education Minister Patrick Faber has also weighed in on the matter in respect of teachers and their allowances, as they, too, are being affected by the fiscal crunch. Faber says that government’s request to waive increments and allowances for public officers and teachers is neither irrational nor unfair, given the existing circumstance. Faber also commented […]
An LPG dispute has been taking place for some time. Tonight, there is an answer to one of the thorny issues involving prices. Before a release from the Belize Bureau of Standards, Southern Choice Butane Limited held a press conference to reaffirm that it had ran out of its supply of LPG. It is also […]
Southern Choice Butane Limited is one of six former LPG importers whose license has expired. That company supplies thirty-percent of the industry in Belize. Today, Zeta Gas Rep Ernesto Wu also spoke about the impact that the situation has on its staff across the country and the clients to whom it provides LPG. Ernesto […]
The commercial operation start date for the National Gas Company was set as May first – but it is thirteen days past that. So, what’s been the hold up? Is the N.G.C. not ready to distribute or are they stalling on purpose as it speculated by some quarters in the industry? Well, Managing Director Doctor […]
As you heard just now, Doctor Canton says that the price setting exercise will help to determine the wholesale price for local distributors. That price, up to the time we spoke with Canton this morning, was not released as yet but he pointed out that globally LPG prices have been increasing. Doctor Canton says that […]
The official cause of death of a five-month-old baby girl from Bella Vista Village has yet to be determined. A post-mortem examination has not been conducted on the body of Kynslee Jasmin Caal and while the parents are alleging that their baby’s death is related to a vaccine that she received four days prior to […]
The Smith family of Mahogany Street is homeless tonight. As Elizabeth Smith and her five children were in deep slumber on Tuesday night, their house collapsed. Luckily, they were not injured, but it has left them without a roof over their heads. COVID-19 has also left Smith without a job, so tonight she is making […]
The San Pedro Belize Express Water Taxi made two COVID-19 relief donations today. The first donation comprises food packages to almost fifty families in the Majestic Alley neighbourhood of the City. The families are getting basic grocery items including poultry products. The second donation was made to the families who reside in San Pedro. This […]
The war waged by the former LPG importers has moved to another level. Today, Southern Choice Butane (Zeta Gas) announced that it is shutting down operations countrywide. Fifty employees are being affected while two hundred individuals are being indirectly impacted. The company says that as of Monday, May eleventh it closed all its branches to […]
The three former LPG importers, Gas Tomza, Zeta Gas and Belize Western Energy Limited say they have still been unable to get the new price regime for butane from the National Gas Company. Doctor Gilbert Canton of the National Gas Company recently told News Five that there is more than one million gallons of LPG […]
According to Attorney Audrey Matura, while the former importers are unable to receive an answer from the National Gas Company as to the sale price, the Belize Bureau of Standards today sent a letter requesting that the companies cough up their LPG inventory data. Audrey Matura, Attorney “Just before you called I got another […]
Lord Michael Ashcroft will be on Open Your Eyes this Thursday morning and we’ll hear from him on a wide range of issues, including the shocks caused by the novel coronavirus to the economy, investment and the country’s spiralling debt. Lord Ashcroft has also been assisting in the fight against COVID-19. Today, the Ministry of […]
Belize, along with Barbados and Bahamas, is being cited as the three countries in the Caribbean region hardest hit in the tourism industry by the COVID-19 pandemic. We know that the borders will remain closed until the end of June, which means that airline travel is not in the works before then. Cruise ships schedules […]
Local tourists only contribute to ten percent of the revenues collected by hoteliers across the country; the bulk of its income is made by international tourists who would take advantage of multiple packages. In our one-on-one interview with Belize Hotel Association President Ted Tejada, he agreed that our borders should remain close due to the […]
It is expected that later this week, restaurants at hotels as well as pools will now be allowed to be open to guests. Belize Hotel Association President and General Manager of the Best Western Belize Biltmore Plaza, Ted Tejada told News Five that he has been informed by the Prime Minister that starting this weekend […]
The tourism industry in Belize collapsed as soon as COVID-19 began to spread in the region. As early as January of this year, hoteliers began experiencing cancellations in reservations and by March, hotels and resorts were empty as guests returned to their countries of origin. The industry has been at a standstill and the nine […]
