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The government today responded to statements made by attorney Audrey Matura on behalf of three liquefied petroleum gas importers as it relates to the G.O.B. blocking the companies from reducing the retail price of butane. In the wake of the state of emergency, the importers intended to provide consumers with a promotional rate on butane. […]
Written on April 9, 2020 | Posted in
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A third donation via the Lord Ashcroft COVID-19 Relief Fund was disbursed today. It went to the Belize Police Department. Commissioner of Police Chester Williams received a cheque from Lyndon Guiseppi, Executive Chairman of the Belize Bank. The funds will be used to acquire needed personal protective equipment for police officers who are serving the […]
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Turning to a despicable sex video in circulation; three officers, including a corporal, have been identified as the policemen behind the most appalling act of sexual coercion that was recorded and disseminated on social media earlier this week. The trio was on duty in Belize City during the early hours of Monday morning when they […]
Written on April 8, 2020 | Posted in
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The officers involved have been identified as a corporal and two police constables. Notwithstanding the tendering of his resignation a week or so ago, ComPol Williams will be withdrawing that notice of departure from the corporal in order to have him face internal discipline for his actions. The other two men of lower rank are […]
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The Ministry of Health has also weighed in on the issue, saying that its Mental Health Unit recognizes one of the victims as a person with a severe mental disorder. The ministry says it is appalled at the assault on human dignity and is dismayed that these persons felt comfortable enough to record and share […]
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According to Darrell Spencer, communication between both parties will continue in the days ahead. As for the flimsy tents used for the COVID-19 areas in hospital countrywide, Spencer says that the Ministry has begun placing the tents with wooden structures. On the Phone: Darrell Spencer, President, Nurses Association of Belize “Corozal, Belmopan, and San […]
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The Lord Ashcroft COVID-19 Relief Fund has made another donation; this time, it is befitting Hope Haven Children’s Home and Community Center located on Ambergris Caye. The donation is in the amount of one hundred thousand dollars. The money will be used for the delivery of essential grocery items to families that have been affected […]
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G.O.B. and the LPG importers are sparring again. Three of the six liquefied petroleum gas companies in Belize—namely Belize Western Energy Limited, Gas Tomza, and Southern Choice Butane (Zeta Gas)—are at odds with the Government for threatening to confiscate their inventory and essentially take them out of business for noncompliance. Back in November of 2019, […]
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The Bureau of Standards regulates the retail price of butane, but not the wholesale price; it is the importers and wholesalers who control that. World oil prices have been plummeting due to the COVID-19 and the importers, who source LPG from Guatemala, Honduras and El Salvador, say they are trying to transfer these benefits to […]
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Two lawsuits have been filed in respect of the matter in which the importers are seeking judicial review of S.I. fifty-seven of 2019 and a constitutional challenge against the government. According to attorney Audrey Matura, on behalf of the LPG importers and along with co-counsels Dean Molina and Jose Alpuche, they are challenging the power […]
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On Tuesday night, Cayo District which has reported three cases of COVID-19 went under an additional lockdown. The police continue to do their rounds in other parts of the country and the number of persons arrested and charged for offenses related to the stipulations of the state of emergency continues to dwindle. Overnight, a total […]
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The Kolbe Foundation recently introduced a system where inmates can make virtual court appearances from the Belize Central Prison. It’s a system that is also being considered by the Belize Police Department in dealing with persons who have been charged for violation of the state of emergency. In keeping with social distancing protocols, it has […]
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All non-essential establishments are closed and that includes businesses that sell stationery items. Although the Stationery House Retail Outlet on Slaughterhouse Road in Belize City is closed for Belize City and their workers sent on paid vacation, that hasn’t stopped proprietor Giovanni Alamilla to make use of some of his office supplies in stock. Alamilla […]
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The body of fifty-five-year-old Hubert Pipersburgh, the first casualty of COVID-19 in Belize, was reportedly cremated on Monday night. The disposal of the remains of patients who succumb to complications related to the novel coronavirus has since become a question, as it is expected that there may be other deaths associated with the pandemic locally. […]
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Late this evening, the People’s United Party issued a statement in respect of the graphic video about which the complainant spoke at the top of the news. The P.U.P. says it has few words sufficient to describe its revulsion and outrage at the images. The P.U.P. continues that such abuse of citizens will never be […]
Written on April 7, 2020 | Posted in
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Even though several officers are under fire for questionable and deplorable behaviour during the state of emergency and curfew, there are others who are holding their own as frontline persons on the ground. The health and safety of the thousands of police officers is being addressed by top cop Chester Williams. The ComPol say that […]
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Did cops take the enforcement of the curfew law too far on Friday night in Belmopan? That’s what many have concluded after a video and photos of an elderly man being beaten by police surfaced online. The officers were reportedly patrolling the streets in the San Martin area when they pursued two persons on the […]
Written on April 6, 2020 | Posted in
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Commissioner of Police Chester Williams also told News Five that infected COVID-19 persons, who fail to comply with quarantine directives, can be charged for negligent behaviour if they do not adhere to self-isolation and quarantine guidelines imposed by the Quarantine Authority. Last week, prior to the complete closure of entry points, a mandatory quarantine for […]
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Earlier in the newscast we had details on the COVID-19 patients. Belize confirmed its third case of the novel coronavirus on March twenty-ninth. As it relates to Patient Three, he is a thirty-eight-year-old Belizean, who returned to Belize from New York. He started to show minor signs and symptoms on March twenty-fifth after which he […]
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This afternoon, the Nurses Association of Belize sounded an alarm saying there is lack of material and equipment to deal with an outbreak of COVID-19. NAB says it has concluded a nationwide tour and sent a report to the Deputy Director of Health Services and the Chief Nursing Officer on March twenty-sixth. The list includes […]
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Responding to the concerns of the Nurses Association of Belize was Prime Minister Dean Barrow today during live video statement. Barrow says that the Association’s concerns will be addressed including the need for P.P.E.’s, and heavy-duty tents from the Belize Defense Force and elsewhere. Prime Minister Dean Barrow “We do have absolutely a sufficiency […]
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The Belize Central prison is bursting at its seams with the number of inmates behind bars. The recent arrests of state of emergency offenders have swollen the number to about one thousand one hundred and fifty. There are no known inmates infected with the corona virus, but the facility is getting ready for the likelihood […]
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The tourism industry has shut down due to the COVID-19 pandemic and now domestic tourism is also on hold for the upcoming Easter holidays. It is forecasted that the industry is in for a very long ride. The livelihood of the residents of San Pedro and Caye Caulker has been upended so the two cayes […]
Written on April 3, 2020 | Posted in
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Earlier in the month, Sagicor Financial Company Limited announced that is committing one million U.S. dollars to aid in the fight against COVID-19 in the Caribbean. The focus will be placed on enhancing early detection and providing equipment for the immediate care of those already infected. In Belize, Country Representative Karen Longsworth-Godfrey handed over a […]
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We start tonight’s newscast, with the following matter. At eight o’clock tonight, enforcement of the national shutdown begins in earnest. In the past days, we have been trying our best to adjust to the new normal and to continue to bring you our award-winning newscasts, as well as our daily Open Your Eyes show on […]
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