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As it relates to COVID-19, the panic and fear are real and this morning alarm raced across Orange Walk Town as the coronavirus rumour mill kept on churning. Health officials were seen at One-Two-Three Supermarket in the town, which caused an online frenzy, forcing the supermarket’s management to put out a press release dispelling all […]
Written on March 17, 2020 | Posted in
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As part of its bipartisan approach in tackling the COVID-19 threat, the government and the opposition have each chosen a financial expert to oversee the expenditure of some seventy-five million dollars in relief. Senator Dr. Carla Barnett, who is presently the Minister of State for Labour, is government’s choice, while attorney Christopher Coye, who is […]
Written on March 17, 2020 | Posted in
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With a combined half-a-billion U.S. dollars in foreign exchange, there is enough cash between the commercial banks and Central Bank to cover roughly fifty percent of all projected imports for this year. In the context of the coronavirus, even if those monies were spent on the importation of food and other necessities to survive for […]
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The economic ramifications from the corona virus is a major concern so on the issue of an interim tax break, another working group will be put together in the days ahead to examine various options of tax relief. There is a possibility that the existing nine percent tax being paid to B.T.B. will be halved. […]
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Primary School Examinations, the first sitting which was to have been held on March thirty-first, have been suspended amid the COVID-19 threat. That decision comes from the Ministry of Education despite subsequent dates for parts one and two of the annual examinations not being confirmed. As we reported on Monday, government has taken the decision […]
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A number of events are being cancelled to minimize the risk of the corona virus. This afternoon, it was confirmed that the House debate on the budget which normally lasts for two days, has been cut down to one day. It takes place this Thursday, March nineteenth, since the Appropriation Bill needs be passed in […]
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The National Sports Council is indefinitely suspending all activities countrywide amidst the threat of COVID-19. A release from the council says that while the sporting activities and workshops worked in favour of bettering youth athletes, the health and safety of the population is a priority. The Football Federation of Belize is also postponing all tournaments. […]
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Price gouging amid the new coronavirus threat that looms large over the country has prompted government to amend the Supplies Control Regulations via Statutory Instrument Number Thirty-three of 2020. The additional piece of law establishes a maximum percentage increase on the wholesale and retail prices of general sanitizers and cleaners. These guidelines cover major categories […]
Written on March 17, 2020 | Posted in
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Along with an unwarranted price hike in the cost of sanitizers, is a tendency for consumers to stack up on large quantities of toilet tissue. That trend has become evident and is driving up demand for toilet paper. While prices are currently unregulated, there is concern that should COVID-19 be confirmed in Belize, the cost […]
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There are more details on the coronavirus preparedness. The issue of testing kits and their availability locally, in order to confirm whether persons who are exhibiting signs of COVID-19 are in fact positive, are still pressing concerns for many Belizeans. While those pieces of equipment have been ordered from a German company, the prompt disbursement […]
Written on March 16, 2020 | Posted in
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At the prime minister’s press conference this afternoon, Opposition Leader John Briceño also addressed the issue of occupational concerns being raised by the K.H.M.H. Workers Union. While the K.H.M.H. Authority met earlier today to discuss these issues ahead of a planned demonstration on Tuesday evening, Briceño told the media that assurances are being given to […]
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On Sunday, the government announced that it was stepping up its control measures at the ports of entry. A ban was imposed prohibiting the nationals of China, Hong Kong, Iran, Japan, South Korea, and Europe, including the United Kingdom, as well as persons, who have traveled to these countries within the last thirty days, from […]
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Belize City is the economic hub of the country. More than seventy thousand persons live in the Old Capital and thousands use the public transportation system. While mass gatherings are being discouraged, people from all over the country travel to the city for work every day. Belize remains COVID-19 free and online articles have named […]
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The Belize City Council today launched its ten-million-dollar municipal prospectus paper. Mayor Bernard Wagner says that the municipal bond has three tranches with different maturities and coupon rates and an anticipated weighted coupon average rate of three point four-five percent. The maturities range from ninety-one days to three hundred and sixty-four days. The mayor says […]
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It’s been one week since official preliminary reports were released on the helicopter crash of February twenty-seventh that claimed the life of B.D.F. majors, Adran Ramirez and Radford Baizar and crew members, Corporals Yassir Mendez and Reynaldo Choco. The military aircraft went down into the Gales Point Lagoon while the team was on a narco-trafficking […]
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Among the factors that could have contributed to the fatal crash was the use of cell-phone to communicate, poor weather conditions and the lack of night vision equipment. One of the questionable points from the preliminary report by the Belize investigative team, presented during a press conference last week by the Ministry of National Security, […]
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The families of the deceased B.D.F. soldiers, with the assistance of their attorneys, are in discussion with the Ministry of National Security to secure a compensation package because in most cases, the deceased men were the breadwinners of their families. C.E.O. George Lovell says that the compensation package will be in accordance with the law. […]
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The threat of the coronavirus hovers over Belize as we start the weekend. But tonight the Ministry of Health confirms there are no cases of the virus here, but its effects are beginning to be felt. The overnight and cruise tourism sectors, both of which are the lifeblood of Belize’s economy, are taking a massive […]
Written on March 13, 2020 | Posted in
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The economic impact of suspension of cruise arrivals compounded by hotel cancellations, will undoubtedly affect revenue generation within the tourism industry. Of equal concern to the Belize Hotels Association is the well-being of their employees. The tourism sector has the largest workforce in the country; many of those in the service industry are frontline personnel whose […]
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But aside from the cruise ships and hotel cancellations, there are other movements to note. NICH is cancelling a research conference which was scheduled for later this month that would have attracted foreign and Belizean researchers as well as students. While there are no bans on mass events, organizers of the hot ticket concert scheduled […]
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The first detection of the coronavirus took place in December 2019 in Wuhan China. In less than three months, it has spread across the globe, infecting thousands of persons and killing over four thousand six hundred persons. Studies have since shown that the elderly population and children as well as persons with chronic illnesses are […]
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The National Trade Union Congress of Belize, as a social partner, has a seat on the COVID-19 Taskforce, which has been established by government. Prime Minister Barrow, at a press conference on Thursday, said that the umbrella organization was yet to submit the names of its representatives. Earlier today, News Five caught up with N.T.U.C.B. […]
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This week we’ve been reporting on the preliminary report coming out of the investigation into the helicopter accident that killed four B.D.F. soldiers. That report was prepared by the Honduran Air Force Accident Prevention and Investigation Board. The document outlines a number of issues found lacking and makes recommendations but the probable cause of the […]
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A week ago, stevedores gave the required twenty-one-day notice of strike action at the Port of Belize. While they have returned to work, today, they held a rally and were bolstered with the support of the National Trade Union Congress. The matter of an overdue Collective Bargaining Agreement and the expected shift by the sugar […]
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A land issue has been festering for some time in the Valley of peace, Cayo District. Farmers have complained that the land they have worked for years has been sold from under their feet. Despite attempts to resolve the matter, there has been solution. Today, they blocked access to the area to bring further attention […]
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