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Representatives of two groups, the Garifuna Nation and the National Garifuna Council, have banned together in their call for the Government of Belize to have developers of a gas station in Seine Bight immediately cease and desist operations. It’s a needed service, since villagers travel outside for gas, but developers are facing opposition because the […]
Written on October 8, 2021 | Posted in
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The Office of the Prime Minister has written to the Leader of the Opposition, Patrick Faber, seeking his views on the recommendations for Supreme Court Justices. These are being made to the Governor General by the Judicial and Legal Services Commission. Among the names being forwarded for appointment are Ricardo Sandcroft and Susan Lamb for […]
Written on October 8, 2021 | Posted in
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The Minister of National Defence and Border Security, Florencio Marin Junior was invited by Admiral Jose Rafael Ojeda, Secretary of the Navy of Mexico, to attend the two hundredth Anniversary of the Mexican Navy in Veracruz. During the October fourth event, Minister Marin met with the heads of Mexico’s four primary security agencies. He was […]
Written on October 8, 2021 | Posted in
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Discussions are being held at the municipal level to install a beach in Belize City, similar to the one at Old Belize off the George Price Highway. If the project goes through, it would be open to visitors and locals alike, and a source of revenue for the City Council. Deputy Mayor Allan Pollard shared […]
Written on October 8, 2021 | Posted in
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On Wednesday, the Christian Workers Union (CWU) and the Port of Belize Limited (PBL) signed a new collective bargaining agreement (CBA) for the staff at PBL. This CBA immediately replaces the last agreement signed in 2002. A release from the Government of Belize says it sets the stage for a mutually beneficial relationship under the […]
Written on October 7, 2021 | Posted in
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We also spoke to CEO at the Port of Belize, Andrew Lane who told us that, among other things, included in the agreement are increases for staff in the years to come. Lane says reaching an agreement is huge achievement that he is proud of. Andrew Lane, CEO, PBL “There was a number of […]
Written on October 7, 2021 | Posted in
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Whether or not the two recent No Movement Sundays had an impact on COVID-19 numbers will not be known for a few more days. According to Dr. Hidalgo, this is due to the incubation period. Dr. Jorge Hidalgo, Internist, BHPL “Most of the things we are seeing with COVID, and especially the strategies, is […]
Written on October 6, 2021 | Posted in
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In Belize, ninety percent of the population has access to a reliable source of electricity, but there are still some two thousand households, or about thirteen thousand people, that do not have access. Through the European Union’s “Lait Up Belize” project, those homes, in thirty-six villages across the country are to acquire access to electricity. […]
Written on October 6, 2021 | Posted in
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But of the thirty-six villages that are still without electricity, only twenty-eight are expected to get electrified because some Mennonite communities have declined to be included. Nevertheless, Minister of Public Utilities, Energy and Logistics, Rodwell Ferguson says that the work has already begun in southern Belize. G.O.B. will thereafter need to source funds to electrify […]
Written on October 6, 2021 | Posted in
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If you are job hunting, you might want to look towards the Statistical Institute of Belize. They need to fill nine hundred vacant short term positions for its 2022 Population and Housing Census. Those interested can apply online. Applicants will be shortlisted and contacted in December of 2021. We learnt more from SIB today. […]
Written on October 6, 2021 | Posted in
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CEO Seguro says the public need not worry that oxygen will become a limiting factor in determining how many patients can be attended to in the COVID unit. Seguro says the hospital can also take on the challenge of finding additional space to admit new COVID-19 patients. The only limiting factor, he says, would be […]
Written on October 5, 2021 | Posted in
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The news that three of four COVID-19 deaths that occurred since the weekend were among fully vaccinated people has prompted COVID experts to pay keener attention to people with co-morbidity issues or pre-existing health conditions. News Five spoke today with Internist and COVID survivor himself, Dr Fernando Cuellar, about these deaths. He says that while […]
Written on October 5, 2021 | Posted in
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The new COVID regulations that came into effect on October first require people, to show a vaccination card or a negative COVID test before entering government building. This includes employees of those places. GOB is now offering a measure of relief to person who requires a negative COVID test. Two COVID-19 testing sites have been […]
Written on October 5, 2021 | Posted in
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As the Kolbe Foundation continues to invest in rehabilitating prisoners, the recidivism, or return rate, remains at approximately twenty percent. So, what percentage of these inmates is serious about change, and how does the Kolbe Foundation identify those persons? Virgillio Murillo, CEO, Kolbe Foundation “I would want to think that there are some who […]
Written on October 5, 2021 | Posted in
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Some four hundred Belizeans living in the USA attended Town Hall Meetings held in Houston, Chicago, New York and Miami from September 28 – October 3, 2021, organized by the Ministry of Tourism and Diaspora Relations through its newly established Diaspora Relations Unit. According to the Ministry, there are an estimated three hundred thousand Belizeans […]
Written on October 5, 2021 | Posted in
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All weekend people were wondering about the curfew and today they got their answer. The Ministry of Health and Wellness has reverted to the previous curfew hours of nine p.m. to four a.m. The release further states that restaurants, saloons, diners and other similar establishments allowed to operate may offer dine-in services by reservation only. […]
Written on October 4, 2021 | Posted in
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Three of the world’s biggest applications, Instagram, Whatsapp and Facebook were down for the most part of the day. But the outages reveal that during the COVID19 pandemic era, many businesses have moved online, some now solely reliant on their social media traffic. So has this latest blackout exposed a grim reality of how fragile […]
Written on October 4, 2021 | Posted in
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Persons entering government building, including employees, must now present proof of immunization or a negative COVID19 test. Across Belize City today, visitors were being asked to present their vaccination cards. News Five’s Paul Lopez visited some of the more frequented Government offices to find out how the general public is responding to these regulations. Here […]
Written on October 1, 2021 | Posted in
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A new statutory instrument came into force earlier today to address the issue of mask wearing, as well as the second of two no-movement Sundays. As part of stricter measures put in place to combat the spread of COVID-19, the past two weeks have seen a seven o’clock curfew being implemented, as well as consecutive […]
Written on October 1, 2021 | Posted in
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Along with the new S.I. comes the implementation of a new policy where vaccination cards must be presented for entry into to public buildings and government offices. Persons who fail to produce a vaccination card must be able to present negative results from rapid or PCR COVID tests. Chester Williams, Commissioner of Police “In […]
Written on October 1, 2021 | Posted in
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The fate of the existing curfew will be decided by the Ministry of Health and Wellness sometime over the weekend with the introduction of a new statutory instrument. The past two weeks have seen Belizeans across the country adhering to a seven o’clock curfew which expires on Sunday. But what comes next and are Belizeans […]
Written on October 1, 2021 | Posted in
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It is International Day of Older Persons. This year’s global celebration is being observed under the theme “Digital Equity For All Ages.” The National Council on Aging says the closing the digital divide has always been a concern, but COVID-19 has highlighted the need for greater action. In response, the Council has initiated online skills […]
Written on October 1, 2021 | Posted in
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Well, you heard it was coming and now it is official, the actual Statutory Instrument issued today. As October 1st anyone who needs to go to a public medical facility, government office or the office of a statutory body must show proof that they have been vaccinated against COVID-19 or have an upcoming date for […]
Written on September 30, 2021 | Posted in
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While it was expected that the COVID-19 pandemic might bring some families closer, Nicholas says that in some households it seems to have worsened the situation. Parents, who are not trained to be teachers, have been finding it difficult to keep their children focused while doing online classes, and then there is the situation of […]
Written on September 30, 2021 | Posted in
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A number of migrants were returned to their home countries in September through assistance from the International Organization for Migration. A release from the IOM Belize office says that thirty migrants, including ten unaccompanied minors who were transiting Belize on their way north voluntarily returned to El Salvador and Honduras. Twenty-five of them were considered […]
Written on September 30, 2021 | Posted in
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