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So, as you heard just now, the Attorney General announced the lifting of the lockdown of three communities in the north – one of them being Guinea Grass. As we have reported, the villagers were up in arms about the extension of the lockdown and protested against it because they said they needed to work […]
Written on August 26, 2020 | Posted in
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“Overcoming Adversity, Creating Opportunity. Belizeans: Unite for Prosperity” – that’s the theme for this year’s September celebrations. The theme was chosen from among a record breaking three hundred and twelve submissions. According to Chair of the Theme Sub-Committee of the National Celebrations Commission, one hundred and thirty-one persons participated in the competition. The announcement of […]
Written on August 26, 2020 | Posted in
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The winning theme was submitted by a thirteen-year-old second form student from Sacred Heart College in San Ignacio. Precious Martinez is the youngest to win the competition. Today, she shared what inspired the winning theme. Precious Martinez, Submitted Winning Theme “I got the idea that overcoming adversities would probably mean thinking about Belize during […]
Written on August 26, 2020 | Posted in
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A fear of spread has been dispelled at a child care facility in Belize City. News Five has confirmed that eight resident minors at the Dorothy Menzies Childcare Centre have tested negative for COVID-19. Last week, a teenage girl at the centre tested positive for the novel coronavirus and there were mounting concerns that other […]
Written on August 25, 2020 | Posted in
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The poultry industry has not been left untouched by the coronavirus. A few weeks ago, there was a shortage of chicken and this week, one of the biggest producers, Caribbean Chicken, closed its processing plant when an employee was infected and died due to the virus. Contact tracing of employees and sanitization are taking place. […]
Written on August 25, 2020 | Posted in
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The best little zoo in world is located at mile twenty-nine on the George Price Highway. It is home to two hundred animals of forty-five species of Belizean wildlife. Over the years, we have brought you hundreds of stories about the work they do and the animals they care for at the Belize Zoo and […]
Written on August 25, 2020 | Posted in
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For the past week and half we have been reporting on the Guinea Grass villagers’ appeal for assistance with the Village Council going so far as to write to the Prime Minister to lift the lockdown because families are in need of food. Well, one person who heard the cries in Guinea Grass is Commissioner […]
Written on August 25, 2020 | Posted in
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As you know by now, Ambergris Caye is at the top of the list with the number of COVID cases and residents on San Pedro have been experiencing hard times since the lockdown. Today, we checked in on San Pedro where residents for the most part remain inside their houses and a number of businesses […]
Written on August 25, 2020 | Posted in
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There is another initiative, a fundraising drive, which has been started by attorney Audrey Matura to assist those whose lives have been devastated by a second lockdown. Residents, many who have been left destitute, are in need of food items to survive as they have lost their source of income and have not received assistance […]
Written on August 25, 2020 | Posted in
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Pre-primary and primary schools are to reopen on September seventh, but for distance learning only, meanwhile high school classes resume in October. But given the dire economic times, families are finding it hard to cover school expenses for virtual classes. Well, Miss Universe Belize Destinee Arnold announced this morning that eighteen students from across Belize […]
Written on August 25, 2020 | Posted in
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There’s a new tourism organization in town and its scope covers everyone in the industry, including hair braiders and small tour operators. Its advent, however, comes at a time when the industry has been flatlined by COVID-19. So what is the Belize Local Association of Stakeholders in Tourism born out of and what is its […]
Written on August 25, 2020 | Posted in
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BLAST is entering a local landscape that is, for all intents and purposes, the domain of FECTAB. The Federation of Cruise Tourism Associations of Belize has been experiencing some turbulence within its ranks recently. Recognizing the vacuum left in the wake of its splintering, BLAST has stepped up to fill the void independently. Randy […]
Written on August 25, 2020 | Posted in
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The family of forty-seven-year-old Sergio Nal Junior is asking for the public’s help tonight. Nal was diagnosed with chronic pancreatitis and is in urgent need of a surgery. Today, his daughter Janeen is appealing for your help to save her dad’s life. Janeen Nal, Appealing for Help “My dad is suffering from a chronic […]
Written on August 25, 2020 | Posted in
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While three cops went rogue over the weekend, two law enforcement offices are receiving praises for delivering a baby at the Mahogany Police Sub precinct. On Saturday morning a pregnant woman visited the precinct where her water bag broke. BERT was called but by that time the baby was well on its way. A G.S.U. […]
Written on August 24, 2020 | Posted in
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On Friday we showed you the arrivals of the Belizeans who came in on the repatriation flight at the Philip Goldson International Airport. The report was that close to a hundred arrived but today D.H.S. Marvin Manzanero says the number is below ninety. The Ministry of Health has revised the testing guidelines for the repatriated […]
Written on August 24, 2020 | Posted in
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COVID-19 continues to spread across the country so additional measures to stem the spread will come into effect as of Sunday and will last for two weeks. Legislation to enforce those new regulations is presently being drafted, but this afternoon during a virtual press conference, Prime Minister Barrow introduced a raft of new steps that […]
Written on August 21, 2020 | Posted in
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The new curfew hours will apply throughout the week and along with the additional measures that will be implemented as of August twenty-third, is a ban on private entertainment. Visitors will be banned from gathering at other residences for the purpose of socializing and athletes will be forbidden from participating in sporting activities, including volleyball […]
Written on August 21, 2020 | Posted in
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The transportation industry, which includes buses and water taxis, will also be heavily scrutinized in the days ahead to ensure that passengers adhere to the regulations that are in place. Those measures include social distancing, the use of face masks, as well as hand sanitizing when boarding public transportation. Similar rules apply for business owners […]
Written on August 21, 2020 | Posted in
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Among the many cases of COVID-19 infections is the transmission of the virus from a fitness trainer to a client. With this in mind, the DHS has also recommended the closure of all gyms during the upcoming two-week period. While the prime minister recognizes the use of fitness centres for health and wellness purposes, the […]
Written on August 21, 2020 | Posted in
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Admittedly, the PM says that the situation involving bars is rather tricky since a majority of these establishments operate under a public and a special license, which allows them to vend alcoholic beverages on the premises. In most cases, given the current restrictions, these business owners have taken to providing finger food as a way […]
Written on August 21, 2020 | Posted in
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The restrictions that are set to come into force on Sunday morning are in fact limitations that were already in effect in the previous states of emergency and will be further ventilated on Ask the Experts on Saturday night. According to Prime Minister Barrow, they are the result of the behavioral patterns of the citizenry. […]
Written on August 21, 2020 | Posted in
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Even though new measures are being imposed due to the number of cases, as a cock-eyed optimist, Prime Minister Dean Barrow today pointed out that the number of COVID-19 cases has been declining in terms of percentage. Barrow says that he doesn’t think that the public should be as worried as the total numbers suggest, […]
Written on August 21, 2020 | Posted in
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While the Philip Goldson International Airport remains closed to international tourists, it was bustling with activities today. Just after eleven, one hundred Belizeans came in on a repatriation flight. After they exited the P.G.I.A., they boarded buses that carted them off to quarantine centres; images suggest that there was no social distancing. During the press […]
Written on August 21, 2020 | Posted in
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There is anxiety at the Dorothy Menzies Child Care Centre tonight as they await results of a batch of tests taken from children at the institution. One teenager has tested positive and eight others have been placed in isolation after exhibiting symptoms of the coronavirus. There are twenty-three resident children and so there is a […]
Written on August 21, 2020 | Posted in
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An employee of Belize Port Authority is among several public officers to be arraigned in connection with abetting the departure of a crew of five sailors onboard the tugboat AJ Ellis, which left for Honduras on the weekend of July twenty-fifth. Vessel Traffic Officer Keeron Young was charged criminally for his alleged role in the […]
Written on August 21, 2020 | Posted in
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