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The state of public emergency was today extended for a further period of fourteen days. Statutory instrument one hundred and ten was to expire on Thursday after it came into effect on August seventh. The government is satisfied that a public emergency persists given the COVID-19 outbreak across the country. Senator for N.G.O.s, Osmany Salas […]
Written on August 19, 2020 | Posted in
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The amendment to the Labour Bill was also passed today in the Senate. The amendment has attracted major opposition from several unions, including the National Trade Union Congress of Belize. The bill looks at providing employers the ability to reduce wages where the working hours of an employee have been reduced in special circumstances. It […]
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Today, a small group of residents from Guinea Grass protested against the lockdown measures which they say is bringing further hardships. The village has been on lockdown for two weeks and according to Village Chairman, Benito Uck close to twenty villagers gathered to stage a small protest and send a message to government because they […]
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First, the National Trade Union Congress of Belize, which is the umbrella organization for the unions, and now the Public Service Union is lodging its discontent with the amendment to the Labour Law, which was debated and passed in the Senate this afternoon. The P.S.U. issued a statement on Tuesday concerned that the consultative process […]
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In respect of the government’s wage bill and the need to cut costs incurred by government departments, First Vice President Dean Flowers says that a meeting is to be convened to discuss austerity measures that can taken across the public sector. Dean Flowers, 1st Vice President, P.S.U. “The Public Service Union does in fact […]
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The Karl Heusner Memorial Hospital Workers Union says that last week they were able to reach common ground on the cost cutting efforts at the K.H.M.H. as a result of budget cuts that have been proposed for similar statutory bodies. The K.H.M.H. Workers Union says that the biggest compromise was a freeze on increments, but […]
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On Tuesday, we covered the risks that sanitation workers are exposed to when disposing of biohazardous material from COVID-19 patients. While it falls within the responsibility of the Central Health Region, we were informed earlier today by Regional Manager Melinda Guerra that the respective hotels and facilities being used as quarantine centres are responsible for […]
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A public notice of investment was published in the local newspapers by the Social Security Board where it proposes to lend three hundred thousand dollars to a private school, the Belize Elementary School. The loan facility is for fifteen years at an attractive interest rate of six percent per annum. The timing of the proposed […]
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The coronavirus pandemic is bringing pressure to bear on many aspects of the health system and as the virus continues to spread so does its impact on healthcare. One area that has not received attention is the disposal of COVID-related waste. In Belize City, waste from persons who have tested positive, collected from the hospitals, […]
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The full force of the law is coming down on five sailors who tested positive for COVID-19 upon their return to Belize from Roatan, Honduras. The men will face criminal charges following their recovery. They were onboard a tugboat that left from the port at Big Creek for the Bay Islands to service a barge. […]
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The Commissioner of Police also says that the employers are being investigated for any possible breach of the law. But it has already been determined that the five men are facing stiff fine since they did not observe the fourteen-day quarantine period that is a requirement upon re-entering the country. Chester Williams, Commissioner of […]
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The use of face masks by members of the Belize Police Department is mandatory and, to enforce its compulsory usage, the department has wasted no time reprimanding officers who are found in violation of that order. That’s because public pressure has forced the Commissioner of Police to act decisively on the matter since the men […]
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As you know, border jumpers are being held responsible in large part for the spread of the corona virus and the law is coming down heavy on them. Fifty-six-year-old Alfred Usher was arrested by Orange Walk Police after he was caught with contraband cigarettes. Police say that four packs of Sunny brand cigarettes were found […]
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Scenes of crime technician, Angela Wiltshire is furious with the Ministry of Health. Wiltshire has been pleading with health officials to be tested after one of her colleagues tested positive for COVID-19. According to Wiltshire, she had contact with her colleague who had stopped by her office to retrieve some documents last week. She is […]
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Wiltshire says she is not happy with not being tested and it has left her uneasy. She is now demanding to be tested. Angela Wiltshire, Scenes of Crime Technician “Most of the time I deal with a lot of people daily. For me I think it is unfair for me not getting swab. I […]
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The Belize City Council today confirmed that one of their own tested positive for COVID-19 and so it is closing the traffic department. The patient is a male traffic officer whose last day at work was on August seventh. He is the second employee to test positive at City Hall; in the first case, Hubert […]
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The Belize City Council says that the safety and wellbeing of its staff and residents remain a priority. Consequently, the council closed the Traffic Department office with immediate effect so that it may be fully sanitized. Until then, Councilor Allan Pollard sys that traffic services will be offered remotely and payments will be processed through […]
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The state of emergency is limiting the size of gatherings, but it did not stop a four-man protest staged today in front of the San Pedro Town Council on Ambergris Caye which has been closed since last week. Tour guide Oscar Iboy is sending a message to the government; he says government has not made […]
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A week ago we told you about the initiative by residents of San Marcos Village in the south. Residents have begun clearing a portion of the land along the highway, saying that they are taking what rightfully belongs to them. But a group of residents of an area known as “Dump” in Big falls, says […]
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As a result of the ordeal with Luis Romero Senior, the Romero family has launched a petition and is asking for public support in requesting that the Ministry of Health pays closer attention to, and establish continuity of their very own rules, across the entire board. The Romero family is calling on the Ministry of […]
Written on August 17, 2020 | Posted in
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A K.H.M.H. doctor, who tested positive for COVID-19, was spotted in the city conducting business. Surveillance footage captured the doctor on Friday afternoon and that image was widely circulated online. News Five understands that the doctor suffers from a pre-existing condition and was hospitalized over the weekend. But tonight questions surrounding the doctor’s movements in […]
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In the south, a pastor in Santa Cruz village in the south is facing charges under the State of Emergency Regulations. Police say that there were sixteen persons inside the church on Sunday night, which is contrary to the new S.I. that was passed. The new piece of legislation makes provision for church goers but […]
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There are no charges for Tourism Minister Manuel Heredia following the viral images of a mass gathering in front of his house last Friday. Videos and pictures show Heredia and his family on their veranda in San Pedro giving out “assistance” to residents using a string to lower the assistance to the crowd. The video […]
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At the start of the week, the states of emergency for COVID-stricken communities, including Guinea Grass, Shipyard and Santa Marta in the north and San Pedro in central Belize have been extended for an additional two weeks. Along with the extension is a nationwide curfew that came into effect on Sunday night which requires everyone […]
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The National Trade Union Congress of Belize, N.T.U.C.B., has written to Prime Minister Dean Barrow objecting to the amendment to the Labour Act that was passed in the House of Representatives on Friday. The umbrella organization says that it was never consulted in respect of these changes, notwithstanding the fact that it is very much […]
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