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An investigation has been launched by Chief Executive Officer Doctor George Gough, of the Ministry of Health, into the departure of a tugboat from Belizean waters in Big Creek to La Ceiba, Honduras. Reports are that a crew of five were onboard the vessel when it left for Honduras for repair, notwithstanding an existing ban […]
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Attorney General Michael Peyrefitte is scheduled to appear on a weekend episode of Ask the Experts on Saturday night where he is expected to provide details of a countrywide curfew that will come into effect in the days ahead. That restriction on the movement of residents will see the hours reverting to eight o’clock at […]
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But we know that restaurants and other eateries will be allowed to remain open providing that patrons make reservations ahead of their visit, as well as sticking to ten persons only. Where sports is concerned, recommendations are being made to cancel all competitions, including basketball. The use of face masks for persons riding bicycles casually […]
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The steady increase in the number of cases of COVID-19 across the country, particularly in the north, as well as Belize District, has seen a climb to three hundred and sixty-six infections at present. Despite a sharp rise in new cases, PM Barrow says that there is no immediate plan to effect another district-wide state […]
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There is no lockdown for all of the north, however, specific communities, including Guinea Grass, Shipyard and Santa Marta will see an extension to the confinement for safety that they are already experiencing. As a result, travel within Orange Walk District will be restricted going forward and movement within district lines is pending review. […]
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Tourism Minister and area representative for Belize Rural South, Manuel Heredia Junior is coming under fire tonight. Videos and pictures of him and his family show them on their veranda in San Pedro, the epicentre of the virus, literally handing down “assistance” to residents using a string. The video and pictures have sparked outrage as […]
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The police has been active along border communities, attempting to put a lid on the movement of contraband goods. On Thursday, a dozen canoes were confiscated by Orange Walk Police when officers descended on the village of Santa Cruz, a community along the border with Mexico. It is a popular illegal point of entry where […]
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According to the chairlady, the residents of Santa Cruz have been abandoned by the government. She says that some families are only eating one meal per day. On the Phone: Kimberly Medina, Chairlady, Santa Cruz Village “We do not have no government help here. Last time our area representatives Gaspar Vega who resigned came […]
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In the House of Representatives today, Prime Minister Dean Barrow reiterated his condemnation for border jumpers. He says that the constant reports of border jumpers and contrabandistas prompted authorities to confiscate the canoes which he says were ready to cross the border. Prime Minister Dean Barrow “The constant report of residents of border villages […]
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The Crime Control and Criminal Justice Amendment Bill was tabled and read in its entirety during the sitting of the House of Representatives this morning as a measure to arrest contraband. The new piece of legislation seeks to expand the offenses for which a magistrate cannot grant bail in the lower courts, including offenses in […]
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While harsh laws have been brought into force to thwart border jumping, the opposition is calling for a distinction between persons who are purchasing contraband items and persons who are purposely going across into Mexico and Guatemala to bring across uncustommed goods into Belize. There has been a significant number of cases in Orange Walk […]
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More than eighty repatriates returned home on the weekly repatriation flight on United Airlines. Doctor Marvin Manzanero says that there appears to be an increase in the number of persons being repatriated since the airport will not re-open on Saturday August fifteenth. Dr. Marvin Manzanero, Director of Health Services “Repatriation – the plane did […]
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And while Chable is facing discrimination from the public, she says that she is disappointed to learn about how a friend was treated at the Northern Regional Hospital. Her friend alleges that nurses didn’t want to treat her and that experience, according to Chable, has left her worried. Gabriella Chable, COVID-19 patient, O.W “This […]
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A photograph has been circulating on social media; it is allegedly that of a doctor, who earlier this week tested positive for COVID-19. Now, according to the allegation, the doctor was captured on surveillance camera at one-thirty today and he was out in public. If so it is cause for alarm, but we have not […]
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According to PM Barrow in the House today, he is fine with private flights landing at the P.G.I.A. as long as all protocols are met. The arrival of an airplane recently, however, is of particular interest since little is known about the passenger, save to say that he proceeded to San Pedro after touching down […]
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Back to the House of Representatives, the government introduced the Labour Amendment Bill 2020. The bill seeks to amend the Labour Act to provide for employers to reduce wages where the working hours of employees have been reduced in special circumstances, to provide for leave of absence without pay in special circumstances, and to provide […]
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Prime Minister Barrow also spoke specifically about the exemption from the period of night rest. He says this will affect the work that stevedores do at the Port of Belize Limited. Here is how he explained it. Prime Minister Dean Barrow “So this help them, it helps the consumer, it help the shipping agents […]
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The virus is proving hard to control and the list of patients is getting longer and longer with every passing day. On Wednesday, the Belize Coast Guard registered its first case of the coronavirus and by Wednesday night, it had spread to the B.D.F. A soldier tested positive among the samples of the day. Contact […]
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This is the first B.D.F. solider to test positive for the novel coronavirus; there are twenty-five others in quarantine. Commander Brigadier General Steven Ortega says that despite this documented case of COVID-19, the Belize Defense Force will continue the implementation and enforcement of administrative measures. These measures, he says, includes quarantine, isolation and source control […]
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The use of face masks is an effective way to reduce the spread of the coronavirus especially in public spaces. As you know, it is mandatory to use face and nose coverings; and if you don’t, you can be fined. But not everyone is using them properly. So today, the top brass of the police […]
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On Wednesday, the People’s United Party launched its Plan Belize policy on education via a virtual press conference. The conference was led by Party Leader John Briceño and former Minister of Education, Francis Fonseca. Today, Minister of Education Patrick Faber was highly critical of the P.U.P.’s education policy, saying it is empty promises and poorly […]
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Patrick Faber is also the Leader Elect of the United Democratic Party and is set to lead the U.D.P. into the next general elections in the next few months. So today, he was asked about Frank ‘Papa’ Mena, the U.D.P. area representative for Dangriga. Mena was all for Team John Saldivar and now there are […]
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A bust took place this afternoon of more than twenty canoes believed to be used in contrabanding activities. It all happened in the village of Santa Cruz in the Orange Walk District, which is a known hot spot for contrabandistas who cross into Mexican communities and return with loads of contraband items. Last week, the […]
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Commissioner of Police Chester Williams returned to Douglas in Orange Walk District on Wednesday where he once again met with villagers in an effort to dissuade them from the illegal practice of contrabanding. With the rise in border jumping and the importation of COVID-19 cases from neighboring Mexico, there has been a crackdown by local […]
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Another police officer tested positive for COVID-19 earlier today, joining a growing list of policemen to come down with the dreaded disease. Earlier, you heard one of the officers making a desperate plea to his colleagues. ComPol Williams has given all assurances that infected officers are being taken care of by the department. The commissioner […]
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