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The borders and the P.G.I.A. remain closed, but the tourism stakeholders are getting the industry ready to receive guests when that changes. As a part of the preparation for the reopening, the Belize Hotel Association—through its partner Belizing.com—presented an online sensitization session with tourism stakeholders, particularly for hotels and other accommodations, on what they can […]
Written on June 15, 2020 | Posted in
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The partnership between the Belize Tourism Board and the Belize Red Cross has resulted in the distribution of thirty-five food hampers among tour guides in southern Belize. Over the weekend, representatives of the international voluntary aid organization visited Toledo District where the food baskets were handed out. While it is the third community outreach initiative […]
Written on June 15, 2020 | Posted in
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Opposition Leader John Briceño has written to Prime Minister Dean Barrow informing him of his immediate withdrawal from the COVID-19 National Oversight Committee. Briceño sent the letter on Wednesday, the day he held a virtual press conference. The committee was announced on March twelfth and was designed as a bi-partisan approach in addressing the ever-evolving […]
Written on June 12, 2020 | Posted in
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Residents of P.G., along with business owners, met outside of the Punta Gorda Town Council building on Thursday evening to raise serious concerns over the construction of another gas station within town limits, two within a one-mile stretch. Their point of contention was that no consultations were held prior to the approval of this project […]
Written on June 12, 2020 | Posted in
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A number of repatriation flights on United Airlines are scheduled for the month of June. U.S. nationals board the United flights to return to the U.S., but Belizeans are also taking advantage of the opportunity to come back to the Jewel. A second group of Belizeans returned today and are now in mandatory quarantine. They […]
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“Safe Blood Saves Lives” – it’s the theme used to celebrate this year’s World Blood Donor Day. In Belize, the National Blood Bank is encouraging residents to donate blood, which is in demand, regardless of blood type. News Five stopped by today to see how the blood drive was going. Here’s Duane Moody with a […]
Written on June 12, 2020 | Posted in
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There was a national sigh of relief today when the lifting of additional restrictions was announced, though the state of emergency remains in place until the end of June. Cabinet acted on the recommendations from the National Oversight Committee. There has been no sign of community transmission of COVID-19 for over fifty days; the two […]
Written on June 11, 2020 | Posted in
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The shortened curfew hours means that businesses will be allowed to open for longer periods. But this only applies to business establishments that are allowed to operate under the State of Emergency Regulations. Businesses that primarily rely on the sale of alcohol are still not allowed to operate. According to Attorney General Michael Peyrefitte, those […]
Written on June 11, 2020 | Posted in
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One of the most anticipated decisions involves the reopening of the Philip Goldson International Airport. That matter was discussed at length this week at the meeting of the National Oversight Committee and Cabinet. The tourism industry, which accounts for forty-five percent of G.D.P., is Belize’s biggest foreign exchange earner and is a major driver of […]
Written on June 11, 2020 | Posted in
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So there is no decision yet on the reopening of the P.G.I.A. The results of a recent survey conducted by the Belize Tourism Industry Association indicate that fifty percent of members who participated in the poll prefer that the Philip Goldson International Airport reopen at a later date than July first. Those dates range from […]
Written on June 11, 2020 | Posted in
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Prohibitions on the use of parks and playgrounds will be lifted and recreational contact sports such as volleyball, basketball and football will be allowed. Gymnasiums and spas will be allowed to open. Private parties, weddings, funerals, receptions, meetings of fraternal societies, social clubs, or civic associations or organizations can be held, following social distancing protocols. […]
Written on June 11, 2020 | Posted in
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According to the Attorney General, the S.I., which comes into effect on Friday, only imposes time restrictions for the curfew. As for public officers, who were reporting to work at nine and working in shifts, Michael Peyrefitte says that stops; starting Friday, they report to work at eight o’clock in the morning. Michael Peyrefitte, […]
Written on June 11, 2020 | Posted in
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There is dispute brewing between the B.B.O.C. and another bus line called the Belize Transit System. The B.B.O.C. operators are saying that the Ministry of Transport is turning a blind eye to the B.T.S. that is operating a run without a road service permit. The B.T.S. is supposed to be conducting runs for uniformed personnel […]
Written on June 11, 2020 | Posted in
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There is a further relaxing of curfew hours and more business and sporting activity will be allowed beginning this Friday and for longer hours. Schools are set to reopen on August tenth, but working parents with younger children in day-care or childcare are in a lurch since there is no decision yet to resume these […]
Written on June 11, 2020 | Posted in
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A barge carrying heavy equipment sank somewhere between Caye Chapel and Caye Caulker early Tuesday morning. The tug boat – called ‘Pulla’ – that departed Belize City for Caye Caulker belongs to Damien Chamberlain and was captained by Alex Underwood. The Belize Port Authority says that the equipment has been recovered from the scene, but […]
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Beginning this Friday, social gatherings of up to a hundred persons and other activities will be allowed as restrictions are further relaxed. The use of masks, however, during the COVID-19 pandemic, is required by law and remains much in place for the foreseeable future. As such, the Tailoring Section of the Prison’s Rehabilitation Programme is […]
Written on June 11, 2020 | Posted in
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Attorney General Michael Peyrefitte says that wearing a face mask and social distancing become even more important with the lifting of restrictions. The two guidelines are considered major factors in preventing any contagion of the coronavirus. Michael Peyrefitte, Attorney General “As we relax the restrictions, wearing the mask and social distancing has become even […]
Written on June 11, 2020 | Posted in
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Belize recorded two new cases of COVID-19 in less than a week. The nineteenth case was recorded on June fifth and the patient was identified as a twenty-seven-year-old Belizean man who returned to the country on May twenty-third on the Rhapsody of the Sea ship, of the Royal Caribbean fleet. The second patient was a Belizean […]
Written on June 11, 2020 | Posted in
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The sale of a private parcel of land near the entrance of Punta Gorda Town is raising serious concerns among residents in that southern municipality, not because it is a prime piece of real estate where the Dollar Coin is erected, but because another gas station is set to be constructed at the site. The […]
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According to Mayor McKenzie, a meeting with residents, as well as technical personnel from various agencies, is being held this evening in Punta Gorda to discuss the issue of the proposed construction. On the Phone: Ashton McKenzie, Punta Gorda Mayor “Well there was a request for a meeting today by the owner of Uno […]
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Still on the matter of lands, activist Nigel Petillo is calling on the government to issue lands to Belizeans who possess none. Last week, Petillo invited prospective land owners to an area he has identified on the George Price Highway. But squatting is illegal. Opposition Leader John Briceño, who was once the Minister of Natural […]
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Earlier in the year, Prime Minister Dean Barrow and Opposition Leader John Briceño went at each other over the former Chief Justice’s ruling on public funds. CJ Kenneth Benjamin ruled that that government illegally spent over a billion dollars in public funds. The verbal ruling found that the Prime Minister and Minister of Finance breached the […]
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In years past, the construction of carnival costumes and dance rehearsals would be in full swing at this time of the year. But the coronavirus has thrown a wrench into this year’s carnival season, which is one of the most followed events during the September celebrations. That bacchanal is normally held the second Saturday in […]
Written on June 11, 2020 | Posted in
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On Tuesday night, you heard about the financial troubles of the owners of night clubs that remain closed due to the COVID-19 lockdown. On the entertainment strip on Princess Margaret Drive, the once booming businesses are facing loss of income and possibly permanent closure. Food vending and other small businesses owned by enterprising individuals remain […]
Written on June 10, 2020 | Posted in
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Earlier this week, the Belize Tourism Industry Association commenced a polling exercise among its members to determine their position regarding the reopening of the Philip Goldson International Airport. The survey also required participants to share their views on the medical safeguards that should be put in place once the P.G.I.A. is reopened to reduce the […]
Written on June 10, 2020 | Posted in
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