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Several large bus operators announced that they were halting services between their base and Belize City. Others have decided to reduce the number of buses operating, so they have adjusted their schedules. The decision was met with concern and praises online. Today, we spoke with Secretary of the Belize Bus Association, Ewart Metzgen, who shed […]
Written on March 24, 2020 | Posted in
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While the price of diesel dips, government is also calling for cut backs at ministries, including its majority-owned utilities to curtail their expenses during the COVID-19 crisis. Belize Electricity Limited, for its part, has suspended all major undertakings, a saving of approximately five million dollars. With the exception of the installation of the submarine cable […]
Written on March 24, 2020 | Posted in
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The coronavirus crisis continues to have far-reaching financial consequences in all sectors of the economy, including the commercial free zone in Corozal. While most of the attention has been focused on the tourism industry, today business at the CFZ has ground to a complete halt and hundreds of workers employed by those businesses have been […]
Written on March 24, 2020 | Posted in
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There is some good news from the private sector and that is that commercial banks are offering packages to customers who are facing hard times ahead. The banks are extending financial assistance programmes to customers. The Belize Bank package includes a moratorium on loan instalments, reduced loan payments, free waiver or loan payments and other […]
Written on March 24, 2020 | Posted in
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Due to the threat of COVID-19, the Immigration Department is suspending certain services beginning today. Applications for passports will be accepted only for emergency travel; otherwise all is on hold. Applications for nationality, permanent residences and visas are also suspended. In respect of visas, however, where these are required to obtain extensions in order for […]
Written on March 24, 2020 | Posted in
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Like many businesses, restaurants are also feeling the effects of COVID-19 and will have to change their way of doing business. In the next twenty-four hours, restaurants will close their doors for in-house dining. Now that a first case of the virus has been established, take-out or delivery services will be offered to customers. We […]
Written on March 24, 2020 | Posted in
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Quality Chicken is one of the main suppliers of chicken to the tourism industry and the population. Now, that the industry is at a standstill and people are losing their jobs, the company says it is stepping up to assist its faithful customers. Their store on North Front Street and branches all over the country, […]
Written on March 24, 2020 | Posted in
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Online shopping to stock up for food items is a most convenient way at a time when the country is under threat of COVID-19 and social distancing is a priority. Today, News Five’s Duane Moody headed out to J and W Shopping Mart, which introduced its online services in December 2018. The company is experiencing […]
Written on March 24, 2020 | Posted in
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While measures are being tightened in San Pedro through a state of emergency, restricting travel, the Department of Transport is putting in place preventative measures that will help in containing the deadly COVID-19 disease. The Philip Goldson International Airport closed today with the last commercial flight, a United Airlines airplane, taking off. While that was […]
Written on March 23, 2020 | Posted in
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A man in Stann Creek is appealing to the public to stop the fake posts about persons allegedly infected with the novel coronavirus. Derrington Ramirez says that he and his family became targets of death threats over the weekend after persons began to share false information that his son tested positive for the virus. He […]
Written on March 23, 2020 | Posted in
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After the confirmation of Belize’s first COVID-19 case in Belize, transportation to and from San Pedro Town, Ambergris Caye was discontinued. San Pedro has been placed on quarantine and residents there are asked to stay home. Both water taxi companies have temporarily stopped operations. Unfortunately for Caye Walk Village, the companies have also stopped transporting […]
Written on March 23, 2020 | Posted in
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At today’s police press briefing, News Five took the opportunity to ask the Commander of the Crime Investigation Branch in the Eastern Division about the preparedness of the police department for COVID-19 in Belize. Law enforcement officers, including the B.D.F., the coast guard and the police are the frontline personnel when it comes to enforcement. […]
Written on March 23, 2020 | Posted in
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Because of the prevailing circumstances and to comply with social distancing and with the protocol for the number of persons allowed at gatherings, our usual segment, Sports Monday, has been suspended until the situation normalizes. In the days to come we will also adjusting the way we do things here but we will get you, […]
Written on March 23, 2020 | Posted in
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Tourism industries across the world continue to crumble due to the devastating effects of COVID-19. While Belize remains without a confirmed case, the tourism industry here is still feeling the fallout. There are significant cut backs in employees, and losses are in the millions of dollars. With the closure of the Philip Goldson International Airport […]
Written on March 20, 2020 | Posted in
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Tens of thousands of persons rely on the tourism industry and with COVID-19 negatively affecting the industry many businesses are left to lay off employees. Hotels across the country are empty and employees are left wondering what will happen to their employment. It is some that in some cases, employees are being sent home and […]
Written on March 20, 2020 | Posted in
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According to Tejada, the Belize Hotel Association is working with the COVID-19 National Oversight Committee to mitigate the effects of the deadly disease. A survey is being carried out and the data collected will be passed to the government which in turn will provide assistance to hoteliers. Ted Tejada, President, Belize Hotels Association “They have […]
Written on March 20, 2020 | Posted in
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The first case of coronavirus is yet to be confirmed in Belize and while many are hunkering down in fear of contracting the illness once it makes landfall, stakeholders in the tourism industry are suffering massive losses due to the cancellation of cruise visits. This morning, the Federation of Cruise Tourism Associations of Belize, FECTAB, […]
Written on March 20, 2020 | Posted in
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FECTAB’s demand for equity in the distribution of tourism relief is in the interest of small and independent tour operators who they say are constantly overlooked by government and industry regulators. While there are requirements to access financial assistance, representatives of the federation are adamant that the monies should not be disbursed by those persons […]
Written on March 20, 2020 | Posted in
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Chief Justice Kenneth Benjamin has retired from the Judiciary, having reached the mandatory retirement age of sixty-five years on Thursday. This leaves the post vacant. When News Five contacted Attorney General Mike Peyrefitte today, he said that there has been no interim appointment, but that Justice Michelle Arana is a likely candidate as “the most […]
Written on March 20, 2020 | Posted in
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At the headquarters of the Organization of American States in Washington today, the anticipated elections took place for Secretary General and Assistant Secretary General of the O.A.S. Secretary General Luis Almagro from Uruguay was re-elected with twenty-three of the thirty votes casted, easily defeating Maria Fernanda Espinosa from Ecuador. Assistant Secretary General Nestor Mendez had […]
Written on March 20, 2020 | Posted in
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False information has been spreading as fast as the virus elsewhere in the world and fact checking has become even more critical as is the reliance on official information. Today, a video in circulation on social media about cargo vessels caused panic. It was quickly rejected by the company mentioned and followed up by a […]
Written on March 20, 2020 | Posted in
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We’ve been reporting on the latest reports on the B.D.F.’s fatal helicopter crash. The Honduran Air Force conducted the first investigation and has shared their findings. The Civil Aviation Department and the BELL Company published theirs on Wednesday. But the investigation is still ongoing with some final reports to be published in the coming weeks, […]
Written on March 20, 2020 | Posted in
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As you heard just now, the team is still carrying out the internal investigation. But one other point that stuck out during at Wednesday’s press conference relates to the autopsy. While there were speculations about what may have killed the B.D.F. officers, the Civil Aviation Department’s cites the cause of death as blunt force trauma […]
Written on March 20, 2020 | Posted in
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In Belmopan this morning, the Leader of the Opposition John Briceño responded to the budget for the new financial year. There was no debate since the threat of COVID-19 is affecting just about every sector, including the House of Representatives where the rule of social distancing is being observed. The gallery was also devoid of […]
Written on March 19, 2020 | Posted in
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Following today’s sitting of the House of Representatives, opposition leader John Briceño explained why other elected members of his party collectively abstained from debating the budget. Not for the glaring missteps they maintain the Barrow administration has made in its twelve years of office, but because a unified front during this time of national threat […]
Written on March 19, 2020 | Posted in
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