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The Marroquin family of Blue Creek Village has been quarantined for as long as forty-three days at the Orange Walk Multi Purpose Complex. Persons who are not positive are released fourteen days after, but others who are positive will remain for a longer period. At the multi-purpose, there are about twenty-five other persons, some who […]
Written on August 20, 2020 | Posted in
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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 […]
Written on August 19, 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 […]
Written on August 17, 2020 | Posted 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 […]
Written on August 17, 2020 | Posted in
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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 […]
Written on August 17, 2020 | Posted in
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Police arrested and charged close to two hundred persons for breach of the State of Emergency regulations over the weekend. From our records, it appears to be the largest number of persons charged under the S.O.E. Commissioner Chester Williams says the one hundred and eighty-eight persons didn’t adhere to social distancing; curfew and face mask […]
Written on August 17, 2020 | Posted in
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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 […]
Written on August 17, 2020 | Posted in
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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 […]
Written on August 14, 2020 | Posted in
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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 […]
Written on August 14, 2020 | Posted in
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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 […]
Written on August 14, 2020 | Posted in
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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. […]
Written on August 14, 2020 | Posted in
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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 […]
Written on August 13, 2020 | Posted in
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Santa Martha Village in the Orange Walk District remains under lockdown tonight, where there is a community spread of the COVID-19 virus with an additional case being recorded on Monday. The population is about three hundred persons and the tiny village is located on the Old Northern Highway, a far distance from Orange Walk Town […]
Written on August 11, 2020 | Posted in
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Two communities in the Orange Walk South constituency have also been placed in quarantine. Positive COVID-19 cases have been indentified in Guinea Gras Village and in the Shipyard Community. Area Representative Jose Abelardo Mai says that the difficulty in Shipyard is that the Mennonite community has not been kept abreast of the realities of the […]
Written on August 11, 2020 | Posted in
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The Prime Minister says that consultations will be held on which measures can be taken and where to contain the virus. The Attorney General Michael Peyrefitte spoke with the press this afternoon prior to these new pronouncements but he told reporters that new developments may result in the implementation of the new measures. Peyrefitte says […]
Written on August 5, 2020 | Posted in
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While parliamentarians adopted the extension to the period of public emergency in the south side of Belize City, the motion, which was also tabled at the House of Representatives today, was hotly debate. The continued increase of crime, especially murders, has prompted the Barrow administration to extend the State of Emergency for an additional sixty […]
Written on August 3, 2020 | Posted in
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While the extension of S.O.E. in the south side was on debate in the House, Commissioner of Police Chester Williams, at the police press briefing also in Belmopan, confirmed that he had requested an additional sixty days of lockdown. This would allow some thirty-four persons, including four females, who are detained as a result of […]
Written on August 3, 2020 | Posted in
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Back to COVID-19…the increase in number of cases has triggered the Belize Police Department to tighten up on the enforcement of quarantine laws. Commissioner of Police Williams says directives have been issued to officers to intensify enforcement of social distancing and the wearing of masks. ComPol Williams also says that an incentive will be issued […]
Written on August 3, 2020 | Posted in
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ComPol Chester Williams is also pushing for stricter measures on violators of the COVID-19 regulations. Williams said today that he is advocating for an amendment to the quarantine statutory instrument to go further to hold establishment owners liable for not ensuring that patrons wear face masks and observe social distance. Chester Williams, Commissioner of […]
Written on August 3, 2020 | Posted in
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The Ladyville community continues to reel over the murder of businessman Orin Velasquez. His life was taken for about two hundred dollars by robbers who shot and killed him inside his business ‘Breda O’s Pizza’ in Ladyville on Monday night. Since then, there has been an outpouring of support as Velasquez was a well-known and […]
Written on July 29, 2020 | Posted in
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A group of at-risk young men involved in various programmes will join the employment pool having completed a training programme with mediator Nuri Muhammad through his organization, Innadynamics Consultancy. The intention is to integrate them into the tourism sector for gainful employment. Today, a first cohort graduated from the programme and News Five attended the […]
Written on July 24, 2020 | Posted in
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There are also reports that San Felipe Village and Blue Creek will see some relief. The two villages have been on lockdown since July tenth, after a cluster of COVID-19 cases was detected in Blue Creek Village. Residents of San Felipe point out that many factors were not considered when they were placed on lockdown. […]
Written on July 21, 2020 | Posted in
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The location where the deadly weekend shooting took place in San Ignacio is a concern to the police department since it poses serious security risks for patrons of the establishment. CK Bar, according to Commissioner of Police Chester Williams, is operating a nightclub without a proper license and the fact that regular customers have to […]
Written on July 20, 2020 | Posted in
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Domestic violence and gender abuse are prevalent and often times go unreported for a number of reasons. On Wednesday, the National Women’s Commission and the United Nations Population Fund, on behalf of the Spotlight Initiative, handed over a cell-phone to be to be used as a gender-based violence hotline. The presentation was done at the […]
Written on July 16, 2020 | Posted in
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Two more cases of COVID-19 cases were recorded today. The concerning cases comes out of the Cayo District where an elderly man who found himself at the San Ignacio Community Hospital over the weekend with gastrointestinal symptoms and a loss of sense of taste. He is currently doing better at his home where he was […]
Written on July 14, 2020 | Posted in
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