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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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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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The Government’s Unemployment Relief Programme was closed off to the public on April twenty-fourth, less than a month after it was launched. More than eighty thousand applications were received and a little more than fifty percent of that number was approved. However, those who were approved have been complaining that they have not received any […]
Written on June 10, 2020 | Posted in
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While the regulations of the state of emergency have been relaxed, the curfew remains in effect. From Monday to Thursday and on Sunday, the curfew begins at eight o’clock. An additional hour is given to the public on Friday and Saturday nights with the curfew kicking in at nine o’clock. Because the number of COVID-19 […]
Written on June 8, 2020 | Posted in
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A single mother and her children are in better living conditions tonight. Georgia Valentine today received the keys to a house that was retrofitted and gifted to her through Amy Thomas’ N.G.O., Beauty in Belize in partnership with Doctor Candice Pitts. Valentine did not live in the best condition, but she is now safe, dry […]
Written on June 5, 2020 | Posted in
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Pathlight International has been around for four years; their most recent initiative includes assisting families that have been affected by COVID-19. A group of needy families from the tourism and agriculture industries are the recipients of Pathlight’s pantry programme. Duane Moody caught up with a deserving and grateful families. Duane Moody, Reporting They are […]
Written on June 5, 2020 | Posted in
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Turning to an interesting competition, The Walls Down project piloted by Joseph Stamp Romero, the founding director of Youth Advocacy Through Arts, has been entered into a contest, sponsored by the Inter-American Development Bank in collaboration with the Department of Youth Service and BELTRAIDE. The Change the Story Competition is aimed at capturing innovative social […]
Written on June 4, 2020 | Posted in
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At the Philip Goldson International Airport this morning, a French aircraft touched down, bringing supplies that will be used by inmates at the Belize Central Prison. Everywhere, including the prisons, are ideal places for the coronavirus to thrive because of congestion and overcrowding. But fortunately so far, local prisons have not logged any case of […]
Written on June 3, 2020 | Posted in
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COVID-19 has left many families disenfranchised across the country. While some have joined the unemployment pool and are dependent on relief from government, others are unable to meet rent, pay their bills and purchase basic necessities. But every bit helps so the Young Women’s Christian Association has launched a feminine hygiene product drive as an […]
Written on June 3, 2020 | Posted in
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On June first, a new round of relaxed measures will come into effect across the country, as Belize continues to remain free of new coronavirus cases. This morning, PM Barrow prefaced what can be expected during the weekend edition of Ask the Experts, where Attorney General Michael Peyrefitte is expected to elaborate on the eased […]
Written on May 29, 2020 | Posted in
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A further relaxation of the state of emergency will be announced when Prime Minister Dean Barrow speaks to the press on Friday morning. Belize continues without new cases of COVID-19, but the state of emergency remains in place until the end of June. The National Oversight Committee, co-chaired by the PM and the Leader of […]
Written on May 28, 2020 | Posted in
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The Prime Minister will on Friday measures that will give more freedom of movement during the state of emergency. But while ComPol says that the department is doing the best it can, he feels that some officers are not doing enough to enforce the S.O.E. regulations. Williams says that they may be more focused on […]
Written on May 28, 2020 | Posted in
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Chetumal is locking up shop at five every evening and this is what it looks like at this time. This latest measure was taken by our neighbours in the north. Mexican media reports that Othon P. Blanco’s mayor has called on businesses in Chetumal to close at five to slow down the spread of COVID-19, […]
Written on May 28, 2020 | Posted in
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The month of May is recognized as Mental Health Awareness Month. It is a difficult time as the COVID-19 pandemic is posing unprecedented challenges. There are different forms of mental illness that can manifest as a result of stress of having to cope with different situations. Today, Minister of Education, Patrick Faber wore the colour […]
Written on May 20, 2020 | Posted in
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The Smith family of Mahogany Street is homeless tonight. As Elizabeth Smith and her five children were in deep slumber on Tuesday night, their house collapsed. Luckily, they were not injured, but it has left them without a roof over their heads. COVID-19 has also left Smith without a job, so tonight she is making […]
Written on May 13, 2020 | Posted in
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The San Pedro Belize Express Water Taxi made two COVID-19 relief donations today. The first donation comprises food packages to almost fifty families in the Majestic Alley neighbourhood of the City. The families are getting basic grocery items including poultry products. The second donation was made to the families who reside in San Pedro. This […]
Written on May 13, 2020 | Posted in
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The Belize-Indian community made an eight thousand dollars donation for underprivileged families who are feeling the economic pinch as a result of COVID-19. That eight grand is only a fraction of the total donation which is valued at eighty thousand dollars and being distributed over the span of several weeks. The families are being helped […]
Written on May 12, 2020 | Posted in
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COVID-19 has shed light on the number of families that are in desperate need of putting food on their table. In the Mesopotamia Division in Belize City, a soup kitchen, organized by P.U.P. standard bearer Doctor Candice Pitts, was started to assist families with daily hearty and nutritious meals. Early in the mornings, using local […]
Written on May 8, 2020 | Posted in
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Statutory Instrument Sixty-Two has brought into effect a new two-month state of emergency on May first and with it a revised set of regulations to govern the movement of the citizenry during this period. The Belize Police Department has its hands full now that thousands of residents are back on the streets in their respective […]
Written on May 4, 2020 | Posted in
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Over the extended weekend as many as sixty-two persons were arrested and charged for various offences related to the state of emergency. That total is a considerable reduction from previous weekends when persons were being booked by larger numbers. According to the ComPol, despite not charging anyone on the first day of the new state […]
Written on May 4, 2020 | Posted in
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The Indian community has been extending generosity to those families who have less and are hurting during this COVID-19 crisis. Today, the community reached out to the Port Loyola residents with packages containing basic items necessary to put food on the table for many families. The standard bearers of both political parties, Gilroy Usher Senior […]
Written on April 30, 2020 | Posted in
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Belize City residents are also benefitting from food items courtesy of the All China Federation of Overseas Tiashanese. Mayor Bernard Wagner and councillors received the supplies and distribution will begin early next week since families who received pantry two weeks ago are running out of food. Here is News Five’s Duane Moody with a report. […]
Written on April 30, 2020 | Posted in
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There was a sigh of relief on Tuesday evening when the Ministry of Health confirmed that three more persons have recovered from COVID-19, bringing the number of persons to beat the virus to nine. It has been more than two weeks since the last confirmed case of the deadly virus. While the fourteen-day quarantine is […]
Written on April 29, 2020 | Posted in
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As you heard, since the beginning of this week, traffic has picked up and movement across the city has increased. So there is concern some have thrown caution to the wind even though COVID-19 remains a real threat to the country. Commissioner of Police says that while restrictions have been eased, police officers remain on […]
Written on April 29, 2020 | Posted in
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Senator Michel Chebat decried in the senate the politicization of the food programmes to needy families during this time of the COVID-19 pandemic. This afternoon, the P.U.P. said it was disappointed at the closure of the Government’s Unemployment Relief Fund last Friday. According to a release, below fifty percent of those who applied had not […]
Written on April 28, 2020 | Posted in
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