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A sum of twelve thousand dollars was handed over to the Belize Red Cross from the diplomatic community and the international organizations accredited to Belize. The diplomatic community here is small and their countries have also been hit hard, but the gesture is significant to assist families facing financial difficulties as a result of COVID-19. […]
Written on April 28, 2020 | Posted in
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There has been constant criticism from the People’s United Party that relief aid being provided by the Barrow administration is being done through political constituencies, as opposed to organizations such as the Belize Red Cross that are capable of handling the logistics of distribution. While the PM admitted that programmes such as Food Pantry were […]
Written on April 27, 2020 | Posted in
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Cayo South Area Representative Julius Espat also raised the issue of the Red Cross and the Belize Defense Force as part of the COVID distribution network. He, too, had strong concerns as to why both organizations with a proven history of humanitarian aid have not been utilized in aiding government’s efforts. Julius Espat, Area […]
Written on April 27, 2020 | Posted in
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In a telephone interview with the Chair of the National AIDS Commission, News Five got an update on the status of the controversial Equal Opportunities Bill. Public consultations have concluded on the proposed legislation which, according to the Ministry of Human Development, the NAC and the Office of the Special Envoy for Women and Children, […]
Written on April 23, 2020 | Posted in
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The latest organization to reach out to persons affected by the COVID-19 is the Belize Indian Community. Today, they delivered vouchers to be issued to persons who are eligible to collect baskets of basic staples. As you know, there is a thriving Indian community in the downtown area, so a number of persons who reside […]
Written on April 22, 2020 | Posted in
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In an effort to assist as many Belizeans who are in dire straits as a result of the sudden economic downturn, government has been bolstering initiatives such as the Pantry and BOOST programmes. The assistance, however, is being dispensed through partisan vehicles which prevent others, particularly supporters of the opposition, from qualify for relief. Earlier […]
Written on April 21, 2020 | Posted in
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Ulysease Roca, a twenty-five-year-old fashion designer, was found dead inside his house in Willows Bank, Belize District on Sunday. Roca’s death is under investigation because of the circumstances. Roca was gay and an HIV patient, two issues that made him a target for threats and bullying. Just before his demise, he posted on social media […]
Written on April 20, 2020 | Posted in
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Ulysease Roca was a fashion designer who suffered from cyber-bullying for being a member of the LGBTI community and for being HIV positive. In a recent post on his social media page, Ulysease questioned his ill-treatment by officers as well as his purpose in life. This was in response to a widely circulated video which […]
Written on April 20, 2020 | Posted in
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The family claims that Roca was denied access to medical assistance due to his HIV status, saying that a post-mortem was initially refused because of that. Caleb Orosco, the Executive Director of the United Belize Advocacy Movement, also known as UNIBAM, says that the ordeal that Roca endured in the days leading up to his […]
Written on April 20, 2020 | Posted in
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On Friday, police officers shut down pantry programmes across Belize City. It has been reported that cops were telling pantry recipients to go home and that didn’t go over well with citizens who had been waiting in lines for hours to get their grocery items. The Minister of Human Development, Anthony “Boots” Martinez was not […]
Written on April 20, 2020 | Posted in
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Here is an update on the Lord Ashcroft Relief Fund of ten million dollars. The most recent donation is for five hundred thousand dollars, which was made to the Belize Red Cross. So far, we can report that the Fund has dispersed three point seven five million dollars, which includes two point four million dollars […]
Written on April 20, 2020 | Posted in
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On Thursday night, more than one hundred and forty persons suspected of being members of gangs were released from the Belize Central Prison after a month of incarceration. At the time of their arrests in March, the police imposed a state of emergency in the south side of the city to restrict movements due to […]
Written on April 17, 2020 | Posted in
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Long lines are forming at centres where the pantry programme is being distributed. This morning, it turned ugly when police disrupted the pantry disbursed by the Salvation Army. But at other centres in the city, the flow was better organized. Here is News Five’s Duane Moody. Duane Moody, Reporting Thousands of Belizeans, disenfranchised by […]
Written on April 17, 2020 | Posted in
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The communities of Ladyville and Lord’s Bank have not been exempted from the impacts of COVID-19. A large number of residents work in some way in the tourism industry which has all, but collapsed rendering them jobless early in the crisis. The leaders have set out to put in place a plan to mitigate the […]
Written on April 17, 2020 | Posted in
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So there is no date for schools to re-open but at midnight tonight, new curfew measures restricting those who are sixteen-years-old and under take effect. From four p.m. to eight a.m. starting April seventeenth, these minors will not be allowed on the streets countrywide. It was a move motivated by Commissioner of Police Chester Williams, […]
Written on April 16, 2020 | Posted in
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There are several food pantry programmes in place by government agencies as well as individuals and humanitarian organizations across the country. The Salvation Army, which caters to thousands of persons, including families, the elderly and children has also been providing an essential service during the COVID-19 crisis. Today, we stopped by the headquarters on Regent […]
Written on April 14, 2020 | Posted in
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The Salvation Army also provides shelter for a number of persons, primarily women and men who are without a roof over their heads. Even with the COVID-19 crisis, their services remain active and more so, but there are precautionary measures in place to protect not only the staff, but the people they serve. Major […]
Written on April 14, 2020 | Posted in
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Over seven thousand applications out of sixty thousand plus have been approved for the COVID-19 Unemployment Relief Programme. While that is one aid that is being disbursed, other help is available. Those persons who are recipients of the food pantry and boost programmes are still receiving assistance during this time and food pantry recipients are […]
Written on April 14, 2020 | Posted in
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The Lord Ashcroft COVID-19 Relief Fund has made another donation; this time, it is befitting Hope Haven Children’s Home and Community Center located on Ambergris Caye. The donation is in the amount of one hundred thousand dollars. The money will be used for the delivery of essential grocery items to families that have been affected […]
Written on April 8, 2020 | Posted in
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On Tuesday night, Cayo District which has reported three cases of COVID-19 went under an additional lockdown. The police continue to do their rounds in other parts of the country and the number of persons arrested and charged for offenses related to the stipulations of the state of emergency continues to dwindle. Overnight, a total […]
Written on April 8, 2020 | Posted in
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The Kolbe Foundation recently introduced a system where inmates can make virtual court appearances from the Belize Central Prison. It’s a system that is also being considered by the Belize Police Department in dealing with persons who have been charged for violation of the state of emergency. In keeping with social distancing protocols, it has […]
Written on April 8, 2020 | Posted in
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Social activist Moses Sulph is weighing on the state of emergency and how it adversely affects the entire population of Belizeans who are living below the poverty line. While there are strict rules to abide by, including a nightly curfew over a thirty-day period, Sulph, a member of Belize Leaders for Social Justice, strongly suggests […]
Written on April 8, 2020 | Posted in
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The impact on the economy resulting from the virus is being felt across the country; in fact, one indicator is the number of persons who are jobless and applying for unemployment assistance. That number is up to forty-four thousand, and continues to increase as more businesses bring down their shutters. Today, the Belize Bank issued […]
Written on April 7, 2020 | Posted in
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Sixty more persons were arrested on Monday night for breaking the rules declared under the State of Emergency Powers Regulations. According to Commissioner of Police Chester Williams, thirty-nine persons were arrested for being unable to provide a reason for movement outside of the curfew period which is between five a.m. and eight p.m. Nineteen persons […]
Written on April 7, 2020 | Posted in
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Thousands have been left jobless in the tourism industry, as well as other sectors, as business comes to a halt. So, in Belize City and the districts, the unemployed persons lined up to collect the promised relief. The programme is called the COVID-19 Unemployment Relief, which will provide one hundred and fifty dollars per family […]
Written on April 3, 2020 | Posted in
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