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As the corona virus continues to spread across the globe, the Ministry of Health held another press conference this afternoon in Belmopan where it introduced a plan of action to address a potential outbreak of COVID-19, or coronavirus, in Belize. While there are confirmed cases in neighbouring Mexico, local health officials have put together measures […]
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Director of Health Services, Doctor Marvin Manzanero, also outlined collaborative efforts between the Ministry of Health and other government agencies, including the Belize Airports Authority and the Ministry of Tourism. According to the D.H.S., screening travelers at the various points of entry has proven to be an ineffective use of human and financial resources, based […]
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So how is the Karl Heusner Memorial Hospital preparing for the possibility of an outbreak? According to Chief Epidemiologist, Doctor Russell Manzanero, who met with K.H.M.H. personnel earlier today, referrals to that hospital will be dealt with on a case by case basis should there be a need for patients to undergo ventilation or oxygen […]
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The U.D.P. had called on its supporters to come out on Thursday when the House meets in Belmopan. That event has now been called off as funerals take place for the fallen soldiers. The U.D.P., however, is preparing for another round of internal campaigning ahead of a leadership convention set for April fifth. On Saturday […]
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Collet Area Representative and former deputy party leader Patrick Faber is still a force to be reckoned with, despite falling to John Saldivar at the previous convention on February ninth. While he acknowledges that the date for the new convention is roughly a month away, Faber says that his candidacy is still up in the […]
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Tonight, flags are flying at half mast at public buildings as the country mourns the deaths of four B.D.F. officers. The wreckage of the helicopter was removed from the crash site in Gales Point Lagoon over the weekend and experts are assessing the damage and cause of the crash. The remnants of the chopper have […]
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The mother of deceased pilot Radford Baizar said on Friday that the family didn’t get an official word from the Ministry nor the B.D.F. that the pilot had perished. The family found out about his demise on social media, though at Friday’s press conference last Thursday, the Ministry said that the families were informed. Tonight, […]
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Former Minister of Home Affairs Wilfred ‘Sedi’ Elrington, upon leaving the U.D.P.’s National Party Council meeting on Saturday, was asked about his knowledge of the fatal helicopter crash that claimed the lives of four B.D.F. airmen. While Elrington held that post briefly, he was quizzed about the protocols for the kind of flight mission that […]
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This afternoon, shots rang out on Police Street in Belize City. A gunman opened fire on Gregory Martinez, who was at his grandmother repairing a vehicle. Martinez fled into Mahogany Street but was pursued by the gunman. In the ensuing chaos, passengers in a dollar van were also injured. Martinez was rushed to the K.H.M.H. […]
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Two persons were killed and one injured on Saturday night in San Ignacio. The security officer at the Tia Kong Supermarket, thirty-two year old Shann Vasquez and cashier thirty-two year old Marva Rivero, perished at the hospital in the town. The two victims had closed off the store for the night when they were met […]
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There was a protest outside of the Port of Belize Today. Stevedores, along with their Union president and other union leaders, stood outside the gates to protest the news that raw sugar will start to move through the Port at Big Creek. They say that the millers, ASR/BSI and Santander are looking at more efficient […]
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So, as you heard just now, the C.W.U. president Evan “Mose” Hyde says that the stevedores are prepared to go the distance to what he calls, a fight for their survival. This morning, the stevedores were joined by other members of staff for the first time. While they waited outside the gates, other stevedores were […]
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This afternoon, the National Trade Union Congress of Belize issued a statement to say it is in solidarity with the stevedores who stand to lose their jobs and those who will lose income due to the changes. The N.T.U.C.B. says it is holding the Port of Belize responsible for the current situation and encourages members […]
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The general council of the National Trade Union Congress of Belize met on Saturday and out of that special meeting came a number of demands from the umbrella organization. Following that meeting, N.T.U.C.B. President Marvin Mora told Krem News that a plan of action has been devised in the wake of the massive demonstration held […]
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The deaths so the B.D.F. officer is evoking strong sentiments everywhere. The People’s United Party critical of the handling of the worst airs disaster that claimed the lives of Major Adran Ramirez, Major Radford Baizar, Corporal Yassir Mendez and Corporal Reinaldo Choco. The P.U.P. notes that the inaction by Government, coupled with the lack of […]
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The United Democratic Party is calling out its supporters to head to Belmopan for Thursday’s House Meeting which will see the budget presentation for the 2020/2021 fiscal year. The P.U.P. will also be moving a motion of no-confidence against the government. So the show of supporters is expected to signal that the U.D.P. is alive […]
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There is a list in circulation from the Social Security Board naming at least forty-three businesses that are in arrears to the S.S.B. the thousands of dollars. The list contains those companies that owe more than five thousand dollars each but the period involved is not ascertained. When combined the forty-three businesses who have not […]
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Five persons, including three children are left displaced after an electrical iron was left on at their house at the Corner of Jane Usher Boulevard and Curl Thompson Street in the Port Loyola area of Belize City. The iron overheated and triggered a fire that burnt down the house shortly after eleven o’clock this morning. […]
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Fire victim, Westby says the setback will affect her and her three children significantly because she was not paying any rent and while she is staying with a relative now, she will eventually have to find a way to pick up the pieces. Sherie Westby, Fire Victim “I was given the house to stay […]
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So far we have reported on two murders, there was also slew of stabbings and shootings over the weekend. Police are looking for two suspects after Ronnie Pott was stabbed in the back on Lizarraga Avenue around seven o’clock on Saturday night. Deputy Head of the National Crimes Investigations Branch, Senior Superintendent of Police Hilberto […]
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There was a hit and run traffic accident on Sunday evening on the Hummingbird Highway in Belmopan, and it left three persons injured. The driver of the vehicle fled the scene, police are looking for him. A.C.P. Joseph Myvett shared the details at today’s Police press briefing in Belmopan. ACP Joseph Myvett, Head, National […]
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March is celebrated annually as Child Stimulation Month and there is an entire calendar of events that commenced today with a parade of kindergarten students, their parents and their teachers through the streets of Belize City. This year has a new theme and the representative for the Ministry of Education’s Early Childhood Education shares with […]
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The President of the Senate, Darrell Bradley, was in Mexico City for the thirty-eighth Ordinary Meeting of Presiding Officers of National Parliaments of Central America and the Caribbean Basin, known as FOPREL. At the event on Friday, the presidency from Panama’s Legislative Body was handed over to Mexico’s senate. The meeting discussed a wide range […]
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Good evening, I’m James Adderly and this is Sports Monday. [Highlights of the weekend sporting activities….]
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