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In the wake of today’s announcement of the presence of COVID-19 in San Pedro, several military tents have been erected in an area of town. Doctor Marvin Manzanero explains that while the collapsible shelters are there in case persons need to be isolated, he also emphasized that patients should first seek to self-isolate at home. […]
Written on March 23, 2020 | Posted in
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During today’s “Ask the Expert” live webcast at three this afternoon, the Director of Health Services shared more information about the investigation into the first confirmed case. As a part of their due diligence, the health teams have been looking at all the places and persons the patient came in contact with. Doctor Marvin Manzanero […]
Written on March 23, 2020 | Posted in
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The panelists during the webcast, D.H.S. Doctor Marvin Manzanero and the Minister of Health Pablo Marin, also spoke on a number of other issues raised by viewers. Doctor Manzanero touched on the topic of home isolation, as well as the issue of ventilators; while Marin spoke about the concerns related to health workers. Dr. […]
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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Since the round-up of gang members in Belize City, the gun violence has subsided. But there was a murder recorded over the weekend in southern Belize. Around midday on March twenty-first, the body of a resident from Bladen Village in the Toledo District was discovered near the Swasey Bridge between miles forty-five and forty-six on […]
Written on March 23, 2020 | Posted in
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It’s been almost a week since five-year-old Kia Herbert was senselessly murdered inside her house on Pitter Street in Belize City; she was with her mother, Frances Herbert when shots were fired from outside towards the bedroom in which they were sleeping. On Saturday, police charged two men for her killing as well as the […]
Written on March 23, 2020 | Posted in
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A traffic accident claimed one life in southern Belize. A Hope Creek resident perished on the Melinda Road when he was heading to work. Shon Dee Emmanuel was riding his bicycle when he was hit by a truck. The driver of the vehicle has been served with a notice of intended prosecution. News Five’s Andrea […]
Written on March 23, 2020 | Posted in
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An elderly man also perished as a result of a vehicular accident. Back on March first, sixty-six-year-old Ruperto Garcia was involved in a road traffic accident on the Hummingbird Highway, in front of the headquarters of the Football Federation of Belize. Garcia had been hospitalized since the incident in a critical condition, but over the […]
Written on March 23, 2020 | Posted in
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The Karl Heusner Memorial Hospital goes into emergency mode now that the first case of COVID-19 is known. Visitation procedures have been adjusted as part of the hospital’s response to the pandemic. Elective services have been postponed and an abbreviated clinic schedule is expected to be announced shortly. Visitors with respiratory symptoms will not be […]
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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The Prime Minister and the Leader of the Opposition will be co-hosting a press conference scheduled for Wednesday and we will bring that to you as it happens. But this morning, the COVID-19 Oversight Committee met at the Laing Building in Belize City immediately after the prime minister’s press conference. From that meeting come additional […]
Written on March 23, 2020 | Posted in
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One more issue coming out of from Ask the Expert session. The public posed a number of COVID-19 questions to the panel, including the case of Michigan, U.S.A. tourist, as well as what it will take for a complete lockdown. Here’s how Doctor Marvin Manzanero responded to the public’s queries. Dr. Marvin Manzanero, Director […]
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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As the weekend gets underway, there are zero cases of coronavirus detected within our borders but new measures are being put in place beginning this Saturday. The Oversight Committee on COVID -9 met today and coming out of that high level meeting a number of decisions were taken to minimize any risk of the virus. […]
Written on March 20, 2020 | Posted in
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As the crackdown of suspected gang members continues, police today hoarded away a first group of affiliates. The men were picked up at different times and places and kept in the custody of the police. This morning, they were carted away to the Belize Central Prison where they will remain for thirty days, including the […]
Written on March 20, 2020 | Posted in
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The full force of the law to crack down on crime came down as early as three o’clock on Wednesday morning when the round up began in neighbourhoods in the city. Later in the day, the Commissioner of Police Chester Williams announced a state of emergency in eight hot spots and the publication of the […]
Written on March 20, 2020 | Posted in
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Several persons were arraigned this evening in the lower courts after being charged for crimes ranging from attempted murder to murder. On Tuesday afternoon, twenty-two-year-old Derrick King, an employee of Bowen and Bowen Limited, was ruthless gunned down as he delivered beverages along with a coworker on Orange Street. Police investigations are now suggesting that […]
Written on March 20, 2020 | Posted in
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At a press conference this evening, Commissioner of Police Chester Williams provided an update on operations being conducted under the existing state of emergency, beginning with an increase in the number of suspected gang members who were initially detained on Wednesday morning. The ComPol reiterated Wednesday’s message to anyone found harboring these wanted individuals who […]
Written on March 20, 2020 | Posted in
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Investigators are closer to making arrests in at least three of the murders that occurred earlier this week. According to Commissioner Williams, they have made significant inroads in cracking the cases during which two minors, Kia Herbert and Dominic Rhamdas, were senselessly shot and killed inside their homes while they slumbered. Chester Williams, Commissioner […]
Written on March 20, 2020 | Posted in
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ComPol Chester Williams stopped short of divulging operational details of police activities that are scheduled for this weekend, suffice to say that the ramped up presence of officers in the designated hotspots will remain indefinitely. As for any legal challenged that may arise from this thirty-day period of detention, the top cop says that several […]
Written on March 20, 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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