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Fisherfolk from the communities of Chunox, Copper Bank and Sarteneja are getting some much needed help on Friday. Twenty-five deserving families will receive two weeks of food supply to relieve them during this trying time. The effort is spearheaded by OCEANA Belize and being supported by the Rotaract Club of Corozal. The service club was […]
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There weren’t many professions before the COVID-19 crisis that necessitated using masks, but now – or at least for now – it is an essential item for all of us. This protective gear comes with another steep learning curve, so in tonight’s Healthy Living, we unmask the proper way of using these face shields. […]
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There has not been any reported drug plane landings since the start of the COVID-19 crisis. In fact, the last drug plane landed on the Coastal Road on February twenty-seventh, 2020. But it does not mean that the movement of drugs has ceased; narcos are always looking for new ways to export the drugs. According […]
Written on May 6, 2020 | Posted in
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The government is in a serious financial pickle due to the economic crisis that has befallen the country in its fight against COVID-19. The wage bill accounts for one of government biggest expenditures so the Ministry of Finance is proposing cutting the proposed increments and allowances for teachers and public officers. Public officers and teachers […]
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The Public Service Union responded to the proposed cuts in a letter to the FinSec on May fourth. Henry voiced its discontent with the turn of events and contends that previous negotiations with government were seemingly not in good faith. According to Henry, public officers are open to making the necessary sacrifices given the present […]
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Just before one o’clock today, a Mexican naval vessel ran aground on the reef near San Pedro. Official information is that the vessel was one of two registered to the Mexican military that was travelling from Mahahual en route to a coast guard base at the Subteniente López station at the border in Quintana Roo, […]
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The vessel has since been removed from where it was lodged and departed our waters. The Ministry of the Environment will be conducting an assessment of the incident. Commander Gregory Soberanis says that a final report will be forwarded to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs since the vessel has diplomatic status and the matter will […]
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On Tuesday, proprietor Mark Neal and several of his employees were arrested for being inside Body 2000 Gym. They were charged individually when they were unable to provide a reasonable explanation or proof of movement outside of a curfew and are facing fines of one thousand dollars each. Despite their protest that the facility was […]
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According to Bradley, the laws, as they stand, are lopsided, granting citizens permission to do certain forms of exercise, but denying them from doing others. Richard ‘Dickie’ Bradley, Attorney for Mark Neal “I understand that in the rule, gymnasiums are closed. Belize has only to my [mind], well I could be corrected but I […]
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A teenage boy, who is believed to have brutally killed fifty-four-year-old Matias Alpuche, is in the custody of Orange Walk Police. He was caught on Tuesday morning after investigators launched an operation. The alleged juvenile killer was caught in a car while on the Guinea Grass Road in the Orange Walk District, but is believed […]
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The post of Chairman of S.S.B. is now duly filled and by a familiar face there. Doctor Colin Young is back at the Social Security Board. Late last year, he stepped down as C.E.O. of the S.S.B. to head the Caribbean Community Climate Change Centre in Belmopan. Five months later, however, Young has been tapped […]
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For the past two weeks we have been reporting on a spate of forest fires across Belize. Many of those fires are concentrated in the western part of the country. While the Forest Department has a new law—with heavy fines attached—that prohibits burning outside, there are still many fires recorded around the country. This week, […]
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The Chiquibul and Vaca Forests have also been destroyed by wildfires, but these have decreased significantly. The rains last week doused the huge inferno that destroyed habitats and killed animals. The fires in the Vaca Forest and along the western border are believed to have been sparked by Guatemalan farmers slashing and burning in the […]
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Also in the west, ten persons have been fired from the San Ignacio/San Elena Town Council. Municipal governments across the country are having trouble meeting their monthly expenses and have had to take cost saving measures. Over the past few months, councils have lost millions of dollars in revenue since the State of Emergency regulations […]
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Since last week, some restrictions have been eased on the countrywide state of emergency and many businesses, including services provided by the municipal government, have resumed operation. Town and city councils have been closed for almost six weeks and the revenue stream became a slow trickle. Today, we asked Belize City Mayor Bernard Wagner, about […]
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Now, before COVID 19, on a monthly basis, the council collected about three hundred thousand dollars from the head tax received from the tourism industry. But that too disappeared when the industry when into a standstill contributing to the council’s financial crunch. We asked the mayor if the council is able to meet its commitment […]
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The number of persons who lost their jobs due to COVID-19 is in the thousands, though the exact number is still out there. For sure, close to eighty-three thousand applied for COVID-19 Unemployment Relief. The Oversight Committee of the Unemployment Relief has approved about forty-five percent of the applicants to date. Here is an update […]
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Attorney Audrey Matura finds herself at the end of a very stern letter from the Court of Appeal. Matura is the attorney for Gas Tomza Limited, Southern Choice Butane, Zeta Gas and Belize Western Energy Limited, the companies which are in a legal war with the Government of Belize over the monopoly National Gas Company. […]
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The state of emergency remains in full force throughout the months of May and June. Every week there is an update from the police on the number of persons who are arrested for curfew violations. But what happens when the police misinterprets the law? In this case, we are talking about persons travelling on motorcycles. […]
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As you know by now, there are no active COVID-19 cases in Belize, but fifteen are under investigation. Since the pandemic broke, a number of medications are being touted as the cure for the virus, but have not been approved for use. The African Union has stunned health experts with a report that the regional […]
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Police officers are on the frontline of the COVID-19 fight, enforcing the regulations of the state of emergency. You see them stopping vehicles and making sure that the law is adhered to or you see them ensuring that business establishments and individuals are complying with the curfew. The face masks are now part of their […]
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Earlier you heard the San Ignacio Mayor saying he was cutting down expenditures by reducing staff due to the financial crunch. At City Hall, except for sanitation workers, staff was sent home with half salary. Even as things begin to pick up at the council, Mayor Bernard Wagner says that they are still operating with […]
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The Belize Police Department has mounted check points at various heavily trafficked points to monitor the movement of people across the country. Since the ease on restrictions last week, there has been an increase in traffic as people returned to work and businesses reopened. The main thoroughfares in the city are experiencing an explosion and […]
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For almost six weeks, Belize District residents had to carry out online transactions for their traffic needs. From insurance, to the inspection and licensing of motor vehicles and even the renewal of driver’s license, these had to be conducted online. While that virtual service was available during the COVID-19 crisis, many did not update their […]
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Belize is down to zero active COVID-19 cases. This is the good news that emerged from the Ministry of Health this afternoon and is widely welcomed by Belizeans. But according to Director of Health Services, Doctor Marvin Manzanero, we have not beaten the pandemic as yet. While the last two cases resulted in negative after […]
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