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As part of its cost cutting measures, the Karl Heusner Memorial Hospital has terminated professional contracts. In May, the hospital ended its contract with Ophthalmologist, Doctor Amin Hegar. Later in June, it did the same with Doctor Fernando Cuellar, who worked in the Adult Intensive Care Unit. The firing comes in the midst of the coronavirus […]
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A little over half a million Belize dollars worth of Personal Protective Equipment was donated to Belize by the governments of the United Kingdom, Canada and PAHO/WHO for the country’s COVID-19 response. The donation will primarily support infection prevention and control for healthcare personnel throughout the country. Items such as face shields, respirators, face masks […]
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The staff at the Port of Belize Limited today continued their demonstration against their employer. The management at the Port has decided to cut staff salaries by ten percent due to the drop of income resulting from the COVID-19 pandemic. The staff, comprising members of the Christian Workers Union, are resisting the pay cut and […]
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Pickstock Area Representative, Wilfred ‘Sedi’ Elrington is the third candidate running in the upcoming U.D.P. leadership convention this Sunday. The two others are Patrick Faber and John Saldivar. The second race for a new leader of the United Democratic Party is winding down and today we caught up with Elrington at the Samuel Haynes Institute […]
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Five years ago to this date, Kareem Clarke was gunned down in Belize City. The journalist was heading home on his bicycle when he was met by gunfire. Like so many other murders, Clarke’s killing remains unresolved and justice has eluded his family over the years. Today, his sister painfully recollected the events of a […]
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Kareem Clarke isn’t the only family member that Melanie Young has lost to gun violence. Her seventeen-year-old daughter, Kyla Young, was shot and killed in Belize City in February of this year. She was on Glenn Street with some friends when two men approached them and released a barrage of bullets. It is not known if […]
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A man well-known to the law died within hours after he was shot following a brazen robbery. On Thursday, around three o’clock in the afternoon, the Belama Branch of Scotia Bank was hit by five robbers. Gasman Young Junior was shot to the neck when he attempted to flee, along with four others, in a […]
Written on July 3, 2020 | Posted in
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Dylon Flowers was released from police detention just after five this evening. News Five understands that because he was released pending investigation, he can be rearrested and charged. But at this time it would appear that he was released on the grounds of self-defence. As we reported, Flowers shot and killed his brother-in-law, Roy Gabourel […]
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The government has confirmed that Brads Gaming Group Limited has been awarded another ten year contract to administer the lottery; the most popular game of chance in the country. There was speculation for months about who would receive the license because it had been put out to bid since last year. Brads has been running […]
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The situation at the University of Belize continues to deteriorate and is reaching boiling point. Tonight, U.B.’s Faculty and Staff Union is threatening industrial action if the University continues to exclude them in determining how U.B. will pull out of the financial crisis. Government has drastically cut the subvention, so UB finds itself unable to […]
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The People’s United Party today chastised the Ministry of Education for cutting the subvention for the University of Belize. The P.U.P. says that the government’s decision to slash the university subvention by twenty-four point two percent from eleven million dollars to eight-point three-four million dollars is misguided. This, the P.U.P. says, will inevitably lead to […]
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The People’s United Party is also condemning what it describes as the disrespect shown to the U.B. Faculty and Staff Union by the Board of Trustees and the Ministry of Education. Former Minister of Education, Francis Fonseca says that the union must be consulted and allowed to participate fully and meaningfully in all Board meetings […]
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Turning to the ruling of the recent ruling of the Caribbean Court of Justice, the former Attorney General, Francis Fonseca, says that Prime Minister Dean Barrow has gone rogue and is disregarding the rule of law. Pre-empting the C.C.J.’s ruling last week, Prime Minister Barrow famously told the nation that he “won’t pay, can’t pay.” […]
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The phased repatriation process continued today and so far two hundred and sixty-four Belizeans have been brought home. Two groups arrived today at the P.G.I.A., one from the U.S. and the first from El Salvador. A total of nine hundred and seventy three have applied and eight hundred and eleven of those applicants have been […]
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Belize has recorded twenty-eight cases of COVID-19 – of the eight active cases, one of those patients was ordered to leave the country, so currently there are seven cases within our borders. The active cases represent one foreigner and six Belizeans; these are all persons who entered illegally as well as repatriated Belizeans. But a […]
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And as the six weeks countdown continues to the reopening of the P.G.I.A., a number of countries are struggling to contain the virus and their health systems are on the brink of collapse. Neighbouring countries such as Mexico, Honduras and Costa Rica are seeing a spike in cases and other countries have had to backtrack […]
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The Ministry of Health is cautioning Belizeans about taking COVID-19 prevention treatment. The Director of Health Services shared that there are reports of a pharmacy selling a medication known for the prevention and treatment of malaria. Doctor Manzanero warns that it isn’t an effective treatment for COVID-19 and should not be purchased without a doctor’s […]
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The government on Thursday presented its plan to financially assist micro, small, and medium enterprises that have been greatly impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic. Up to fourteen million dollars are being set aside for the M.S.M.E. Support Programme. The idea is to keep M.S.M.E.s afloat and stimulate economic activity. An online portal will allow persons […]
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According to C.E.O. in the Ministry of Investment, Trade, and Commerce, Duane Belisle, the M.S.M.E. Support Programme will be implemented over a course of three months starting on August first, when the application process will be opened. There are, however, certain requirements that applicants will have to meet. Duane Belisle, C.E.O., Ministry of Investment, Trade and […]
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According to Prime Minister Dean Barrow the existing Boost Programme will be augmented to include persons who are now unemployed long term due to the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic. These persons will be removed from the Unemployment Relief Programme and considered for the Boost programme. Prime Minister Dean Barrow “Those funds will go […]
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The first phase of the Unemployment Relief Programme, as well as the pantry assistance programme, is being audited by the Auditor General and her team. Leader of the Opposition, John Briceño had called for the audit, but resigned from the COVID-19 National Oversight Committee on June tenth. With millions upon millions of dollars being disbursed by […]
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Attorney Arthur Saldivar had his day in court on Thursday when he was cleared of one count of spreading a false rumour. On March twenty-ninth, Saldivar was arrested and charged when a statement that was deemed false was uploaded to his personal Facebook page. The post claimed that G.O.B. was allowing persons to enter the […]
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Two men who are awaiting trial for sexual offences were granted bail by Supreme Court Justice Colin Williams, after attorney Ronell Gonzalez argued on their behalf. Cesar Romero of the D.F.C. area in San Pedro Town is charged with having unlawful sexual intercourse with a thirteen-year-old girl. The incident is alleged to have happened on […]
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A woman, who is employed by the British Army Training Support Unit Belize, is out on bail, while she prepares to face trial for theft. Forty-year-old Hanselma Sutherland of a Mirage Road address in Ladyville is accused of stealing an assortment of grocery items from BATSUB at Price Barracks on June seventeenth. Sutherland was escorted before […]
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A resident of the Belama area of Belize City is out on bail tonight after he was reportedly nabbed with more than two pounds of marijuana on June thirtieth. Marco Ramos is charged with Possession of a Controlled Drug with the Intent to Supply Another when he appeared before Magistrate Kadeem Palmer this afternoon. Police […]
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