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Hattieville resident Melissa Jones needs your help. Jones says that her house collapsed on Friday, trapping her and her two children inside. Luckily she was rescued by police officers from the Hattieville Police Formation. Jones says that the area experienced thunderstorm-like conditions and she believes the strong winds caused the house to fall down. She […]
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Police have arrested and charged two persons in connection with a home invasion in San Jose Village in the Orange Walk District. Maria Vasquez reported to police that in the early hours of Friday morning on September fourth, three men entered her home, tied her up and proceeded to rob the place. Police investigation led […]
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An established funeral parlour went up in flames on Friday; a house in the same yard on Freetown Road in Belize City was also destroyed by the blaze. The business and property were owned by Sanjay Pilgrim Senior. Investigations are ongoing about the origins of the fire. Today Pilgrim Senior told News Five’s Hipolito Novelo […]
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Just after seven on Friday night, three armed robbers hit a supermarket in Calcutta Village in Corozal. The thieves got away with some money and cell-phones. A.C.P. Joseph Myvett gives us the details: ACP Joseph Myvett, Head, National Crimes Investigation Branch “Corozal Police responded to an information of a robbery at Community Supermarket in […]
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A man of Duck Run Two has filed a report that he was brutalized by cops at the Roaring Creek Police Station. Dennis Molina, a construction worker, alleges that he was beaten inside a cell block while he was detained at the station over a week ago. Today A.C.P. Joseph Myvett told the press that […]
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A robust and diverse food supply is an essential part of the health and nutrition response to COVID-19. As Belize continues to take measures to contain the spread of the disease, self-quarantine and the temporary closing of businesses may affect normal food-related practices. Good nutrition is crucial for health, particularly in times when the immune […]
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According to nutritionist Robyn Daly, fighting COVID-19 requires us to maintain good health. Robyn Daly, Nutritionist, Ministry of Health “Good nutrition helps us to fight disease and sickness. We see that many times people are not concerned about nutrition or food unless they are sick or they are ill. But a part of being […]
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For optimal health, it is also important to remain physically active. Exercise, says, Daly, is important in keeping fit and building immunity. Robyn Daly, Nutritionist, Ministry of Health “Many times we are not active enough in our community or in our daily lives for us to be consuming the high levels that we do. […]
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Tonight, the family of police constable Bernard Ical is hoping for his safe return. A search by the B.D.F. and Police is underway deep inside the Columbia Forest Reserve between Machaquila and San Jose, Hawaii. Ical was last seen on September second. The father of three is part of the border patrol deployed to the […]
Written on September 4, 2020 | Posted in
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Meanwhile Police Corporal Anibal Mena is in a critical condition and hospitalized in Belize City. The forty-four year old corporal was involved in a road traffic accident on Thursday evening. He was on a motorcycle on the road heading to Chan Chen in Corozal. According to Mena’s wife Teresita, the accident happened at around four-thirty […]
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A resident of San Pedro is the latest victim to have succumbed to COVID-19. Earlier today, Cecilia Tzib lost her battle with coronavirus after being intubated at the Karl Heusner Memorial Hospital for the past week. News Five understands that the woman, the mother of a nanny employed by a prominent developer in San Pedro, […]
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As to the number of new cases, after five o’clock this evening and after the press conference by Doctor Marvin Manzanero, the Ministry of Health’s infographic was released showing that of two hundred and sixty-one samples processed, thirty-four are positive. That staggering number places the total cases at one thousand one hundred and fifty-two. This […]
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During the prime minister’s press conference last Friday, he announced the introduction of antigen rapid tests to replace the existing PCR tests that are being used to determine an individual’s COVID status. Those tests were supposed to have been rolled out in Belize and Orange Walk districts but the process has been halted because of […]
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PCR tests have been touted as the gold standard for testing for COVID-19 and the Ministry of Health has been using this method consistently. But there are concerns that even after clearing the fourteen-day quarantine process, COVID victims are still testing positive for the disease. Today, Doctor Manzanero explained what their observations are with PCR […]
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According to the Director of Health Services, it will take some patients several months to recover from the symptoms of COVID-19. He says that the observation is similar to dengue hemorrhagic fever. Dr. Marvin Manzanero, Director of Health Services “We’re also being made aware that some persons, after they have converted and the result […]
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Several persons remain in police custody pending further investigation into a viral sex video that shows a woman being forced to perform oral sex on a man while another instructs her on what to do. The video was leaked on Wednesday and, shortly after it reached the desk of the Commissioner of Police Chester Williams. […]
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Until those charges are laid, ComPol Chester Williams says that “Big Tom” will be taken to the central prison under the gang state of emergency, which was declared in early July following a spike in gang related murders. It is being done to hopefully allow the female victim to be comfortable enough to cooperate with […]
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Another video has been released and is being investigated by the Belize Police Department. The video shows a man wielding a gun and is heard speaking of possibly robbing a Tutsi ideal truck. The video has been widely circulated on social media and has reached the hands of ComPol Chester Williams. He says the video […]
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When you woke up this morning, a new statutory instrument was in effect and tonight you can move around past nine o’clock. But while the curfew has been lifted there are quarantine restrictions in place so it is not a free for all. You can move around but can’t go to bars or restaurants for […]
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A raging fire broke after midnight on Freetown Road, Belize City. Smoke billowed across the area as the flames quickly consumed a funeral parlor as well as house, both located in the same yard. The fire erupted in the bedroom of the house spreading to Sanjay Pilgrim Caskets and Wreaths Shop destroying both. The fire […]
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Belmopan vendors are not happy that they were not allowed to conduct business on the proposed site of the Belmopan Market Plaza. It’s a central location – just across from the Social Security Board, but the City Council pulled the plug because they say that the developer doesn’t have the proper licenses to conduct a […]
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In their response to the vendors, the Belmopan City Council issued a press release today. The purpose of the release, according to the council, is to clarify the “circumstances surrounding the establishment of an unlicensed market project.” The City Council says that site being informally introduced as an alternative to the current market day location […]
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The exposure of healthcare workers continues to be a concern for the Ministry of Health, notwithstanding efforts being made to safeguard their wellbeing on the frontlines of the fight against COVID-19. Director of Health Services, Dr. Marvin Manzanero reiterates the commitment made by Chief Executive Officer Doctor George Gough on August twenty-eighth. Dr. Marvin […]
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During today’s Ask the Experts, Doctor Marvin Manzanero was asked about Belize’s epidemic curve. Here’s what he had to say about the progression of COVID-19 in country. Dr. Marvin Manzanero, Director of Health Services “When will Belize’s EPI curve peak? That’s a very good question. I am assuming you are talking about the current […]
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Director of Health Services Doctor Marvin Manzanero also shared an update on the COVID-19 tests that Belize is monitoring at this time. He says that at this time the Abbott Test appears to be a viable option but access may be a problem if it is eventually mass produced and cleared for testing. Dr. […]
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