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The Philip Goldson International Airport resumed operations for international arrivals on October first, though there were concerns from the Belize Tourism Industry Association about the safety protocols that were being put in place amid the fight against COVID-19. Flights by United and American Airlines are on schedule with other airlines to soon resume flights to […]
Written on October 23, 2020 | Posted in
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According to B.T.I.A. Vice President Stewart Krohn, government’s decision to no longer mandate that tourists arriving in country with a negative PCR test need to self-quarantine is a welcomed adjustment. Stewart Krohn, Vice President, B.T.I.A. “We are absolutely in favor of the recent measures at relaxation. We look forward to these measures being relaxed […]
Written on October 23, 2020 | Posted in
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The Deputy Party Leader of the P.U.P., Cordel Hyde is also the representative for Lake Independence and one of the most popular and successful politicians; he has represented that constituency for four terms. Lake Independence is the safest constituency for the P.U.P. in the south side of the city. In fact, of the six divisions […]
Written on October 23, 2020 | Posted in
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Heading north, the Orange Walk East Constituency includes a portion of Orange Walk Town extending to some surrounding villages. The incumbent representative is Elodio Aragon Junior and the challenger is Kevin Bernard, who has made a name for himself as mayor of Orange Walk Town. Aragon Junior says he has cemented himself in the constituency […]
Written on October 23, 2020 | Posted in
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In a historic virtual graduation ceremony on Saturday, the University of Belize will be celebrating its twentieth anniversary with the largest graduating class ever. The University of Belize will honour one thousand one hundred and ninety-two grandaunts at the Associate, Bachelor, and Master levels. The virtual ceremony will be produced by Great Belize Productions and […]
Written on October 23, 2020 | Posted in
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According to Doctor Cuellar the virtual ceremony will feature speaker O.A.S. Assistant Secretary General Ambassador Nestor Mendez. He assures that the ceremony will be interactive and memorable to the graduating class. Dr. Martin Cuellar, Dean of Student Affairs, University of Belize “We have designed the programs so it maintains the historical traditions of a […]
Written on October 23, 2020 | Posted in
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Crystal Coleman is asking for the public’s help. She is one of the victims of the apartment fire that happened last week Friday night at the corners of Partridge and Haulze Streets. As we’ve reported, a fire destroyed an eight-room apartment complex and displaced as many as twenty people. The Fire Department reported that the […]
Written on October 23, 2020 | Posted in
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The search is on for the next Miss Universe Belize. It was recently announced that given the COVID-19 pandemic, a traditional pageant would not be possible for this year, but the Miss Universe Belize Organization has to select a delegate to represent the Jewel in the 2020 international pageant, whenever a date is announced. With […]
Written on October 23, 2020 | Posted in
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Destinee Arnold also gave News Five an update to her scholarship programme in which a total of eighteen students from across the country were awarded a thousand dollars each to assist them with either their tuition or back to school supplies. The twenty-eight-year-old beauty ambassador decided to use the scholarship money she won to help […]
Written on October 23, 2020 | Posted in
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Tonight, we take you to the Belize Zoo for a live online session about tapirs. As we’ve reported, the Zoo has embarked on a new and exciting virtual education programme that will take teachers and students inside the zoo to learn about the wildlife. Schools from abroad are taking advantage of the programme, but the […]
Written on October 23, 2020 | Posted in
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The P.U.P.’s candidate for Cayo West, Jorge “Milin” Espat is under fire tonight after it surfaced that he is not a registered voter. Espat is a new comer to electoral politics and is challenging veteran U.D.P. area rep Erwin Contreras. At the launch of the P.U.P. manifesto today, he confirmed to News Five that he […]
Written on October 22, 2020 | Posted in
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The government has decided to disallow voters and strip away their constitutional right to voting because they carry the COVID 19 virus. That decision was announced last week when Prime Minister Dean Barrow announced that persons who are COVID-19 positive and those who have been ordered to self isolate will not participate in the November […]
Written on October 22, 2020 | Posted in
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While in Orange Walk on Wednesday, we polled three of the four candidates on the government’s decision to prohibit COVID-19 patients to vote on November eleventh. The Orange Walk district has the most confirmed cases of COVID-19 and the most active cases. Speaking out against the decision was Jose Mai, Ramon Cervantes, and Kevin Bernard. […]
Written on October 22, 2020 | Posted in
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We also asked four of Orange Walk’s U.D.P. candidates what they personal think about the government’s ban on COVID-19 patients Generally, most agreed with the Prime Minister, but they also believe that provisions should have been made to allow these persons to vote because as David Zetina of Orange Walk North says, everybody has the […]
Written on October 22, 2020 | Posted in
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There was a gruesome murder overnight in the southern community of Santa Cruz where a Guatemalan national was found with multiple chop wounds to the body this morning. Sometime around 7:20 a.m., officers in the village showed up at a block factory in the New Site area where they observed the lifeless body of twenty-six-year-old […]
Written on October 22, 2020 | Posted in
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Escaped prisoners Kendale Flores and Luke Bowen were captured overnight on the Placencia Peninsula, following tips from the community. This morning the recaptured men were taken to the Police Training Academy in Belmopan before they were charged for escaping and then taken to the Belize Central Prison in Hattieville from where they escaped on October […]
Written on October 22, 2020 | Posted in
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In February 2017, Vildo Westby, now thirty-two-years-old, absconded to Mexico following a murder in San Pedro where well-known activist Felix Ayuso lost his life. Ayuso, who was a member of the San Pedro AIDS Commission, was viciously stabbed with a screwdriver and his body was discovered inside his home three days later, on February fourth. […]
Written on October 22, 2020 | Posted in
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A six-year-old boy tested positive for COVID-19 and now he is hospitalized at the K.H.M.H. He is the first pediatric case in the hospital as of Wednesday evening. When he appeared on Ask the Experts today, DHS Marvin Manzanero also shared that the little boy is a referral from the Northern Regional Hospital and that […]
Written on October 22, 2020 | Posted in
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Turning to the number of positive cases confirmed today – late this evening on Ask the Experts webcast Dr Marvin Manzanero shared that the latest preliminary cases confirmed were fifty-eight out of a total of four hundred and thirty-seven tests processed. That is a record number for the lab, according to Manzanero. At the start […]
Written on October 22, 2020 | Posted in
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With all thirty-one candidates officially nominated for the November eleventh elections, the People United Party today launched its True Blu Plan entitled, “Everybody Fi Win.” The party that hopes to win the general elections is committing to bold ideas to grow the economy, improve healthcare, free access to education and provide land to first time […]
Written on October 22, 2020 | Posted in
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Verdes Football Club has reached the end of the road for its participation in the Scotiabank CONCACAF League Tournament after several of its players and members of the coaching staff tested positive for COVID-19. A total of ten persons have come down with the virus, despite initially testing negative in Cancun prior to departure for […]
Written on October 22, 2020 | Posted in
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According to President Sergio Chuc, of the Football Federation of Belize, the players, as well as the coaching staff of Verdes FC may have contracted the virus in Cancun and the initial results of tests conducted there, may have been false negatives. Belize’s withdrawal due to COVID-19 will not cost the teams any penalties going […]
Written on October 22, 2020 | Posted in
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Belize recorded its forty-sixth COVID-19 death on Wednesday. The victim is an elderly man with underlying conditions from Orange Walk. He was hospitalized for two weeks before he died. Today, DHS Marvin Manzanero provided some details on the latest death and also broke down the age groups of the forty-plus deaths. Dr. Marvin Manzanero, […]
Written on October 22, 2020 | Posted in
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A large number of COVID-19 tests are being conducted in recent weeks and since last week, there has been a delay in the processing of samples at the Belize Central Medical Lab. Doctor Manzanero says that there was a backlog of a few hundred swabs to be processed. He notes that just today alone, they […]
Written on October 22, 2020 | Posted in
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BelizeOn is turning one! We introduced you to this online service months ago and just like that, this Friday; it marks its first anniversary. As you know, the pandemic has cut travel significantly so consumers are shopping online for local goods and products. BelizeOn is filling orders as fast as they come and is now […]
Written on October 22, 2020 | Posted in
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