Active COVID-19 cases continue to rise and the planned reopening of face-to-face learning in school on October fourth remains up-in-the-air, despite strong efforts to get students ages twelve to seventeen vaccinated. Today, News Five spoke with Minister of Education, Francis Fonseca about the plan for the phased reopening in less than three weeks. Francis […]
With less than twenty percent of the population vaccinated and students coming out for their second jabs this week, will enough students be vaccinated in time for the safe return? Data collected so far shows that north side Belize City schools have seen a higher turnout of students getting vaccinated compared to south side schools. […]
Some Belizean businesses will be receiving funding through BELTRAIDE and DFC to expand their operations. With five hundred thousand dollars US in financing from the Caribbean Development Fund, thirty-five businesses ranging from micro to medium-sized will receive assistance. An export component is also included to assist businesses with export-ready products. At a Memorandum of Understanding […]
To commemorate Belize’s fortieth anniversary of Independence, the National Assembly has digitized historical documents from 1981. A release from the Office of the Clerk says they have digitized the White Paper on the Proposed Constitution of Belize, the Report on the Joint Select Committee on the proposed terms of the constitution of an independent Belize, […]
Belize is among ten countries that received the highest travel warning, a Level Four, from the U.S. Government. The U.S. Center for Disease Control and Prevention and the U.S. Department of States are telling American travelers to think twice before travelling to Belize due to “very high levels of COVID-19.” The CDC says to “make […]
Depending on your point of view, video circulating on social media of the setting up of a field hospital was either concerning or reassuring. It was a sneak peek of what the US Government, through the US South Command, will donate to the Ministry of Health on Friday in Belmopan. On the site of the […]
In crime news, an arrest was made for the July robbery at Jacky’s Superstore and Fast Food in the 8 Miles Community. Today, Police charged twenty-year-old Tyler Ramclam for two counts of robbery and one count of wounding. Viewers may recall that on the morning of July twenty-second, four armed men stormed into the Superstore. […]
Environment Youth Activist Kiefer Mes needs your assistance to get to the United Nations Climate Change Conference of Youths in Scotland. He was selected to be a representative for Belize, and an opportunity like this could potentially set the stage for Mes to become a global voice for youth activism on climate change. The Independence […]
Today at the House of Culture in Belize City, the National Celebrations Commission presented awards and recognised individuals who have contributed tremendously over the years in different sectors of the creative arts industry. Among those honoured were Leila Vernon, Beverly Smith Lopez, Zee Edgell, Rosita Balthazar, Leroy Green, Lucio Alcoser, and many more. They were […]
With news of rising cases of COVID-19, some with underlying conditions may be on high alert, perhaps even preparing for potential hospitalization. But there are also people who are starting to think about trying to manage COVID at home if there are no beds available. Tonight, News Five’s Marion Ali looks into what you might […]
The Acting C.E.O. of the Karl Heusner Memorial Hospital had to call a press conference today over something he probably never thought he would have to do: urge those who have lost loved ones to come and get their bodies, and to do it as quickly as possible. It seems the morgue at the K.H.M.H. […]
If you have been following the COVID-19 numbers, you will know there were nineteen COVID deaths over the last week. This is an astonishingly high number for all of us to process, even in the abstract. But imagine that you are one of the healthcare workers, or even hospitalized patients, watching these people die – […]
COVID-19 has impacted the mental health of many Belizeans who are struggling to survive economically and physically from the toll of the pandemic. But we sometimes forget about healthcare professionals who have for the past eighteen months been working around the clock to provide the much-needed service needed during the pandemic. There is a level […]
There were two hundred new confirmed cases of COVID-19 today and the number of active cases has soared to one thousand four hundred and nineteen. There is one new COVID-related death, bringing the total to three hundred and eighty-three. In this third wave of the COVID-19 pandemic, Belize District is recording the most active cases, […]
Reports are that a thirty-eight-year-old San Pedrana, who died in the waiting area at the San Pedro Polyclinic, tested positive for COVID-19. Police say the woman visited the clinic on Monday complaining of abdominal pain, fever and chills, bloating and cough, which she told medical personnel she had for the past three days. She was […]
As Belize continues to battle through its third wave of the COVID-19 pandemic, the recommendation is for as many persons to get vaccinated by any of the four available vaccines in the country. Johnson and Johnson, Sinopharm, Oxford AstraZeneca and Pfizer – they have all been acquired by G.O.B., which is aiming for seventy percent […]
Today, one of the schools with the highest vaccination turnout, Belize High School, reached out to students from other schools, particularly those from Southside, urging them to come out and get vaccinated this week. Principal Jamie Usher says BHS students came up with a special initiative that will see two lucky winners walking away with […]
The data issued today by the Ministry of Health and Wellness indicates that there are thirty-nine hospitalizations and ten critical COVID-19 patients in the intensive care unit. With Belize District recording the highest number of active cases, there is concern about the national referral hospital which is already in emergency mode. Doctor Melissa Diaz-Musa spoke […]
And while the K.H.M.H. continues to steer through its nightmarish realities, it is still without a permanent captain at the bow of the ship. For the time being, Timothy Seguro is holding over as C.E.O. News Five asked if he has been able to keep up with the heavy demands of the office. Timothy […]
In 2019, forty-five manatee deaths were recorded by the Clearwater Marine Aquarium Research Institute. Then in 2020, the COVID-19 pandemic reduced tourism activity and the number of deaths went down to only eleven. Since the start of this year, nine deaths have already been recorded; the most recent was that of an adult male manatee […]
While we were with the C.E.O. in the Ministry of Blue Economy, Kennedy Carrillo, we asked her about the proposal by the government to pay off the super bond, one component of which is the widely discussed “blue bond” for marine conservation program. C.E.O. Carrillo says it is a win-win for the country. Kennedy […]
This week, the Minister of Agriculture, Jose Abelardo Mai, said that Belizean agriculture is taking the lead in the national recovery. During an appearance on Open Your Eyes on Monday, he said that “agriculture” is a verb – something you do not just talk about. He says citrus production has been in trouble for years […]
You may have heard of an initiative where local farmers dedicate a portion of their crops to raise funds for outreach programs aimed at children across Belize. Well now, Harvest for Kids is celebrating its tenth anniversary. The organization is the fundraising arm of the Belize Camping Experience. BCE was challenged to diversify its fundraising […]
Earlier this month, the Belize Chamber of Commerce and Industry, in light of recent news that a number of government offices have switched from B.T.L. to Smart, wrote to Prime Minister John Briceño on the controversial issue. B.C.C.I. also raised the issue of the awarding of a Microsoft contract to Smart, an agreement that was […]
Fisherman Adam Menjivar has been missing for two weeks now and his loved ones fear the worst. Menjivar and Luis Carranza left Honduras a couple of weeks ago to return to Belize. However, when Menjivar’s family lost communication with him they grew concerned. A missing person report was made to the police in both Belize […]
