The return to classrooms for hybrid learning is expected to assist the Ministry of Education with an assessment of the learning gaps created since March of 2020 when in-person classes were closed. For the most of the past two years, students have been engaged in online classes, and so when News Five spoke with principals […]
From the significantly higher number of new infections being reported over the last two weeks, and the longer lines of people at the testing sites, Omicron is probably already spreading across Belize. Today, like last week, there were long lines at the three testing sites we visited. Deputy Manager for the Central Health Region, Dr. […]
Dr. Musa said that some two hundred thousand Belizeans have been fully vaccinated, but that the persons with the lowest turnout right now are minors. Dr. Melissa Diaz-Musa, Deputy Manager, Central Health Region “When we look at the targeted population, which is the population from twelve and above, you know that that number then […]
When asked how does he respond to people who might say they aren’t getting vaccinated because the vaccinated are getting COVID anyway, Dr. Cuellar said he can say for certain, in his own case, the vaccine protected him from even worse symptoms. Perhaps even from dying. Dr. Fernando Cuellar, Internist, Intensive Special Care, MBA […]
Dr. Fernando Cuellar also said on Open Your Eyes that COVID-19 is here to stay, and people will need to have larger discussions about reopening the country. But at the same time, the same groups of older people or those with other health conditions remain at risk, even from Omicron that is often described as […]
Before the news broke at noon that the Minister of Health was being changed in the Prime Minister’s Cabinet reshuffle, Dr. Fernando Cuellar said the leadership situation at the Ministry must be addressed. He has been an outspoken critic of the Ministry in recent weeks, and today he told the hosts of Open Your Eyes […]
Is there a mutiny within the San Ignacio Town Council? Last week, Mayor Earl Trapp appeared in the media criticizing the proposed hiring of a P.U.P supporter to become the next town administrator. The disapproval for Horace Grant’s application, according to the mayor, is his lack of qualification for the post. He says that the […]
P.U.P Chairman Henry Charles Usher also questions the mayor’s fear of employing Grant, whom they argue has over twenty-five years of experience in various capacities, notwithstanding his academic background. Henry Charles Usher, Chairman, People’s United Party “The question you should be asking the mayor is why is he afraid of Horace Grant? What will […]
As we reported at the top of the newscast, Kevin Bernard replaces former Minister of Health and Wellness Michel Chebat at the helm of public health system during today’s Cabinet Reshuffle. The change was sudden, despite many in private and public practice clamoring for action to be taken to strengthen the ministry’s response amid another […]
As part of the cabinet reshuffle that was announced by the Briceño administration earlier today, Public Service Minister Henry Charles Usher has been assigned responsibility for Religious Affairs. The portfolio expansion will allow for Usher, a devout Catholic, to liaise with the Belize Council of Churches. Henry Charles Usher, Minister of Public Service “For […]
In Corozal this morning, a group from the Corozal Sugar Cane Producers Association was on standby awaiting the removal of Chairman Vladimir Puck and his Board of Directors from the C.S.C.P.A building. As viewers may recall, member Everaldo Uk had called a Special A.G.M. on Sunday. At that meeting, Uk was elected as the new […]
However, C.S.C.P.A Chairman, Vladimir Puck, and his Board of Directors do not plan to vacate the office without a fight. Puck insists that the meeting held over the weekend in Corozal was illegal. While Puck was unable to verify whether the meeting met quorum, credible information to News Five is that the meeting did not. […]
Everlado Uk has since written to Vladimir Puck, informing him of the results of the Special General Assembly that took place over the weekend. Of note is the letter, dated today January tenth, lists Puck as “Former Chairman”. Puck, however, contends he remains the legitimate chairman of the Association, until the matter is ventilated before […]
In an exclusive interview with Commissioner of Police, Chester Williams, we asked for his crime review of 2021. As was reported earlier this week, there were one hundred and twenty-five murders recorded last year; that’s twenty-three more than the 2020 records, with the months of May and June recording the most murders. But, ComPol Williams […]
But, is 2022 off to a bad start already? There were three murders in the first five days of the year: the double murder of Raymond Dominguez and Justin Milligan on January third, followed by the murder of Dangriga teen, Joshua Flores, on January fifth. ComPol Chester Williams says that Cayo and Stann Creek Districts […]
On Thursday morning, Coast Guard Special Operations launched a raid on Tobacco Caye. It resulted in the detention of one person after the officers discovered a military grade riffle and thirty live rounds of five point five-six millimetre military grade calibre. The commando version of the M-four carbine riffle was found inside a room occupied […]
On Thursday afternoon, police responded to an area behind Port of Belize Limited, where they discovered a human skeleton. It was found about a hundred and fifty feet from the seaside, along with a black beach cruiser bicycle and a white bucket. The gruesome find was made by a fisherman around three p.m. who made […]
On Thursday, the Belize Electricity Limited responded to allegations that the Public Utilities Commission made against them the day before, when it accused them of making bad decisions that will begin to cost consumers higher electricity rates effective this month. The P.U.C. pointed to an instance when B.E.L. dispatched water from the Chalillo dam when […]
The United Democratic Party has issued a press release charging the Ministry of Education, Culture, Science and Technology has (Quote) “failed to support teachers and students during the pandemic” and likewise “failed to adequately plan a safe reopening with a realistic timeline.” (Unquote) The party says the ministry has been indecisive with three changes in […]
The conversation surrounding the reopening of schools continues across the country. The National Commission for Families and Children says one of their main concerns is the effect of protracted school closures on children’s social skills. N.C.F.C. has found that zoom classes and paper-based work, over an extended period of time, takes away from the kind […]
Eli Romero, Monitoring and Evaluation Officer at N.C.F.C, spoke of the importance of preparing children for the reopening of school. Romero also addressed the need for shared monitoring to ensure schools are doing their best to prepare a safe space for those children returning. Eli Romero, Monitoring and Evaluation Officer, National Commission for Families […]
N.C.F.C. says the conversation surrounding the school reopening rarely takes into consideration the views and perspective of the children themselves. Romero asserts that they may be facing a challenging time at the thought of readjusting, after being away from the class room for two years. Romero recommends that parents have this conversation with their children. […]
Social media influencers, much like their viewers, are always out for the next viral upload. But can a widely circulated video help a destitute Belize City family to escape poverty? It’s the latest effort of community activist Moses Sulph who aims to assist Luciano Reyes and his family. This morning, Reyes and Sulph spoke with […]
Voter turnout during Thursday’s election for a new executive of the Police Association of Belize was rather dismal. There are approximately two thousand men and women enlisted in the Belize Police Department, but less than a third of all eligible officers actually participated in the vote. While the poor turnout is being attributed to late […]
A humanitarian and disaster relief exercise, led by the United States Southern Command, is underway in Ladyville. Joint Task Force-Bravo, a unit based in Soto Cano Air Base, Honduras, is engaged in routine training missions using unique airlift capabilities. Chargé d’Affaires, Leyla Moses emphasized, “through this JTF-Bravo disaster response exercise, the United States is demonstrating […]
