Back in September, the immigration scandal shook up the government, but it is almost four months later and there is little information on the status of three simultaneous investigations. But we can say tonight that we have been reliably informed that a recommendation has been made by the Director of Immigration, Maria Marin, to terminate […]
Since the scandal broke involving the illegal issuance of passports, nationality documents and visas, a number of foreign nationals have been caught by alert immigration officials with fake immigration documents. On Tuesday, a Tanzanian woman was promptly detained when she visited the Immigration department in Belize City posing as a Belizean from up north. Teena […]
The H1N1 also known as the swine flu has resurfaced in the Caribbean, Central America and Mexico. But there is no need to panic, there is need for caution, because in Belize, only one person, a female, has died from the Influenza. That was confirmed by the Ministry of Health this morning at a press […]
At this time of the year, there is increased influenza activity so there is need for caution by the public. Back in 2009, there was a scare due to an outbreak of swine flu in neighboring Mexico and other parts of the world. The virus caused many deaths throughout Central America, the Caribbean and the […]
It is well known that prevention is better than cure. The ministry says that easy practices and good hygiene such as the covering of mouths when coughing can assist to prevent the spread of the influenza. But the ministry stresses that if after seventy-two hours with symptoms and no signs of recovery, persons must seek […]
Another suspected case of H-one N-one, Influenza A virus, has been reported in the north. While it remains to be confirmed by the Ministry of Health, News Five understands that a resident of Paraiso Village, who was reportedly diagnosed with swine flu in Mexico, succumbed to the illness recently. That information, we are told, has […]
In politics….National and political icon George Price died on September nineteenth, 2011, following a fall in his Belize City home. The man hailed as the father of the nation would have turned ninety-five today. In tribute to his memory and in keeping with his legacy, the political party he served faithfully for more than six […]
With the launch of its social justice agenda, the P.U.P. is also making a commitment to more aggressive advocacy and agitation on social issues. The party has been seen as somewhat on the side when critical matters arise. There have been numerous protests by various parties and the P.U.P. as a mass party has been […]
The P.U.P. last week held a fiery and upstart press conference where leader Francis Fonseca and other outspoken members of the party lashed out. The focus of the attack was the government of Belize, and particularly the elections and Boundaries Office. The P.U.P.’s petition to recall Elvin Penner was derailed after three hundred and thirty-seven […]
The B.T.B.’s annual tourism presentation was hosted in Corozal Town this morning. Along with a respectable growth in tourism numbers, the industry was celebrating other achievements. There are more tour guides and hotel rooms than in past years and the Ministry of Tourism announced that it has just secured an eleven million Belize dollar loan […]
On any given day, evidence that a Minister or Minister of State used his authority to get money from a department in his portfolio would be big news. Checks issued to that Minister by a government department for his own personal use, or used to pay bills owed by that Minister would at the least […]
Caye Caulker Police have been cracking down on the sale, distribution and use of illegal drugs on the island. And their diligence and increased patrols have been paying dividends. On Sunday, Police were on routine patrol along the beach front, when they conducted a search on an individual later identified as Belizean chef Lindburgh Williams. […]
Prior to the press conference by the Ministry of Health on the reports of Influenza A H-one N-one, the Karl Heusner Memorial Hospital held an informal press briefing to introduce a new two-year residency program for emergency medicine and response. The initiative, called the Belize Emergency Development Program, has been years in the making and […]
According to the team, emergency medicine, if not the most popular, is one of the top choices of specialty training in the United States. While its practice is relatively young, it was developed following the experience in Vietnam where the importance of rapid transport and treatment of injured victim within the first hour of trauma […]
Earlier we reported that a twenty-nine year old mother, Shahira Bodden had died due to the H-one N-one influenza. Another disease that has been detected in Belize is Leptospirosis. And according to the Ministry of Health, it has caused the death of a forty-seven year old resident of Belize City. The only other death recorded […]
