At one-twenty-five this morning, a fourth case of COVID-19 was confirmed following a battery of tests of twenty-five persons. The announcement was made before nine o’clock this morning to the nation by the Director of Health Services. The fifty-five-year-old man is from San Ignacio and commuted to the city as an employee of City Hall. […]
At least twenty persons have been included so far in the mapping exercise relating to the fourth person carrying the virus; this includes his immediate family members and those individuals he came in contact with at work in Belize City. The west has been devastated by the news. San Ignacio Mayor Earl Trapp says the […]
The month-long state of emergency is on its second day and includes a restriction on all out-district travel. With Easter vacation only a week away, plans to visit other parts of the country have since been dashed. With the fourth confirmed case of coronavirus not being classified as an imported instance, stricter measures are being […]
There was a murder on Thursday night in the Indianville community of Punta Gorda. Sometime around seven p.m., PG police were called out to the area where they found twenty-seven-year-old Ismael Jacobs motionless with multiple gunshot wounds. Jacobs was lying face down in a pool of blood inside the living room of his home. The […]
We start tonight’s newscast, with the following matter. At eight o’clock tonight, enforcement of the national shutdown begins in earnest. In the past days, we have been trying our best to adjust to the new normal and to continue to bring you our award-winning newscasts, as well as our daily Open Your Eyes show on […]
As the one-month national curfew goes into effect at eight o’clock tonight, the good news is that there are no new addition cases of COVID-19. The most recent samples carried out by the Ministry of Health, show that the number of cases remains at three, though the next ten days are critical. All three infected […]
Attorney General and Minister of National Security, Michael Peyrefitte was the featured guest on the Ask the Expert webcast today. The hour-long programme was to talk about the regulations included in the S.I. and how it will work for Belize as we entered a state of emergency as of midnight on Wednesday. As you know […]
As the situation evolves, Minister Michael Peyrefitte also noted that there are changes to the Statutory Instrument made by the National Oversight Committee. He explained the sections of two of the primary changes and what the public can expect to come from those revisions initially shared with the public on Wednesday. Michael Peyrefitte, Attorney […]
The nightly Boledo and Sunday Lottery Draw are staples in Belizean culture, but along with the thirty-day national state of emergency comes a suspension of all those games of chance which is administered by the Belize Gaming Company whose contract had been recently extended. On Wednesday, it was said that the game would continue but […]
Essential services include national security. border management and immigration, customs, cabinet and national assembly members, medical and auxiliary services, vet services, ambulance services, public utility workers, private security services, social workers for emergencies, sanitation workers, productive sector, agricultural workers and media workers. So, what are some of the types of establishments permitted to conduct business […]
On Wednesday, essential services employers were invited to submit two names of workers to operate during curfew hours of eight at night to five in the morning. Well, those passes are not coming yet, if you are still wondering. At least they are not coming for this week, according to the Minister of National Security. […]
With a countrywide state of emergency now in effect, it was anticipated that all major streets and thoroughfares would be deserted, leaving cities, towns and even villages virtually abandoned. But that was not the case today in Belize City. While there was considerably less vehicular and pedestrian traffic, a number of persons were seen conducting […]
The provisions within the statutory instrument governing the national state of emergency are still unclear for some persons, particularly where it concerns their movement during non-curfew hours. The primary responsibility of law enforcement during this period is to ensure that the citizenry remains honest about its comings and goings. There’s an appeal for members of […]
All across the country, people are hunkering down to avert the spread of COVID-19. But in Ladyville, a criminal was on the loose. A Haitian cab driver was murdered and his body found early this morning at his house in the Milpa area. Raymond Cherestal made Belize his home since 1991 and while he is […]
Up north in Corozal Town, lines formed at supermarkets and banks as residents conducted last minute shopping, prior to the start of the curfew. But on Wednesday, a few miles away at the northern border and inside the Corozal Free Zone, the area was deserted as businesses shuttered. The slowdown on economic activity is on […]
The economic slowdown is not only affecting central government, but the nine municipalities in the country. While G.O.B. can access international funding, the councils require funding for their recurrent expenses. In Corozal, the council currently employs over a hundred persons. So what happens going forward if the council cannot pay its staff? At his most […]
Earlier you heard that municipalities are facing uncertainty on government subventions. Streams of revenue from traffic and property taxes are drying up and collections have dipped considerably. Under the state of emergency, essential services at the councils are limited to waste disposal and market vending. Minister of National Security, Michael Peyrefitte had this to say […]
According to ComPol Chester Williams, an additional one thousand reusable masks are being acquired through the assistance of a private businessman. Chester Williams, Commissioner of Police “The protection of our officers must always be at the forefront. While we have sworn to perform the duties that we perform, we must still ensure that we […]
A number of companies and organizations are stepping up and joining in efforts to assist persons who are being impacted in some way by COVID-19. Today, San Pedro Belize Express made a donation to benefit the residents of San Pedro and Caye Caulker. San Pedro was closed down by a state of emergency when the […]
