The National Oversight Committee, a multi-agency taskforce chaired by Prime Minister Dean Barrow and Opposition Leader John Briceño, has together agreed that all frontier points and ports of entry must be closed to Belizeans seeking to return to the country. It’s the latest directive given to the respective border agencies and, according to PM Barrow, […]
This afternoon, the Director of Health Services provided more details to the fourth case of the corona virus. Mapping started soon after the results were known involving the San Ignacio area as well as in Belize City where the patient works. Health personnel, who treated patient four at a private facility and then at the […]
One hundred and forty persons have been tested from all over the country for the corona virus. Four are positive: two in san Pedro, one in Belize City and now San Ignacio. It means that the northern and southern parts of the country so are so far without cases. The breakdown shows that fifty percent […]
Thousands have been left jobless in the tourism industry, as well as other sectors, as business comes to a halt. So, in Belize City and the districts, the unemployed persons lined up to collect the promised relief. The programme is called the COVID-19 Unemployment Relief, which will provide one hundred and fifty dollars per family […]
As you heard, today many unemployed Belizeans applied for the COVID-19 unemployment relief from the government. We spoke with General Manager of Corporate and Customer Relations, Chandra Cansino about this first day of applications. She says that the S.S.B.’s records show that approximately seven thousand hard copy forms were distributed at their branch offices across […]
The state of emergency came into effect on April first and by Thursday night, the streets of the City and around the country were virtually empty of people and there was very little vehicular traffic. Police was on the ground and by Friday morning, seventy-four persons had been arrested and charged as enforcement of the […]
As you know, during the Ask the Experts webcast the panelists field questions from the public. Two of the frequently asked questions today were about the use of masks and the availability of ventilators. The literature on the use of mask has been changing constantly and some organizations have still not fully endorsed the wide […]
The economic impact of the COVID-19 crisis is widespread and across the country municipal administrations are feeling the financial crunch. Of the four hundred and twenty employees on staff at the Belize City Council, all of them retain their current posts. The gravity of the existing situation, however, has forced City Hall to reduce its […]
Every sector is grappling with the impacts of COVID-19; municipalities are no exception. In Orange Walk, Mayor Kevin Bernard says the town council is adjusting to survive the months ahead as collection of taxes drop and subventions from government are up in the air. Economic activity has ceased, but we found one business in the […]
Orange Walk Mayor Kevin Bernard is pleading to Prime Minister Dean Barrow to afford city and town councils across the district financial relief. Most councils have closed down and only providing services of garbage disposal or market vending. Bernard says that the council’s revenue streams are merely trickling, leaving the council on a financial cliff. […]
The tourism industry has shut down due to the COVID-19 pandemic and now domestic tourism is also on hold for the upcoming Easter holidays. It is forecasted that the industry is in for a very long ride. The livelihood of the residents of San Pedro and Caye Caulker has been upended so the two cayes […]
Earlier in the month, Sagicor Financial Company Limited announced that is committing one million U.S. dollars to aid in the fight against COVID-19 in the Caribbean. The focus will be placed on enhancing early detection and providing equipment for the immediate care of those already infected. In Belize, Country Representative Karen Longsworth-Godfrey handed over a […]
