As we start the Easter weekend, the novel coronavirus continues to spread. Ministry of Health today confirmed the ninth case of the deadly COVID-19. The patient is a female minor who is in self-isolation at home in San Ignacio and is showing no symptoms. This brings the total cases of COVID-19 in the Cayo District […]
On Wednesday it came to light that Belize has rejected thousands of test kits that countries from the Central American Integration System were getting from the South Korean government. The Koreans gifted the kits under SICA’s Regional Contingency Plan to combat the novel coronavirus in the region and was signed on to by Deputy Prime […]
Opposition Leader John Briceño, who is the co-chair of the National Oversight Committee, says that the ministry made a mistake by refusing the test kits from SICA. Briceño says that he is at a loss for words as to why Belize would not accept the items, especially since that specific equipment along with viral swabs […]
Flu clinics have been set up across the country as part of the efforts to identify COVID-19 cases. In San Ignacio, the clinic was partially set up at the San Ignacio Hospital. But a video recorded by one a doctor shows the shocking state of the western flu clinic. In the video, the doctor describes […]
One thousand four hundred and eighty-eight applications for the COVID-19 unemployment relief programme have been processed and approved but about five hundred have been disbursed. The number of applications up to Monday morning was forty-four thousand, and with a little less than one thousand five hundred processed, this would be just three point four percent […]
Leader of the Opposition John Briceño says that as many as sixty thousand applications for unemployment relief from Belizeans who have been have been left jobless due to the corona virus, have been submitted online under the Government Corona Virus Unemployment Relief Fund. As you heard, one thousand four hundred applications have been processed so […]
A two-minute video posted online by the U.D.P. Standard Bearer for Orange Walk Central, Denny Grijalva is being shot down by the Leader of the Opposition and Orange Walk Central Area Representative John Briceño. In the video, a masked Grijalva tells viewers that his team is working on reaching out to residents and offer relief […]
About sixty-nine persons left today from San Pedro Town to the mainland and others are expected to be transferred this weekend. These are person who lost their jobs and are being allowed to return to their communities of origin. So early this morning, they boarded an authorized vessel provided by San Pedro Belize Express and […]
While some of the returnees were from Belize City, a number were from the districts and lived on the island to earn their living. But with suspended bus runs and a state of emergency in place, there was concern that they would not be able to reach their homes and families. There are many other […]
Public officers across the country find themselves without their scheduled salary before the Easter; they will now be paid until April fourteenth. While the government is obligated to pay salaries two times per month, it has been the norm at this time of the year that those in the public service are paid before they […]
The government today responded to statements made by attorney Audrey Matura on behalf of three liquefied petroleum gas importers as it relates to the G.O.B. blocking the companies from reducing the retail price of butane. In the wake of the state of emergency, the importers intended to provide consumers with a promotional rate on butane. […]
Farmers suffered millions of dollars in losses in 2019 due to the drought. They were barely recovering when the COVID-19 started to spread in Belize, bringing economic activity to a halt. The farmers are again losing money and unable to export livestock across the border to Guatemala. But while borders are closed, trade continues. Hundreds […]
Attorneys headed to court today in the matter of a Guatemalan fugitive. On Wednesday, the Immigration Department surrendered a fugitive to Guatemalan authorities. Edgar Cortez, who also goes by the name Walter Jerome Rosales Garcia, was wanted for the crime of murder in his home country. The incident dates back to March twenty-fourth, 2014, when […]
Easter is cancelled – that’s the message that Belizeans heard straight from the Prime Minister. This Easter the country will spend under a state of emergency and curfew hours will remain in place, so the usual local travel and across the border will not happen. At this hour, many families would have taken to the […]
A third donation via the Lord Ashcroft COVID-19 Relief Fund was disbursed today. It went to the Belize Police Department. Commissioner of Police Chester Williams received a cheque from Lyndon Guiseppi, Executive Chairman of the Belize Bank. The funds will be used to acquire needed personal protective equipment for police officers who are serving the […]
Additional measures taken by government to lockdown Cayo District for fourteen days have further restricted the movement of residents in the twin towns of Santa Elena and San Ignacio. Delivery, takeout and drive-thru services have been suspended for the next two weeks and everyone, with the exception of essential workers, is being asked to remain […]
As cases of COVID-19 pop up in different parts of the country, the use of masks is becoming more prevalent, but less available for purchase. Frontline workers in health, sanitation and security services were gifted today with twenty thousand masks for use in the execution of their duties. The donation was made by the Honorary […]
COVID-19 patient number eight, fifty-year-old land inspector Ramsley Gillett, remains hospitalized tonight. Gillett tested positive for COVID-19 on April seventh and is currently in the isolation area of the Corozal Community Hospital. The experts say that he is not on a ventilator. Before his condition was confirmed, Gillett was referred by a private facility twice […]
The Easter holiday is well upon us so there are those hot cross buns that form part of our diet in the next few days. We will all be at home and tempted to run to the fridge frequently or grab unhealthy snacks from the pantry. So the Ministry of Health is advising the public […]
If you will be doing grocery shopping over the weekend, aside from social distancing and wearing face masks, the nutritionist advises to be careful what you touch at the supermarket. Whatever items you buy and take home, Ada Cuello says make sure that you sanitize them with a homemade disinfectant. Ada Cuello, Nutritionist “Right […]
The adage Breast is Best still applies to keep babies healthy and strong. The experts are recommending that mothers continue to breastfeed but to take the necessary measures to protect their baby from the virus. Ada Cuello, Nutritionist “We are still encourage to breast feed even if you are suspected or confirmed case of […]
The COVID-19 pandemic has usurped everyone’s attention. It’s on local and international television; it’s all over social media and the main topic of every group chat, and even at dinner time. This pandemic has drastically changed our routines. It has robbed thousands of an income and left us all a little or a lot anxious […]
