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While the tourism industry weeks ago reopened for domestic tourism, the big news today when Prime Minister Dean Barrow gave a press conference is the long awaited date for the reopening of the Philip Goldson International Airport. After several weeks of anticipating a proposed reopening, a new date has been set and with it comes […]
Written on June 25, 2020 | Posted in
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An initial planned date for the reopening of the P.G.I.A. had been set for August first. But concerns pertaining to the timeline, in respect of testing and all protocols, prompted the prime minister to postpone for an additional two weeks. But is government truly ready to resume welcoming visitors to Belize and are the next […]
Written on June 25, 2020 | Posted in
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A novel feature of the international travel experience during these COVID times is the use of a mobile application to track the whereabouts of visitors arriving from the United States. The Belize Health app, as it is known, is a mandatory piece of software designed to follow the movement of users where contact tracing is […]
Written on June 25, 2020 | Posted in
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It is not expected that a flood of visitors will be arriving in the months ahead, particularly because we are presently in the low season for overnight and cruise arrivals. That lull, according to PM Barrow, will allow for a fine-tuning of the measures to be put in place. For visitors who test positive upon […]
Written on June 25, 2020 | Posted in
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As for the hotel sector, a new programme is being introduced to certify participating businesses with a gold standard for meeting all the requirements on a nine-point checklist. All hotels that are recognized as having met those specific conditions will be prioritized during a phased reopening of the hotel industry. Karen Bevans, Director of […]
Written on June 25, 2020 | Posted in
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News Five has received exclusive pictures of the fifteen persons who have been arrested by way of an order from the Commissioner of Police Chester Williams. The pictures obtained by News Fives show the two police officers and three B.D.F. soldiers at the site where they were first detained. The group of persons was briefly questioned […]
Written on June 25, 2020 | Posted in
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General Elections are due in November of this year, but the exact date is not known. But there is a pending case against the Elections and Boundaries Commission and the government before the court on the matter of the election process. Lord Michael Ashcroft and the Belize Peace Movement are challenging that the government has not conducted a […]
Written on June 25, 2020 | Posted in
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Bask to the protocols for the re-opening of the P.G.I.A. Testing for COVID-19 is a process that can be completed within an hour and a half using an analyzer that the Ministry of Health is obtaining from Taiwan. While the polymerase chain reaction, or PCR test, remains the benchmark, it will be used as a […]
Written on June 25, 2020 | Posted in
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Are there any lessons to be learned from Jamaica and Antigua; both countries opened their airports a few weeks ago and have seen a spike in imported COVID-19 cases. Despite the increase in cases in those island nations, PM Barrow says Belize’s circumstances are different since our testing at the P.G.I.A. will involve a two-pronged […]
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Testing for COVID-19, despite the number of kits in use, is not an error-proof exercise but is mandatory for anyone entering Belize when the airport re-opens. According to the Director of Health Services, all efforts are being made to ensure the accuracy of tests being conducted. Dr. Marvin Manzanero, Director of Health Services “Well […]
Written on June 25, 2020 | Posted in
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The reopening of the P.G.I.A. comes five days after the beginning of the new school year and there are concerns that with new arrivals in the country there may be a spike in the number of cases that move on to become community spread. Prime Minister Barrow says that if the date was to be […]
Written on June 25, 2020 | Posted in
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The Prime Minister took a question not related to the reopening of the P.G.I.A. The government has raised twenty-two of the thirty million U.S.-dollar treasury notes needed to meet the overwhelming demand for foreign exchange. Earlier this month, Prime Minister Dean Barrow introduced the first-of-its-kind initiative via the Central Bank, as a means of addressing […]
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A resident of mile five on the George Price Highway came to our studios today with an environmental concern. Dredging near his house, he says, has turned the once clear waters to a brownish colour and waste has accumulated more than two feet high. There is also concern that marine life is being affected. News […]
Written on June 25, 2020 | Posted in
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It is not yet confirmed how the national celebrations will be looking like this year. It is still months away and the celebrations have traditionally included events with mass participation, but in this age of COVID-19, everything has changed in respect of large public events. The National Celebration Commission today announced the annual theme competition […]
Written on June 25, 2020 | Posted in
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Due to COVID-19, there has been a delay in international mail coming in and going out of the country. Some persons who rely on their pension cheques being sent via the postal service from their countries are concerned about running out of cash. But as we found out today from the Belize Postal Service, the […]
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The Universal Postal Union, in which Belize has membership, is recording this trend worldwide due to the suspension of airline travel. Postmaster General James Gabriel says that with the reopening of the Philip Goldson International Airport on August fifteenth, it is expected that the transfer of international mail will change. James Gabriel, Postmaster General […]
Written on June 25, 2020 | Posted in
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The annual report of Human Trafficking Activities for 2020 produced by the U.S. State Department was released today and the news is that Belize remains on Tier Two. This is because “the government does not fully meet the minimum standards for the elimination of trafficking, but is making efforts to do so.” The government, according […]
Written on June 25, 2020 | Posted in
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The COVID-19 Pandemic has caused many businesses to lose revenue. The 501 Hub Restaurant in Belize City is one of those businesses; owner and manager Lorena Zaldana says she feels the plight of food vendors. So, in an effort to generate revenue for food vendors and exhibitors during this COVID-19 pandemic, the management at 501 […]
Written on June 25, 2020 | Posted in
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The Human Dignity Trust has released a new film titled “Wake Up Call: Hate Crime Law in the Commonwealth”. The video was shot in 2019 in Belize, India, Kenya, Seychelles, and Singapore. The film depicts a heartfelt and compelling call to action and includes interviews with LGBT activists, government officials, lawmakers, and hate crimes experts. […]
Written on June 25, 2020 | Posted in
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The State of Emergency comes to an end on the thirtieth of June. The details of what will be allowed are yet to be publicly disclosed, but some public measures will continue. One such measure is the use of face masks and most Belizeans have adhered to the practice. While we can all agree that […]
Written on June 25, 2020 | Posted in
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