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Strident measures are being imposed across the country due to an exploding number of cases of corona virus. There are more than fifty active cases as of now. First, we can say that there is community transmission in San Pedro which is now under lockdown as are three villages in the Orange Walk District for […]
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Now in the case of San Pedro, hundreds have been leaving the island. Prime Minister Dean Barrow announced today that Ambergris Caye, where there is community spread and two COVID-19 clusters, will go under total lockdown. So for the second time, Belize’s top tourist destination will be cut off from the rest of the country. […]
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Turning to Orange Walk….the villages of Santa Martha, Shipyard and Guinea Grass will also go into lockdown at midnight. Santa Martha is of particular concern because a cluster has been identified there. Cases have also been detected in Shipyard and Guinea Grass, so those two communities go under lockdown as well. The rest of the […]
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What led to the lockdown and curfew is an additional fourteen cases of COVID-19 that were identified overnight, bringing the total number of active cases of the virus in Belize to fifty-three. An additional thirteen cases were from San Pedro and one in Belmopan. Of the thirteen in San Pedro, ten were linked to the […]
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Contact tracing for the positive case in Belmopan begins; that person is linked to the Santa Martha case in the north. The mapping exercise continues for the clusters in San Pedro and elsewhere. In his presentation today, Doctor Manzanero stressed that non-essential travel across the country must be avoided to contain any spread of the […]
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Border jumpers are giving rise to an increase in the number of cases especially so in bordering communities. Government will also be going to the House to amend legislation to curb the contraband hustle. The full force of the law will come down on anyone caught with contraband goods; these persons will be charged as […]
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A gang related murder occurred on Wednesday night. Skakeem Humes Senior was shot multiple times and died at the K.H.M.H. undergoing treatment. The police say that three men drove up to the Eight Miles community on the George Price Highway. The murder victim was repairing a vehicle along with friends when someone called out to […]
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Police have arrested and charged two brothers in connection with the double murder that happened on Sunday, July nineteenth in San Ignacio. Thirty-one-year-old Minor Galindo and thirty-four-year-old David Galindo of Santa Elena were charged with conspiracy to commit murder. Police say the brothers were connected to the fatal shooting that claimed the lives of footballer […]
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Three employees of the Immigration Department have been detained by police in connection with drug trafficking but the men will not be formally charged until two weeks’ time. Police say the bust involves immigration workers travelling to a border village in the north to conduct the drug deal. What we know tonight is that on […]
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On Wednesday we reported on a boating incident that happened off the coast of Caye Caulker and left a teenager critical. Well, tonight we report that the victim Fifteen-year-old student Kyle Carias of Caye Caulker died while receiving treatment at the hospital on Wednesday night. Kyle suffered a large cut to the forehead when he […]
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A frontline worker was attacked by a resident who refused to wear a mask. This morning, Inspector Keith Clarke was scalded with boiling water near the Pound Yard Bridge when the officer informed an individual that the person was violating the quarantine rules, as it relates to the use of face masks. Unfortunately the officer […]
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Border jumpers and contraband go together; the illegal activity continues to flourish in border communities in the north where there is an insatiable appetite for Mexican goods, with beer at the top of the list. But the practice has resulted in the increase of cases of the coronavirus and the limited number of law enforcement […]
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The authorities are still trying to track down the border jumper who escaped from the quarantine facility in the west. Jose David Perez, a villager of Duck Run, escaped from mandatory quarantine. He fled the Victor Galvez Stadium facility on Wednesday evening. Today, Commissioner Chester Williams says that he has received information that there was […]
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So far you have heard that immigration officers have been busted with weed and cops are involved in contraband. Now, a man escaped from the quarantine facility in San Ignacio on Wednesday. He is Duck Run Two resident Jose David Perez. An investigation has yet to establish how it is that he managed to do […]
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A female soldier has been tested for the deadly coronavirus. This was confirmed by B.D.F. Commander Brigadier General Steven Ortega today. According to Ortega the female officer came in contact with the two police officers in the north who tested positive for COVID-19. He says that it was low-risk contact and that the officer is in […]
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And while law enforcement officers are trying to prevent border jumpers, they also have to deal with their very own officers. Reliable reports are that police officers are not only part of the continued contraband culture but they also facilitate and escort border jumpers across the river. So the officers are contrabanding goods and allowing […]
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The Prime Minister on Wednesday suggested that public officials, including law enforcement, are complicit in allowing persons practicing contraband activities by facilitating the illegal trade. Commissioner of Police Chester Williams concedes that facilitation by law enforcement officers has been happening and the department is trying to put a stop to this risky behaviour. Chester […]
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While crime is abundant, tonight police are reporting good crime stats for the first half of this year. Commissioner of Police Chester Williams says that major crimes are down, with specific reference to a decrease in murders particularly gang related murders in Belize City. Chester Williams, Commissioner of Police “The contributing factor, we see […]
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A private flight landed in the country reportedly on July tenth, days ahead of the fishing tournament in San Pedro, Ambergris. That tournament is now considered a super COVID-19 spreader. And today C.E.O. in the Ministry of National Security, George Lovell who sits on the COVID-task force confirmed that the flight arrived bringing a well-known […]
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According to Prime Minister Dean Barrow a decision will be made next week whether private flights will be allowed to continue to enter and exit the country during the pandemic. Prime Minister Dean Barrow “Decision will be made on Monday by the national oversight committee to be ratified by the cabinet on Tuesday. I […]
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Prime Minister Dean Barrow announced on Wednesday that the Philip Goldson International Airport will no longer reopen on August fifteenth. This is due to the alarming increase of COVID-19 cases. Today, a lockdown was announced for San Pedro and S.O.E. measures in the rest of the country. This is not good news for hoteliers who […]
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Six Hino troop-carrying vehicles, an ambulance, and aircraft spares were today handed to the Belize Defence Force. The donation is worth a little over a million dollars and it comes at the right time when B.D.F. soldiers are positioned along the porous border to the north and west. The donation was made through the U.S. […]
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A group of Belizean private sector companies made a significant contribution to the Belize Police Department today in its fight against the illicit contraband trade. The forty-five thousand-dollar investment comes in the form of a 2020 Ford Ranger Crew Cab pickup for which the keys were handed over to Commissioner of Police, Chester Williams. Speaking […]
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Due to the ongoing crisis of COVID-19, Fabrigas Belize issued a release today to assure the public that it has the capacity to supply the country with medical oxygen. The company says that it prepared in advance to prevent any shortages and in so doing it also obtained equipment to facilitate the distribution of medical […]
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It is world breastfeeding week. It is being celebrated under the theme, “Support Breastfeeding for a Healthier Planet.” But what are the risks associated with breastfeeding during a pandemic? We find out in tonight’s healthy living. Marleni Cuellar, Reporting Parents are naturally protective of their children’s mainly in the first few years of the […]
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