The number of COVID related deaths is sneaking up quickly and the situation is putting pressure on the health system. Four persons died from COVID-19 related complications over the weekend; one person is only thirty-years old. This weekend registered the highest number of the virus-related deaths in Belize putting the total figure at ten. We’ll […]
So, as you heard just now – there are ten COVID-related deaths in Belize within the span of about thirty-six hours. Three of the deceased are females, while seven are males. Today, during the Ask the Experts Webcast, D.H.S. Dr. Marvin Manzanero provided some context for the deaths – he outlines what’s the supporting medical […]
Now, we take a look at the COVID-19 patients who died this weekend. We start off with patient number seven, Natalio Wicab of San Felipe Village. Wicab was a supervisor at the Caribbean Chicken headquarters in Blue Creek Village. He is reported to have arrived in respiratory distress at the Northern Regional Hospital and was […]
Two more men died over the weekend – but now we turn to the case of thirty-year-old Verna Gladden who passed away just after nine this morning at the K.H.M.H. She is a teacher at the St. John’s Anglican Primary School in Belize City and a mother of two. Gladden tested positive for COVID-19 just […]
The other two deaths to report tonight are two males; one is a sixty-five-year –old and the other is a fifty-eight-year-old Marcelo Alcoser of Caledonia Village. D.H.S. Marvin Manzanero tells us more about these COVID-19 related deaths: Dr. Marvin Manzanero, Director of Health Services “The eight patient that died also arrived at Northern Regional […]
Well-known restaurateur and former Senate President Lee Mark Chang has tested positive for COVID-19 and remains in quarantine at his residence here in Belize City. The businessman received a phone call from health officials late Saturday night informing him that the test that he had taken last Wednesday confirmed that he is afflicted with the […]
With the number of deaths and positive cases climbing so fast, the COVID 19 isolation unit of the Karl Heusner Memorial Hospital has maxed out. On Saturday, the K.H.M.H. issued a press release saying the Unit was at capacity and so the facility’s COVID-19 Surge Plan was activated. This, according to the release, meant that […]
A nineteen-year-old man, who has had a history with the law, was shot and killed on Friday during an attempted robbery. He is Dennis Lamb and his fatal shooting occurred on Eleanor Usher Street in the Old Capital. The report from the police is that Lamb had attempted to rob a businessman. Both struggled and […]
A security guard on duty at Twins Supermarket on St. Thomas Street had a near brush with death on Saturday morning as an armed robber tried on several occasions to shoot him at point blank range. Thirty-eight-year-old Washington Augustine was accosted by a lone gunman as he stood at the entrance of the store. When […]
And while that police officer in the south was caught facilitating a border jumper, in the north an officer was charged with extortion. On Saturday, the officer was posted at the checkpoint in Towerhill in Orange Walk when a U.S. national drove to the checkpoint. According to the U.S. citizen, he was told that driving […]
According to Commissioner Williams, incidents of extortion by police officers have increased recently. He says that the law is to be amended to fast track the process to get a conviction since currently the process is fairly lengthy. Chester Williams, Commissioner of Police “I have also discussed the matter with the Attorney General because […]
Over the weekend a police officer was caught smuggling a border jumper in the south. The officer and his wife were stopped at a checkpoint in Punta Gorda. Police and immigration officers there were searching for an individual believed to be a border jumper, who had illegally entered Belize through Jalacte in Guatemala. Instead they […]
A third officer is in trouble with the law; the corporal of police was caught drunk driving and in possession of an unlicensed firearm. Elton Elijio was in a black Toyota Rav Four when he caught the attention of a patrol unit. The unit began pursuing Elijio and when he realized he was being pursued, […]
Some good news for the police; the Department will be sporting a new gym at the Police Fitness Centre. Funding has been provided by the Lord Ashcroft COVID 19 Relief Fund for the acquisition of gym equipment and for the renovations of the fitness centre. Commissioner of Police Chester Williams presented a proposal which was […]
The death of new mom thirty-year-old Verna Gladden has left many pregnant women concerned about delivering these babies during this pandemic. So, today the Ministry of Health’s Technical Advisor in the Maternal and Child Health Unit Dr. Natalia provided critical information about COVID-19’s impact on the health of pregnant women or new moms. Dr. […]
So, what can expecting moms do to protect their health and avoid contracting the virus? Beer says that it starts with the routine precautionary measures – always wear a face mask; wash hands regularly; clean all surfaces you come in contact with; stay six feet away from others. But there are also two more very […]
While three cops went rogue over the weekend, two law enforcement offices are receiving praises for delivering a baby at the Mahogany Police Sub precinct. On Saturday morning a pregnant woman visited the precinct where her water bag broke. BERT was called but by that time the baby was well on its way. A G.S.U. […]
The Football Federation of Belize held its 2020 congress in Belmopan over the weekend, despite initial concerns from members of the organization regarding social distancing and other safety measures in light of the spike in COVID-19 cases. On Friday evening, P.M. Barrow emphatically said that the event was a no-go since the location which was […]
On Friday we showed you the arrivals of the Belizeans who came in on the repatriation flight at the Philip Goldson International Airport. The report was that close to a hundred arrived but today D.H.S. Marvin Manzanero says the number is below ninety. The Ministry of Health has revised the testing guidelines for the repatriated […]
Two protests were held in Guinea Grass Village last week. The northern community is under lockdown until the first week of September but villagers complain that they have been suffering without food and access to their money. There are over three thousand residents in that village – and today Chairman Benito Uck wrote a letter […]
And while the Guinea Grass Village Council and NAVO champion the lifting of the lockdown of the village – D.H.S. Marvin Manzanero says that the spread of the virus in the Orange Walk District now appears similar to what has transpired on San Pedro, Ambergris Caye. With an increase in numbers across several other communities, […]
Alfred “Big Red” Usher last week bitterly complained to News Five that he has been illegally and unfairly detained and placed in quarantine. He was caught in Orange Walk with contraband cigarettes primarily sold at the Corozal Free Zone. More than two weeks had passed and Usher remained at the quarantine centre. A frustrated Usher […]
Police are asking the public for their assistance in identifying an elderly man who was knocked down over the weekend. The man was hit by a car that was driven at the time by Alberto Riveroll who was travelling from Belize City to Ladyville. According to Riveroll the man was crossing the highway when he […]
Police in Ladyville are investigating a stabbing which occurred on Saturday night. Adrian Hulse was walking on Pigeon Street when he was reportedly approached by Elcide Bainton who uttered the words “round two”. Bainton pulled out a knife and stabbed Hulse four times. During the struggle Bainton was also stabbed, according to A.C.P. Joseph Myvett. […]
Police in Cayo are investigating a robbery which left a taxi driver with gunshot injuries. On Saturday night Gerson Ramirez was operating his taxi with his wife in the passenger seat when they stopped for a passenger on the Bullet Tree Road. That passenger asked to be taken to Santa Elena and on the way; […]
