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If you are eligible to vote and have tested positive for COVID-19 or have been required to self-isolate just before November eleventh, you will not be able to cast a vote in the general elections. That announcement was made by Prime Minister Dean Barrow earlier today, despite an initial position taken by the Elections and […]
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At today’s press conference, the PM also said that a negative COVID-19 test result presented upon arrival or determined following a rapid test at the P.G.I.A., will now free visitors and returning Belizeans from having to quarantine for a ten-day period. It comes after government realized that the mounting number of persons affected by the […]
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Visitors arriving in country via the P.G.I.A., with a negative COVID-19 test result and do not have plans of traveling to the cayes, will now be allowed to rent vehicles to travel to inland destinations. It comes with certain restrictions, however, which include a tracking device to be placed on the rentals to ensure that […]
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There is good news to report in the hospitality industry this evening. Restaurants with floor spaces that can accommodate more than ten persons will now be allowed to increase the number of guests at their establishments. The announcement precedes an amendment to the existing statutory instrument that will relax the restriction on patrons. It is […]
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Unlike restaurants and other eateries that will now be able to expand their guest lists, churches remain closed to their flocks. The fear, according to PM Barrow, is that choirs, as well as celebrants, would be able to transmit the pathogen through the air when singing and preaching to the congregation. Notwithstanding the decision, the […]
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When will schools be reopened for in-class attendance? While many have asked that question, the Belize National Teachers Union is seeking government’s consideration to have teachers prepare lesson plans from home. That’s because President Elena Smith has cited concerns about the safety of teachers amid a spike in the number cases among educators. Prime […]
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Turning to the prison break; a total of fourteen escapees have been recaptured; one was killed and thirteen others, between Thursday and today, were arraigned for escape charges. While nine have pleaded guilty to the charge and sentenced to one year in prison, four others are saying that they are innocent and were simply acting […]
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Two B.D.F. soldiers were injured during exchange of gunfire between the escaped prisoners and the security forces earlier this week; prisoner Akeem Tillett was shot and killed. Two other inmates at the central prison were also shot during a lockdown of tango seven on Tuesday and Stephan Jenkins perished from an injury to the buttocks. […]
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Outside the courtroom it was an emotional time for Stephanie Edwards. She the mother of recaptured prisoner Deon White, who was sentenced to a year in prison earlier today by Senior Magistrate Aretha Ford after he accepted guilt for the charge of escaping from prison. White was visibly limping as he was taken in and […]
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It’s been twenty-four hours since the last five escapees were captured and there are still fourteen inmates on the loose. As we’ve reported, thirteen prisoners are in custody and one is dead since the twenty-eight of them broke out of the Belize Central Prison on Monday. Police believe that some of the escapees have returned […]
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On Tuesday afternoon, a shootout occurred on the Coastal Road when the law enforcement team of police officers and members of the B.D.F.’s Special Operations Task Force tried to intercept the escapees but they were ambushed. The escapees, according to the report opened fire with the alleged shooter Akeem Tillett firing off about thirty rounds […]
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We also asked Colonel Loria about the viral video of escapee Christopher Bradley’s confession video. As you may have seen, the video was recorded when Bradley was captured and he made several allegations against other inmates and prison guards. Commissioner of Police Chester Williams was quick to point out that he doesn’t place any value […]
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It’s no secret that the COVID-19 pandemic has hit the frontline workers hard. Among those who have contracted the virus are security forces personnel. Currently, close to one hundred and seventy-five members of the Belize Defense Force are off duty as a result of the virus. There are one hundred and forty who are in […]
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The number of COVID-19 cases among employees at the frontline in the fight against the pandemic is alarming. Earlier this week, Commissioner of Police Chester Williams discussed the effects of the disease on the rank and file of the Belize Police Department. And as you heard it has also taken root within the Belize Defense […]
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Back to today’s press conference, Belizeans returning to the country will no longer require authorization to move about to other destinations internally. Likewise, feedback from visitors about the restrictive nature of their hotel stay due to quarantining has prompted tourism officials to reconsider their approach to the existing gold standard certification. Along with that programme […]
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The fate of the Unemployment Relief Programme which is a government initiative overseen by Doctor Carla Barnett hangs in the balance as the election date draws nearer. At present, a little over fifty thousand persons who are jobless as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic have been approved for financial assistance and are accessing funds […]
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Police this afternoon escorted stevedore, Rodman Welch of Faber’s Road in Belize City to the Magistrate’s Court where he was charged with the murder of Shakeem Dennison. Senior Magistrate Aretha Ford explained to Welch that because the matter is an indictable one, she could not take a plea from him and so she remanded him to […]
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Belize City pharmacist Albert Requeña was remanded to the Belize Central Prison today after he was allegedly nabbed with almost three pounds of cocaine. Police allege that on October tenth, Requeña was apprehended with one point two six kilos of the substance in Caye Caulker. Residents in the area notified police of three individuals acting suspiciously […]
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Corozal Chinese businessman, Jin Zhou Wu was today arraigned in the Dangriga Magistrate’s Court on three counts of Trafficking in Persons after police gathered statements from three women who claimed that from the month of June he was working them and withholding their travel documents against their will. Based on the reports of the three […]
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As part of its Belize Plan Campaign, the People’s United Party launched its policy “Land in Belizean Hands.” The party is aiming to distribute sixty thousand lots to first-time landowners, young persons, and women. P.U.P. Leader John Briceño says that distributing land means that ordinary people will have collateral to build homes or send their […]
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The P.U.P. says it will also reform the land system. The P.U.P.’s Deputy Party Leader Cordel Hyde says that applying for land should be simple and convenient for Belizeans. The party also plans to digitize the lands department, which Hyde says, means further transparency and easy access for land applicants. Cordel Hyde, Lake Independence […]
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The United Democratic Party on Thursday night unveiled its 2020 manifesto under the theme “Your Future Matters.” The manifesto focuses on nineteen policies including technology, housing, lands, security, healthcare, environment, financial sector, governance, tourism and the economy. In respect of the economy, the U.D.P. says that the pillars of a strong Belizean economy are the […]
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Crime, citizen security and gender based violence also formed part of the U.D.P.’s manifesto launch. As for crime, Faber says that the root cause of the problem has to be tackled. The party also took the opportunity to condemn violence against women. Patrick Faber, U.D.P. Leader “We absolutely have to fight the root causes […]
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