A well-known resident of San Jose Succotz is dead. Gonzalo Rosado was in charge of the Border Management Agency at the Belize/Guatemala border for a number of years before stepping down from the post. But around seven o’clock Monday night, gunman pounced on him with lethal precision. A woman he had seen earlier that evening […]
There was a sizeable haul of high-grade Mexican marijuana in Yo Chen, Corozal District on Monday morning, despite the suspected smugglers being able to evade capture. Police confiscated almost seven hundred pounds of cannabis found inside a vehicle abandoned by a pair of men who took off on foot after seeing the officers. Twenty-nine bales […]
If you were hoping that a decrease in COVID-19 cases might mean an end to the ten p.m. to five a.m. curfew, think again. The Government of Belize has announced it will be extending the curfew for another thirty days and has amended the Statutory Instrument needed to do it. Additional short term changes have […]
This week, as the limited supply of COVID-19 vaccine doses Belize obtained from Barbados is being used for frontline healthcare workers, you may be wondering when vaccinations will be available for you, your loved ones and coworkers. According to the Ministry of Health’s “Vaccine Plan Belize,” there will be five phases of the rollout when […]
Frontline healthcare staff began receiving their vaccinations today. Among the first this morning were health workers at the Corozal Community Hospital, Matron Roberts Poly Clinic, Central Health Regional, San Pedro Polyclinic, the Integral Clinic, Belize Medical Associates. The simultaneous rollout today also included vaccinations at San Ignacio Community Hospital, Western Regional Hospital, Southern Region, the […]
As the administering of some five hundred doses of COVID-19 vaccine gets underway at the nation’s public health hospitals and clinics, over at the Belize Medical Associates in Belize City, fifteen staffers, including nurses, technicians from the COVID-19 Unit also got vaccinated. Internist Doctor Fernando Cuellar spoke to News Five today about people’s apprehension about […]
Doctor Cuellar also reacted to the information shared by Ministry of Health and Wellness personnel which suggests that a startling thirty-five percent of frontline healthcare workers do not want to take the COVID-19 vaccine. Of note is that a number of healthcare personnel have contracted the virus, several doctors lost their fight with the virus, […]
But what about teachers? Well, Belizean educators will be relieved to find out they are among one of the first groups included in the vaccine rollout plan. Because the Ministry of Education is expecting face-to-face learning to resume in August/September, the government is prioritizing teacher vaccinations to assist in the safe reopening of schools. But […]
Minister of Education Francis Fonseca recently commented on plans to kickstart the reopening of schools for all Belizean students in August and September and a possible phased reopening even earlier. Principal Jamie Usher of Belize High School spoke to News Five today about the school’s readiness for the reopening pilot project. Jamie Usher, Principal, […]
The Belize Tourism Board is re-strategizing the way forward for the industry. Changes include rerouting funding to bolster domestic Belizean tourism and improving basic infrastructure at major and emerging tourist destinations across the country. Anthony Mahler, Minister of Tourism & Diaspora Relations “Product development is also an issue. For example, we were in Hopkins […]
The Ministry of Tourism and Diaspora Relations is also looking at the competitiveness of Belize as a long stay destination within the region. Whether international visitors are coming to Belize by sea, land or air, Minister Mahler wants them to consider staying a bit longer in the Jewel, perhaps even make Belize their work-from-home second […]
Continuous training for tourism stakeholders is also part of the strategic plan for the tourism industry. Tourism Minister Anthony Mahler explains its importance. Anthony Mahler, Minister of Tourism & Diaspora Relations “In the past when I was at the Board, people use to say in the high season, they are too busy to mess […]
The territorial dispute between Guatemala and Belize is before the International Court of Justice, with Guatemala having completed its submissions to the court on its claim of Belize’s land and maritime area. For the next year and a half, the team of attorneys on our side of the border will be filing its position on […]
The Municipal Elections 2021 polls open in less than twenty-four hours, starting at seven o’clock on Wednesday morning. There are sixty-seven municipal seats up for grabs and the residents of Corozal Bay will also be choosing their area representative in the by-election. At last Friday’s U.D.P. press conference, party leader Patrick Faber said he is […]
There’s an exciting robotics competition happening later this month. It involves fun learning where students pick up new skills that they can apply in other areas of their studies. Belize High School is hosting the contest and looking for a few more participants. Reporter Andrea Polanco tells us more. Sophia Usher, Standard V Student, […]
