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With COVID cases on the rise across the country, all eyes are on the national referral hospital. Many Belizeans are wondering what the situation is there and how the staff is coping. News Five’s Isani Cayetano was at the hospital today for the latest developments. Isani Cayetano, Reporting A surge in the number of […]
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The push to get the majority of Belizeans fully vaccinated is a mammoth undertaking that cannot be understated, given the present number of COVID-19 cases. Health officials, along with medical personnel at all hospitals, including K.H.M.H., have been working overtime to stem the spread of the disease. The K.H.M.H. staff has been and remains on […]
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The Belize Medical and Dental Association has come forward with some strong recommendations for actions they want the government to take in response to the presence of the Delta variant and the rising number of COVID cases in Belize. These begin with a change in the curfew which they want to start at seven p.m. […]
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Other recommendations by the B.M.D.A. include no more indoor dining, closing all bars and casinos, strict monitoring of public transport, working from home where possible and no face-to-face school until vaccinations for children are available. Doctor Wright says that while their recommendations were just tabled today in the public domain in the form of a […]
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Commissioner of Police Chester Williams says the Belize Police Department is simply enforcing the law when he issued a memo last week instructing all regional and sub-station commanders to have their officers abide by S.I. Seventy-Four. The statutory instrument requires all persons deemed as “frontline workers” to present either their vaccination card or negative COVID […]
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Commissioner Williams admitted that the department sent home some officers on Tuesday and some more today. He said that between both days, about thirty officers have been sent home, but of that number, many of them have gone to get vaccinated or to get their PCR test done and returned to work. His reasoning is […]
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The Ministry of Health and Wellness today also issued a release on restrictions on social gatherings, reminding the public that it is not permitted at this time. It warns businesses to desist from promoting such activities. The ministry called on key social partners including local municipal administrators and the private and public sectors for cooperation […]
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The Commissioner of Police admits a lack of proper police enforcement is a problem when it comes to the public respecting COVID regulations. He has strong words for those in charge of certain communities. Chester Williams, Commissioner of Police “We do have significant parts where people are not in compliance. I can tell you, […]
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There are reports of a drowning in Billy White Village in the Cayo District. A young man, David Klassen, reportedly went in to save a girl who was having trouble in the water, but he never surfaced. We hope to have more details in Friday’s newscast.
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Police have arrested and charged twenty-year-old Dashay Williams for the murder of fourteen-year-old Kwamie Williams. Investigators believe that Dashay, a resident of Dangriga Town, shot Kwamie after he was not able to locate his intended target. ComPol Williams gave us an update on their investigation. Chester Williams, Commissioner of Police “Yesterday, police were able […]
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A Belize City man initially reported missing then found hospitalized at the K.H.M.H. has died. Joel Aguilar had been in coma for several days. His family believes he was ambushed and beaten, but police have been having a hard time ascertaining what really transpired in his case. Chester Williams, Commissioner of Police “I communicate […]
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Thirty-year-old Eder Hall was killed on Wednesday morning by a lone gunman who shot him as he stood at a deli on Second Street South in Corozal Town. The incident happened in the open shortly before nine a.m. While Hall attempted to elude his attacker, he did not get far. When the gunman caught up […]
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This evening a security guard reported that he was held up and robbed of twenty-five thousand dollars in cash while on North Front Street in Belize City. Linsberg Diaz told police he was walking from the Northern Fisherman Cooperative building towards the pay office at the back of the compound when two men came up […]
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Belize joined the rest of the world today to recognise International Youth Day. It is being celebrated under the theme, “Transforming Food Systems: Youth Innovation for Human and Planetary Health.” But what does that mean for Belize? We asked Youth Minister Kevin Bernard about its significance to the work of his ministry. Kevin Bernard, […]
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Today, the Commonwealth released its global index on the state of youth and Belize is not doing so well. Out of one hundred and eighty-one countries, Belize is ranked one hundred and twenty-fourth on the 2020 Global Youth Development Index which measures the status of young people around the world. The index reveals that the […]
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While the ministry is seeking to empower young people, the statistics show that in some traditional communities, child labour does occur. Minister of Youth Kevin Bernard says it is about striking that balance to ensure that a young person’s rights are not violated. Kevin Bernard, Minister of Youth “The youth needs assessment survey is […]
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Currently in Belize is Holly Edgell, the daughter of the late Zee Edgell, renown for her literary works such as Beka Lamb and Time and the River among others. Holly Edgell stopped in at News Five today to talk about the re-issuing of Beka Lamb as part of a Caribbean Classics series by Hodder and […]
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Egdell, who is also a practicing journalist overseas, shared her views about Belizean journalism. Holly Edgell, Managing Editor, Midwest Newsroom NPR “The thing that’s great to me about journalism in Belize is the energy and the passion that you all put into your work. You don’t get paid a lot. It’s not a glamourous […]
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The Ambassador of Taiwan to Belize handed over two Hilux vehicles and electronic equipment to the Belize Police Department in Belmopan this morning. Commissioner of Police Chester Williams spoke to the media about how the equipment will serve the department. Chester Williams, Commissioner of Police “This morning we had the handing over of two […]
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A corporate citizen, Vins Liquors Limited, came through today for the Belize Police Department when it donated a motorcycle to be used by the officers attached to the Mahogany Street Precinct. The Lifan dirt bike will be used by members of the Special Patrols Unit in an effort to combat criminal activity in the Saint […]
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