We’ve been hearing about blood clot issues that COVID has had on survivors from other regions, and now, there are reports that Belizeans who have been infected with the virus are also having blood clot issues months later. President of the Belize Medical and Dental Association, Dr. Uldine Wright told News Five today that while […]
Dr. Wright said that from this past Monday and for the next four days, Belizean doctors are engaged with their international counterparts in the Belize Medical and Dental Association’s thirty-seventh Medical Congress discussing medicine and the coronavirus. What doctors abroad have been witnessing and coming up with to treat their patients could be of relevance […]
On Tuesday, we heard Internist, Dr. Fernando Cuellar say that members of the medical community were calling for mandatory vaccinations in Belize after several of their members, the most recent of whom is pediatrician Dr. Cecilio Eck has become infected with COVID. BMDA President, Dr. Uldine Wright told News Five today that their two hundred […]
Earlier this month, the price per gallon of liquefied petroleum gas, butane, increased by thirty-eight cents. The price hike was attributed to a combination of supply issues as stock levels in the United States continue to dwindle in the face of strong external demand. On Tuesday, the Briceño administration introduced a bill to amend the […]
A raft of bills pertaining to existing loans that the Government of Belize has with banks in Taiwan was brought before the House of Representatives on Tuesday. The Briceño administration is seeking to defer payments on these debts in order to save money over a two-year and three-year period, respectively. Prime Minister John Briceño, who […]
While the opposition leader acknowledges the assistance that the Taiwanese government has provided over the years, he says that there is no immediate relief for Belizean motorists across the country. Notwithstanding G.O.B.’s ability to save millions of dollars by staying its payments to the Export/Import Bank and Mega International Commercial Bank, it has been unable […]
Today, the media was invited to witness the early harvesting of carrots from the fields in San Carlos Village in the Orange Walk District. The orange root vegetable was of good quality and was a test carried out by the farmers to plant earlier than usual in an effort to supply the market demands. […]
Among the issues that have been affecting the industry is price gouging. This is being carried out by those described as “predatory persons” who mark up the prices, burdening consumers. Regarding recent reports that some carrots seem to rot quickly, Orange Walk District Agriculture Coordinator Barry Palacio says that all carrots – imported or local […]
But in order to compete with the imported carrots from the region, which are being sold at lower prices, farmers from the New River Farmers Cooperative wants help from government. Soil quality, a climate-resilient variety of the carrot, among other things will take significant investment. Today, we asked Agriculture C.E.O. Servulo Baeza about what government […]
A new agreement has still not been made between the larger sugar cane farmer association, B.S.C.F.A. and the millers, A.S.R./B.S.I. According to a clause within the standing contract that is soon coming to an end, either party can request renegotiation of a new agreement. The millers are saying there is no need for any negotiation […]
PSU President Says DHS Does Not Have “Too Many Roles” The Public Service Union President has commented on GOB’s move to restructure the leadership posts at the Ministry of Health and Wellness. Dean Flowers says there is already an efficient organizational structure at the office of the Director of Health Services. On Monday, Prime […]
No official announcement has been made yet about who will be filling the posts of Director of Hospital Services and Director of Public Health and Wellness. The PSU President says his membership wants the posts to be filled in accordance with the Public Service Act. Dean Flowers, President, PSU “I took the liberty to […]
The ten percent pay cut also continues to be a contentious issue. Could there be another strike? PSU President Flowers says although the six month review is due, so far they have not heard anything from the Prime Minister. The unions want their full salary restored and are waiting to see if the PM does […]
It has been over a hundred and eighty years since the emancipation of slavery, yet compensation for the wrong that has been done to African people remains an issue to this day. In Belize, reparations have also been the topic of discussion among historians for many years. But the Government of Belize is taking that […]
The controversy over the reopening of churches continues as church leaders in Belize have called for another meeting with Prime Minister John Briceño to further discuss how Statutory Instrument 119 will be applied as it pertains to reopening even to the unvaccinated. Anglican Bishop, Philip Wright explained there will have to be more analysis of […]
Copies have surfaced of a letter sent to Area Representative Tracy Panton by the law firm Glen D. Godfrey and Company. The correspondence, which bears today’s date, alleges she made defamatory comments about their clients, Stake Bank Enterprise Limited and Michael Feinstein, in a media interview on October 7th. The firm says her interview implied […]
Fire officials believe a fire Tuesday evening that destroyed a wooden structure near the Yarborough Bridge in Belize City was intentionally set. Fortunately, the house has been unoccupied and did not contain any household items. This afternoon we spoke to the officer in charge at the Belize District National Fire Service about this latest case […]
This afternoon UNICEF Belize handed over 100 cold chain storage boxes to the Ministry of Health and Wellness. The boxes will be used to store vaccination doses in rural Belize. UNICEF’s monitoring and evaluation specialist Paulette Wade spoke today at a brief handing over ceremony. Paulette Wade, UNICEF Belize “Today this donation continues to […]
