Quarantine Regulations Violators Will Be Ticketed!
As the task force is activated to police the regulations, moving forward they are looking for ways to minimize close contact with the public. One way of doing that – [...]
As the task force is activated to police the regulations, moving forward they are looking for ways to minimize close contact with the public. One way of doing that – [...]
To complement the work that the cops are doing to help curb the spread of COVID-19 and ensure that the public complies with the regulations, Commissioner Williams says that they [...]
Earlier in the newscast, you heard that the Belize Police Department is cracking down on those who are violating the quarantine regulations. As the department juggles COVID-19 policing and their [...]
From an adjustment on curfew hours for the holidays to a national lockdown – will it help Belize to address the growing number of COVID-19 cases? That’s what one C.E.O. [...]
A single mother of two is facing eviction from her home in Belize City, despite having tried her best to meet monthly rent. Deriann Augustine, a resident of Central American [...]
There is an update tonight on the status of the Ministry of Human Development’s food programme. We have confirmed that there are only enough supplies for one more round to [...]
Cabinet announced that nine hundred and thirty thousand dollars was approved for a special December COVID-19 Relief Fund to be equitably distributed among all thirty-one constituencies; that’s thirty thousand dollars [...]
Today, many residents on the south side lined up to receive food packages, but is it a continuation of the ‘Grocery Bag’ programme? As you’ll recall, some two weeks ago, [...]
Humanity First – it’s the community service arm of the Ahmadiyya Muslim Community in Belize. Like others, such as N.G.O.s and NEMO, as well as private entities, Humanity First has [...]
A News Five crew headed west today where UNICEF has partnered with NEMO and the Belize Red Cross to provide aid packages to hundreds of families that have been affected [...]
A rather disturbing video of a boy detailing a vile sexual attack against him was posted on social media this morning. The video was taken in Roaring Creek Village, Cayo, [...]
While the accused perverts are in police custody, Commissioner of Police Chester Williams says that investigators are also looking at those who recorded the boy confessing to the sexual abuse [...]
Unfortunately, the video of the boy confessing to being a victim of a sexual attack made its way on social media. Williams today sent out a stern warning to those [...]
The new COVID-19 measures were amended over the weekend. Two major changes were announced, the first being the time the curfew comes into effect. Initially, Minister of Health and Wellness [...]
Statutory Instrument 170 of 2020 came into effect over the weekend. You’ll recall that the Ministry of Health outlined a number of measures being taken to contain the spread of [...]
Earlier today, Commissioner Williams told the media that he was simply following the directives initially given to him and could not explain the decision to move the curfew back an [...]
Today, Belize launched the sixteen days of activism against gender-based violence under the 2020 global theme: Orange the World: Fund, Respond, Prevent, Collect! It’s an annual international campaign used to [...]
To coincide with the launch of the sixteen days of activism, the Youth Enhancement Services launched a domestic violence awareness campaign that features the work of local artists. Karen Cain, [...]
The campaign is only half of the Youth Enhancement Services’ initiative to tackle domestic violence. Cain says that YES will be submitting a position paper to cabinet with proposed changes [...]
A new initiative is being rolled out by an inmate of the Belize Central Prison to reach out to children who have lost their parents to violence. The Joy for [...]
Food Pantry and COVID-19 food assistance programme are on pause and the pantry is getting a rebrand of sorts. Today, when we caught up with Minister Dolores Balderamos Garcia, we [...]
Today is being observed as World Children’s Day across the globe. November twentieth was first established in 1954 as Universal Children’s Day, used to promote awareness and advocate for the [...]
To also mark the occasion, Belizean children sent Children’s Day greetings to other kids across Belize. [Greetings from Belizean Children on World Children’s Day…]
The Mennonite community is one of several religious groups that has been lobbying with government for the full reopening of churches under the existing Quarantine Act. In the wake of [...]
The incident on Sunday when armed police rounded up a group of worshippers and their children in Blue Creek Village caught the attention of the People’s United Party. The P.U.P. [...]