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The coronavirus has reached the top levels of government. The Office of the Prime Minister has confirmed that PM John Briceño has tested positive for COVID-19. Briceño was swabbed today [...]
Written on November 23, 2020 | Posted in
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Over the past three days, fourteen persons were reported to have died due to COVID-19, including well-known Ian Mariano, a former educator and sports enthusiast who was involved in the [...]
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The incessant rains from Hurricane Iota continue to drench from northern to western Belize. It has caused flooding in many parts affecting many industries, from livestock to vegetables. Many highways [...]
Written on November 23, 2020 | Posted in
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Some fifty families in the village of Lord’s Bank off the Philip Goldson Highway have been affected by flooding. Since last week, the water level began rising in the village [...]
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There are several access roads and bridges that are impassable tonight as flood waters continue to flow down towards the sea. A NEMO Advisory states that in the Corozal District, [...]
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Here in the City, the picture is much the same, there is water everywhere in most parts of low-lying areas in Belama phases three to five. Some residents have left [...]
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In the West, the Iguana Creek Bridge remains underwater. The Belize River is slowly receding since the second flood but the bridge remains impassable for vehicles. The bridge links communities [...]
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There are a total of two hundred and eighty-eight persons in fourteen shelters in three districts. Fifty-seven people are in two shelters in Orange Walk and about forty-two in Belize [...]
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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 [...]
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The Public Service Union is calling for a commission of inquiry into the sale of government assets, including vehicles and pricey furniture, that were disposed of at rock-bottom prices ahead [...]
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According to Flowers, Prime Minister John Briceño, who is also Minister of Finance, should investigate the Assets and Utilities Unit which also oversees the Vehicle Care Unit where fleecing is [...]
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While the P.S.U. applauds those ministers who have agreed not to get a new government vehicle assigned to them, the union is also asking that they follow the recommendations that [...]
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For the remainder of the first semester, primary and high school teachers across the country are being asked to report to work on Mondays only. It follows a decision made [...]
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Belize City police have charged twenty-two-year-old Jeffry Contreras with the crime of abetment to commit murder. He stands accused of playing a role in the murder of a well-known Bowen and [...]
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In the south, police in Punta Gorda have charged Aduan Usher for allegedly killing Eden Mejia. The thirty-two-year-old was fatally shot shortly after midnight on November nineteenth. Police found his body [...]
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On Thursday morning, the Succotz Police Station was broken into and an assortment of firearms was stolen. The list includes a twelve-gauge pump-action shotgun, four nine-millimeter pistols, and two rifles; stolen [...]
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Corozal resident, Roy Burgess is in trouble with the law—not only for hitting a man with his car, but lying to police about it. Burgess was unmasked with his lie [...]
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Five men and a seventeen-year-old male minor have been arrested and charged for burglarizing the home of Gary Samuels on Wednesday night. Samuels and his family were at their residence in [...]
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Family and friends of fifty-two-year-old Victor Morales are asking for your help in locating him. Morales was last seen about two weeks ago on November sixth. His sister, Demetria Pineda [...]
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Back in January of this year, we reported on the retirement of Doctor Kenrick Leslie from the Caribbean Community Climate Change Center. Doctor Leslie has been serving as the executive [...]
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Doctor Young also spoke about the impact of climate change on the region, zoning in on Belize. He says the annual cost of climate change related events such as droughts [...]
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During his interview with the media today, Executive Director, Doctor Colin Young of the CARICOM Climate Change Center also shared that the center has a number of adaptation and mitigation [...]
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Today, the National Fire Service received a fire truck for its Ladyville Station. It may seem like just a truck, but it is significant for the fire-fighters who will use [...]
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Back in September, the Government came under harsh criticism for the sale of the National Fire Service headquarters in Belize City. The government at the time sold the fire station [...]
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