How COVID-19 Continues to Impact Law Enforcement
The fight against COVID-19 is an ongoing battle that sees many frontline workers being exposed to the dreaded illness. While we have covered many stories on the ravages of the [...]
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Looking Forward to Policing in 2021, Despite COVID-19 Challenges
While the department continues to battle the pandemic, as many of its officers remain on the frontline, the Commissioner of Police is grateful to the men and women who report [...]
Would Tourism Minister Support a Nationwide Lockdown?
There has been widespread speculation that strict measures will be imposed in the days ahead to stem the spread of the novel coronavirus in Belize. While that has not been [...]
Police Department Launches COVID-19 Hotlines
If you’re planning to have a party or a gathering of friends at your residence in the days ahead, perhaps it’s best to think twice about that idea. The Belize [...]
Tourism Minister on C.D.C. Designation for Travel to Belize
The Center for Disease Control, better known as the C.D.C., recently placed Belize at a level four. In a travel notice on its official website, the C.D.C. says that travellers [...]
CDC Warns Travellers; Very High Level of COVID-19 in Belize
Keith Gilges also chimed in on the CDC designation of COVID-19 levels in Belize. The Chargé d’Affaires says that the Center for Disease Control placed over a hundred and seventy [...]
Tourism Strategy Going Forward with COVID-19
Minister Mahler says that he and his team have been looking at the strategy to keep international tourists coming in, but strict COVID-19 protocols must remain in place to ensure [...]
Sayonara Greg Vernon
The Director of the Institute of Creative Arts, Greg Vernon, has stepped down from his post, following the expiration of his contract with the National Institute of History and Culture [...]
The Belize Zoo has an Anteater after 10 Years!
Tonight we take you to the Belize Zoo where their newest and cutest little resident met the press. It’s exciting news to share that the Belize Zoo now has an [...]
Written on December 16, 2020 | Posted in Environment | Comments Off
$2 Million Dollars in Medical Supplies Donated to Emergency First Responders
At the Old Belize compound today, a container filled with two million dollars worth of medical supplies was being offloaded and handed over to emergency first responders in Belize City, [...]
U.S. Embassy Donates to NEMO
The United States Embassy donated over thirty-five thousand U.S. dollars worth of COVID-19 response equipment and supplies to NEMO on Monday. The donation package includes cleaning supplies such as bleach, [...]
U.S. Relations with Belize to Continue with Incoming Administration
The new president elect of the United States, Joe Biden was confirmed on Monday and will be officially sworn in on January twentieth. Keith Gilges of the U.S. Embassy was [...]
N.G.C. Receives $6M Loan from I.D.B. Invest
The National Gas Company began its operations back in May and has since been providing Belize with liquefied petroleum gas as the country’s sole importer. The private/public partnership was met [...]
The Cost of Butane, Is it Cheaper?
The issue of fluctuating butane prices, despite a single importer in operation, was also addressed by the N.G.C. spokesperson. According to Daniel Gutierrez, the cost of purchasing butane has been [...]
Written on December 16, 2020 | Posted in People & Places | Comments Off
Domestic Violence: Woman! Know Your Rights!
The Building People Movement, through the support of the Embassy of Switzerland to Mexico and Belize, has launched a domestic violence laws project. And to kick start that project, they [...]
WRC Hosts Annual Christmas Cheer!
Today, the Welcome Resource Center held its annual Christmas program for thirty-six of its participants. The guests are the homeless, the mentally ill, as well as the elderly that the [...]
Christmas Greeting from U.S. Embassy to Belizeans
Chargé d’Affaires of the U.S. Embassy in Belize Keith Gilges left the Jewel today en route to Tennessee to spend the Christmas holidays with his family. Upon arrival he goes [...]
