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The mayor of San Ignacio/Santa Elena is at odds with several councillors over their proposal to fire a number of workers. There are currently one hundred and twenty-five employees in [...]
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Joining Mayor Trapp at the head table today were U.D.P. party leader Patrick Faber, attorney Orson Elrington and deputy U.D.P. chairman, Alberto August. In his statement, Faber says that the [...]
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Attorney Orson Elrington has been perusing a number of termination letters from public officers. He says that his law firm has been contacted by over four hundred persons who have [...]
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With rising COVID cases in different parts of Belize and clusters in certain spots, Deputy Regional Health Manager of the Central Health Region, Doctor Melissa Diaz-Musa says that people should [...]
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On Thursday, the Central Health Region is conducting COVID tests on several employees of the Belize City Council after at least four of their colleagues have tested positive for the [...]
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In addition to the public health measures and the proper wearing of face masks, Doctor Diaz-Musa also discourages employers from having extended meetings, lunches and other gatherings with their staff [...]
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The United Kingdom has begun delivering nine million doses of coronavirus vaccine to what they term “the most vulnerable countries.” On Tuesday, Belize got its share, some forty-two thousand doses [...]
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Two weeks in a row, there were double fatalities in shooting incidents in the Kraal Road area of south side Belize City. The most recent, which occurred on the morning [...]
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Last Friday night, reputed Antelope Street gang boss Devon Bailey was shot and killed in Belize City. And while the police department is prepared for reprisal, there is information to [...]
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ComPol Chester Williams says that there is need for further intervention among the youth, who are wielding guns and carrying out these criminal activities. He says that it is time [...]
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This morning, vendors at Altun Ha told us that the police were there issuing warning to everyone who has booths at the site that come Monday, anyone who is not [...]
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While more than eighty percent of tourism stakeholders have taken their COVID vaccinations, some of them, along with those remaining unvaccinated have voiced concerns over what they feel are privileges [...]
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Dates have been set for the reopening of secondary and primary schools, but those days in late August are subject to change, depending on the ebb and flow of COVID-19 [...]
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The People’s United Party campaigned on several platforms ahead of the November 2020 general elections; one of them is to strengthen the education sector amid the COVID-19 pandemic. While the [...]
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When the COVID-19 pandemic hit Belize, Sacred Heart College and its Junior College seamlessly transitioned to online classes. Fast track to 2021, the projection is for schools to reopen for [...]
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Eighty-five percent of the faculty and staff at Sacred Heart are vaccinated, including support staff. The Ministry of Health and Wellness carried out a vaccination session at the school and [...]
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The rising COVID numbers are concerning to health officials because they are also seeing that younger people and minors are being infected by the virus. With the reopening of classes [...]
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The Belize City Council sent out a press release just a short while ago confirming that four members of its staff have tested positive for COVID-19. According to the release, [...]
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This morning the Belize Sugar Industries held a virtual session on good hiring practices in the cane farming sector. The event included a review of the contract booklet with the [...]
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This week there were reports that the price of flour would be going up, or that certain brands were returning to pre-COVID prices. The rumors created a domino effect with [...]
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The nation’s public health sector will be celebrating a milestone on Thursday with the official opening of its first oncology clinic. Located at the Karl Heusner Memorial Hospital, the clinic [...]
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The National Trade Negotiating Commission has held its first regular meeting in Belmopan. Among the issues representatives addressed were exports to Guatemala and Mexico and a potential trade agreement between [...]
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This morning, the September Celebrations Commission launched the theme for the 2021 celebrations. Present were the winners of the annual competition during which the best slogan is selected. Led by [...]
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