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On Wednesday, we reported that Guatemalan fugitive; Alfonso Bulux Vicente was apprehended and taken into custody. Today he was handed over to Guatemalan authorities who had requested his return. Bulux [...]
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On Thursday, we reported that perhaps at least two Mennonite communities had hired the services of attorneys to challenge the government on the COVID regulations. Today, attorney Dickie Bradley confirmed [...]
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On September twentieth, new COVID-19 regulations take effect, including an extension of the curfew from seven p.m. to four a.m. daily; restaurants can only do takeout and a “no movement” [...]
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It seems the vaccination drive has picked up speed, with the turnout at the various sites in Belize City extremely high. News Five received reports that in Belize City, more [...]
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October fourth is the proposed reopening date for face-to-face school instruction. And while the vaccination rollout is underway for children twelve to seventeen, G.O.B. has been working with the Belize [...]
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He was sworn in again as Leader of the Opposition on Thursday and today, Patrick Faber held a press conference to give more details of his return to that position [...]
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In regards to the Lev Dermen scandal that has dogged John Saldivar, in his opening statement at today’s press conference, he says he did tell the former Prime Minister he [...]
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A state-of-the-art mobile medical unit has been made available for COVID patients who require hospitalization and are coming from Cayo, Stann Creek and Toledo districts. The field hospital which was [...]
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The European Union and the Pan American Health Organization have been working closely with the Government of Belize in strengthening its healthcare system. To date, the EU has invested approximately [...]
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Five thousand Belizean youths will learn the skill of online trading. This evening, Minister of Youth Kevin Bernard signed an MOU with Dominican Republic-based Harvest Trading CAP Academy which will [...]
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It’s a mounting problem, with no end in sight. For weeks, some in Belize City say for over a month, their trash has not been picked up – not by [...]
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The contract says the Council pays BWC sixty thousand dollars weekly for garbage collection. We asked the Mayor whether this bill is increasing, based on the contractual agreement, even though [...]
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As both CitCo and BWC continue to battle through this garbage crisis; Belize City residents who will have to endure yet another week of their trash not being collected. The [...]
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Water – it is considered the source of life. But for one part of Unitedville, it is a source of contention. A villager recently reached out to our news room [...]
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A team of Cuban experts from the Institute of Marine Sciences and GAMMA S.A. have been in Belize over the past two weeks conducting preliminary assessments on coastal erosion in [...]
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Well, the day finally arrived and the Belize City mural has been unveiled. The project is part of a countrywide commissioned event for the September festivities by the National Celebrations [...]
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Forty persons who wanted to share with the wider public their idea of an artistic or cultural project received support from the September Celebrations Committee on Thursday. The Committee had [...]
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One of the events just for kids in September is the annual Children’s Rally. Hundreds of children usually feel the excitement of dressing in patriotic colors or waving little flags [...]
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