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A police constable assigned to the GI3 unit in San Pedro has been remanded to the Belize Central Prison after being charged with aggravated assault with a firearm. The charge follows a November 5, 2026, encounter that drew public attention after video footage circulated on social media. Police Constable Michael
Press Release, San Pedro Town Council, Ambergris Caye, Belize – Tuesday, April 28, 2020 – Based on the Statutory Instrument No. 62 of 2020 which came into effect on April 26, 2020, the San
The management of the Dr. Otto Rodriquez San Pedro Polyclinic II has made announcement that after close consultation with Central Health Region, Ministry of Health, it has made the difficult decision to postpone the
The Ministry of Finance has announced that on Saturday, April 25, 2020 the pump price for regular gasoline will decrease by $2.97 from $10.23 to $7.26 per gallon. The prices for premium gasoline, kerosene,
Belmopan. April 24, 2020. 6:01 p.m. – The Economic Oversight Team informs the public that the online portal for the Unemployment Relief Program has been closed to new applications. The portal opened to receive
Press Release – BEL Continues to Manage the Effects of Environmental Conditions on Power System – Belize Electricity Limited (BEL) teams continue to manage the effects of extended drought and seasonal dry weather conditions
At the beginning of April, the Caye Caulker Lobster Fest committee officially announced the cancelation of their lobster festival for 2020; this is in light of the current situation our country is facing with
– Press Release – The United States Government has committed $300,000 U.S. dollars to mitigate the spread of the COVID-19 outbreak in Belize. The U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) is providing these funds
From The San Pedro Town Council – In a brief handing over, a member of the Lebanese business community on Ambergris Caye donated a Jiyo brand, 125 cubic centimeter engine motorcycle to the San
As of noon today, April 20, 2020, a total of 72,213 applications have been submitted since the Unemployment Relief Program was opened to accept applications on April 3, 2020. This includes some of the
Belmopan. April 14, 2020. 5:30 p.m. – As of 2:00 p.m. today, April 14th, 62,706 applications have been received via the COVID-19 eServices Portal, in addition to a lesser amount received in hard copy,
Belmopan. April 13, 2020. 1:00 p.m. – The total number of confirmed cases of COVID-19 in Belize now stands at 18, with four new confirmed cases identified over the last 24 hours. The confirmed
Belmopan. April 12, 2020. 9:47 a.m. – A further 26 samples were tested for COVID-19 at the Central Medical Laboratory and one of those samples has yielded a positive result. This is the 14th
Belmopan. April 11, 2020. 9:50 a.m. – The Ministry of Health continues its enhanced surveillance activities and mapping exercises as it aims to contain further cases of COVID-19. The initial mapping exercise in Belize
The Alaia Foundation most recently made a generous donation to help medical staff in their fight to manage and contain COVID-19 on San Pedro and Caye Caulker. Today, Founders of the Non-Profit Organization, Jasmine
Belmopan. April 10, 2020. 11:45 a.m. – The Government of Belize and the Ministry of Health regret to inform of the death of the patient confirmed earlier as the 10th case of COVID-19. The
Belmopan. April 10, 2020. 6:25 a.m. – As reports come out from the Ministry of Health confirming a 10th positive case for COVID-19 in Belize last night, an update this morning from the KHMH
