Business & Economy
SSB Chairman Doug Singh resigns after controversial remarks regarding COVID-19 Unemployment Relief Program
Doug Singh resigns on the heels of a leaked audio clip in which he candidly expressed his frustration with Belizeans over the COVID-19 Unemployment Relief Program.
Health
Government of Belize to Procure COVID-19 Test Kits from Cayman Islands
The Office of the Prime Minister of Belize has confirmed that Belize can obtain as many COVID-19 test kits as needed from the Cayman Islands. A test kit contains 100 tests.
Business & Economy
Taiwan donates BZ$2Million to Fight COVID-19 in Belize
Taiwan has donated an additional BZ$2 million to Belize for urgently needed additional PPE, medical equipment, testing kits, and laboratory supplies for frontline medical service providers countrywide.
Community and Society
69 more mainland residents evacuated from the island
With 69 passengers on a boat, the total of people evacuated from Ambergris Caye totals around 200. All were stranded when the island went on lockdown following the confirmation of the first positive case of COVID-19.
Business & Economy
Cayo District is on lockdown; GOB releases official Statutory Instrument
The new SI governing the Cayo District as it goes under a 14-day quarantine has been released by the Government of Belize.
Community and Society
GOB clarifies “movement at sea and waterways” during National State of Emergency
Minimizing the movement of persons is directly proportional to minimizing the movement of the virus, thus the Ministry asks for understanding and appreciation of the scope of this nation-wide operation.
Community and Society
BCG Commandant retracts comments regarding people returning to Ambergris Caye
While Belize Coast Guard Commandant Elton Bennett initially indicated that stranded residents could start coming back home, the amended SI No. 47 2020 prohibits people from traveling within districts. As such, he has retracted his previous statement.
Health
COVID-19 claims the life of Belize’s Hubert Pipersburgh
Hubert Pipersburgh, Economic Advisor at the Belize City Council, has succumbed to COVID-19, marking him the first Belizean to lose the fight against the deadly virus.