PAHO Director welcomes U.S. COVID-19 vaccine dose-sharing plan
By Aaron Humes: The United States Government has announced plans to send the first tranche of 25 million COVID-19 vaccine doses, including 19 million procured through COVAX, to countries around the world. This includes “approximately 6 million for South and Central America to the following countries: Brazil, Argentina, Colombia, Costa Rica, Peru, Ecuador, Paraguay, Bolivia, […]
Volkswagen vehicle destroyed by fire
By BBN Staff: Police are investigating the cause of a vehicle fire that occurred on Wednesday morning just before 3. Authorities responded to the scene on Castle Street in Belize City where they saw a white Volkswagen Car on fire. The fire was extinguished by fire personnel. Investigations revealed that the car had been parked […]
CARICOM Secretary-General calls for fairness in international financing for small developing states
By Aaron Humes: Caribbean Community (CARICOM) Secretary-General Ambassador Irwin LaRocque speaking at a High Level Panel Discussions on Climate Disruption, Biodiversity Loss and Nature-Based Solutions last Tuesday, has made a call for fairness in international financing for Small Island Developing States (SIDs), noting that they have been experiencing a battering from climate impacts, not of […]
Shyne Barrow addresses crime in Mesopotamia: “It’s not too late”
By Aaron Humes: On the adjournment of Friday’s meeting of the House of Representatives, area representative for Mesopotamia, Moses “Shyne” Barrow, rose to report some developments regarding the beginnings of a bipartisan effort to control and reduce crime, particularly in his constituency. Barrow, citing his own legal issues in the past, told the nation and […]
China’s Sinopharm can provide over 1 billion COVID-19 shots to globe
By Zoila Palma: China’s National Pharmaceutical Group (Sinopharm) is able to provide over 1 billion COVID-19 vaccine shots beyond China this year, Reuters reports. The company’s chair, Liu Jingzhen said that the annual production capacity exceeds 5 billion doses. In addition, the company has agreed to provide COVID-19 shots to the World Health Organization’s COVAX […]
World Health Organization experts say children’s vaccination against COVID-19 ‘not high priority’
By Zoila Palma: Top vaccines experts of the World Health Organization’s top vaccines expert said that immunizing children against COVID-19 is not a high priority especially after assessing the limited supply of COVID-19 vaccines. Many countries around the world are actively engaged in their own vaccination campaigns in order to achieve some form of immunity […]
Police find marijuana plantation in Corozal
By BBN Staff: Authorities in Corozal received reports of a marijuana plantation about 2 miles from Carolina, Corozal. When they visited the area, they found 60 marijuana trees. No one was found in the area and the plantation was destroyed. Police are investigating.
Pan American Health Organization (PAHO) cites acceleration of COVID-19 across Americas
By Aaron Humes: Over the last week, countries in the Americas reported 1.1 million new COVID-19 cases and over 25,000 deaths, according to the Pan American Health Organization (PAHO), with cases and deaths beginning to rise in Central and South America and the Caribbean after plateauing or decreasing for weeks. Central America is reporting the […]