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April 15, 2020

Attorney General discusses new changes to regulations expected to become effective on Friday

Peyrefitte began by explaining that the latest Statutory Instrument was amended so that what applied to the Cayo District now applies to the entire country.
April 15, 2020

Belize among nations with no newly reported cases of COVID-19

The article, entitled "Is The COVID-19 Curve Flattening In The Caribbean?" noted that, as of Tuesday, Martinique, Guadeloupe, Trinidad and Tobago, Aruba, French Guiana, Bermuda, Bahamas, [...]
April 15, 2020

Volunteers needed to assist with Government’s humanitarian efforts

The Ministry explained that over 7,000 applications came in for food assistance and its officers are working as best they can to get the care packages [...]
April 14, 2020

#TaiwanCanHelp – 60,000 masks arrive in Belize

The masks will be donated to the Ministry of Health on April 16. The masks will be used by frontline medical staff as the country battles [...]
April 14, 2020

BNTU working with government to help Belize combat COVId-19 pandemic

Speaking to the membership today, BNTU President Elena Smith, explained that the BNTU was a part of a team of three unions that met with Financial [...]
April 14, 2020

COVID-19 and the food supply chain

It recommends, in addition to taking care of health concerns, that “countries should meet the needs of the most vulnerable people, as the measures to contain [...]
April 14, 2020

Government approves over 7000 unemployment relief payments  

The program was designed to offer financial assistance to meet the needs of workers who have been laid off as a result of the COVID-19 crisis.
April 14, 2020

Government to procure COVID-19 test kits from Cayman Islands

Belize has so far received 2,500 tests from the Pan American Health Organization (PAHO) and is expecting an additional 11,500 tests from the organization.