Belmopan. April 7, 2020. April 7th of each year marks the celebration of World Health Day. From its inception at the First Health Assembly in 1948 and since taking effect in 1950, the celebration, through a specific theme, has aimed at creating...
Read moreRead moreBelmopan. April 7, 2020. In a brief ceremony held today, April 7th, at the Belize House in Belmopan, the Governor General H.E. Sir Colville Young swore in Justice Michelle Arana as Acting Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of Belize.
Read moreRead moreBelmopan. April 7, 2020. 10:50 a.m. The Attorney General’s Ministry hereby informs the public of the temporary closure and suspension of services offered by or at the Vital Statistics Unit, effective immediately.
Read moreRead moreBelmopan. April 6, 2020. 6:15 p.m. This evening during a live address, the Prime Minister Rt. Hon. Dean Barrow announced additional measures including a 14-day lockdown for the Cayo District. These measures will go into effect at 8:00 p.m. on...
Read moreRead moreBelmopan. April 6, 2020. 11:35 a.m. The Government of Belize has been made aware of the social media post by the wife of the late Mr. Hubert Pipersburgh in which she recounts her experience while seeking care for her husband. The nation is deeply...
Read moreRead moreBelmopan. April 6, 2020. 10:30 a.m. The Ministry of Health has continued to scale up testing for COVID-19 and a further 26 samples were tested on Sunday, April 5th. That scaled up testing has identified two further cases, both males residing in...
Read moreRead moreBelmopan. April 6, 2020. 9:00 a.m. On Friday, April 3, 2020, the Government of Belize launched the COVID-19 e-Services Portal through which persons may apply to receive benefits from the COVID-19 Unemployment Relief Program.
Read moreRead moreBelmopan. April 5, 2020. 4:38 p.m. The public is hereby notified that effective today, April 5th, the Belize Companies and Corporate Affairs Registry is closed for business until further notice.
Read moreRead moreBelmopan. April 5, 2020. 9:12 a.m. Effective today, April 5th, all borders are also closed to Belizean nationals seeking to enter the country. This decision was made by the Government of Belize with unanimous support from the National Oversight...
Read moreRead moreBelmopan. April 5, 2020. 7:55 a.m. Today, at 03:19 a.m., the expanded testing protocol of the Ministry of Health identified a fifth case of COVID-19. The patient is a Belizean student who returned from Florida. The patient arrived in Belize on...
Read moreRead moreBelmopan. April 4, 2020. 5:00 p.m. The Prime Minister Rt. Hon. Dean Barrow has approved three National Days of Prayer & Fasting, from Good Friday, April 10th to Easter Sunday, April 12th, 2020. Throughout the nation, the Council of Churches...
Read moreRead moreBelmopan. April 3, 2020. The Ministry of Human Development, Social Transformation and Poverty Alleviation hereby advises the public that its Cayo office is closed until further notice. Persons in Cayo needing assistance can instead contact the...
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