Jul 21, 2021
Massive Turnout for Vaccination in Orange Walk
The Ministry of Health and Wellness is carrying out a national vaccination campaign, which today took them to Orange Walk District where hundreds of residents came out get vaccinated. Scores of persons were getting either their first or second jab. This is promising as the country tries to get enough people vaccinated so that economic activity can fully rebound. News Five’s Duane Moody reports.
Duane Moody, Reporting
There were snaking lines outside the school grounds in San Pablo Village in the Orange Walk District as the institution was transformed into a vaccination centre today. Hundreds of residents, as well as villagers from neighbouring San Jose, came out to get their jab of the COVID-19 vaccine. There were two queues – one for those coming for a second shot and those who were there for the first time. Following a brief sensitization session for the first-timers, they go through triage and then t
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Jul 9, 2021
Contraband Produce Intercepted in Orange Walk
Today, the Belize Agricultural Health Authority confirmed to News Five that there has indeed been a flood of contraband produce on the market, and not just onions. Earlier today, a team of BAHA and Customs officials seized two separate shipments in two trucks at illegal border crossings in Orange Walk. The trucks were carrying illegal produce, including more than eight hundred pounds of onions, almost three hundred pounds of carrots; three hundred pounds of tomatoes; several sacks of cabbage, and other products including flour, tajin, Cheeze Whiz and an assortment of other items. Margarito Garcia of BAHA says that the joint unit has been working to intercept illegally imported agricultural products because it poses many risks and is bad for the economy.