Deputy Manager, Caribbean International Brewing
“Caribbean International Brewery started since November 2014, six years from now. For the past two years, we have on the market our water, the H2O Water and we have three different sizes of the water and the pouches. These have been on the market for the north, Corozal and Orange Walk, for the past two years. This past weekend we launched our beer, the Pirate Beer, as you can see, and that is our product that we
have right now.”
At two hundred and fifty-one milliliters per bottle and an alcohol content of four point three percent, Pirate Beer is comparable to Lighthouse Lager Beer. Not so much by taste, but by category of light-colored beer made with a low proportion of hops.
Humphreys was one of a handful of Burrell Boom Villagers who got tested today. They needed to meet two basic requirements in order to be tested: show symptoms within the past the seven days such as fever, sore throat, and loss of taste and smell, and have a close contact to a confirmed case.
Dr. Melissa Diaz
“And if you do have symptoms, you believe you are a close contact to somebody who is positive please go out and get tested. It is very important to know the status and once you know if you are positive, isolate immediately. Start your symptomatic treatment as soon as possible and protect your vulnerable at home.”
Dec 11, 2020
BNCF awards $80K in grant funding!
The Belize Nature Conservation Foundation has awarded two more grants in its 2020 projects cycle. Two NGOs that co-manage sites in the Belize National Protected Areas System were awarded funds to strengthen the management of their sites. A brief virtual ceremony was held on Thursday to acknowledge the handing over to the awardees. News Five joined the online session to find out more about how the funds will help to advance conservation work in Belize. Here’s the story:
Andrea Polanco, Reporting
The Belize Nature Conservation Foundation awarded eighty thousand dollars in grant funds to two registered terrestrial management organizations. The monies are to be used for the management of protected areas in Belize. Chairperson of the BNCF Amanda Burgos Acosta presented the grants in a virtual ceremony on Thursday:
Tanisha Myvett
“Yes sir, we were planning to go back up this week. As you know, Christmas is coming and we were going to go home and try and get something arranged and whatnot, but unfortunately we can’t.”
While the house had all utilities installed, the family does not believe that the fire was electrical. Myvett alleges that it was deliberately set. Here’s why:
Tanisha Myvett
“The house was fully furnished and my spouse said he was looking to see remnants of some of the household items and he couldn’t find it. So I believe someone went into the house, took what they wanted and put it on fire.”
Dec 9, 2020
DANA in Rural Belize Conducting Detailed Assessment
Since last week, the Damage Assessment and Needs Analysis team of the National Emergency Management Organization has been visiting areas that were severely affected by the recent floods. The assessment is being done to collect detailed information on damages to household items or structures, which can only now be determined post disaster. News Five’s Duane Moody caught up with the team as they were out in Burrell Boom today.
Duane Moody, Reporting
Personnel from DANA, the Damage Assessment and Needs Analysis team, were out in rural Belize District taking stock of the damage to structures, property and farms, even livestock of those who were severely affected by the floods. The team will go house to house interviewing residents and getting a picture of the destruction in the wake of the disaster. It is step-two in a series of assessments carried out. The detailed evaluation can only be done after water