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20 Sneaky Names Nasty MSG Goes By
Food manufacturers just love it when you can’t stop with a single serving. For them, it’s the sound of cash registers ringing. But what...
Dengue burdens productive population on Southside Belize City
BELIZE CITY--Latest data received today from the Belize Ministry of Health indicate that up to October 2014, roughly 350 cases of dengue have been...
Chik-V test of possible index patient in Belize sent to CDC in Atlanta
BELIZE CITY--Belize has still not been able to confirm via lab tests whether Maria Alvadaro, a Salvadoran woman visiting Las Flores, Belmopan, Belize, who...
Dr. Ronald Hyde, nephrologist, addresses Kidney Symposium
BELIZE CITY--Despite inclement weather, a number of Belizeans attended the Kidney Association of Belize Education Awareness Symposium at the Holy Redeemer Parish Hall on...
4 suspected Chik-V cases in Las Flores, Belmopan
BELMOPAN--The Ministry of Health has confirmed that they are investigating four possible cases of Chikungunya (Chik-V), a debilitating mosquito-borne disease which may appear to...
Ebola death in the US; Belize rushes to get ready
BELIZE CITY--The first case of Ebola diagnosed in the United States has ended in the death of a Liberian, Thomas Eric Duncan, who reportedly...
2014 dengue outbreak in City marked by high level of hemorrhagic cases
BELIZE CITY--Data released today by the Vector Control Unit in Belize City indicate that there have been 77 cases of dengue hemorrhagic fever (DHF)...
KHMH celebrates 19 years; upgrades ICUs
BELIZE CITY--As the country’s premier public health facility, the Karl Heusner Memorial Hospital (KHMH), observed its 19th year of existence today, its administrators unveiled...
“Sugar bullet” killing Belizeans faster
BELIZE CITY--Whereas violent homicides tend to grab the national news headlines, there are some insidious villains slipping under the radar, as even more Belizean...
The massive cost of “leptospirosis” fried chicken
BELIZE CITY—Leptospirosis, a potentially deadly disease contracted when food or water is contaminated by rat urine or feces, left the family of Nigel Augustine,...
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Puppy Leslie presents: The Hub’s Christmas 3-on-3 Basketball Program!
BELIZE CITY, Mon. Dec. 9, 2019-- Basketball legend Darwin “Puppy” Leslie was guest on yesterday’s Krem Sports Show hosted by Gilroy “Press” Cadogan, and...
Jasmine Garcia, 36, found floating in sea
DANGRIGA, Stann Creek District, Mon. Dec. 9, 2019-- At about 7:00 Sunday morning, the body of Jasmine Garcia, 36, a domestic of Wagierale area...