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The heavy rains today and on Sunday night are typical of the rainy season, but severe weather conditions during this time can put people in life-threatening situations. Chief Meteorologist Ronald Gordon says while today’s heavy rains that caused a power failure in some areas is already history, there’s more rain ahead. Ronald Gordon, Chief […]
Written on July 20, 2021 | Posted in
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The rains today came with lightning strikes that even affected some of the Belize Met Service’s own telephone lines. Gordon advised people in the southern part of the country that as these rains continue over the weekend, they should take precautions. Ronald Gordon, Chief Meteorologist “We do advise residents to be on the alert for lightning […]
Written on July 20, 2021 | Posted in
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Tuesday night’s heavy rains and cooler weather might have been good sleeping weather for some, but the deluge caught many in the Toledo District off guard. Today, they were scrambling to secure livestock, figuring out how to get across flooded roads and bridges, or finding themselves cut off from the main road or their neighbors. […]
Written on July 14, 2021 | Posted in
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During the virtual session, the National Met Service presented predictions for the 2021 hurricane season. There are two major factors that determine tropical cyclone development or hurricane activity in the region. Those include sea surface temperatures and the El Niño southern oscillation. Chief Meteorologist Ronald Gordon says that for the sixth consecutive year, a named […]
Written on July 8, 2021 | Posted in
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A reef shark reportedly bit a tourist during a dive tour off the coast of Ambergris Caye on Sunday. Reports from San Pedro are that the visitor was with Chuck and Robinson Tours diving in an area known as Tackle Box. The shark is reported to have bitten his hand, ripping off flesh from his […]
Written on July 5, 2021 | Posted in
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The Ministry of Sustainable Development, Climate Change and Disaster Risk Management continues to monitor the fire at the Sleeping Giant Mountain area. For over three weeks now, smoke has been billowing into the sky and can be seen from a distance. But what was once a plume of smoke has expanded to almost three acres […]
Written on June 29, 2021 | Posted in
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The burning detritus is the result of a lightning strike that hit the area in early June. The Forest Department has been filing daily reports from the area. C.E.O. Williams says that while they are looking at a few options for air support to douse the area if the burning persists, they are hoping for […]
Written on June 29, 2021 | Posted in
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For almost two weeks, Belizeans at home and abroad have been speculating that there might be volcanic or geothermal activity in the Maya Mountains, at an area known as the Sleeping Giant where smoke has been seen billowing in the distance. Well, today we got confirmation that it was nothing mysterious or—as some had begun […]
Written on June 21, 2021 | Posted in
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Police are reporting on two fires in Jalacte, Toledo District over the last two days. On Tuesday, reports are that a thatched structure which houses the residence of Stephen Koy and a church had been burned. Koy told police he attempted to extinguish the flames but his kitchen was destroyed and the back of the […]
Written on June 16, 2021 | Posted in
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We are sixteen days into the Atlantic Hurricane Season and NEMO and its partners continue their disaster preparedness. Since the Ministry of Human Development forms the disaster relief committee, they held a planning meeting with NEMO. Here’s more from C.E.O. Tanya Santos and NEMO’s National Coordinator Shelton Defour: Tanya Santos, C.E.O., Ministry of Human […]
Written on June 16, 2021 | Posted in
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There is a sad end to a missing person’s story from last week. This evening, police have confirmed that the burnt remains found on a farm in Esperanza Village last week have been identified as those of missing fireman Peter Luis Jones. According to police, the body was identified his father, Peter Jones Senior. A […]
Written on June 14, 2021 | Posted in
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The Belize Red Cross is working with seven communities through a climate change and disaster resiliency preparedness project. As a part of the project, they are carrying out a number of workshops with to train first responders to recognize violence in shelters, as well as how to make those spaces more gender friendly and safe […]
Written on June 9, 2021 | Posted in
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As all Belizeans know, June first marks the beginning of the hurricane season which runs until November thirty-first each year. While Belize has always tended to be most threatened by hurricanes that form late in the season, tropical cyclones are possible at any time of the year. The Belize Met Service has released the names […]
Written on June 1, 2021 | Posted in
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The 2021 Atlantic Hurricane Season begins today and the Belize Red Cross has been busy preparing for the next six months, amid predictions of up to twenty named storms forming in the Atlantic Ocean. Deadly rains, landslides and floods could further affect communities across the country that are already dealing with the COVID-19 pandemic. Executive […]
Written on June 1, 2021 | Posted in
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The pandemic has put a significant strain on the financial and physical resources of the Red Cross. According to Bowman, the state of readiness includes soliciting donations from the private sector. Lily Bowman, Exec. Dir., Belize Red Cross “On an ongoing basis, we solicit donations from the business community for all the programs of […]
Written on June 1, 2021 | Posted in
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The hurricane season is upon us, and as we have reported, the Ministry of Infrastructure and Housing are currently working to see to it that Belize City residents experience relief from annual flooding due to heavy rainfall. The works include the upgrades of the East and West Collet canals, as well the drainage system on […]
Written on May 31, 2021 | Posted in
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In Belize, June to November is synonymous with storms and hurricanes; it is, after all, the Tropical Hurricane Atlantic Season. With June first just days away, on Wednesday the National Emergency Management Organization and the National Meteorological Service in the Ministry of Disaster Risk Management provided key information for the public during a conference in […]
Written on May 27, 2021 | Posted in
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There was an early morning fire in San Pedro on Sunday that could have caused massive structural damage to nearby properties had the Belize National Fire Service not responded promptly. The blaze is believed to have started inside the kitchen at Pedro’s Inn and quickly spread across the building before destroying an adjacent bar. That’s […]
Written on May 25, 2021 | Posted in
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The rainy season seems already to be upon us. That usually means increased flooding in low lying areas of Belize City. The Ministry of Infrastructure Development and Housing is working to alleviate this problem on the south side through a twenty-million-dollar loan secured from the Inter-American Development Bank back in 2018. According to Belize City […]
Written on May 21, 2021 | Posted in
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Chief Engineer Lennox Bradley says these upgrades are expected to significantly uplift the living conditions of city residents living in these flood prone areas. The project was contracted to Medina’s Construction Limited. It has a price tag of eight million three hundred and twelve thousand dollars. And while there may be those questioning this significant […]
Written on May 21, 2021 | Posted in
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A deadly house fire intentionally set by an enraged former common-law has claimed the lives of a Saint Matthew’s Village resident and her three-year-old son. It’s a tragic story of domestic abuse and family members had no idea the latest incident would end in such loss. News Five’s Isani Cayetano reports. Barbara Fisher, Mother […]
Written on May 10, 2021 | Posted in
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As the world observes Earth Day, people all over Belize are reflecting on environmental issues and challenges facing this country. Recently, one group of farmers in southern Belize began to deal with a common threat to their livelihoods head on, by getting training in dealing with forest fires. Not only are they able to now […]
Written on April 22, 2021 | Posted in
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As people across the Caribbean monitor the volcanic eruption and evacuations in Saint Vincent, regional companies are assisting victims. This week, personnel from Sagicor donated supplies to the Saint Vincent and the Grenadines National Emergency Management Organization. The donated items included mattresses, folding cots, blankets, face masks, water tanks and coolers. More supplies will be […]
Written on April 20, 2021 | Posted in
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An employee of the Karl Heusner Memorial Hospital lost his life on Sunday afternoon while swimming in the Belize River in Grace Bank. Despite frantic efforts to save him, he was pulled away by the undercurrent. Today the search continued for his body. News Five’s Duane Moody reports. Duane Moody, Reporting From as early […]
Written on April 19, 2021 | Posted in
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There was a fire early this morning in Belize City. According to police, around three-thirty this morning a blaze started inside a room at a long barracks Ebony Street. Chrisdale Courtney told police that a neighbour woke him up and told him that a room on the barracks was on fire. Courtney said that he […]
Written on April 16, 2021 | Posted in
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