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Children have a right to an education, even in times of emergencies. Today, UNICEF in collaboration with the National Emergency Management Organization facilitated a training with fifteen disaster shelter managers. As a part of the training, participants were taught how to identify areas where continued learning in disaster situations can be facilitated. Participants reviewed the […]
Written on April 15, 2021 | Posted in
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Overnight, there was yet another explosion of the La Soufriere volcano in Saint Vincent. Thousands of persons have been displaced from their homes in proximity to the volcano; while many have been evacuated to shelters in the green zone, the ash fall has been polluting the air and there are concerns for respiratory issues. As […]
Written on April 14, 2021 | Posted in
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If you have been watching the international news, you are surely aware of the natural disaster unfolding in the Caribbean island of Saint Vincent with the La Soufriere eruption. For those who would like to help, the Belize Red Cross has launched its appeal for funds for the Red Cross and Red Crescent emergency response […]
Written on April 13, 2021 | Posted in
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This morning, a volcano on the island of Saint Vincent erupted and since then, there have been several explosions. Residents on the island have been evacuated from the immediate area, but ashes have been permeating the air in the neighbouring island country of Barbados. News Five’s Duane Moody’s report includes a first-hand account from the […]
Written on April 9, 2021 | Posted in
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A freak accident of sorts has left a primary school student dead and his mother hospitalized in the north. Police say that a wall collapsed on top of the mom and her eleven-year-old son but the boy didn’t survive the incident. It happened around three-thirty on Saturday afternoon. ACP Joseph Myvett has the details: […]
Written on April 6, 2021 | Posted in
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A fire wiped out four small homes in Corozal and has left eighteen people without a roof over their heads. According to police, the blaze started just after midnight on Sunday. Police say that it appears that a candle may have started the fire: ACP Joseph Myvett, Head, National Crimes Investigation Branch “Corozal Police […]
Written on April 6, 2021 | Posted in
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A blaze wiped out a Belize City property overnight. Fire officials say it was no accident and are hoping area surveillance footage will help identify the arsonist. Luckily, the occupants, including a pregnant woman, escaped unhurt. News Five’s Andrea Polanco tells us more. Andrea Polanco, Reporting Just before nine-thirty on Tuesday night, a fire […]
Written on March 31, 2021 | Posted in
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The dry season is upon us and that may also mean a busy season for fire-fighters dealing with bushfires. Station Supervisor Kenneth Mortis of the Fire Department reminds the public to keep the buffer around your perimeters clear to avoid these fires and the destruction that comes with it. Here’s more from Mortis. Kenneth […]
Written on March 31, 2021 | Posted in
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As Belizeans hope they might have a less restricted Easter than last year, elsewhere in the Caribbean, some residents are dealing with a threat even greater than COVID-19. Those living in the shadow of the volcano on the island of Saint Vincent are keeping a watchful eye on La Soufrière. Kenton Chance has this report […]
Written on March 26, 2021 | Posted in
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Our profiles on Belizean women in various professions continue tonight with another woman in the sciences. This time she is a meteorologist and a veteran of the Met Service. Although she stumbled into this as a career, Michelle Augustine urges young women interested in math and physics to consider joining her and the other women […]
Written on March 18, 2021 | Posted in
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On Monday, a fire broke dangerously close to a gas station in Belize City. Quick response from fire-fighters led to the extinguishing of the blaze before it spread to destroy adjacent structures. A father and his son were able to get out in time. News Five’s Duane Moody reports. Duane Moody, Reporting Around four […]
Written on March 9, 2021 | Posted in
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Just before midnight on Tuesday, there was a fire at a house in Big Falls Village in Toledo District. A wooden structure with thatch roof was completely destroyed by fire. Teacher Ambrrocio Choco told police that he went to his farm, leaving his mother and wife at home, when he received a call that the […]
Written on February 17, 2021 | Posted in
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There were two household fires over the weekend – up north in Carmelita Village and the west in San Ignacio. The fire in San Ignacio started in the early hours of Valentine’s Day at the Carcamo residence. The blaze started inside the home and left an older woman and her son with varying degrees of […]
Written on February 15, 2021 | Posted in
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The other blaze occurred a day earlier in Carmelita. The fire completely gutted a wooden and concrete structure belonging to Gerald Gabourel. No one was at home at the time of the fire. ACP Joseph Myvett, Head, National Crimes Investigation Branch “At the time, Mister Gabourel was not at home and nobody was […]
Written on February 15, 2021 | Posted in
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Santander explained that the unprecedented rains last year wreaked havoc on the sugarcane in the fields and made conditions difficult for the company. Today, the company’s Chief Executive Officer and Chief Finance Officer spoke about the cost of climate change on their operations and productions. They estimate that the rains last November will cost the […]
Written on February 9, 2021 | Posted in
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A vehicle was destroyed by fire on Wednesday afternoon shortly after midday on Joseph Andrews Drive near the Sacred Heart College in San Ignacio. Information to News Five is that the 2016 Mazda SUV was driven by Brenton Ferguson, the son of Minister of Public Utilities Rodwell Ferguson when it burst into flames. Fortunately, no […]
Written on February 4, 2021 | Posted in
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It would appear that our news story on the plight of the Shish family from San Ignacio reached the eyes and ears of the insurance company. That’s because today, after a period of unanswered calls, messages, and even a demand letter from an attorney, the insurance company finally responded to the family’s attorney, Estevan Perera. […]
Written on January 27, 2021 | Posted in
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A mother of two young boys from San Ignacio turned to News Five once again to share the story of what can only be described as a series of unfortunate events. On December sixth, a dump truck ran off the street and through Gudy Shish’s home while she and her kids were inside; everything was […]
Written on January 26, 2021 | Posted in
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Career woman police officer Rachael Serrano and her family are homeless after a fire destroyed their home in San Ignacio last Thursday. Today, News Five visit with Serrano, who, since the disaster, has been living in a room while her children are staying in Belize City and elsewhere in Cayo. News Five’s Duane Moody reports. […]
Written on January 26, 2021 | Posted in
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Tensions between the Valley of Peace Farmers Association and Valley of Peace Farms Limited got high last week. The farmers are blaming the company for damaging their crops. Chairman of the Association, Ever Blandon, says that Valley of Peace Farms Limited carried out aerial spraying, using chemicals that eventually killed their crops. Manager of Valley […]
Written on January 25, 2021 | Posted in
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But the tensions got higher over the weekend when two separate parcels of cane fields belonging to Valley of Peace Farms Limited were set on fire. Less than ten acres of cane field were set ablaze on Saturday, and another large field was set on fire on Saturday. Investigators believe it was arson, and today […]
Written on January 25, 2021 | Posted in
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The tragic story of baby Leroy Juan Choc’s death is one that is fitting for any parent’s worst nightmare. The two-year-old boy was found in a latrine in San Miguel Village in Toledo on Sunday. According to baby Leroy’s grandmother, the family was distracted by an animal inside their home and soon realized the toddler […]
Written on January 13, 2021 | Posted in
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An industrial fire erupted at Belize Sugar Industries Limited on New Year’s Eve. A release from B.S.I. says that the fire occurred at the BELCOGEN Power Plant. Milling was suspended for approximately two hours to ensure the safety of all employees while containing and extinguishing the fire. Fortunately, no one was injured and the fire […]
Written on January 5, 2021 | Posted in
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A local Belize City mechanic saw victims of recent flooding on the news. He then took his own funds and bought supplies that he anonymously distributed to about fifteen families in Crooked Tree. He did not tell them that it was from him and he decided to do the good deed once more. This time […]
Written on December 24, 2020 | Posted in
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A fire broke out near the Orange Walk Temporary Bus Terminal on Monday night. A popular tamales food stall went up in flames. The flames were intense and neighbors quickly alerted the Fire Department. Firefighters rushed to the scene and immediately took control of the inferno. After the flames were doused, fire investigators got to […]
Written on December 22, 2020 | Posted in
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