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This morning, at a brief ceremony on Coney Drive, the United Nations Population Fund handed over one hundred dignity kits to the Ministry of Human Development to aid with ongoing efforts to provide assistance to families affected by Hurricane Earl. Hundreds of families were displaced by the category one storm that made landfall back on […]
The Ministry of Human Development is the chair of the relief and supplies committee for NEMO and act as the first responders in the communities affected by Hurricane Earl. Director Liannie Arthurs told News Five today that the Human Development Department has already identified key groups to benefit from the donation. Liannie Arthurs, Director, […]
There was no holiday on Wednesday for members of the National Fire Service based in Belize City, as around one in the afternoon they were called out to battle a blaze on Neal’s Pen Road in Belize City. Orin Smith, Station Manager at the Fire Department reports that the fire totally consumed the upper portion […]
Written on September 22, 2016 | Posted in
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While we had the Financial Secretary on hand, he was asked critical questions on the state of the Belizean economy and the ever-expanding debt obligations that Belize must meet. His answers were terse and stark, to say the least. Waight provided the latest estimates of damages from Hurricane Earl, which struck Belize on August third, […]
Written on September 20, 2016 | Posted in
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Going into the carnival weekend, a tragic incident took place this afternoon at the site of the Soca Moca Mas Camp, last year’s Carnival Champs. The members were tying up ends in preparation for Saturday’s carnival road march on Dolphin Street in Belize City when an elevated wooden house caved in atop fifteen to twenty […]
Marsha Smith and her family have been living on the Dolphin Street property since 2003 and it is where the mud used for the J’ouvert is cooked…all that has been destroyed just within hours of the J’ouvert. But the house had weakened due to the passage of Hurricane Earl and the family says they had […]
The Salvation Army’s giving is not limited to the Christmas season. In times of disaster they can be found reaching out with what resources they have. Today, forty families from the Belize District were selected to receive much needed household and back to school items. We hear more from Major Joliker Leandre, the organization’s Regional […]
There is major flooding taking place in southern Belize due to heavy rains on Sunday night. The National Emergency Management Organization confirms that Jacintoville in the Toledo District is experiencing heavy flooding tonight. The village of Aguacate is inaccessible and water levels have risen as much as fifteen feet above the bridge. Residents in both […]
Written on August 22, 2016 | Posted in
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Relief efforts continue across the country in the aftermath of Hurricane Earl. G.O.B. through its partner agencies as well other humanitarian organizations have been providing support to the many families that were affected by the category one hurricane that hit Belize on August third. The government has approached the U.S. Government through the embassy in […]
Relief efforts in the wake of Hurricane Earl are ongoing. Contributions in the form of cash and other resources needed for victims to repair homes and properties continue to be made. This morning, the United Nations Development Programme, UNDP, donated a hundred thousand dollars in construction material that will be distributed to victims across the […]
According to Councilor Phillip Willoughby, who also heads the City Emergency Management Organization, CEMO, there is a strict process in place to assist disaster victims. Phillip Willoughby, CEMO “What you see on the ground are windows, plycem, two-by-four type materials and that type of thing in assisting the rapid relief that we would classify […]
The Chetumal Chamber of Commerce, Services and Tourism, CANACO Servytur Chetumal, has also stepped up to assist victims of Hurricane Earl. At midday, the Belize Chamber of Commerce and Industry received a number of relief items which were subsequently passed on to the Belize Red Cross. Those items include water, toiletry and food products, as […]
There was a fire and an accident in Ladyville and firefighters had to be called in to out the blaze, rescue victims trapped in the fire and extricate a critically wounded passenger from the motorcycle. It’s a firefighter’s worst nightmare, but luckily it was only a simulation as part of a training exercise that over […]
Today marks the second week since Hurricane Earl ravaged parts of the Belize District. In the wake of the disaster, relief efforts have included generous donations from various organizations to the Belize Red Cross. On Thursday, the Protected Areas Conservation Trust, PACT, will also be making a significant contribution to the Red Cross. So while […]
Around eleven-thirty this morning, E and L Sports Bar located behind the La Cabana Bar in Belmopan went up in flames. The thatch to the front portion of the roof caught fire as workmen were repairing the zinc roofing that was damaged during Hurricane Earl two Wednesdays ago. Bar owner Levi Tello spoke to News […]
Written on August 15, 2016 | Posted in
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In times of national emergency and natural disaster, Belize Defense Force personnel are among the first responders. Whether deploying from their headquarters at Price Barracks or from elsewhere, the men and women of the armed forces remain on active duty throughout. Last Wednesday however, they were forced to remain indoors when Hurricane Earl made landfall […]
Fifty-year-old Cherry Martinez lost everything in a fire on Wednesday night in Ladyville. Martinez reported to police that she left her home on Myrtle Wade Street in the Japan area to attend a church service in the village. That was around seven-thirty. She was subsequently notified of the fire sometime after ten p.m. By that […]
Written on August 11, 2016 | Posted in
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In the Belize River Valley, communities are preparing but hoping that flooding will not further affect their livelihood. Water levels are up and at least one village, May Pen, is not accessible. NEMO continues to monitor the Belize River for any eventuality. News Five’s Duane Moody reports. Duane Moody, Reporting The impact of Hurricane […]
While we have been spared the loss of life by Hurricane Earl, families are still in shelters having suffered substantive damages to their roofs, belongings or their houses. A total of one hundred and sixty-four persons are living in the shelters, most of them in the City. Seventy-eight persons are at the Unity Presbyterian, St. […]
Sanitation works have been ongoing for the past four days in neighborhoods in Belize City hard hit by Hurricane Earl. Most of the main thoroughfares across the Old Capital have been cleared and traffic is flowing unimpeded. In some areas, however, debris and fallen trees have been stockpiled unto the streets, causing inconvenience to commuters. […]
Meanwhile the Transfer Station at the garbage dump near mile three on the George Price Highway is congested due to the volume of debris and garbage transported to the site. Willoughby says the disposal of the material is being processed with assistance from the Solid Waste Management Authority. Phillip Willoughby, CEMO “We almost had […]
The Belize Red Cross is offering assistance to the National Emergency Management Organization (NEMO) as part of the recovery process from Hurricane Earl. Even before the storm made landfall in Belize, its technical team were on the ground, providing assessment of damages in hard hit areas such as Ladyville and Belama. Executive Director, Lily Bowman […]
Since the hurricane, a number of Go-Fund Me accounts have been opened, soliciting financial assistance for hurricane victims. Here at Channel Five, we have been inundated with requests of where to direct funding. The Belize Red Cross says that they prefer cash over goods. Lily Bowman, Executive Director, Belize Red Cross “From the Diaspora, […]
With the passage of Hurricane Earl, flooding waters are expected to descend on many communities. In the west, water levels at the Mopan and Macal Rivers surged, but according to the Deputy Mayor of the Twin Towns of San Ignacio and Santa Elena, the dam helped to significantly reduce flood waters. The low-lying bridge, however, […]
Written on August 8, 2016 | Posted in
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At new time tonight, here at Channel Five we remain without electricity even while most of Coney Drive has been powered up, which means that we are in the twenty percent countrywide that remain without power from B.E.L. Tonight’s broadcast has been prepared with the use of generators, so we ask our audience to bear […]
