There may be some relief in sight; that is if the Belama Phase Three residents are not being fed another empty promise. City Councilor responsible for streets on the North Side, Eric Chang, told us they already have plans in place to alleviate the problem in the coming weeks and then a provide more permanent […]
While most persons were looking for bargains at the trade expo over the weekend, a woman saw her house go up in flames. After three-thirty on Sunday, a house at three and a half miles on the Northern Highway caught on fire. And even though the Fire Department responded promptly, the ply-cem house was completely […]
Tropical Storm Karl passed over northern Belize early this morning. The north braced up and prepared; schools closed and shelters were on standby. Karl brought rains, strong winds and a power outage; that was about the worst. A News Five team headed out this morning and found that it was business as usual throughout Corozal […]
When we closed our newscast on Monday night we reported that NEMO was on alert; it has now put into effect a tropical storm watch for northern Belize. Well brace up, because earlier today a large band of rains that hovered about four hundred miles east of Belize strengthened to a tropical depression and later […]
As we told you, Tropical Storm Karl is fast approaching the north of Belize where heavy rains and gusts are expected and can cause flooding. We spoke a short while ago to the Corozal mayor, Hilberto Campos, who is teaming up with NEMO preparing for tonight’s storm. The preparations are now in full gear and […]
The damage was similar at a house on the Airport Road—all its contents were destroyed and just the frame of the house remained standing. But the cause of this fire was electrical. While the owner, Anita Estelle, is away, the house was occupied by Mario Sanchez and Dora Perrera, who were both at home at […]
Earlier we heard from the Met Office on the latest on a weather system that is developing over the central Caribbean. The system has put the National Emergency Management Organization (NEMO) on alert. We repeat that a trough of low pressure between eastern Jamaica and Costa Rica is producing unsystematic cloudiness and thunderstorms as it […]
Fire consumed a house earlier today on Wilson Street in Belize City. Twelve family members that occupied the two storey wooden are looking for communal shelter. Before the fire trucks arrived at the scene, the house was engulfed in a blaze. The family lost everything. According to Nicolee Usher, who did not wish to appear […]
One suspect was expected to be charged today for a suspected arson on Petticoat Alley, but today News Five found out that no charges were brought and the person detained was released. The blaze, which was started early on Monday morning completely gutted two houses and scorched several others in the cramped yard. While one […]
Two consecutive pre-dawn fires, in two alleys? That’s enough to raise suspicion that a pyromaniac is on the loose. Well, Monday morning’s fire in Petticoat Alley was followed by another inferno in an unnamed alley off Regent Street and it had striking similarities to Monday morning’s blaze. It broke before four o’clock and destroyed a […]
We’re halfway through the hurricane season and the message we constantly hear is to be prepared. And while national disaster response plans are in place, the National Emergency Management Organization (NEMO) is now putting more emphasis on measures to mitigate the overall impact of storms and other disasters. They plan to do that using a […]
Spaces have run out at the Lord Ridge Cemetery in Belize City. But today fire trucks and police officers were both hustling through the cemetery to out a fire. A home built in an area off Antelope Street Extension caught on fire. The investigation is still ongoing but some investigators point to faulty wires as […]
El Paso Fast Food on Freetown Road is known for its panades and garnaches. Some people claim it has the hottest tacos in town. Well that claim actually turned out to be true this evening. After five-thirty today, the cook for the business which is housed in two separate structures, was preparing tacos when some […]
Heading west, a mother and her three children lost all their belongings in a fire on Saturday night. The small wooden house in the Another World Area of Roaring Creek was gutted by flames that started from a candle the occupant of the house, Kendra Pech, left burning on top of the microwave. Pech and […]
Tropical Storm Alex tested Belize’s preparedness for the 2010 hurricane season. The Belize Red Cross is the organization that we mostly depend on in times of disaster, which is why they are continuously training volunteers. Today one such training concluded and twenty persons from the Red Cross, government, Care Belize, UNICEF, and other organizations were […]
The first storm for this hurricane season, Alex, swept across Belize in a matter of six hours this past Saturday. Many headed to the supermarkets for last minute supplies, the winds were in the range of forty miles per hour, the rains poured down the heaviest after six o’clock, and while some areas are impassable, […]
Alex has gained back strength and is again a tropical storm in the Gulf of Mexico. Locally, the highest amount of rain was registered in the south at Barton Creek. But on Saturday News Five’s Jose Sanchez and cameraman, Alex Ellis took to the streets of the City to find out how the residents were […]
News Five got an update this afternoon from the Chief Executive Officer in the Ministry of Works, Cadet Henderson, who says there are still some sections of the country that are impassable due to flooding. Via Phone: Cadet Henderson, CEO, Min. of Works “There was some flooding particularly in the Cayo and the Belize Districts […]
A News Five team was in the south on assignment when the weather system shifted. Throughout the day, authorities monitored the Kendal Bridge but for the most part, residents in the Peninsula were prepared for the storm and continued with the Lobster Fest. Flights to the area were cancelled early in the afternoon and resumed […]
The first weather system for the 2010 Atlantic Hurricane season formed into a Tropical Depression this afternoon. What’s worse, it’s heading our way this weekend and the amount of rainfall it could dump over flood-prone areas can create flash-flood conditions for people living in those areas. The National Emergency Management Organization (NEMO) has put into […]
Because Tropical Depression number one is eerily close to Belize, it has prompted the National Emergency Management Organization to spring into action. Many residents are already stocking up for any eventuality and the depression has altered major plans that were in store for this weekend on the islands. News Five spoke late this evening with […]
Agatha; the first storm of the 2010 hurricane season, formed last week and washed over Central America; leaving a hundred and seventy-nine persons dead in its wake. Agatha caused heavy rainfall in Belize, but for neighbouring Guatemala the effects were devastating. Thousands of homes were washed away in the downpour and a massive sinkhole was […]
An early morning blaze in Corozal Town burnt a home to the ground with the occupant inside. Seventy year old Valerie Wade lived alone in the small concrete house and could not escape when the fire broke. Fire officials had to use force to gain entrance to extinguish the blaze, but it was too late […]
The Atlantic hurricane season opened with a bang even before its due date of June first. The season’s first system, Tropical Storm Agatha, formed last week and is responsible for the deaths of a hundred and forty two people in Guatemala, El Salvador, and Honduras. The storm also left thousands homeless and dozens are still […]
Preparations for the upcoming hurricane season are currently underway as NEMO officials and meteorologists are working closely to ensure that disaster mitigation remains key on their list for effective crisis management. The National Met Service is forecasting a very active season this year and residents are encouraged to take necessary precautions. News Five’s Isani Cayetano […]
