From downtown our cameras travelled north … only to find more broken pavement. Jacqueline Godwin, Reporting The Northern Highway has not looked this bad in a while and why it has remained in such a deplorable condition for so long is anybody
It happens at least a couple of times a year … and with all the old wooden structures around the country, it’s a miracle it doesn’t more often. What I’m talking about is when an elevated house topples from its posts. Jacqueline Godwin, Reporting
They say that practice makes perfect, but in the case of fighting fires we’d probably settle for practice makes pretty good. Jacqueline Godwin, Reporting Traffic along the northern highway came to a stand still at mile two on the northern highway. The disruption was caused after the driver of this truck mistakenly opened the wrong […]
On Friday night the sound of sirens rang out across a congested part of Belize City as fire destroyed a family’s home. News Five’s Kendra Griffith has more. Ted Smith, Deputy Fire Chief
A fire shortly after noon today in San Ignacio destroyed a building that housed students attending various high schools in the twin towns. The wooden structure on Victoria Street, operated by the Catholic parish, was completely engulfed by flames that also burned up the belongings of the eight students who lived there. No one was […]
On yesterday’s newscast we looked at problems caused by rain in the Belama Phase Four area of Belize City … but those obstacles were minor compared to the situation News Five’s Jacqueline Godwin found this morning following a night of heavy precipitation. Jacqueline Godwin, Reporting Belize City was inundated after three inches of rainfall fell […]
It’s not uncommon during the rainy season for us to run a story on flooding in Belize City, usually in the Belama Phase Three area. Today is no different except that we’ve shifted focus slightly to the developing neighbourhood of Belama Four. The problems I discovered there are more serious than high water. Jacqueline Godwin, […]
We overlooked it on Tuesday when we covered the anniversary of Hurricane Hattie. But the following dramatic footage of that deadly storm is a reminder to all Belizeans–especially those in Belize City–that hurricanes are not to be taken lightly. The remarkable pictures were shot on eight millimetre film on the morning of November first, 1961 […]
As we near the end of a hurricane season that will hopefully be recorded as one of the quietest in memory, it behoves us to recall a time when we were not so lucky. Jacqueline Godwin, Reporting On this day forty-five years ago hurricane Hattie with winds in excess of two hundred miles per hour […]
Over the weekend, Belizean and Mexican fire officials pooled resources to combat a fire that raged for several hours in the Corozal Free Zone. This morning I travelled to the scene and discovered that while damage was minimal, the incident has highlighted a lack of fire fighting resources in the congested shopping area. Jacqueline Godwin, […]
Tonight the management of a primary school in the Stann Creek District is sifting through the ashes after one of their buildings burnt to the ground. According to Dangriga police, they responded to a call around one this morning that there was a fire at the primary school in Bella Vista Village. When they arrived, […]
Two children are dead tonight in what appears to be one more instance of parental neglect. This afternoon I travelled to Orange Walk, looking for the story behind a weekend fire that has destroyed a home and a family. Supt. Robert Mariano, O.C. Orange Walk Police Station ?Lavern Alvarez was charged for two counts of […]
Belize City fire officials have their hands full tonight as separate blazes over the weekend destroyed four buildings and caused thousands of dollars in damage. News Five’s Alyssa Noble has the details. Alyssa Noble, Reporting Around four o?clock Saturday morning, firemen responded to calls for help at the popular nightspot: Sun Spree Resort on University […]
A freak accident at Lighthouse Reef has left one man dead and two others with serious burns. Reports are that around seven on Sunday morning park ranger for the Audubon Society, twenty-three year old Daryl Peo, boat captain Carl Pariente and a sideman identified only as Jose were heading to Blue Hole National Park with […]
It’s not clear what caused a small explosion this evening at the Central Medical Laboratory in Belize City, but fire fighters called to the scene, promptly extinguished the minor blaze. And while authorities are still trying to get a handle on the origin of the incident, Joy Charlie, Director of Laboratory Services, says that the […]
In the aftermath of Sunday night’s fire in Placencia, the victims have estimated total damage to be more than a million dollars. According to a police press release, the four residential buildings and contents have been valued at two hundred and ten thousand dollars while the Purple Space Monkey estate has tallied its loss at […]
The Placencia peninsula is one of the hottest tourist destinations in the country but shortly before midnight last night, residents were shocked to see flames rising above the coconut trees. News Five’s Jacqueline Godwin and cameraman Alex Ellis travelled south today and found a village living at the mercy of fire. Glen Eiley, Chairman, Placencia […]
The dry season may bring good weather for holiday outings but it also spells trouble for old wooden houses facing the peril of fire. Today that combination, along with what appears to be a large measure of professional incompetence, produced tragedy for some residents of Belize City. News Five’s Jacqueline Godwin could only stand by […]
A fire Monday afternoon in Cayo has destroyed a two storey house. The blaze consumed the wood and concrete structure on George Price Avenue in Santa Elena that was home to May Bush. Bush was said to be sleeping in her upstairs bedroom when she was awakened by the smoke. Fortunately, she was able to […]
Fire officials had a busy weekend as three separate blazes erupted in Belize City, leaving one family homeless and sending thousands of dollars in property up in smoke. According to fire officials, the first call came in around three-thirty on Saturday. When fire trucks responded to this address on Queen Charlotte Street they found these […]
Tonight the family of a six year old girl is mourning her death after a freak accident involving a game of see-saw and a tree branch in a Cayo schoolyard went horribly wrong. News Five’s Jacqueline Woods has the sad story from the Santa Elena Roman Catholic Primary School. Jacqueline Woods, Reporting Six year old […]
On Tuesday we brought viewers dramatic footage of massive flooding on the Western Highway. But while that road is no longer wet, the waters that covered it are now working their way east… and tonight villagers in Gracie Rock are living the aquatic life usually reserved for hicatee and iguana. Not even rubber boots could […]
A Belize City granny is lucky to be alive tonight having been saved from her burning house by her grandson and a pair of quick thinking neighbours. At around four this morning, fire broke out in the lower flat of Icitadel Flowers’ house at 156 Neal Pen Road. The four children and two adults living […]
Weather is often a news maker in Belize, running the gamut from hurricane to drought. Tonight’s big story is flood. Generated by unseasonably heavy rains in the northern half of the country, rising waters cut off the frequently travelled Western Highway between Belize City and Belmopan for much of the day. News Five’s Jacqueline Woods […]
And while the flooding in the rolling hills of Cayo went down just as fast as it came up, for residents of a city barely above sea level, it was a different story… one that has many people soaking mad. Frank Longsworth, Area resident ?I noh know how I?m gonna recover from this right now. […]
