The Belize Red Cross has expressed its appreciation to the public for their contributions to our Central American neighbors following Hurricane Mitch. According to the President of the Honduras Red Cross, Belize was the first country to come to their aid, and today funds were distributed to the three countries affected most. News Five was […]
Belize may have been spared from the ravages of Mitch, but some of our schools did get more than their share of wear and tear while being used as shelters. To help with repairs, the European Union has approved a grant of fifty thousand EURO or one hundred and sixteen thousand Belize dollars for a […]
A fire at San Pedro last night is reported to have destroyed one of the buildings at Captain Morgan’s Retreat. Around 7:45 both the upper and lower flats of the pimento building were gutted by the fire which started in the northwest corner of the building. Police say the manager Yolanda Sabido, who lived in […]
It was either a domestic dispute which turned deadly or a horrifying coincidence, but a fire in the St. Martin De Porres area last night has left neighbors stunned and one woman dead. Hyacinth Latchman was at the scene today. No one knows what really happened, but last night a fire at 5451 Tibruce Street […]
A fire yesterday has left a woman without her home this Christmas. On Wednesday sixty-two year old Jane Thomas told police that while she was in her yard at mile twenty nine on the old Northern Highway there was an explosion in the upstairs of the building which caused fire to spread to other parts […]
A fifty million dollar soft loan has been approved for Honduras by the Inter-American Development Bank for relief, reconstruction and community development following hurricane Mitch. The IDB loan, which will have a forty-year repayment term, will have an interest rate of only one percent over the first ten years and two percent after that. The […]
Since 1993 they have become Belize’s biggest benefactor and indications are that the government of Taiwan shows no signs of slowing down. While the latest donation is barely chump change compared to the hundreds of millions of dollars in balance of payments support, infrastructure projects and housing funds, the two hundred thousand dollars presented Monday […]
On the local charity scene Courts has come forward with a unique plan to aid victims of Hurricane Mitch in the neighboring countries of Central America. The furniture and appliance emporium will donate two dollars to the Belize Red Cross Hurricane Relief Fund for every purchase made between now and Christmas. The commitment applies at […]
In the days following Hurricane Mitch I reported from San Pedro on the damage that community suffered and the drama its residents endured. Tonight I’m back from a trip to an island far more isolated than Ambergris and one which came a whole lot closer to the threat of total devastation. On Monday morning, October […]
For most of us our picture of Hurricane Mitch is that provided by the international news media, particularly television. But if you venture into the Belisle Art Gallery at the Bliss Institute you’ll find images of Mitch which spring from the eye of an observer much closer to home. Local businessman Lascelle Arnold, who along […]
Today, shortly before lunchtime a couple of construction workers at the corner of Central American Boulevard and Iguana Street narrowly escaped serious injuries after a part of the house they were working on suddenly collapsed. According to Leroy Flowers, who was just next door, when he heard the loud noise, he first thought it was […]
In hurricane relief news, the Banana Growers Association of Big Creek announced today that it has sent twenty-five thousand dollars in food and medicines to the Honduran Embassy to be dispatched to Hurricane Victims. Belize Sugar Industries Limited has also donated a total of ten thousand dollars to the relief effort. B.S.I. has given seven […]
But while San Pedranos may be dealing with their own construction and repair projects, the employees of Belize Telecommunications Limited are looking to Central America. Today the staff donated fifteen thousand dollars worth of food, medical supplies and water to help our neighbors in their time of despair. Hyacinth Latchman reports. The goods were handed […]
The Belize City Council is setting aside this Wednesday as its official Hurricane Appeal Day. The council is asking that donations of canned food, clothing, footwear and medicines be dropped off at the following locations: Belize City Council’s main office on North Front Street, Pound Yard office on Cemetery Road, Traffic Department on Dean Street […]
We don’t know the names of those left homeless in Honduras and they will never know ours, but the people of Belize are packing up donations as if they were sending supplies to their own relatives. The gathering of food and clothing is a countrywide effort, but somehow the items all seem to pass through […]
In times of disaster people around the world rely on the International Red Cross and Red Crescent societies. And now, just days after the Belize Red Cross staff and volunteers were themselves fleeing the possible demolition of their facility, they are packing boxes to send to hurricane victims in Honduras and Nicaragua. News Five spoke […]
Even though Crooked Tree is underwater, the residents there are not thinking of themselves but those in need elsewhere. Crooked Tree has been sending donations of clothing and food to Nazarene Church and High School in Belize City to aid their relief drive. Franklin Flowers of Nazarene High School told News Five that so far […]
As members of the tourist industry in San Pedro, Caye Caulker and even Placencia clean up from damage to their piers and get ready for the start of the tourist season, one restaurateur in Belize City is counting his blessings that his outdoor establishment is still here and in excellent shape. David Gegg and his […]
As a way of giving thanks for Belize’s delivery from the ravages of Hurricane Mitch a number of churches and other organizations are mobilizing their members to assist neighboring Honduras. This evening in Belmopan, the town where most Belizeans took refuge during the threat, there will be a meeting for the team spearheading operation “Belize […]
In related news, the Belize Defense Force will be sending a contingent of soldiers to lend their muscle to a disaster relief operation in Honduras. The troops will be led by Major Lloyd Gillett and includes thirty-two members of the B.D.F. and two police officers. They will leave Big Creek on Thursday afternoon aboard the […]
We’ve watched the images in horror over the past several days and now it is time to lend a hand to neighbors devastated by Hurricane Mitch. Today the Honduran Ambassador to Belize Oscar Bueso thanked Belizeans for their open hearts and sympathy but now he asks them to come forward and help the relief effort […]
While Belize’s suffering is not great compared to some of our neighbors, the costs of the week long disaster preparedness exercise were still not inconsequential. To ease some of that burden a number of friendly nations and organizations have announced contributions to help defray the expenses of government and local relief agencies. This morning the […]
If you’re wondering why your children still have to wade through parts of Belize City holding their tennis shoes in their arms, the City Council has some explanations and some not-so-good news. The council says the flooding is occurring on streets in low-lying areas or within three hundred feet of the sea, river, creek or […]
While the nation’s attention has been drawn this week to the damage at our cayes, some villagers inland may be feeling like they live on a caye right now, courtesy of Hurricane Mitch. As I found out today, the residents of Crooked Tree, used to some periodic high waters from their lagoon are facing something […]
Pictorials coming in a few minutes As we see the images of the devastation in Honduras and Nicaragua, Belizeans all across the country are thanking God we were spared from the full fury of Hurricane Mitch. But it was a week of fear and disruption nevertheless. Most of us based our decision to move to […]
