A U.S. registered vessel was grounded on the barrier reef in the area of Hatchet Caye located east-northeast of Placencia over the weekend. Eight persons were onboard the civilian vessel: three Colombians, four Guatemalans and an American national. Guatemalan authorities have confirmed that the vessel left the Port of Livingston heading to Big Creek in […]
A new show starts tonight right here on Channel Five, following the news package. Enviro-Connect Belize is a reality television show by the Department of Environment to highlight the various environmental issues affecting the country. Six teams travel the country to compete in various challenges in hopes to win the grand prize. Environmental Officer Celi […]
Nearly sixteen million dollars will be spent over the next two years in what the Government is calling its most significant investment to date in the endangered Chiquibul forest and surrounding nature and forest reserves in the south and west of Belize. Much-needed grants will be handed out to two non-Governmental organizations – Ya’axche Conservation […]
Rafael Manzanero, the executive director of F.C.D., welcomes the resources as his organization and its Guatemalan partner, Asociacion BALAM continue to fight illegal Guatemalan incursions for land and natural resources. He explains the need for a greater coalition of partners to help spread the word. Rafael Manzanero, Executive Director, F.C.D. “Essentially, we have been […]
A science conference called the Mesoamerican Society for Biology and Consultation Congress is being held in Belize. Today and for the rest of the week, regional experts in biodiversity and the environment will be discussing issues threatening the ecosystem and making recommendations on regulations that can mitigate these challenges. Heavy topics such as the illegal […]
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 […]
The sanitation workers attached to the City Council have been working around the clock to get the city back to normalcy. But in the thick of things, there has been a setback because Sanitation Manager Percy Murillo has to be rushed to the hospital earlier today. Willoughby says that his perseverance and dedication may have […]
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, […]
Earlier today, our News Five team spoke to NEMO Coordinator Clare Moody at NEMO’s Headquarters in Belmopan. Although the storm has shifted its trajectory north, NEMO continues in a state of preparedness. Moody outlines what has been put in place to weather Hurricane Earl. Clare Moody, NEMO Coordinator “We prepare from season to season. […]
Tropical Storm Earl was upgraded to a category one hurricane this afternoon at three o’clock having reached maximum winds at seventy-five miles per hour. It is forecasted that the first hurricane to head for Belize in this season, will strengthen to eighty miles per hour and landfall is expected later tonight in the area of […]
Earlier today, we also checked in to find out what is happening in Belize Rural where the communities are spread out in the wide expanse. Police plan to keep an eye on the more than thirty villages in the Belize Rural District. As residents leave their homes for higher ground and shelter, it leaves the […]
Before we close tonight, NEMO has issued information on shelters that are now open. In San Pedro: New Horizon Seventh Day Adventist School, San Pedro High School and San Pedro RC Primary. In Belmopan: Garden City Primary School, Belmopan Comprehensive High School and the University of Belize. In Belize City: Saint John’s Vianney, Unity Presbyterian […]
In the final hours before Hurricane Earl makes landfall on Belize, here are three things to note according to in-house expert Carlos Fuller from the Caribbean Community Climate Change Center. Carlos Fuller, CCCCC “I think we recognize three significant changes that have occurred between this morning and six this evening, but especially that occurred […]
The weather channel has a storm tracker stationed in Belize providing regular updates on Hurricane Earl as it develops and travels through Belize. Josh Morgerman is currently on San Pedro. The clip is the last weather channel update as well as a report from the storm tracker since he landed in Belize. {Highlights from […]
Tropical Storm Earl has formed in the Caribbean Sea and is expected to make landfall in Belize on Wednesday night after inundating portions of Jamaica and the Cayman Islands through tonight. Earl is the first Atlantic basin named storm since late June. The tropical storm which is gaining strength and momentum roughly four hundred miles […]
With Tropical Storm Earl approaching the country, preparations are well underway to counter the effects of the storm. Today, CEMO/NEMO were have been meeting with the relevant agencies, putting in place what is necessary to provide shelter and prevent casualties. One area that is expected to flood is at Krooman Lagoon in the city. That’s […]
In Corozal, a total of ten shelters have been identified. Personnel from the District Emergency Management Organization are in communication with residents in flood prone areas; making preparations for an evacuation should it become necessary. News Five spoke by phone with Willard Levy this evening and he informed that the DEMO team in Corozal has […]
The latest NEMO advisory was released at six tonight. It states that Earl will produce rainfall accumulation of eight to twelve inches of rainfall over Belize. These rains could cause flash floods and mud slides, especially over higher terrain. For coastal areas, there is also a risk for flooding, especially in low-lying areas such as […]
We will have detailed report on the unnamed weather system, classified by the National Hurricane Center as Invest Ninety-seven L, which continues to make its way across the eastern and central Caribbean. The fast moving tropical wave has a ninety percent chance of forming into a tropical system over the next five days. While the […]
A cross-section of participants from various organizations, government and N.G.O.s gathered at the Radisson for a daylong conference where they discussed the impacts of climate change. A panel of presenters was on hand today to share professional opinions on the existing phenomenon. The forum was aptly titled Energy of Nature versus the Nature of Energy. […]
Despite the presence of Belize Defense Force personnel at the forward operating base near the mouth of the Sarstoon River, enforcement of fisheries regulations does not fall within their purview. As a result, the widespread use of gillnets by Guatemalan fisher folks in Belizean waters remains unchecked. The conservation community, including environmental activities and the […]
The Moody family in May Pen, Belize District is tonight grieving the sudden death of eight year old Adrianna Moody, whose body was retrieved this morning from the Belize River that traverses the village. The minor met a horrible death when she was snatched by a ten-foot crocodile as she swan in the river with […]
But aside from crocodiles in the May Pen Village, there is also another threat to residents since wild cats have been spotted coming frighteningly close to the village. According to newly elected Village Chairman Justin Moody, at least twenty-five cows have been killed by jaguars, which locals refer to as tigers, in the area annually. […]
Up north, a team of officers from the Forest Department, as well as the Department of the Environment, visited Tower Hill this afternoon to continue an assessment of the current molasses situation at ASR/Belize Sugar Industries. The company has since received an enforcement order which means that they will be monitored for compliance on the […]
Among the suggestions that are being considered is the burial of the large quantity of molasses into a pit. To do so, they would have to identify an ideal location to dig a deep enough crater to dump the burnt syrup. That however, is contingent upon the type of soil the molasses would be deposited […]
