With the possibility of the storm becoming a hurricane by the time it makes landfall – the National Meteorological Service warns that a category one can cause significant damage to the areas that are in its direct path – but that other parts of the country may experience some flooding and other impacts of this […]
Back here in the City, the City Emergency Management Organization was activated on Tuesday evening. CEMO says that since Monday they issued an alert – and today they kicked it into high gear with all the committees and departments meeting to coordinate the activities for the city. Today we stopped by at the meeting for […]
CEMO also spoke about the ten shelters which opened up at four this evening in Belize City. Those shelters, according to CEMO’s Michael Noralez will have hand-washing stations and personnel will be on the ground to ensure that all protocols are observed. And if you need to vacate your homes and seek shelter, Noralez says […]
The National Met Service says that Nana will bring anywhere between three to six inches of rainfall. The heavy rains and storm surges are expected to cause some flooding. And as you know, it doesn’t take much for the city to flood – and that is what CEMO says they have been working on to […]
Heading south, as residents in that area braces for Nana to make landfall overnight, the NEMO Stann Creek Office is in full operations. Earlier today, the emergency operation centre in Dangriga was the venue for a meeting of the local coordinators. Doctor Tania Nunez is NEMO’s communications officer for the Stann Creek District. Dr. […]
There are several confirmed cases of COVID-19 in Dangriga so the Russell “Chiste” Garcia Sporting Complex is being used to facilitate patients. Due to the protocols of the pandemic, social distancing has to be adhered to and so is the wearing of masks. Doctor Nunez told News Five that other facilities will be used as […]
We head now to Isani Cayetano who picks up live coverage of the storm. Isani is currently in Seine Bight where evacuation of residents is underway.
Tropical Storm Nana cometh and when she arrives, she will be a hurricane; at least that is the prediction coming from the National Hurricane Center. The storm is expected to become a category one hurricane and is predicted to make landfall somewhere along the coast of Belize. While there has been widespread talk of it […]
While Belize is in the midst of a pandemic, it is now preparing to brace for a category one hurricane. Tonight the National Met Service is advising the country to take all necessary precautions and activate your storm plans. Deputy Chief Meteorologist Ronald Gordon says that while it is important that you don’t panic, you […]
So you heard from the National Met Service and what you can expect. And now, we turn to the National Emergency Management Organization. Late this evening, we spoke with Shelton Defour, the National Coordinator of NEMO. Defour says that earlier this evening, NEMO issued a tropical storm warning for Belize City and the cayes, and […]
As you heard just now, NEMO’s National Coordinator pointed out the challenges of responding to a hurricane during the time of a pandemic. Shelton Defour says that all personnel are in place and ready to respond, but what about infrastructure? Well, firstly, shelters are expected to open when there is a hurricane warning; and once […]
Roadwords are prioritized at this time. Along the George Price Highway near mile thirty-eight and a half, work is underway, as a team from the Ministry of Works led by Chief Engineer Lennox Bradley is widening access along that portion of the thoroughfare. Viewers would recall that back on June eighteenth; torrential rains washed away […]
Turning to crime….A man was callously murdered on Monday night inside his home in the Trenchtown area of San Ignacio. Because of the curfew hours, Joshua Villas was at home with his family when he was executed in front of his common-law-wife and stepchildren. His wife says Joshua was called out and when he opened […]
There is another murder, it happened this afternoon on Royal Palm Street in the Louisiana Area of Orange Walk Town. The victim has been identified as twenty-two-year-old Joaquin Perez Junior. Police in Orange Walk say that before one o’clock, Perez armed with a machete reportedly set chase after a male person who was riding a […]
There are forty-three new COVID-19 cases out of three hundred and seventeen samples processed. In the daily infographic provided by the Ministry of Health, it shows that the forty-three cases were spread out over four districts; five cases in Cayo; six in Belize; ten in Corozal and the largest batch is in Orange Walk where […]
The state of emergency has been lifted for Ambergris Caye; it was to expire this Friday, but the weeks of lockdown has severely impacted life in San Pedro where everything came to a standstill. The number of COVID-19 cases ballooned in July, but those numbers have been brought under control. So within hours of the […]
From the S.O.E. to an impending hurricane…There is a sense of urgency in San Pedro in light of the fast-approaching storm. The San Pedro Town Council is asking residents to start putting their family emergency plan into action and to be prepared to seek safe shelter. It is expected that by Thursday, Nana will strengthen […]
It was the last day for voter transfers before the next general elections so today; there was a frenzy of activities across the country to get voters registered in new divisions. There are many voters who legitimately have changed addresses to new constituencies, but there are many others who have been enticed and then facilitated […]
Still on the issue of transfers, cases of suspect transfer of voters are challenged in court by opposing political representatives. The problem lies with verification of addresses; this is to be carried out by the Elections and Boundaries Department but when resources are thin, so many fraudulent transfers slip through the cracks. In the following […]
The Prime Minister’s son and U.D.P.’s Standard Bearer for Mesopotamia, Shyne Barrow appears to have let the cat out of the bag. In a video recording, Shyne is heard saying that November fourth is the date for the general elections, getting ahead of any official announcement by the Prime Minister. Now, the last general election […]
Shyne Barrow has been in a privileged position and may know more than the U.D.P. ministers because today we asked Minister Elodio Aragon Junior about the specific date for general elections. He says that he is not one to follow gossip. Hipolito Novelo “Sir has the U.D.P. discussed that elections will be on November […]
And while Elodio Aragon Junior is not listening to the noises to the noises in the market, Orson OJ Elrington says that November fourth is a convenient date. Elrington will go up against four-time area Representative, Francis Fonseca, in the Freetown Division. He says that while it is understood that elections will take place in […]
Here in Belize City, the machineries of the two major political parties made a last big push to get voters on the list for the general elections due in November. While registration continues, today marked the end of the transfer period so lines snaked at the Elections and Boundaries offices. Here is News Five Isani […]
Belize’s COVID-19 cases have jumped dramatically the one thousand mark. To close the month of August, =the number of confirmed cases stands at one thousand and seven, which means cases have soared in the last month. The highest number of cases in a single day was this past Saturday; ninety-four positive cases were identified, while […]
Over the weekend, a thirteenth patient died from COVID-19 related complications. DHS Doctor Marvin Manzanero says that the Belize City resident was intubated for more than two weeks at the Karl Heusner Memorial Hospital before she died. She is the mother of a City Council employee of the Traffic Department. As you know, the council […]
