On the Western Highway, communities are showing signs of desperation in the aftermath of Hurricane Richard. Most residents of La Democracia were ill prepared for the ravages of the hurricane and today as they attempt to recover, they remain without electricity and water is hard to come by. News Five’s Jose Sanchez reports. Jose Sanchez, […]
Hurricane Richard has long gone, and as we have reported, it left a trail of massive devastation and human suffering. In Hattieville, the recovery will take some time after the heavy rains and hurricane force winds whipped the community ripping roofs from houses and knocking down trees and electricity lines. On Monday, we found residents […]
Over the past weekend, the nation held its collective breath in anticipation of Hurricane Richard, the first to hit Belize for this 2010 season. Many residents did not appear overly concerned; perhaps because of two recent threats that did not come to pass. But by Saturday it was abundantly clear that Richard was heading directly […]
But the worst was yet to come. Twenty-four hours after the passage of Richard, the picture of the devastation began to emerge. The Category one hurricane slammed into Belize City with a vengeance. The hurricane force winds caused the collapse of wooden houses throughout the city. Trees tumbled atop some houses or fell across streets, […]
We’re joined on set by William Neal, also my co-host on Open Your Eyes. William did a fly-over earlier today of the affected areas in the central and southern regions of Belize. William Neal “You get an idea of the devastation in small shots when you are on the ground. But it gives you a […]
Hurricane Richard did not spare the Belize District. After winds measuring up to ninety-five miles per hour hit the coast, many hoped that it would subside after passing Belize City but the most powerful bands of the hurricane slammed parts of Hattieville, some fifteen miles on the Western Highway. The devastation covered the entire village; […]
Richard made landfall about twenty miles south southwest of Belize City. The hurricane winds extended up to fifteen miles from its centre. In the Capital, where the National Emergency Management Organization is headquartered, the full force of Richard was felt at around eight o’clock. The rains continued throughout the night but by the crack of […]
The next stop in our coverage is in the south. Damage to property was not as stark in Dangriga but residents bunkered down either at home or in shelters. The streets were desolate as the torrential rains poured down for more than six hours. But in Gales Point Manatee it was different story as the […]
So far this year we have been spared, but a tropical storm churning in the Western Caribbean could potentially spell trouble for the country. Tropical Storm Richard is displaying the same troubling pattern as Hurricane Mitch that loomed in front of Belize for days in 1999. Mitch didn’t directly hit Belize but it caused enough […]
NEMO has issued the following advisory: If you were planning to go to the Cayes and along the Coast this weekend you are advised to cancel your trip. If you are at Sea – seek safe harbor. If you have to evacuate do so early. If you are going to a Shelter take along those […]
In recent news, primary school children have taken the lead against crime in rallies and protests in the streets. But last night, three primary school students were injured in a shooting incident as they headed home on Antelope Street Extension. They were not the intended victims and were fortunate that the bullets caused only minor […]
Forty-three year old Richard and Maria Stuart were brutally stabbed countless times inside their home almost one week ago. An employee of the Stuarts, Milton Darinel Maza was charged with the double murder on Tuesday. He was found with the Stuarts Toyota Scion SUV in St. Matthew’s Village where he lives. There were scratches that […]
In a memorandum ten pages long, the Director of Public Prosecutions concluded that there is not enough evidence to press murder charges on a sergeant for the killing of a corporal. Corporal Gavin Sanchez was shot multiple times on March eighteenth in the officers’ barracks behind the San Pedro Police Formation. Sergeant Paulino Reyes fired […]
Last week Friday, the government launched its prospectus for the sale of Telemedia shares but less than a week later, a dark cloud hovers over the public offering of shares in the company. On Thursday, Justice of Appeal Dennis Morrison heard extensive arguments about whether an injunction should be granted to halt the sale of […]
Corporal Gavin Sanchez was killed back in March, nine bullets found their mark on him. It initially appeared like an open and shut case but not so. The office of the Director Public Prosecutions has determined that there is not sufficient evidence to press murder charges; we’ll have more on that later. But TaraLee, the […]
A young mother was viciously murdered because her friend wanted her baby; that’s as horrendous as it can get. It has been twelve days since her disappearance and murder but the body of Raylene Dyer has still not been found. Three men have confessed the gory details of how Dyer’s life was taken and are […]
The end of the hurricane season is in sight but threats are still looming. With five weeks to go before it officially closes, another weather system is may be heading this way. On Wednesday night the seventeenth named Tropical Storm, Richard, formed about a hundred and sixty miles south of the Cayman Islands. Earlier today, […]
Tonight’s question is: Should Sergeant Paulino Reyes be charged for the killing of Corporal Gavin Sanchez? Send your comments and responses using your SMART phones to 8686 or post your vote on our e-poll at channel5belize.com. You can also send an email with your comments to questions@channel5belize.com.
The fifty million dollar question is whether or not the Social Security Board will make the investment in Telemedia shares. This Wednesday, the Board met to consider whether the fifty million dollar investment of pension funds is worth the while. Both Chairs of the SSB and Telemedia boards, Lois Young Net Vasquez, led the charge. […]
The price per hundred pound cylinder of butane went up on September twenty-eighth and on Wednesday it took another two dollar jump. So the new cost of cooking gas in Belize City and Corozal is one hundred and fourteen dollars while it’s at a hundred and fifteen dollars in Orange Walk. Both Belmopan and San […]
Today marks one week since two men came under ambush by a lone gunman at the corner of Central American Boulevard and Faber’s Road. Twenty-one year old Matthew Moore has been identified as the man who shot at twenty-four year old Keith Middleton and twenty-seven year old Oscar Vidas. Moore, a resident of Kraal Road […]
There is a major break in the double murder of attorney Richard Stuart and his wife, Maria Stuart, a chartered accountant. They were viciously stabbed to death at around midnight on Saturday as they arrived home from a dinner. According to our sources, a former employee made a jailhouse confession. As we reported Tuesday night, […]
In the controversial case against Sergeant Paulino Reyes, it is now known that no one will be charged for the shooting death of Police Corporal Gavin Sanchez, who went down in a hail of gunfire earlier this year. The office of the Director of Public Prosecutions has decided that there is no cause for action […]
The President of the Court of Appeal, Justice Elliott Mottley was showered with praises today at a special sitting of the court of Appeal by colleagues and members of the legal profession. Last Friday, the Government issued a release announcing the (Quote) retirement of the Justice but by Monday, no less than the Bar Association […]
Recent changes in the judiciary are sounding alarm bells and have invited the attention of the Bar Association. These include “the unseemly manner” in which the former Chief Justice Abdulai Conteh was treated, the departure of justice Boyd Carey and now the resignation of the President of the Court of Appeals, Justice Elliott Mottley. The […]
