Tropical Storm Franklin, it’s the first weather system during this year’s hurricane season to pose a threat to northern Belize. The severe offshore storm continues it path, heading west-north-west at thirteen miles per hour with maximum winds of up to sixty miles per hour. With the National Emergency Management Organization fully activated since Sunday, efforts […]
In Belize City, Councilor Phillip Willoughby is spearheading the efforts of the City Emergency Management Organization, CEMO, and met earlier this evening with law enforcement officials, as well as representatives of other government agencies. The last bus north left from Belize City at five p.m. today, following instructions from NEMO that all public transportation traveling […]
An outline of the coordinated efforts involving the Belize Defense Force, the police department, as well as the National Fire Service was shared with the media. Fuel stations in Belize City will remain open to the public during normal hours of operation. Phillip Willoughby, CEMO Coordinator “What will be taking place, that you saw […]
While the city prepares for the heavy winds and downpour that will accompany the passage of Tropical Storm Franklin, residents won’t be allowed to purchase alcohol. That’s because a decision has been taken to prohibit the sale of liquor until an all-clear has been issued after the storm. That decision, says Willoughby, was agreed upon […]
As we mentioned a news five team is currently in Corozal Town. Tropical storm Franklin is scheduled to hit north of Corozal, along the Yucatan coast in Mexico. Residents are prepared and our crew found that the town is rather calm. Reporter Duane Moody and cameraman Rick Romero file this report. Duane Moody In […]
As of five p.m., a total of six shelters have been opened. In Corozal Town, Our Lady of Guadalupe R.C. School in Altamira and Church of Christ School in Port Saul. While four others have been opened in the coastal villages of Copper Bank, Sarteneja, Progresso and Chunox. DEMO coordinator Willard Levy says that all […]
Sometime after nine on Sunday night a fire in Belize City claimed the life of toddler. He was left home alone when a fire started at his house and neighbours were unable to get him out because he was locked in when his mother went to the shop to buy. The fire claimed the baby’s […]
A toddler lost his life in the fire on Santa Barbara Street and more than ten persons are without a home. The four families lost everything they owned after the fire spread from house to house in the yard. We spoke with three of the affected families today who told us that they are staying […]
Since the fire on Sunday night, CEMO has been on the ground assisting the displaced families. CEMO, along with Ministry of Human Services and other local partner agencies are providing support to more than ten persons who lost everything to the blaze. Since last night they were moved to the St Martin’s School where they […]
There was an apparent murder overnight in the City. The body of thirty-nine-year-old Thomas Staine, known as “Kun”, was retrieved from the Collet Canal near the Yabra Bridge this morning, hours after his taxi was collected from an area closer to the center of town. He had been stabbed and had his hands bound. But […]
A traffic accident over the weekend at the Crooked Tree Junction at mile thirty-one on the Phillip Goldson Highway claimed the life of twenty-year-old UB student Alma Flowers. Flowers was struck as she crossed the highway by a vehicle with Belmopan license plates traveling from Orange Walk towards Ladyville and driven at the time by […]
It was named for Belize’s first woman parliamentarian and Education Minister, and is located in the constituency of current Deputy Prime Minister and Education Minister Patrick Faber. But with just a few weeks to go before the start of classes, Gwen Lizarraga High School could see its principal, Dr. Lorna McKay, forced out. This afternoon […]
Twenty-six Belizeans prepared to embark on the journey of a lifetime to the Far East to pursue educational opportunities with the support of the government of the Republic of China (Taiwan). They were awarded scholarships in various disciplines by the Taiwan International Cooperation and Development Fund and Taiwan Scholarship Program respectively, including airfare, accommodations, tuition, textbooks […]
Ambassador Charles Liu has weighed in on the sixty million dollar grant awarded to Belize by the Taiwanese government. His comments are in relation to the six hundred and fifty million U.S. dollars that neighboring Guatemala received in grant and loan from the island nation to construct a road to the harbor community of Puerto […]
Older persons in Belize will now have a specialist assisting with their physical therapy. HelpAge Belize, after three years of lobbying with the Ministry of Health, now has a Cuban physiotherapist who will be assigned to HelpAge Belize and its various outreach centers, including the Sister Cecilia Home for the Elderly, and the Inspiration Centre. […]
Chief Executive Officer Patrick Andrews, who recently assumed that post with the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, formally introduced himself to the media this morning during a brief press conference here in Belize City. Following his assignment as Permanent Representative of Belize to the Organization of American States in Washington, D.C., Andrews returned to the country […]
There have been new developments in Guatemala over the past two days in respect of referendum proceedings on whether its age-old territorial dispute with Belize should be taken to the International Court of Justice for resolution. As we reported earlier this week, Guatemala’s Supreme Electoral Tribunal, similar to Belize’s Elections and Boundaries Commission, voted all […]
According to Ambassador Rosado, at the moment there is nothing on Belize’s table of events insofar as the pending referendum. He says that while the Special Agreement contains a clause which requires both countries to agree to go to the ICJ, should Belize or Guatemala say no, the long-standing claim will live on. Alexis […]
Guatemala, with significant financial assistance from the government of Taiwan, is proceeding with the construction of a road that will span the length of that country all the way to Puerto Barrios. The cost of the infrastructure project is an estimated six hundred and fifty million U.S. dollars, monies which have been granted and loaned […]
There was once a local political campaign slogan that read, “It’s all about trust.” But with a less-than-stellar reputation for corrupt practices and a poor record for ease of doing business, most Belizeans seem resigned to the idea that they must sometimes do shady things to get what they want. Whether true or not, the […]
Twenty-five gang members received certificates for having attended a two-day course in introduction to entrepreneurship. The men joined seventy-five other apprentices to learn the basics of what is required to start a business. The initiative was led by Dianne Finnegan, who works with the Belize City intervention program. News Five’s Andrea Polanco has more on […]
The Police Department’s Eastern Division South partnered with the Angelus Press to give three hundred school bags to deserving kids on the south side. The initiative stems from its community policing efforts. Today, the children were hosted at a brief ceremony with lunch at the Raccoon Street Police Station where they received their backpacks. Minister […]
A two-week acting workshop wrapped up today in the city. Panamanian actor and stage coach Jaime Newball teamed up with the Bliss to offer the training. The facilitator trained about thirty participants in different aspects of the screen business from stage management to acting improvisation. He says he saw a wide range of raw talent […]
San Pedrana, twenty-six-year-old Michelle Nunez won the coveted title of La Reina De La Costa Maya 2017. Nunez also walked away with the title for Best Costume for the night, following a preliminary competition for cultural attire earlier this week and the onstage presentation for national costume. The eight delegates from the Central American countries […]
Tropic Air has suspended three of its international flights to Chetumal and Merida in Mexico and San Pedro Sula, Honduras. About five years ago, the domestic airline further expanded its services outside of Belize and picked up five additional international flights – to Cancun, Merida and Chetumal in Mexico and Roatan and San Pedro Sula, […]
