Just when it looked like the silver lining in the flooding was that there were no casualties, Dangriga police report that two Nigerians drowned Wednesday night in the treacherous waters of the Sittee River in Southern Belize. As far as has been ascertained, the two persons hired canoe owner, thirty-seven year old Carlos Balona, to […]
Around the country, there are many touching stories of how the flooding has disrupted life in communities from the south all the way to the north. Waters are beginning to go down slowly in some communities and the process of recovery is underway following the torrential rains in the past week. Rural areas in the […]
The District Emergency Committee in the Orange Walk District is in full gear to deal with the flooding in that area. When we spoke with District Coordinator Elodio Aragon this morning, fifty-four residents were already seeking shelter in the Multi-purpose Complex. The thirty-two children and twenty-two adults were evacuated from communities such as Smithsonian, Louisiana, […]
Gunfire and gang violence appeared to be on hold for the past few weeks in Belize City, but it now appears that the brief calm has been shattered. And in an update to a breaking story Wednesday night on a shooting just before seven o’clock, it has just been confirmed that one person has died, […]
Accused serial rapist, twenty-two year old Leroy Gomez, was stabbed today in the Maximum Security Area of the Hattieville Prison. According to reports, around eight this morning Gomez was stabbed twice in the left side of his back with a sharp object. The weapon has still not been found, but police confirmed that Gomez was […]
And in the Supreme Court, a man who was last Friday found guilty of the lesser charge of Manslaughter, beating the charge of murder, heard his sentence today in the Court of Justice Adolph Lucas. Thirty-two year old John Williams received a sentence of fifteen years behind bars. Williams was convicted for the killing of […]
Three women appeared in court this morning and were promptly charged with Theft and while the charge is common, in this case the price and appetite for the item may have been the motive. The trio, all cousins who reside in Carmelita Village in Orange Walk Town, is accused of stealing six units of Dutch […]
In news from the police blotter, a seventy-four year old farmer from the village of San Juan in the Stann Creek District reports that he was attacked by three armed men at his home this past Tuesday. The farmer, Juan Albueno Perez, reported that he responded to a knock on his front door when he […]
A fourteen year old student in southern Belize has reported that she was sexually abused twice in a period of two weeks by two individuals. According to the student, on the fourth of this month she went to a friend’s house in the Village of Steadfast where the friend had sexual intercourse with her. Two […]
If you noted that some doctors were unavailable for regular check-ups and appointments today, it’s because they were at the Cahal Pech Room of the Radisson for the twenty-sixth annual Belize Medical and Dental Association Congress. B.M.D.A. has grown over the years and is now at a juncture to focus on generalizing medical practices of […]
On Tuesday we told you about four students who were preparing to compete in the Caribbean Regional Nutrition Quiz Competition. Tonight we are happy to report that at the end of round three Belize is ‘numero uno’. Beating out thirteen other countries, the Belizean delegation now prepares to head to St. Kitts on November twenty-fourth […]
It is the favourite Belizean dish, in fact it is a must on Sundays for lunch … it is rice and beans, rounded off with chicken and potato salad. Healthy Living looks this week at the nutritional value of our local cuisine. Marleni Cuellar Its midday and its rice time in Belize. Like most Belizeans, […]
Preliminary figures have been tabulated and they stand at around fifteen million in damages to infrastructure and losses in the agricultural sector, so far. The flooding that started in the south, stretched to the west and is now hitting hard the central and northern regions, began last week Thursday and today P.M. Barrow finally said […]
The news is not only about the rising waters, but now a picture of the economic impact is beginning to emerge. Communities in the Belize River Valley are losing crops and livestock due to the persistent rising flood waters as we found out in Crooked Tree and Maypen Villages. Some acted in the nick of […]
More Tomorrow is a village off the Western Highway with a population of one hundred and fifty-five people springing from thirty-two families. The village is bounded by the Old Belize River and is one of the oldest villages in Belize. Most of the news of the flooding is now focusing in Belize River Valley but […]
In Tuesday’s newscast residents in various areas of Belize City were complaining of the terrible conditions of the flood-prone streets. Today we caught up with Mayor Zenaida Moya and Anthony “Boots” Martinez and asked them when and if the problems will be rectified. According to the Mayor, they are assessing the damage to the streets […]
The rains and the floods over the past week have been disrupting daily routines around the country, and schools have not been spared. The Ministry of Education has issued an advisory in respect of schedules for the remainder of the week. In the Corozal District there will be no classes. Classes will resume in the […]
And there is word from NEMO that no one was injured when a Coast Guard vessel transporting villagers from Lemonal to Rancho Dolores, slammed into the Lemonal Bridge. The vessel was heading to Spanish Creek and capsized in the impact but the five persons it was carrying made it to safety. Meanwhile in the west, […]
And in breaking news, two persons have been shot near the traffic lights at the corner of Mahogany Street and Central American Boulevard. They have been transported to the K.H.M.H. More details on this breaking story in our newscast tomorrow night.
Earlier in this newscast we reported on the economic impact caused by the floods that have hit most parts of Belize. The news was not good and to add to the bleak picture, information released today by the Statistical Unit, confirms the pain consumers have been experiencing. The figures show that consumer prices rose by […]
But there is some good news to report that will ease, at least to some extent, the financial burdens on households across the country. The Belize Poultry Association announced today a drop in the wholesale price of whole and dressed chicken. According to the Association, because of a reduction in prices of feed inputs, they […]
And in other news, very ambitious thieves attempted to rob the Sikaffy residence on Bishop Street, not once or twice, but three times in the past month. Located next door to Kings music, on the third floor of the building that houses the Magistrates’ Court and a Smart outlet, you would think that the twelve […]
He hit a seventy-five year old relative with a stick, and he is now facing charges of Attempted Murder and Grievous Harm. The accused, twenty-two year old Gilbert Conorquie, a resident of Rivero Street, reportedly struck his older relative Gilbert Lodge this past Tuesday. When Lodge was examined, a doctor classified the injury to his […]
In more news from the Courts, three men charged with Aggravated Burglary were sentenced to seven years after they were found guilty on this past Tuesday. They are nineteen year old Julian Ebanks, twenty-eight year old Kenrick Reneau and twenty-six year old Nicholas Gordon. The burglary occurred on the night of March sixth, 2007 on […]
It was day two for a mother and daughter who picketed the Lands Department in Belize City for eviction from the land they occupy. And today the daughter’s husband, Ricardo Sanchez conceded to News Five that they never held proper documents for the property. And to add to their woes, the Lands Department says another […]
