Belizeans across the country have been glued to their TVs and radios to monitor the progress of what is probably the worst storm to ever threaten Belize. About an hour ago News Five’s Karla Heusner spoke with the Director of the Climate Change Project Carlos Fuller who is part of the team at the Met […]
While forecasters at the Belize Weather Bureau continue to track the movements of the powerful hurricane, in Belize City and rural areas, shelters are beginning to open for people who are fleeing low lying areas. According to Belize City Mayor Marshall Nuñez, the Shelter and Evacuation Sub-Committee has gotten the green light from Cabinet to […]
This morning the Belize Defense Force held a news conference to outline the B.D.F.’s role in preparing for and dealing with Hurricane Mitch. Major Shelton DeFour, the force operations and training officer went over the operations currently underway and the plans in place for protecting the citizens in parts of the country who may be […]
To assist the public with their plans for their businesses and families the National Emergency Management Organization (NEMO) issued several bulletins today. Among these was the announcement that several cayes including Caye Caulker and San Pedro are being evacuated and people in low lying coastal areas, low lying planes and near rivers are being asked […]
As Belizeans called relatives inland to arrange temporary housing or contemplated going to shelters, many of the visitors to our shores– and even nearby waters — opted to try and catch a plane home. Needless to say the Philip S.W. Goldson International Airport was packed by an anxious, but patient crowd. News Five was there. […]
Good evening, I’m James Adderley and as we stare Hurricane Mitch in the eye, here’s another version of Sports Monday. Yesterday’s B.F.L. showdown at the M.C.C. Grounds brought the struggling Juventus Benqueña to a face off with Acros of Belize City. It’s the visitors who’re off to the quick start looking for goal from this […]
