The sound reverberated like thunder through both sides of downtown Belize City Monday night and people rushed to the Swing Bridge like mosquitoes to a newly arrived tourist. It was around seven-fifteen and what normally would have been a picturesque fleet of fishing boats rocking calmly at anchor was instead the scene of a disaster. […]
Their first donation to Belize’s hurricane relief effort, a hastily written cheque for twenty-thousand dollars, was simply the amount saved by canceling the embassy’s national day party scheduled for October tenth. On Monday, however, the government of Taiwan reached much deeper into its bank account when Ambassador Charles Tsai presented a draft for four hundred […]
With recovery efforts proceeding well, Cabinet today decided to lift the state of emergency, which has been in effect since October fourth. This means that all remaining curfews have been lifted as well as bans on the sale of alcohol. The National Emergency Management Organisation, NEMO, has expressed its thanks to all those individuals and […]
Floodwaters in the north and west, while still well above normal, are slowly receding in most areas. But residents are keeping a watchful eye on the sky as more rain is predicted for later in the week. In the meantime, authorities continue to tally the damage in rural areas, particularly to agriculture. Today News Five […]
Until Belizean farmers get back to full production, much of the food consumed by hurricane victims will come out of tins. Today one of the nation’s biggest food importers made sure that those working to rebuild would not have to worry about where their next meal will come from. Ann-Marie Williams, Reporting Some of those […]
Christmas may be two months away, but already the Belize Arts Council is getting prepared for yet another entertaining season. Whether you know how to play an instrument or not, if you are interested in participating in this year’s concert, classes begin next week Tuesday. Luis Chan, the national music coordinator, says they are inviting […]
