For the most part, the recovery from Hurricane Keith has proceeded about as smoothly as these things can: People who suffered losses are getting back on their feet, cleaning up and trying their best to rebuild. But while most victims of Keith are getting on with their lives, some say they’ve been forgotten. News Five’s […]
Floodwaters are slowly receding on the Hondo, Sibun, Belize and New Rivers, but it will be a while until levels return to normal, particularly with heavy rains predicted for the weekend. For some residents of the village of Lord’s Bank, however, it was good just to see dry land for the first time in over […]
A barge will journey out to San Pedro and Caye Caulker Thursday carrying twenty portable generators, while a truck will hit the roads of the Belize and Orange Walk districts with blankets and plastic sheeting for needy residents. The materials were this morning donated to NEMO’s National Emergency Co-ordinator Anthony Sylvester by Japanese Ambassador Masashi […]
While hurricane relief has been dominating our relationships with foreign financial institutions, there are many projects in the pipeline that have nothing to do with Keith. Today the Interamerican Development Bank announced the approval of a 9.8 million U.S. dollar loan, which will improve the delivery of health care. The funds will go toward bringing […]
The Belize Defence Force will be receiving continued assistance from the government of the United Kingdom. The Ministry of National Security announced that for the current financial year, Britain will be providing a total of eight hundred and sixteen thousand Belize dollars in aid. Much of that will go for training of BDF personnel as […]
On Thursday night Belize Telecommunications Limited will hold its twelfth Annual General Meeting and, for many reasons, it is expected to be the stormiest in years. One issue sure to spark interest is BTL’s attempt to bar its customers from using new technologies, which allow low cost voice transmission over the Internet. Although the monopoly […]
It’s the wealthiest urban area in the country, but Keith inflicted his greatest damage on San Pedro’s poor. Two and a half weeks after the wind and water wreaked havoc; San Pedro and the rest of Ambergris Caye are slowly cleaning up. This morning I returned to the island to see how things are going. […]
