It is still over fourteen hundred miles from our shores … but with nowhere to go but west, the powerful hurricane named Dean will keep most Belizeans on edge this weekend. Today we made the rounds of those agencies at the centre of disaster preparedness efforts and found a mood of hoping for the best […]
While forecasters try to predict the storm’s strength, speed and landfall, other professionals are implementing plans to deal with the situation when and if Dean approaches our shores. News Five’s Marion Ali has more. Marion Ali Head of the National Emergency Management Organization, Colonel George Lovell, says the organization has gone into full swing, reviewing […]
It is the youngest of Belize’s uniformed services and if Dean makes even a close pass at Belize, the Coast Guard will be put to the test. But while the organisation may be new, its personnel are not. Brig. Gen Cedric Borland, Commandant, Belize National Coastguard “Our mission is to support NEMO, particularly with operations […]
When the Coast Guard boats arrive at San Pedro tomorrow they will be visiting the community that is the most susceptible to hurricanes in all of Belize. The reason? That same close-in reef and proximity to deep blue water that make Ambergris Caye such a paradise for divers and fishermen also makes it extremely vulnerable […]
Whether you’re watching local television, listening to the radio or have your eyes glued to the Weather Channel, there’s no shortage of information on Dean and where it may be headed. The question is: what will we do as the hurricane gets closer? News Five’s Kendra Griffith took to the streets to find out. Resident […]
Dean Hyde, found guilty of murder earlier this month, has been sentenced to life in prison. Hyde was convicted of the October 2004 killing of sixteen year old Dual Wagner at the Bismark Club in Belize City. Hyde did not make a statement at this morning’s sentencing by Justice Troadio Gonzalez. Prosecutor in the case […]
Having lost 3-nil to the powerful Costa Rican club, Puntarenas, in San Jose, few Belizeans were expecting miracles in the return match at the M.C.C. And while, true to expectations, there was no divine intervention, F.C. Belize managed to gain some respect. James Adderley has the highlights. James Adderley, Reporting Even FIFA would have been […]
