A day and a half after devastating floods tore a swath of destruction across a wide area of Belize, organised relief efforts are being mobilized and residents have commenced the muddy task of cleaning up. At the same time, government is taking stock of the considerable infrastructural damage and seeking both short and long term […]
Cabinet met this morning and one of their decisions was to declare the Stann Creek District and that portion of the Belize district around Gales Point disaster areas. At a press conference this afternoon, Prime Minister Dean Barrow told the media that they decided on the move after conferring with the UNICEF Representative in Belize, […]
Among the complaints flooding the airwaves since Monday is that residents in the affected areas were not given enough warning for them to get out of harm’s way. This afternoon those in the hot seat responded to the criticisms. Prime Minister Dean Barrow “I know that questions have arisen about whether or not we ought […]
No amount of warning could have prevented the infrastructural damage that broke up the highways, and washed out the bridges at Kendal and Mullins River. But for many people the loss of the Kendal Bridge was surprising as the span was built two decades ago to withstand a hundred year flood. Today Acting Chief Meteorologist […]
One bit of good news coming out of the press conference this afternoon is that rice will soon be back on grocery shelves. According to Minister of Economic Development, Erwin Contreras, today Cabinet has decided to grant a price increase to the Blue Creek farmers, while his ministry intends to crack down on those who […]
Belizeans and visitors who must travel from North to South may need to exercise some patience … but when the floodwaters recede at Kendal the bus companies are ready to swing into action. All they ask is for passengers to take a little boat ride. Operations Manager for National Transport, Philip Jones, says it’s the […]
There may not be much in the way of good news to report in relation to our most recent natural disaster but there is one positive development that should not go unreported. That is the role played by the Chalillo Dam. It will be recalled that the low dry season water levels in the reservoir […]
One other positive spin-off of the tropical storm is that traditionally, Belizeans don’t like to go out in the rain. And three days of downpour means that most of the nation’s criminals took a break. There were no murders over the weekend and precious few other major crimes. Three men were charged, however, with Possession […]
On Friday we gave a sketchy report of an accident on the Hummingbird Highway. Tonight we can confirm a fatality. Police say fifty-two year old Canadian Paul Steel, a longtime resident of San Pedro Town, was driving his pick up in the direction of Belmopan from Placencia when a loaded forty foot container truck rammed […]
Good evening I’m James Adderley with this week’s dish of Sports Monday. So we join the mopping session inside the Civic Centre yesterday which gives testimony to the heavy rains that attacked the nation over the weekend. Adhering to the motto “the show must go on”, the Inter-Office Basketball competition completed its full schedule of […]
