We start tonight’s newscast with a tragic report just in to our newsroom. And that is that five persons have fallen victims to the rising waters of the Mopan River in the Cayo District. Full details of the incident are yet to be ascertained, but it appears that the five persons are from the village […]
The increase in water levels has affected livestock, tourism and the agriculture sector, damaged properties, and disrupted communities where residents have had to be evacuated. District Emergency Teams are stationed in areas prone to flooding in the Cayo and Belize Districts. And with waters still rising, the news is not good because the Meteorological Service […]
And that’s what residents in new areas of Belize City are doing. The water levels are on the rise and according to weather updates they are expected to go even higher. When a News Five crew made its way to Belama, rising waters in the past three weeks have worsened the situation for residents. Belama […]
Elsewhere in the Belize District, the News Five team headed to one of the villages most affected by the flood. Lemonal has felt the full brunt of the waters and villagers are finding ways to cope. Marion Ali reports. Marion Ali, Reporting Our entry into Lemonal Village changed slightly from Tuesday because today we had […]
But there are organizations that have stepped up in trying times and we have come to rely on The Belize Red Cross. This time has been no different. This afternoon Communications Officer, Raphael Martinez, told us where and how they are assisting residents. Raphael Martinez, Communications Officer, Bz. Red Cross “Today we have sixteen volunteers […]
Police have detained two men who are no strangers to the law, relating to shootings on Wednesday and Thursday which flared-up violence in the city among two rival gangs and is threatening to escalate. This morning, thirty year old Roger Anthony was back in court to face murder charges for the shooting death of twenty-two […]
They were caught with ten cases of contraband liquor and for that they could end up paying close to thirty thousand dollars in fines. The two men, twenty-two year old Wilbert Olivarez and twenty-one year old Alpheus Henry Jr. were charged today with the crime of having uncustomed goods. The men were busted with the […]
A minor has been remanded to the Wagner’s Youth Facility after he allegedly held up three persons. Around eight-fifteen a.m. on October ninth Raynard Encalada, Ervin Marin and Denfield Martinez were walking on Duck Lane when they were approached by two persons on bicycles. According to the trio, one of the youths took out a […]
Since 1963 the United States government has had an embargo on Cuba. According to the U.S. Department of Treasury website, “the basic goal of the sanctions is to isolate the Cuban government economically and deprive it of U.S. dollars.” As such, they have restricted U.S. residents from travelling to that country, prevented imports and exports […]
Zion Parks Methodist School and Tubal Trade and Vocational Institute are the latest educational institutions to receive musical instruments. The donation of two keyboards and ten guitars came courtesy of the National Institute of Culture and History through the Expressive Arts in Schools program. The instruments were handed over this morning at the Bliss by […]
Hey, I’m Safiyyah and this is What’s Happening Belize? Tonight Saint Catherine Academy will be having their October fest, held on the school campus. The fun runs from six p.m. until midnight. There will be fun games and great food and a super hype dance to top the night off. There will also be a […]
