There is an amazing story of endurance and survival to report tonight, but which ended in tragedy. It’s about three fishermen who were heading back to shore as hurricane Richard approached Belize. Their boat capsized in the violent waters about twenty miles in the Blue Range area. One was rescued alive this morning by the […]
In another tragic story, Bruce Cullerton, an American National who was to have travelled to the United States today. It didn’t happen because on Monday night, Bruce was sadly killed by Max, the Jaguar that was being kept in captivity by Richard and Carol Foster, film makers who have produced the best documentaries for the […]
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Hurricane Richard turned out to be fatal. There’s loss of life and extensive destruction in areas that felt the full wrath of the Category One Hurricane on Sunday. The swaths of winds caused houses and trees to collapse and debris is cluttering streets and roads. In the City residents are attempting to restore some normalcy […]
On the Western Highway, communities are showing signs of desperation in the aftermath of Hurricane Richard. Most residents of La Democracia were ill prepared for the ravages of the hurricane and today as they attempt to recover, they remain without electricity and water is hard to come by. News Five’s Jose Sanchez reports. Jose Sanchez, […]
Hurricane Richard has long gone, and as we have reported, it left a trail of massive devastation and human suffering. In Hattieville, the recovery will take some time after the heavy rains and hurricane force winds whipped the community ripping roofs from houses and knocking down trees and electricity lines. On Monday, we found residents […]
The recovery efforts are now kicking in. The destruction in the city is estimated to be about one million dollars, but that figure is expected to increase when a thorough assessment is completed. Our good neighbors up north in Quintana Roo have stepped to the plate and the Belize Council today received four of six […]
According to the Mayor, priority assistance will be given to persons that lost all their belongings when their houses crumbled from the hurricane winds. Residents in Cesar Ridge, Jane Usher Boulevard, Belama and Southern Foreshore will be the first to get help since they were the hardest hit in the city. The Mayor says the […]
Residents across the country are still reeling from Sunday’s hurricane. While personal losses are still being tallied, the pockets of motorists will also be battered as an increase in fuel prices is sure to add to the existing woes. As of tonight the cost of premium fuel will once again go up an additional thirty-six […]
The introduction of cruise tourism to Placencia Village and its surrounding communities is business residents of southern Belize are strongly against. The main concern down south is that the quiet and tranquility of the peninsula would be lost to mass tourism. If the plan proceeds, Placencia would become the second major hub within the country […]
A house occupied by Edgil Villafranco on Coffin Street in Belize City withstood the wrath of Hurricane Richard this past weekend. But today Villafranco was at work when he got word that his house was destroyed in another type of disaster. At around eleven this morning, shortly after electricity was restored in the area, a […]
But in the city, victim’s of Sunday’s hurricane lined up today for assistance. A team from the Belize Red Cross meandered through the clutter and debris in the Yarborough area and started handing out supplies to the most affected victims, many who have been left homeless. But as incredible as their need is, some residents […]
Earlier today the Ministry of Education provided a schedule for the re-opening of schools and from the look of things; there are some students that will be away from the classrooms for the rest of the week, that’s in cases where schools double up as hurricane shelters. On Wednesday the following schools will reopen: San […]
