Bruce Cullerton was mauled to death by Max the Jaguar, on Monday night. It is a stunning and rare event and also a tragic one. Cullerton was the neighbor of Richard and Carol Foster, two outstanding film makers for the National Geographic Channel. Cullerton was an established roving mechanic and his remains will be cremated […]
Later in the newscast we will cover the devastation to the citrus industry and the millions of dollars it stands to lose from the ravages of Hurricane Richard. There’s another industry, a key player in the economy, that’s the tourism industry that is also feeling the impact of the hurricane. Tonight we can confirm that […]
We’ve reported extensively on the many victims whose lives were interrupted by the passage of Hurricane Richard. At least two hundred houses were devastated by the ferocious storm on Sunday night. Many families are starting over while others are making good on the little that was left behind. Earlier today, News Five’s Delahnie Bain took […]
The Social Security Board is expected to take a vote on Friday on whether or not it will invest fifty million dollars in BTL shares that were offered for sale on October fifteenth. We won’t know for sure until then but government is expecting the SSB to come through. At the launch of the prospectus, […]
Hurricane Richard interrupted our coverage of other major developments such as the controversial proposal to introduce a cruise ship development port in the Placencia peninsula. As we reported in Tuesday’s newscast, the BTB sponsored a public consultation last Friday but interestingly, the consultation to determine if Placencia wanted a cruise port was held one day […]
In other news, a sixteen year old minor left home with his father this morning and shortly after, ended up in the hospital. Father and son were heading to clean a yard, but made a stop at an abandoned house used as a hang out spot in the neighborhood. Within minutes a police patrol passed […]
Relief supplies to hurricane victims have started to flow, but not quickly enough for the affected families, for some who have been left homeless. In the south side the misery and desperation are growing. The people are in urgent need of food, clothing and a roof over their heads. According to the City Emergency Management […]
If you weren’t affected by the storm, CEMO is appealing for your generosity to assist hurricane victims to get back on their feet. At their press conference today they revealed the long list of items that are desperately needed, which according to them are an initial seventy families. Troy Smith, Damage Assessment and Needs Analysis […]
Hurricane Richard interrupted the flow of classes in the Belize and Stann Creek Districts since early this week. This Thursday, students are expected back in the classrooms at: Bethel Primary, Wesley Upper, Our Lady of the Way-Ladyville, St. Joseph, St Martin, Ebenezer Methodist, James Garbutt SDA, Gwen Lizarraga, Muslim Community, Excelsior, St. John Vianney, St. […]
We told you on Tuesday that the Belize Red Cross is providing disaster relief to affected families and that the neighboring Mexican state of Quintana Roo has also provided supplies through CEMO. In the private sector one of the first companies to step up to the plate is the Benny’s Group of Companies which pledged […]
Thirty-three year old Marcus Moh, a resident of Sarteneja Village, appeared before Justice Adolph Lucas in court today for sentencing following the 2008 murder of Kirk Smith. On October eleventh, 2008 both men got into an altercation on Turneffe Island over the stealing of lobsters. Moh subsequently drew an AK47 assault rifle and shot Smith […]
A Justice of the Peace who is a former Commissioner of the Supreme Court along with his common-law have landed themselves in jail for the possession of ammunition, controlled drugs and a smoking pipe. Police are claiming that a search of the JP’s home on New Road yielded a point thirty-eight special round of S&B […]
Over two hundred houses damaged by hurricane Richard, and at least two cruise ship cancellations following the devastation all signal a mounting cost added onto the thirty three point eight million estimate originally given by NEMO. Citrus brings in over one hundred million in foreign exchange annually. The Citrus Industry has announced that its damage […]
