Man Found Dead in the North; Did He Drown?
In other news, an Orange Walk man was found dead in a pond. Police say that no injuries were observed on the body and it is suspected that Nolasco Gonzalez, [...]
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Community Disaster Response Team Conducts Simulation
The Belize Red Cross and the City Emergency Management Organization conducted three disaster simulations today in Belize City. The exercises are to complement two months of training where thirty residents [...]
Wooden Structure Destroyed in Act of Arson
Police and the Fire Departments are investigating a case of arson in the Gungulung area of Lake Independence. A small wooden structure belonging to Raymond Allen was gutted over the [...]
Fire Destroys Home in San Joaquin, Corozal
There was a fire on Wednesday afternoon in San Joaquin Village, Corozal. The fire destroyed a wooden house occupied by Maria Aban. Today, cops said that no one was at [...]
Written on March 5, 2020 | Posted in Disasters | Comments Off
An afternoon fire wipes out a structure up north
Fire erupted at a small structure in the village of San Joaquin, Corozal District this afternoon around two o’clock. Fire fighters responded to the call of the fire, but the [...]
Written on March 4, 2020 | Posted in Disasters | Comments Off
Former Minister of Home Affairs Weighs in on Deadly Chopper Crash
Former Minister of Home Affairs Wilfred ‘Sedi’ Elrington, upon leaving the U.D.P.’s National Party Council meeting on Saturday, was asked about his knowledge of the fatal helicopter crash that claimed [...]
Fire Leaves Five Homeless, Including Three Children
Five persons, including three children are left displaced after an electrical iron was left on at their house at the Corner of Jane Usher Boulevard and Curl Thompson Street in [...]
Written on March 2, 2020 | Posted in Disasters | Comments Off
Fire victim says she will need help to rebuild
Fire victim, Westby says the setback will affect her and her three children significantly because she was not paying any rent and while she is staying with a relative now, [...]
Written on March 2, 2020 | Posted in Disasters | Comments Off
Illegal Electrical Connection Causes Fire on Emma Street, Belize City
A couple is displaced after a fire destroyed their home on Emma Street in the Saint Martin’s area. The fire started in the living room and spread quickly to engulf [...]
Written on February 28, 2020 | Posted in Disasters | Comments Off
Family of 5 Displaced by Fire, Needs Your Help
A family lost everything when a fire swept through their house on Raleigh Street, Belize City. Tonight, they are appealing for assistance to rebuild their lives. Two children and their [...]
Protocol Launched to Improve Protection of Children during Disasters
On Wednesday, the Government and UNICEF launched the “National Protocol for Integrated Protection for Children and Adolescents during Emergency and Disaster Situations.” It’s a disaster risk reduction document that researchers [...]
Written on February 21, 2020 | Posted in Disasters,Miscellaneous,People & Places,Social Issues | Comments Off
Concepcion Man Drowns near Pueblo Viejo Ferry Crossing
A man has drowned in northern Belize. Milton Correa, a painter of Concepcion Village in Corozal, lost his life in the New River around two-thirty on Wednesday afternoon. Correa attempted [...]
Written on February 20, 2020 | Posted in Disasters | Comments Off
An Electrical Fire Displaced 25 Persons in Seine Bight
Fire officials say that electrical overload is the cause of the fire that left twenty-five persons without a home. Shortly after two on Tuesday afternoon, Placencia fire-fighters were called out [...]
Written on February 19, 2020 | Posted in Disasters | Comments Off
Hattieville Fire Caused by Unattended Cooking on the Stove
Just after that fire started in Seine Bight, another was reported in Hattieville around two-thirty on Tuesday afternoon. Three small structures were destroyed by the time firefighters arrived on the [...]
Written on February 19, 2020 | Posted in Disasters | Comments Off
Fire Destroys Three Structures in Hattieville
There was a fire around two-thirty this afternoon in Hattieville. The blaze destroyed three small wooden structures. Fire officials managed to contain the blaze before it spread to nearby homes. [...]
Written on February 18, 2020 | Posted in Disasters | Comments Off
Fire Destroys Home in Seine Bight
There was another fire earlier today, this time in Seine Bight village in southern Belize and as many as twelve persons were displaced. Reports are that a fire broke out [...]
Written on February 18, 2020 | Posted in Disasters | Comments Off
Is There Foul Play in the Apparent Drowning Death of Roy Grinage?
A Saint Matthews resident is dead after he apparently drowned while attempting to cross the Belize River. Roy Grinage, an employee of Santander, was heading home on Saturday afternoon and [...]
Written on February 17, 2020 | Posted in Disasters | Comments Off
Fire Destroys Home in Saint Matthews Village
Fire destroyed a home in Saint Matthews Village over the weekend. Police say that a wooden home and all its contents, valued at a total of twenty-thousand dollars, were wiped [...]
Written on February 10, 2020 | Posted in Disasters | Comments Off
Earthquake Sent Tsunami Fears across the Country
A seven point seven magnitude earthquake struck earlier today about eighty miles from Jamaica, shaking several Caribbean islands, including Cayman and as far away as Miami. There were several aftershocks, [...]
Written on January 28, 2020 | Posted in Disasters | Comments Off
Is the Caribbean at Risk of Increased Earthquakes?
Today’s earthquake was preceded by magnitudes six point four and five point eight quakes that struck Puerto Rico. That territory experienced a number of aftershocks and experienced significant damage. Earlier [...]
Written on January 28, 2020 | Posted in Disasters | Comments Off
Fire Destroys Home in Punta Gorda Town
A house was destroyed by fire on Saturday afternoon. The fire broke out at around two o’clock at a house located on the Cerro Road in Punta Gorda and owned [...]
Written on January 27, 2020 | Posted in Disasters | Comments Off
Search Efforts Called Off; F.B.I. to Join Investigation for Missing Woman
The Belize Coast Guard says that the chance of finding Alison Mackenzie alive is nil. They wrapped up their search mission on Tuesday evening, after they widened the search area. [...]
Fire in Jane Usher
There was fire in Belize City just before two o’clock this morning. No one was at the house when it went up in flames. The Fire Department managed to contain [...]
Written on January 13, 2020 | Posted in Disasters | Comments Off
Fire Victim Elena Reina Still Hospitalized at the K.H.M.H.
Fire victim Elena Reina remains hospitalized at the K.H.M.H. in a critical, but stable condition. The thirty-three-year-old mother of three was sleeping inside a house on Flamboyant Street on January [...]
B.T.B. Brings B.W.S. and B.E.L. to the Table in Caye Caulker
Five days of water and electricity outages on the island of Caye Caulker, have resulted in massive financial losses. While the two utilities have been restored, the economic impact is [...]
Written on January 3, 2020 | Posted in Disasters,Featured,Miscellaneous,People & Places,Social Issues | Comments Off
