NEMO Issues Advisory; Met Service Says No Need to Worry
There is no need to panic at this point says the National Emergency Management Organization. Out of precaution, NEMO issued an advisory earlier today informing that it is monitoring the [...]
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Closely Monitoring the Weather… but No System Formed As Yet
According to the NEMO advisory, should the prediction change for the worse, all factors considered, Belize can be facing a significant threat by Tuesday. Nonetheless, Chief Met Officer Cumberbatch reiterated [...]
NEMO Issues Precautionary Notice on Predicted Tropical System
The National Emergency Management Organization has issued an early precautionary notice after ongoing computer models are predicting that a tropical system could develop within the region. According to the release, [...]
Bush Fire Destroys House
A house was destroyed by fire in Belize City. According to residents in the Jane Usher Boulevard area, the two persons who lived inside the house weren’t at home when [...]
Fire Guts House in Lords Bank
The day did not start and end well for Arlene Gordon, a resident of Lords Bank, Ladyville. At about seven-thirty, a fire erupted inside her house and spread quickly completely [...]
Written on October 3, 2019 | Posted in Disasters | No comment
NEMO Monitors Weather in Northwester Caribbean Sea
The National Emergency Management Organization, NEMO is keeping a close watch on a broad area of low pressure that is currently located over the northwester Caribbean Sea. In an advisory [...]
Family Questions Circumstances Surrounding Elmer Chub’s Death
There was loss of life and property from the devastating fire on Caye Caulker over the weekend which also displaced fourteen persons. The cause of the fire is still undetermined [...]
Independence Day Fire Leaves One Dead, Several Homeless
At Caye Caulker today, the community is picking up the pieces following a deadly fire. Early on Saturday morning, the quiet in the village was interrupted when a two-storey commercial [...]
Fire Victims Get Assistance; NEMO Provides Much-Needed Supplies
NEMO officials were on the island today, working with the Caye Caulker Village Council and fire officials to assist victims. Over the weekend, NEMO’s Central Region Coordinator Al Westby travelled [...]
Written on September 24, 2019 | Posted in Disasters | No comment
B.E.L. to Garner Assistance for Fire Victims
Following the blaze, Belize Electricity Limited issued a statement expressing condolences to the Chub family. B.E.L. says that it takes its role seriously in providing safe and reliable electricity and [...]
Written on September 24, 2019 | Posted in Disasters | No comment
A Fire in Maya Mopan is Caused by an Electrical Fault
Earlier you heard of the fire in Caye Caulker in which a mechanic lost his life. There was another fire over the weekend. In Maya Mopan, Belmopan, the Reid family [...]
Written on September 24, 2019 | Posted in Disasters | No comment
Tourist Dies During Snorkeling Tour at Rendezvous Caye
A snorkeling tour goes wrong at Rendezvous Caye this morning as an elderly tourist lost her life. According to reports, thirteen tourists were on a snorkeling trip at the caye [...]
7 Persons Displaced by Fire in San Pedro
Seven persons have been displaced after an early morning fire on San Pedro gutted the wooden two-storey apartment they called home. Just before six o’clock as Vanina Alpuche and her [...]
Written on September 17, 2019 | Posted in Disasters | No comment
Body of Missing Melchor Man Fished Out of Mopan River
The body of twenty-year-old Denis Enrique Lux Matus was fished out of the river in western Belize this morning. Lux Matus is from the border town of Melchor de Mencos. [...]
2 Dead, 6 Injured as Scaffold Collapses Inside Civic Center
A tragic accident occurred before noon today inside the Belize Civic Center; two persons succumbed and others were injured and in a critical condition at the K.H.M.H. While the number [...]
BIL confirms death of two workmen at Civic Center
This afternoon, the Belize Infrastructure Limited issued a release on the mishap at the Civic Center. BIL confirms that two persons died and four others were injured in the accident [...]
NEMO Keeping an Eye on Forming Storms
As the Bahamas recovers from the devastation of Hurricane Dorian, a brewing storm system is posing a new threat to the northern islands of the Bahamas. Meteorologists say it could [...]
Written on September 12, 2019 | Posted in Disasters | No comment
Hurricane Dorian’s Devastation on The Bahamas
As the dust begins to settle, waters start receding, and the sky begins to clear, the level of devastation that Hurricane Dorian brought to The Bahamas is becoming clear. Hurricane [...]
Written on September 5, 2019 | Posted in Disasters | No comment
GOB Pledges US$100,000 to The Bahamas for Hurricane Relief
Belize has joined other nations and international organization in providing relief to The Bahamas post Hurricane Dorian which caused extensive destruction on the island on September first as a Category [...]
Written on September 3, 2019 | Posted in Disasters | No comment
Belize Red Cross Launches Monetary Appeal for the Bahamas
The Belize Red Cross Society in response to the devastation left by Hurricane Dorian in the Bahamas and in solidarity with the thousands of thousands of persons affected, today launched [...]
Written on September 3, 2019 | Posted in Disasters | No comment
Hurricane Dorian Leaves Disaster and Destruction in the Bahamas
Five people were confirmed dead on Abaco Island in the Bahamas as Hurricane Dorian continued on its ravaging path. The Category Four storm came to a standstill as it pummelled [...]
Written on September 2, 2019 | Posted in Disasters | No comment
Belizeans Living in Florida Brace for Hurricane Dorian
The Belize Consulate in Florida has issued a statement in respect to the approaching hurricane, Dorian. Hurricane Dorian gained strength in the Atlantic Wednesday night, and millions of people in Florida were [...]
Written on August 29, 2019 | Posted in Disasters | No comment
Tropical Alliance Tests Belize’s Disaster Readiness
Traffic came to a grinding halt this afternoon on the Burrell Boom Bridge. A drunk driver collided into an oil truck which then crashed into other vehicles, including a bus [...]
NEMO issue precautionary notice for hurricane season
Belize has been spared of hurricanes in the recent past, but the National Emergency Management Organization, NEMO is not letting its guard down. NEMO is strongly advising government line ministries [...]
Written on August 23, 2019 | Posted in Disasters | No comment
Fire Destroys House in Lord’s Bank Village
Around eight o’clock, a fire broke inside an elevated wooden house in Lord’s Bank Village on Sunday night. The home was occupied by an elderly person who escaped unhurt. The [...]
