Search Continues for Luke Hansen, the Minor Who Drowned in Roaring Creek
As early as six a.m. today, relatives and friends, as well as members of the Belize Coast Guard, were out along the Roaring Creek River diving and scouring the area [...]
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Minor Believed Drown in Roaring Creek, Search Begins
Up until news time, residents, police officers and coast guard personnel are in Roaring Creek Village searching for the body of a minor who reportedly went under water at the [...]
Elderly Woman Perishes in Fire
An investigation continues into the death of an elderly woman on Sunday morning in Belize City. The eighty-three-year-old resident of Rasta Street was inside her concrete bungalow house when a [...]
Hurricane Ian Relief Efforts from Belize to Cuba
A twenty-foot container with hurricane relief supplies is preparing to leave the Port of Belize en route to Havana Cuba. The Association of Solidarity for Cuba has been engaged in [...]
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Feinstein Groups Presents Generous Donation to CitCo for Disaster Relief
This morning at City Hall, the Feinstein Group handed over a check for fifty thousand dollars to the Belize City Council to assist with disaster relief efforts, in the wake [...]
Corozal Student Passes Seven Weeks after Ranchito Village R.T.A.
Seventeen-year-old Jaheem Williams, a student from Corozal, has passed away. Natticia Williams received the tragic news of her son’s passing this morning. He has been fighting for his life for [...]
Mentally Ill Patient Left Homeless Following House Fire
A wooden structure was completely destroyed by fire this afternoon on St. Joseph Street in Belize City. The fire began around two-thirty and quickly engulfed the home. By the time [...]
Following Collapsed Court Ceiling, Where Will Hearings be Held?
Today, normal court proceedings at the Public Building that houses all the Magistrates’ Courts, the cellblock, some of the Supreme Court chambers and offices had to be put on halt, [...]
A Grisly Triple Murder in Sand Hill; Was it Drug-related?
It’s the kind of incident that frequently occurs in the drug world, a hit is placed on persons who cross someone powerful, either over money or product. That’s what police [...]
2 Weeks Later, Millions of Dollars in Damages in Various Sectors in Wake of Hurricane Lisa
Climate change experts, including the Belize delegation are at COP27 defending the need for financing from developed countries, by way of loss and damage, to adapt and mitigate the effects [...]
Operation Compassion – Belmopan Assists Belize City to Clean Up
They are the only two cities in Belize and tomorrow one will be assisting the other in the wake of the damage and destruction caused by Hurricane Lisa. Mayor Sheran [...]
DANA Committee Finalizing Data Collection to Determine Value of Damage in Wake of Hurricane Lisa
The Government of Belize is getting closer to confirming an official figure for the value of damage caused by Hurricane Lisa. Last night, we told you about all those contributions [...]
House to House Assessments Conducted to Determine Total Damages
The Damage Assessment and Needs Analysis Committee looked at the track of the hurricane to get a general idea of where to carry out their efforts and where to intensify [...]
Lake-I, Port Loyola, Albert Divisions Most Affected by Hurricane Lisa
The National Emergency Management Organization will use the data gathered by DANA to come to the official value of the damages caused to families across the affected areas. NEMO’s final [...]
IDB Donates to Belize’s Hurricane Relief Efforts
The Inter-American Development Bank, I.D.B., has approved a two hundred thousand U.S. dollar donation to Belize to help families affected by Hurricane Lisa. This type of Emergency Technical Cooperation is [...]
International Funds to Assist Belize Post Lisa
According to Horace Glaze, Disaster Management Coordinator for the International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent, an additional half-a-million Belize dollars is being made available to the disaster relief [...]
Red Cross Volunteers Shine Bright During Hurricane Relief
Last week, the country needed a look on the bright side, as we anxiously awaited the arrival of Hurricane Lisa to make landfall on Belize. It’s been ten days and [...]
Briceño Administration in Full Recovery Mode Post Hurricane Lisa
Since the all-clear was given on Thursday, Prime Minister Briceño has been busy, working closely with all relevant government agencies to restore a sense of normalcy in Belize City. Monies [...]
Mass Cleanup Efforts Show Resiliency in the Wake of Hurricane Lisa
A massive cleanup campaign was launched earlier today in Belize City. In the wake of Hurricane Lisa, hundreds of persons including sanitation workers, Belize Defence Force soldiers and personnel from [...]
S.P.U. Takes On Special Assignment Cleaning Up Lake-I
As part of a massive citywide cleanup initiative, the Special Patrol Unit was brought in from Belmopan to lend a hand to a community that they are responsible for maintaining [...]
Businesses and Residences Take Stock of Hurricane Damages
An ongoing assessment to determine the extent of damage caused by Hurricane Lisa has seen a number of government and non-government agencies coming together to evaluate the losses in dollars [...]
An Initial Assessment of Damages in Fort George
We also caught up with Public Service Minister and Fort George Area Representative Henry Charles Usher today. On Wednesday, we captured images of how the coastline in that division was [...]
Hurricane Lisa Also Impacted Hattieville Residents
The ongoing assessments will probably lead into much of this month, as NEMO tries to assist everyone who suffered losses and damages due to Hurricane Lisa. Today News Five’s Marion [...]
Schools Clean Up Ahead of Monday Reopening
Classes across the country are scheduled to resume on Monday, according to the Minister of Education. Today, a number of schools in Belize City had their teaching staff and students [...]
Belize City is Ravaged by Hurricane Lisa
Belize City has been racked by Hurricane Lisa. Homes and businesses have been destroyed by the sheer force of winds that cut swaths through buildings big and small. Twenty-four hours [...]
