Police Constable and Civilian Shot; PC Clinging to Life
A police constable is hanging on to life after she and a man were shot in Dangriga last evening. PC Lorray Arzu and forty-four-year-old Leonel Rowland were sitting in a [...]
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Critically Wounded PC Transported from K.H.M.H. to Medical Associates for CT-Scan
We heard Commissioner of Police Chester Williams share that the police department would consult with Doctor Pedro Arriaga on whether it would be possible to transport PC Lorray Arzu to [...]
Gunman Escapes from Police in Early Morning Shooting
Gunshots rang out in Teakettle Village in the early hours of Thursday when someone discharged a firearm not far from where a police officer was waiting to be picked up [...]
Police Investigation into Deadly Corozal Accident Continues
The deadly accident that claimed the life of twenty-one-year-old Jorge Vargas near Ranchito Village on Tuesday remains an open investigation, as the Belize Police Department continues to gather information on [...]
K.H.M.H. C.E.O. says “no treatment protocol breached,” in Attending to Accident Victim
On Wednesday night we showed you an interview with a relative of Aaliyah Marokin, the twenty-year-old Corozal student who was involved in a tragic road traffic accident on Tuesday evening. [...]
Still no Public Service Commission Chairman; P.S.U. is Livid
Tonight, there is still no appointee to the post of Chairman of the Public Service Commission, that’s because the prime minister’s pick for presiding officer of that working group has [...]
Is the Public Service Commission being Politicized?
According to Flowers, the protracted delay continues to threaten the financial stability of families whose breadwinners were public officers who gave of themselves and their service to the Government of [...]
National Hydrological Service Update on Flooding along Belize’s River System
Flood waters flowing from the Mopan River are moving down stream faster than what has been recorded in previous flooding, according to the National Hydrological Service. Principal Hydrologist Tennielle Hendy [...]
Two Waves of Flood Waters from Neighboring Guatemala Entered Belize
Since Sunday, there have been waves of floodwaters moving through Belize’s river system. This explains why the floodwaters in the Mopan and Belize Rivers receded temporarily before rising once again. [...]
Written on October 13, 2022 | Posted in Disasters | Comments Off
M.I.D.H. Restores Calla Creek Road following Flood Damages
Calla Creek Village residents can now move freely to and from their community after Ministry of Infrastructure Development personnel went in to repair a damaged culvert. The village was cut [...]
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Inaugural Elevate Training Expo Hosted by B.T.B.
Over two hundred tourism service providers are participating in the first annual Elevate Training Expo being hosted by the Belize Tourism Board in Belize City. The expo is providing tourism [...]
One Hundred Body Cams to be Donated to Police Department
The Belize Police Department is yet to deploy body cameras for officers in the field, despite a donation of a hundred devices by the Minister of Tourism and Diaspora Relations. [...]
Written on October 13, 2022 | Posted in Crime | Comments Off
Oil Spill at Westline Bus Company in Benque
Today, News Five’s Duane Moody headed west to Benque Viejo del Carmen where a bus company and the Department of Environment have been tackling an oil spill at the entrance [...]
Climate Change Week: Enhancing Belize’s Position in Global Climate Action
The first-ever Climate Change Week is currently underway at the San Ignacio Hotel. It began on Tuesday and is being hosted by the Ministry of Sustainable Development, Climate Change and [...]
Written on October 13, 2022 | Posted in Environment | Comments Off
A Youth Declaration on Climate Change
For the past two days, youths have been engaged in a mock Conference of Parties. The young leaders assumed roles as party delegates attached to negotiating blocks; each of them [...]
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All Saints Alumni Donates Equipment and Scholarships to His Alma Mater
This morning, All Saints School in Belize City received a generous contribution of over ten thousand dollars from a benefactor who was once a student at the primary school. The [...]
