The Briceño administration recently approved an additional one point five million dollars for the National Emergency Management Organization to aid in recovery efforts. However, in the coming days, the Ministry of Infrastructure Development and Housing is also expected to submit an estimated cost for repairing
The National Met Service reports that Middle Caye bore the brunt of the rain from Tropical Storm Sara. This small coral island, one of four along Glover's Reef in the Stann Creek District, was drenched with a staggering seventeen inches of rainfall. A forecaster told
While most of the rain fell over Middle Caye, Hydrologist Tenielle Hendy explained today that the mountains to the south and west of Belize received the bulk of the rainfall. This is causing significant flooding out west. So, even though Middle Caye got a whopping
In Roaring Creek, the floodwaters from Tropical Storm Sara over the weekend are making their way from western Belize through the rivers and tributaries towards the Caribbean Sea. This means the Macal, Sibun, and Belize Rivers are among the main ones flooding right now. The
In San Ignacio, the Macal River surged above the town's market for the first time in nearly five years. Today, it started to recede, albeit slowly. By the afternoon, market vendors were busy cleaning up. However, just outside San Ignacio in Bullet Tree, the situation
We've already shared how the villagers in Roaring Creek are coping with the floodwaters from Tropical Storm Sara. Meanwhile, residents on the other side of the creek in More Tomorrow Village are doing slightly better. Over the weekend, they were wading through waist-deep water, but
A mother of three is grateful to be alive tonight after a terrifying ordeal where she was brutally beaten and allegedly kidnapped by her estranged husband early Saturday morning. Released from K.H.M.H. today, she told News Five that she spent the weekend receiving medical care,
On Friday morning, around nine a.m., police responded to a farmer's report in the Cayo District about a possible drug plane landing in the Frank’s Eddy area. When they arrived, they found a single-engine plane on the side of a dirt road. Upon closer inspection,
The police are still on the hunt for suspects involved in the landing of a suspected drug plane in the Cayo District. They haven't yet recovered the plane's contents. To prevent any further illegal activities, the police decided to burn the plane after they found
Over the weekend, a group of men pulled off a heist at a warehouse in the Corozal Free Zone, making off with millions of Mexican pesos. The police acted swiftly and managed to detain three suspects, including a security guard. Commissioner of Police, Chester Williams,