Just before midnight on Sunday, an old two-story wooden house on Freetown Road was engulfed in flames. The owner had deemed it unsafe to live in months ago and moved out but allowed someone to stay on the first floor despite the lack of electricity.
The Belize City Council says it needs one point six million dollars to fix the damaged streets across the city, but they’re not sure where the money will come from. Today, Belize City Mayor Bernard Wagner told News Five that it’s unlikely the council can
The Belize City Council has reestablished its Utility Coordination Unit. Utility companies often get blamed for leaving streets in worse condition after working on their infrastructure. This unit will oversee these projects to ensure that when a utility company digs up your street, they leave
Goodnight and welcome to another edition of Sports Monday, I am Paul Lopez. The Inter-office Basketball Leagues is winding down with its 2024 finals series. Tuff E Nuff is taking on Police in a best-of-five series for all the marbles. The first game of the
A 6-year-old was injured during a shooting on Pine Street in Corozal Town on Saturday. Assistant Commissioner of Police Hilberto Romero confirmed that two people, identified as Glen Suazo and a six-year-old child, were injured and taken to the hospital for treatment. "They received injuries. They
Fire officials continue to investigate a fire that destroyed a wooden house on Freetown Road in Belize City on Sunday night. The house had reportedly been in poor condition for some time. News 5 spoke with Gladstone Bucknor, Officer Commanding of the Fire Department in Belize District,
In his opening remarks as COP29 President, Mukhtar Babayev of Azerbaijan stressed the urgency of addressing climate change, citing that current policies could lead to 3°C of global warming—levels that he described as catastrophic. He stressed that climate impacts are already being felt globally, from
A Spirit Airlines flight en route to Haiti's capital, Port-au-Prince, from Fort Lauderdale, Florida, was diverted on Monday after reportedly being struck by gunfire. The aircraft, carrying passengers to Toussaint Louverture International Airport, safely landed in the Dominican Republic, and authorities reported that a flight
The National Hurricane Centre (NHC) is closely monitoring an area of disorganised showers and thunderstorms in the central Caribbean Sea, south of Hispaniola. The system is expected to move slowly westward over the next few days. The NHC reported that "environmental conditions appear conducive for gradual
As nearly 200 countries gather for COP29, the latest United Nations climate summit, delegates from the Caribbean region are particularly attuned to the urgent needs and demands of Small Island Developing States (SIDS) and the Alliance of Small Island States (AOSIS). These vulnerable nations, disproportionately
