Tonight, Hurricane Beryl is barreling its way towards Central America. The tropical system developed into a hurricane over the weekend and rapidly intensified to a category four hurricane before making landfall in the eastern Caribbean. This is a historic tropical system as it is the
As for the availability and readiness of hurricane shelters, National Emergency Management Coordinator, Daniel Mendez, says shelters have been inspected and are ready. Here is how he puts it. [caption id="attachment_15375" align="alignright" width="300"] Daniel Mendez[/caption] Daniel Mendez, National Emergency Coordinator, NEMO “Yes, the shelter list is on our
Over the weekend, several parts of Corozal District experienced severe flooding. The ground remains very saturated which is a cause for concern if Hurricane Beryl is expected to bring further rainfall. The fact that the country recently experienced a bout of severe drought may also
The Government of Belize is warning business owners against price gouging at a time when shoppers are rushing to the shelves to stock up on groceries and buy construction material as part of their hurricane preparedness plans. Today, NEMO Coordinator, Daniel Mendez, reminded businesses that
Three murders were recorded over the weekend following separate shooting incidents in Orange Walk and Cayo districts. In Blackman Eddy Village on Saturday night, a man was stabbed to death by the siblings of his former common-law wife. She tells police that her ex-husband attempted
Police have another murder to solve, this time in Orange Walk Town. The incident happened on Sunday morning as Norman Gillett and Leon Tasher were entering a yard in the Palmar Boundary area of town. Reports are that Gillett had just arrived home and was
In Santa Elena Town, a feud between two groups has led to the shooting death of a man who went to purchase food with his cousins on Sunday night. When Anthony Smith set out along with his cousins from their Avella Street address, his family
Twenty-two-year-old Jasmine Fortune was shot on Sunday morning, following a domestic dispute with her common-law husband. Police say that the couple was at Long Island Bar here in Belize City when they got into an altercation. She reported that her common-law, Barry Johnson, hit her.
The newly refurbished court and treasury building in Belize City was officially commissioned this morning. The building received extensive damage in November 2022 when Hurricane Lisa made landfall in the Belize District. The Government of Belize invested just under three million dollars to bring the
Chief Justice Louise Blenman says that with the modernized building, it is expected that justices of the Senior Court will work above the call of duty in their effort to significantly reduce current backlogs. She also thanked the government for its commitment to improving the
