All posts tagged "Belize"

  • PM Briceño says government finances are in bad shape

    Punta Gorda, TOLEDO. Wednesday, November 18, 2020. Prime Minister John Briceño has given the country a preliminary look at the state of the nation’s finances. And … “This is far worse than we had anticipated,” Briceño said...

    • Posted November 18, 2020
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  • Garifuna Settlement Day activities scaled back

    PUNTA GORDA, TOLEDO. Tuesday, November 17, 2020. The National Garifuna Council (NGC), is encouraging Belizeans to take all the precautions necessary as the celebration of Garifuna Settlement Day on November 19 approaches. This is the first celebration...

    • Posted November 17, 2020
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  • Death and destruction in the wake of Tropical Storm Amanda

    Punta Gorda, TOLEDO. Sunday, May 31, 2020. Heartbreaking images of death and destruction are emerging from El Salvador and Guatemala where Tropical Storm Amanda ploughed into the Central America mainland on Sunday. Amanda was the first named...

    • Posted May 31, 2020
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  • Belize Weather Bureau warns of high risk of flooding

    Punta Gorda, TOLEDO. Sunday, May 31, 2020. Tropical Storm Amanda, which formed in the Eastern Pacific Ocean this weekend, has moved inland over Guatemala. Although TS Amanda will gradually weaken as it moves further inland over Guatemala,...

    • Posted May 31, 2020
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  • Tropical disturbance brings flood potential to parts of Belize

    Punta Gorda, TOLEDO. Friday, May 29, 2020.  The Belize Weather Bureau has issued a flood watch for parts of the country, advising residents in flood-prone areas to be on alert this weekend. The flood watch states: “a tropical...

    • Posted May 29, 2020
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  • Early start to 2020 Hurricane Season

    Punta Gorda, TOLEDO. Tuesday, May 12, 2020. Two and a half weeks before the official start of the 2020 Tropical Atlantic Basin Hurricane Season, the predicted above average season appears to be stirring up. Forecasters at the...

    • Posted May 12, 2020
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  • Said Musa recuperates

    Belize City, BELIZE. Friday, May 8, 2020. Former Prime Minister and current area representative for Fort George Division Rt. Hon. SAid Musa is hospitalized in Belize City. The senior statesman was admitted to hospital on Thursday night,...

    • Posted May 8, 2020
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  • Detainee shot in the leg

    Orange Walk Town, OW. Thursday, May 7, 2020. An Orange Walk man was shot in the left leg by police on Wednesday morning. The victim, Edmund Bull, 21, a resident of Guinea Grass village, was being escorted...

    • Posted May 7, 2020
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  • Punta Gorda man guilty of violating curfew

    Punta Gorda, TOLEDO. Friday, April 3, 2020. A Punta Gorda teenager has been arrested, charged and given a hefty fine for violating the curfew. According to police here, 19 year old Luis Escheverria was intercepted by police...

    • Posted April 3, 2020
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  • DOE says no more burning of garbage

    Belmopan, CAYO. Saturday, March 28, 2020. Belizeans are being urged to discontinue the practice of burning of household and yard waste. A statement issued on Friday afternoon explains that the prevalence of what Department of the Environment...

    • Posted March 28, 2020
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