The rains are here and less than a year after it was officially opened, sections of the Coastal Plain Highway’s surface have been compromised by flood waters. Seventy-eight million U.S. dollars was invested into the construction of the highway. The Government of Belize boasted six
Images that surfaced on social media following the destruction of a portion of the Coastal Plain Highway showed pieces of broken pavement and exposed gravel. This led many to question the integrity of highway pavement. Those concerns were also put to the M.I.D.H’s Chief Engineer,
We also heard from Jason Altshaft, the chairman of Gales Point Village. The entrance to the community also experienced a significant amount of flooding, following the weekend rainfalls. It is an area prone to flooding. Thankfully, flood waters did not damage the newly constructed road
But the rains are not over yet. In fact, we are only at the start of the rainy season. And, with an increase in deforestation and land developments along the Coastal Plain Highway, incidents of flooding could quite likely become even more severe. According to
Several portions of the August Pine Ridge community in the Orange Walk District were also under water over the weekend. According to the National Hydrological Service, the village received at least six inches of rain. We spoke with Hydrologist Carmelita Blanco. [caption id="attachment_14066" align="alignright" width="300"]
A brazen attempt was made on the lives of Doris Grant and Austin Underwood in the wee small hours of Sunday morning, as they drove along Fairweather Street here in Belize City. The couple reportedly left from an event they attended on Saturday night and
The police department believes that the attack on Doris Grant and Austin Underwood is gang related. Underwood is the sibling of Alex Underwood, said to be a reputed gang leader in the Port Loyola neighborhood. When we caught up with Home Affairs Minister Kareem Musa
Gunfire erupted in Majestic Alley over the weekend and investigators are trying to determine whether the shooting victim was in fact a triggerman sent to carry out a hit on someone in the area. Alex Lino remains hospitalized tonight after being shot on Saturday. He
Elsewhere in Belize City this weekend, another individual was the target of a drive-by shooting on King Street. Avery Usher was outside when a vehicle appeared on the scene and someone inside took aim at him. An officer who happened to be in the vicinity,
In Belmopan on Friday night, a security guard on duty at the Mall Gas Station was shot by a pair of armed thieves who made off with his weapon. Police say Ismael Miguel was rushed to the Western Regional Hospital where he remains in a
