Category: Natural Disasters

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Financial assistance for affected banana farmers

The Banana Industry will be receiving funds from the Development Finance Cooperation to help propel it back into full production. Chief Agriculture Officer Eugene Waight says they received the news on Tuesday. The destruction sustained at the banana plantations in South Stann Creek last week is estimated to have destroyed at least forty percent of [...]

Published by on September 16, 2011 3:59 am
Here comes Harvey
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Here comes Harvey

The country of Belize is under a Tropical Storm Warning. That is because Hurricane Season’s eighth named storm is bearing down on the jewel.  At three o’clock this afternoon the storm was located near sixteen point five degrees north latitude and eighty four point seven degrees west longitude.  That is about two hundred and forty [...]

Published by on August 20, 2011 1:55 am
Belize signs on to catastrophic risk insurance scheme
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Belize signs on to catastrophic risk insurance scheme

The Caribbean region is no stranger to natural disasters, hurricanes in particular. With this in mind the Caribbean Community Climate Change Centre, headquartered in Belize, and the Caribbean Catastrophic Risk Insurance Facility today signed a Memorandum of Understanding. The agreement aims to epitomize the region’s response when a natural disaster wipes out portions of territories [...]

Published by on August 10, 2011 2:35 am
Parts of PG flooded by heavy rains
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Parts of PG flooded by heavy rains

Flooded conditions in several areas of Punta Gorda were a setback for many in Town this morning. Correspondent Paul Mahung reports.

Published by on July 30, 2011 2:44 am
Potential Tropical Storm forming near Belize
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Potential Tropical Storm forming near Belize

A tropical storm appears to be forming right near to northern Belize.  According to the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Organization, NOAA, thunderstorm activity associated with the Tropical Wave which is near to the Yucatan Channel continues to become better organized.  NOAA says that radar data from Mexico is suggesting that a circulation could be forming [...]

Published by on July 27, 2011 5:22 pm
Red Cross provides disaster preparedness training
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Red Cross provides disaster preparedness training

  The Red Cross has conducted a workshop focusing on decreasing the effects of hurricanes and other natural disasters in the Toledo District.  Our Toledo correspondent Paul Mahung has the details in the following report.

Published by on July 23, 2011 4:43 am