The first Development Partners Forum, marking the start of government’s effort to establish a transparent mechanism for collaboration with its development partners, was held today in Placencia Village. The event [...]
The Ninth Summit of the Americas will be convened in Los Angeles in June, under the theme “Building a Sustainable, Resilient, and Equitable Future” with the region’s governments, civil society, [...]
In the context of Belize and the Caribbean Community, Prime Minister John Briceño, who is the pro tem chair of CARICOM, has reached out to U.S. Senator Christopher Dodd who [...]
Leaving Belize today for Cuba was Prime Minister John Briceño and a delegation of high-level officials. The group is expected to maximize Belize’s longstanding diplomatic ties with their Cuban counterparts [...]
Three women parliamentarians are representing Belize at the Commonwealth Secretariat’s workshop on Leadership for Good Governance and Social Transformation in the Caribbean. The representatives include, House Speaker Valerie Woods, the [...]
CARICOM countries are contemplating alternatives they can use in light of the shrinking number of banking services that are now available with their U.S. counterparts. It began to affect many [...]
Prime Minister Briceño said that, in many instances, the U.S. financial officials were not aware of the plight that Caribbean banks were facing. He said that the banks introduced stringent [...]
The United States earlier this week published a record of the human rights situation in Belize. Tonight, News Five takes a deep dive into Belize’s 2021 Human Rights Report and [...]
The Prime Minister John Briceño is in Bridgetown, Barbados attending a Caribbean Financial Access Roundtable. The event includes CARICOM leaders and United States congressional representatives. The P.M. posted to his [...]
Today, while with Belize’s Ambassador to Mexico Oscar Arnold, we asked about the official visit by Andrés Manuel López Obrador to Belize sometime next month. It’s a regional tour with [...]
Recently, representatives from Belize and Quintana Roo, Mexico engaged in a three-day Investment Exchange Program. The aim was to create economic opportunities for both countries and assist Mexico with tapping [...]
The Belize Women’s National Team finished third in its group in CONCACAF’s World Cup Elimination Rounds. On Tuesday, Belize came up on top against Barbados in a three-nil victory in [...]
An emotional Jayda Brown also took questions from the press following the game. Here is what she had to say. Jayda Brown, Captain, Belize Women’s National Team “I feel [...]
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs has issued a statement on Belize’s abstention from the resolution tabled in the United Nations General Assembly to suspend Russia from the U.N. Human Rights [...]
As many as eighteen undocumented migrants were detained after illegally entering Belize earlier this week. The group which consists of sixteen Cubans and two Nicaraguan adults was busted in a [...]
The Caribbean Director of the International Labour Organization is currently in Belize. During the five days visit, Dennis Zulu and his team will be meeting with employer organizations, labor unions, [...]
In international diplomatic news, the United Nations voted today to suspend Russia from the U.N. Security Council. According to the United Nations website and various global news outlets, the resolution [...]
It took a long time coming, but on Friday the family of an American man killed in Belize eight years ago finally got some justice. A jury in Washington State [...]
Karen Koehler, the lead attorney for Timothy McNamara’s loved ones says, in addition to the settlement, the family is now able to return to their farm in Washington state, and [...]
Grow Your Business from the Caribbean – it’s an initiative from two women based in Trinidad. They say they want to help entrepreneurs, managers, and companies to learn the tools [...]
The Caribbean business workshop also looks at new strategies as business owners work to stay relevant in a changing economic environment. The COVID-19 pandemic has forced many companies to realise [...]
The Prime Minister of Barbados, Mia Motley, sent a Women’s Day message to the female officers of the Belize Police Department over the weekend. She singled out Sargeant Lisa Jones, [...]
The National Trade Negotiation Commission convened on Friday under the chairmanship of Ambassador Amalia Mai, C.E.O. in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade, and Emile Mena, private sector [...]
Miss Earth 2021, Belize’s Destiny Wagner, seems destined for bigger things. This month she is featured on the cover of Harper’s Bazard Vietnam edition and has been asked to be [...]
The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge are continuing on their Caribbean tour, despite protests in Jamaica. However, on Wednesday night, Prince William addressed the issue of the transatlantic slave trade, [...]
