This afternoon, Minister of Home Affairs Kareem Musa was asked about policing the Easter weekend. While some of the popular tourist destinations like Hopkins, Placencia and San Pedro recorded high [...]
In areas of south side Belize City where opportunities are often hard to come by, the U.S. Embassy Belize and two local agencies are seeking to make a difference. The [...]
And finally tonight, as Belizeans prepare to observe the Easter holidays, whether by travelling somewhere in the country, or staying home with family and friends, we thought it fitting to [...]
The nightly curfew which has been in place for several months will be extended at least until mid-April, despite a considerable reduction in active COVID-19 cases. It’s a joint decision [...]
On Tuesday, Cabinet supported the call from the Minister of Home Affairs and New Growth industries for adherence to all safety measures over the Easter weekend and endorsed the “Easter [...]
Thousands of Belizeans will be traveling this extended weekend to different parts of the country for Easter vacation. In spite of a significant reduction in the number of active COVID-19 [...]
While those fliers are being freely circulated, ComPol Williams says that it is not his duty to reach out to proprietors and organizers to discourage these activities. According to the [...]
A Belizean minor, identified as a standard-four student from a Belize City primary school was among a group of unaccompanied children from Central America making their way to the United [...]
Director of the Department of Human Services, Lliani Arthurs told News Five that of great concern are the risk factors associated with unaccompanied minors. Arthurs pulled no punches warning parents [...]
So is there some level of neglect for which the parent or guardian can be held accountable? Director Arthurs says that while migrating to another country for better opportunities is [...]
While the country has been documenting unaccompanied minors since 2016, it is primarily collecting data on Central Americans ending up in Belize. Those cases came to a halt in 2020 [...]
Two weeks ago, the disturbing video of a fifteen-year-old boy being tortured in the Conch Shell Bay area of Belize City at the hands of two men went viral on [...]
As women’s month nears its end, a series of activities carried out by the Belize Coast Guard in celebration of the fifty women enlisted with the law enforcement agency culminated [...]
In attendance at the symposium were members of the police department, the B.D.F. and the coast guard. One of the concerns addressed was the process through which aggrieved persons can [...]
While were with the Minister of National Defence and Border Security, he also spoke about the welfare of the soldiers at the Belize Defence Force. A former military man himself, [...]
The partnership between UNICEF and the Statistical Institute of Belize to gather comparable data on women and children using a Multiple Indicator Cluster Survey has been valuable in understanding their [...]
The survey has also provided key data to assist the National Committee for Families and Children as they address child marriage and early unions in Belize. Surprisingly, in 2011, teenagers [...]
The Ministry of Education, on the other hand, has used information from MICS to look at early childhood development and literacy. John Newport, Ministry of Education “When we began [...]
Turning over a new leaf is something that Brandon Baptist and his friends have been wanting to do for some time now and they have been looking for an opportunity [...]
As you know quarantine regulations currently in place since March third restrict the opening of bars, nightclubs and casinos. There is also a curfew from ten p.m. and five a.m. [...]
The rumours about a pending three-weekend lockdown are false. News Five confirmed today with Minister of Home Affairs Kareem Musa that a document getting considerable social media buzz is not [...]
Within the past twenty-four hours, youth have been both the primary victims and the main suspects detained in connection with the spate of violence in Belize City. Since Wednesday, the [...]
The Behaviour Modification and Conflict Management Services falls under the scope of the Department of Youth Services which finds the urban gun violence flare up concerning. But Deputy Director and [...]
Water is a basic need and even today, there are still a number of households in villages without potable water. The Ministry of Rural Transformation, Community Development, Labour and Local [...]
Just about everyone has complained at some time or another about the lengthy wait for replacement passports or nationality certificates. Well, there may be some relief in sight. The International [...]
