All eyes today were on Independence Hill, as teachers, nurses and other members of the joint unions came out to express their discontent with G.O.B. and its intent to cut [...]
The Orange Walk Youth Home of Hope, which currently houses five teenage boys, opened its doors back in September of 2020. Since then, its residents have been undergoing homeschooling and [...]
As many families struggle to put food on the table due to job losses under COVID-19, many Belizeans have to create their own opportunities. Fortunately, a recent donation from Taiwan [...]
Heading into the weekend, you may want to be aware of the new statutory instrument that came into effect on Wednesday at midnight. There are a few a few changes [...]
Children have a right to an education, even in times of emergencies. Today, UNICEF in collaboration with the National Emergency Management Organization facilitated a training with fifteen disaster shelter managers. [...]
Our grandparents got their news and information from Radio Belize and the Beacon Newspaper, the next generation benefitted from independent television stations and more varied radio and newspaper choices. Today’s [...]
The Statutory Instrument which has been extended several times during the COVID-19 pandemic expires on Thursday. The S.I. restricts movements, imposes curfew times and determines which businesses or public activities [...]
The Government of Belize is stretching the three million dollars that the Prime Minister will be allocated in the 2021/2022 budget for the food assistance program. A single grocery bag [...]
The Ministry of Human Development, Families and Indigenous Peoples Affairs and the Love Foundation signed a partnership agreement this morning. One of the first issues they will jointly tackle is [...]
The Public Service Union officially served the government with its notice of a trade dispute on Monday, following a poll of its membership after the government’s 2021-22 budget presentation. The [...]
While strike action is highly anticipated when the twenty-one-day period expires, first vice president of the Public Service Union, Dean Flowers says that a work-to-rule campaign, as an initial form [...]
But with the state of the economy, what are the options available? Dean Flowers says that public sector spending has been driving the economy for over the past decade under [...]
Is the People’s United Party going on the offensive with the unions? Last week, three advertisements were released hitting out at the unions about their positions on the cost cutting [...]
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 [...]
