A police constable attached to the Gang Intelligence, Investigation and Interdiction Unit, or the GI3, for short, is hospitalized tonight after being shot by fellow law enforcement officers on Thursday [...]
The Belize Police Department, however, provides a very different account of what took place. According to a report issued earlier today, PC Dawson failed to stop at the vehicle checkpoint [...]
A new statutory instrument to address the surge in COVID-19 cases was introduced by the Ministry of Health and Wellness on Thursday evening. The fifty-five page document succeeded an appearance [...]
According to Dr. Sabido, there will be a slight relaxing of the nightly curfew, but only if the daily positivity rate decreases by November first. Dr. Julio Sabido, Ministry [...]
The Ministry of Rural Transformation, Community Development, Labor and Local Government is moving to modernizes and standardize the trade license regime. This week’s Cabinet brief noted that Cabinet approved the [...]
This week’s Cabinet brief also noted that for the first time villages will be able to charge for trade licenses. But, in a time of economic hardship when small and [...]
The chairman of one of those large villages the CEO mentioned told News Five that he supports the Trade Licenses amendment. He says he sees how it can bring much [...]
We also asked CEO Shal about the rebound the rice industry in Southern Belize is currently experiencing. Recent images show truck loads of rice being transported from villages in Southern [...]
People who are posing as tour guides and do not have certification from the Belize Tourism Board can also face penalties if they are caught operating or conducting tours. Today [...]
Earlier this week we brought you the story of Vistro, a company in Orange Walk that is set to launch a drone delivery service. Well, the Department of Civil Aviation [...]
But you don’t need to worry if you happen to have a drone weighing under eight ounces because the regulations do not apply to you. He said that there are [...]
The Leader of the Opposition, Patrick Faber has reportedly given his approval for the process to proceed for the appointment of four persons as Judges of the Supreme Court. Today, [...]
Two employees of a Caribbean Chicken were roughed up and their truck stolen while they were inside on Thursday afternoon in Belmopan. Police report they were called to the University [...]
There was a burglary on Thursday night during which thieves gained entry into James Garbutt Primary School on Albert Street West. The lock on the front door of the upper [...]
Viewers may recall that 2018 was a big year for women’s volleyball in Belize. Fans from across the nation witnessed the Belize Women’s National Volleyball team capture silver in the [...]
The Ministry of Health & Wellness is kicking off a month of activities beginning today with Global Hand-Washing Day. The events, in partnership with Water Sanitation and Hygiene (WASH), are [...]
The COVID pandemic, tropical storms and even the La Soufriere volcanic eruption created considerable challenges for secondary students across the region who sat the Caribbean Examinations Council this year. In [...]
In regional news, the Prime Minister of Barbados, Mia Motley has announced that in order to protect those who have gotten vaccinated, her government will be creating “safe zone” where [...]
By contrast, Antigua is moving towards removing all COVID-19 restrictions by the end of the year—regardless of the number of vaccinated people. Antiguan Prime Minister Gaston Browne says he wants [...]
