Prime Minister John Briceño introduced the 2023/2024 budget before the House of Representatives today. His speech touched on a range of topics, from the external conditions impacting Belize’s economy, to [...]
One of the significant strides made by the Briceño administration in the 2022/2023 fiscal year was the reduction of public debt. Today, Prime Minister Briceño boasted a decrease of more [...]
Apart from the expenditures already outlined, the Briceño Administration has identified additional priority areas for investments in its 2023 Budget. These include free education, the distribution of eleven thousand parcels [...]
We also heard from the Leader of the Opposition, following Prime Minister Briceño’s Budget Speech. And, it may come as no surprise that Barrow was not impressed with the Prime [...]
And, as we told you, Prime Minister Briceño listed a number of high priority areas outlined in the 2023 budget for additional investments. Opposition Leader Shyne Barrow shared some issues [...]
An administrator has been appointed to the Saint Francis Xavier Credit Union Limited. Today, the media was called to a press conference by the Central Bank of Belize where the [...]
The controversy surrounding the administration and operation of Saint Francis Xavier Credit Union in Corozal played out in the media for several months. During that time, there were protests organized [...]
Saint Francis Xavier Credit Union is the second largest credit union in Belize, with over thirty thousand registered members. With an administrator taking over the day-to-day operation of the credit [...]
During today’s budget presentation, Prime Minister John Briceño said that nonperforming loans for domestic banks are at seven percent higher than the max of five percent. This, he said, is [...]
Earlier, you heard about the enhanced supervision that took place at the Saint Francis Xavier Credit Union in Corozal, ahead of an administrator being appointed. It is a last resort [...]
On Thursday, we told you that Cabinet has agreed to convene a Commission of Inquiry into the sugar industry in an effort to review the sustainability of the industry, as [...]
On Thursday, we told you about the agreement between the Government of Belize and the Joint Unions Negotiation Team for the implementation of a phased approach to the Public Sector [...]
One last report from the Sitting of the House. The meeting came to an end with Leader of the Opposition Shyne Barrow being escorted out of the National Assembly. Valerie [...]
Seidy Quetzal, a Belizean student who recently returned home from studying in Taiwan, is the activist who lobbied for the government to remove all taxes from female sanitary products. Quetzal’s [...]
He was officially reported missing on Thursday, but was last seen alive by relatives and friends on Sunday, March fifth. This morning, during a search by family and friends, the [...]
A man reportedly suffered a bullet wound while handling a loaded gun this afternoon in San Pedro. News Five has learned that the Lebanese/Belizean was in the company of a [...]
A daring shootout between a pair of armed thieves and police officers responding to a robbery in progress in Seine Bight Village has raised serious concerns about citizen security on [...]
Commissioner of Police Chester Williams met with the Vice Minister of Security of Honduras at his office in Belmopan on Thursday to discuss various matters, including bilateral working cooperation, human [...]
It’s Women’s Month and today, a group of female police officers stationed across Eastern Division, were recognised by the top brass of the Belize Police Department for their work at [...]
It’s been nine years since sargassum has been drifting to our shorelines, but based on the amounts that are drifting ashore and the broad stretch of beaches that has already [...]
News of dredging occurring on the western side of San Pedro has raised public concerns. The story spoke to the concerns about the area which is said to be a [...]
Parents, this question is for you. Has it been a challenge getting your children to eat their veggies? Do you have to sit and watch them chew and swallow their [...]
