The 2023 Belize Investment Summit is attracting potential investors from all over. The gathering was officially opened this morning at the Grand Caribe on Ambergris Caye. Some five hundred individuals [...]
A lot of attention is being placed on the orange economy at this year’s investment summit. The orange economy is also known as the creative sector and it includes music [...]
As the discussions surrounding the blue, green and orange economies takes center stage at the Belize Investment Summit, there is one sector that is not given much attention. That is [...]
A small protest was staged by the United Democratic Party earlier today in San Pedro to coincide with the start of the 2023 Belize Investment Summit. On Wednesday the opposition [...]
We asked Prime Minister John Briceño for his thoughts on the U.D.P.’s picketing procession when we caught up with him at the summit. He focused on the fact that the [...]
But, as we said the purpose of today’s protest was to send a message to the Government of Belize about Andre Perez, the Minister of Blue Economy. Today, Prime Minister [...]
Prime Minister Briceño also contended that what is done in a private setting should remain private, unless of course it is an illegal act. He further revealed that Minister Perez [...]
The Belize Chocolate Company is among the leading chocolate manufacturers in the country. The industry is made up of only a handful of local producers. Chris and Jo Beaumont moved [...]
On Tuesday, the President of the Belize National Teachers’ Union, Ruth Shoman questioned what she referred to as a rush to implement the competency-based curriculum by the Ministry of Education. [...]
The murder of Belize City businessman, Ricardo Borja continues to be investigated by police. As we recently reported, a real estate agent from southern Belize, Frik de Meyere was detained [...]
Prime Minister John Briceño was also asked if the Commissioner of Police, Chester Williams, will be investigated after it was revealed that Ricardo Borja possessed ten gun licenses. PM Briceño [...]
Last night, we told you about the attempt made in the lower courts by former P.U.P. standard bearer Dorla Vaughn and Gary Ayuso to challenge Shyne Barrow’s legitimacy as a [...]
Brothers Tyrone and Ellis Meighan appeared in court today where they both chose to give unsworn statements from the dock arguing the charge of being members of a gang. According [...]
As we reported on Tuesday, twenty-seven-year-old Jahleel Goodger was shot shortly after nine that morning as he sat on a step at a house on Vernon Street at its junction [...]
Earlier this week, police detained Belgian national, Frik de Meyere for questioning in connection with the August nineteenth murder of businessman, Ricardo Borja on Coney Drive. de Meyere is said [...]
On Sunday, the body of eighteen-year-old Randy Gorosica was discovered in southern waters where he went fishing with a group of men from the Corozal District. He messaged his mother, [...]
Extreme heat temperatures in the Caribbean place workers at risk, creating a sense of urgency for the need for risk-reduction strategies. Heat exposure from climate events is a major concern [...]
The 2023 Belize Investment Summit gets underway on Thursday morning in San Pedro. Businesses, of all sizes, as well as entrepreneurs from across the region will converge on the island [...]
According to Peyrefitte, the Commissioner of Police did not offer a cause for turning down the request. The Chairman of the United Democratic Party goes on to give several reasons [...]
Late this evening, News Five caught up with Commissioner Williams here in Belize City. When we spoke with him, the head of the Belize Police Department gave his reasons for [...]
Opposition Leader Shyne Barrow is presently out of the country. He was in the United States recently where he attended the 2023 Invest Fest in Atlanta, Georgia. From there, he [...]
A News Five Belize Team is in San Pedro to cover the 2023 Belize Investment Summit. A day ahead of the start of the event, we sat down for an [...]
As we said, the former Colombian President co-authored a book on the orange economy in 2013. According to Duque, the orange sector played a critical role in Colombia’s economic rebound, [...]
As we reported, the 2023 Belize Investment Summit is being held in San Pedro, the hometown of Belize Rural South Area Representative Andre Perez. We understand that the embattled Minister [...]
The recent gang-related murder in Belize City, as well as the flood of illegal firearms into the country, remain an area of serious concern for the opposition. In maintaining its [...]
