The fire in Caye Caulker last Friday completely gutted two buildings and for a moment, posed a huge threat to others in close proximity. So what could have been another [...]
Over the weekend in Belmopan, a pair of thieves robbed a Naybaz Store in the San Martin area of the city. According to police, one person entered the business at [...]
A resident of Rockville came under gunfire on Sunday night following an exchange of words with an individual at a shop in nearby Hattieville. Orin Joseph told police that he [...]
All hell broke loose on Friday night during a football match in Belmopan. It happened at the Isidoro Beaton Stadium, and videos of the chaos have been making the rounds [...]
Belize does not have a witness protection program. That is what Police Commissioner Chester Williams reiterated to News Five when we spoke with him earlier today. One of the many [...]
Governor General Froyla Tzalam has signed into law the Referendum (Amendment) Bill 2023 which expands the circumstances in which a referendum must be held to include any proposed amendment or [...]
In October, the government lost a legal claim brought by Caribbean International Brewery Limited regarding the confiscation of three point two million dollars by the Financial Intelligence Unit over a [...]
The inflation rate rose to four point two percent in September, up from August’s three point four percent. This marked the second consecutive monthly increase. The Statistical Institute of Belize [...]
We also asked Financial Secretary, Joseph Waight, about the loans that the Briceño Administration has borrowed. The United Democratic Party has made it a point to criticize the government for [...]
A coalition comprising numerous countries, including Belize, has jointly committed to implementing the Crypto-Asset Reporting Framework (CARF) developed by the Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development. Acknowledging the rapid growth [...]
The Civil Asset Recovery and Unexplained Wealth Act became law in early August. It empowers the Financial Intelligence Unit (FIU) to recover assets obtained through criminal means. For this week, [...]
In October, the infamous Meighan brothers, Tyrone, Ellis, and Shaquille, were acquitted of being members of a gang. They were arraigned in February for being members of the Ghost Town [...]
The Belize Defense Force discovered and destroyed the first coca plantation containing about five thousand plants about a year ago. Recently, it discovered another coca plantation on Belize’s side of [...]
As we reported last Thursday, there was a fire that afternoon at Belargo Enterprise, a gift and paint shop located in the Buttonwood Bay area of Belize City. Today, Station [...]
The last time the Belize Coast Guard enlisted new recruits was four years ago. On December first, the BCG will add sixty new sailors to its rank and file after [...]
Haitian Prime Minister, Ariel Henry called for international deployment of armed forces to Haiti more than a year ago to tackle, the upheaval on the island nation. In the absence [...]
A number of tour guides wrapped up the first in a series of life-saving rescue training today. The exercise which began last Friday under the tutelage of the Belize Institute [...]
The United Democratic Party unveiled its Orange Walk municipal slate on Saturday after revealing its pool of candidates for Belize City a day before. But what was the selection process [...]
Earlier this month, several United Nations agencies met with CARICOM in response to a decision taken in 2019 by the Heads of Government of CARICOM to create a regional migration [...]
A strategic approach to regional migration can support accelerated progress towards achieving the Sustainable Development Goals, as good migration governance contributes to all seventeen of the Sustainable Development Goals. Francesco [...]
