Unlike the students and the president of the University of Belize, the tertiary institution’s faculty and staff union has taken a clear stance on the government’s decision to reject the university’s land offer. The union issued a release on Thursday night expressing its discontent with
Normally, whenever we hear of signing of an economic Memorandum of Understanding, it’s to benefit women. Today, however, the governments of Belize and Taiwan extended a project to include men. Taiwan, which has been funding social programs to uplift the lives and livelihoods of Belize’s
Today, an American national is enjoying his vacation in Belize with lighter pockets after being busted for entering the country with marijuana. He is forty-nine-year-old Roderick Boone, who was caught with twenty-two grams of Class B cannabis on Thursday. Reports are that Boone arrived at
Belize City resident, Timothy Elijio pleaded guilty today to possession of over a hundred grams of marijuana with intent to supply. He was fined five thousand dollars and was spared from a stiffer fine, plus three years in prison since he is a first-time offender.
In just a few short days, Belizeans all over the country will tune in for the finale of KTV the Remix Season Six. With just three contestants remaining, the competition is more tense than ever, as fans have until Sunday to cast their vote for
If the next KTV the Remix champion will be Chelsy Castro, she will need your help. Chelsy shared with News Five that she was not able to get herself a sponsor for the voting competition, whose winner is determined by the number of votes they
Every year, doctors from various parts of The U.S. travel to Belize to provide life-saving corrective surgeries for young cardiac patients. The initiative is facilitated through the Rotary Club and has been saving lives in the country for decades. Today, we stopped by the Lion’s
Businessman Lawrence Ellis has been endorsed as the People's United Party's standard bearer for the Mesopotamia division in Belize City. The current area representative is the leader of the United Democratic Party, Moses Barrow. In a Facebook post, PUP Leader and Prime Minister John Briceño urged
Retired journalist Rowland Parks of Pomona Valley has been honoured with the Zee Edgell Prize for Literary Arts, recognising his contributions as a journalist and poet. The announcement was made by the National Institute of Culture and History (NICH) on its Facebook page. NICH said, Parks’
The Belize Bank Limited is warning its customers of an ongoing scam. A scam alert from the bank tells customers to "be alert of fake social media profiles encouraging you to send a secure message via Belize Bank Online Banking with the possibility of receiving
