Today, Doctor Desmond Arzu, accused of sexually assaulting a female patient during an ultrasound in March 2023, was back in court for his trial. The forty-year-old doctor, who was charged on May twelfth, 2024, appeared before a Senior Magistrate in Court #2. However, the trial
Earlier this week, there were reports of a Guatemalan gunboat running aground on the reef in southern waters, leading to a tense standoff with Belizean Coast Guardsmen. However, Rear Admiral Elton Bennett, Commandant of the Belize Coast Guard, quickly clarified that this wasn't the case.
It's an exciting week for the team at Belize Sugar Industries. At Big Creek Port in Stann Creek District, the Federal Tiber vessel is being loaded with over thirty-nine thousand tons of raw sugar. So, where's it heading? This massive shipment is bound for London,
Belize Sugar Industries is gearing up to ship the largest quantity of raw sugar in the country’s history, reflecting a successful cane season. However, the latter half of the season faced setbacks due to changing weather conditions and the fusarium disease, which devastated many Northern
Last month, the Ministry of Agriculture declared a state of emergency in the sugar industry because a fungal disease has infected up to forty thousand acres of sugar cane. This disease causes the cane to yellow and wilt, making them unfit for sugar production. With
The Government of Belize reports a significant decrease in sugar smuggling over the past few months. Earlier this year, many Belizeans will remember stores limiting the amount of sugar one person could buy, sparking fears of a sugar shortage. However, Belize Sugar Industries quickly debunked
The highly anticipated One & A Million Jackpot drawing is on Saturday at ten a.m. A recent poll on News Five’s Facebook page has shed light on the sentiments of Belizeans when it comes to playing the lottery. A total of one thousand eight hundred
Belize is buzzing with excitement as the first-ever one-million-dollar Boledo draw approaches, just in time for the Christmas holidays. Unlike other fun games with big cash prizes, this draw requires players to bet on four numbers, all of which must be drawn to win the
The Ministry of Defense is revamping the salary system for Belize’s military and coastguardsmen. Today, we spoke with Minister Florencio Marin, Junior, who explained that the new system will mirror the one being introduced by the Coast Guard. He emphasized that this is an ongoing
In 2024, the Coast Guard saw a wave of promotions, with one hundred and thirty-five seamen moving up the ranks. Among them, fifty-five apprentice seamen advanced to full seamen, twenty-four seamen climbed to petty officer third class, ten made it to second class, and thirteen
