During Thursday’s sitting of the House of Representatives, Opposition Leader Shyne Barrow rose on adjournment to demand an apology from the Briceno administration and the People’s United Party for recent comments that were made by P.U.P. standard Bearer Osmond Martinez. The remarks cast a dark
The Belize Police Department and the Belize Coast Guards have once again teamed up to provide free swimming lessons to the children of Belize City. The annual program is facilitated by the Community Policing Unit to reach children who would not have access to swimming
Summer is here and the Belize Camping Experience has once again begun its series of summer activities for children and youths across the country. For years, the organization has been hosting summer camps, where children learn life skills and form bonds with their communities. This
We continue our search for inspiring stories of people who have faced life-saving medical procedures. This week, we had an opportunity to meet a remarkable young girl who, despite her challenges, embraces life with a positive outlook every day. July is National Cleft and Craniofacial
Police in Belize City are investigating an armed robbery that occurred this afternoon on Albert Street. Thieves targeted Munnings Funeral Services. Owner Andrew Munnings said, "Our main office on Albert Street was just rubbed at gunpoint. I am sick sick sick and disappointed
After battling his recovery from COVID-19, fifty-one-year-old Doctor Cecilio Eck has been diagnosed with stage 4 cancer. The beloved paediatrician confirmed his life-threatening cancer diagnosis during an interview with News 5 at the Coral Grove Medical and Paediatric Center. “I spoke with our interventional radiologist, Dr.
The Minister of Health and Wellness has strongly criticized “self-made journalist” Joseph “Ryan” Budna for his ‘disruptive behavior’ at Corozal Community Hospital on Thursday evening. The ministry said, “Budna's actions, which included placing a camera in the face of the Acting Chief of Staff and disrupting
Collet Area Representative Patrick Faber says a woman was raped in front of his office sometime in the morning last week. Faber shared this when he spoke of public safety and the use of technology to fight crime during the adjournment of the Sitting of
N|uu, a language that has been around for over 20,000 years, is now at risk of extinction, with only one fluent speaker remaining—Ouma Katrina Esau. As a young girl in South Africa's Northern Cape, Esau stopped speaking N|uu after being mocked and told it was
Two weeks ago, the Millenium Challenge Corporation approved a two-hundred-and-fifty-million-dollar investment grant in education and energy in Belize. The government-funded institution’s priority is to reduce poverty through sustainable and inclusive economic growth. G.O.B. is expected to sign the agreement in September, but it must first
