Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of the Social Security Board (SSB), Deborah Ruiz, confirmed to News Five that she will no longer remain as CEO. Ruiz, who has served as CEO since August 16, 2022 and previously as acting CEO, told News Five that she will
High Court Justice Candace Nanton found 43-year-old Vincente Cerraras guilty of two counts of rape. Cerraras raped a 14-year-old girl twice; on June 27, 2019 and on August 26, 2019. The verdict was handed down on Monday. Cerraras is expected to be sentenced on September 11. He
Belize is set to ratify the Convention of the Latin American and Caribbean Space Agency (ALCE), following a resolution passed by the Senate. Belize signed the Convention on May 7, 2024, in Mexico City. During today's Sitting of the Senate, Lead Senator for the Opposition, Michael Peyrefitte
The Ministry of Health and Wellness confirmed to News Five today that the number of COVID-19 cases is on the rise in the country. Over the past four weeks, the ministry has observed a steady increase in infections, with the Belize District being the most
On Saturday, George Herbert, who was rounded up and sent to the U.S. to stand trial twenty-one years ago, was deported to Belize. Accused of being a former gang leader, Herbert was convicted by a U.S. federal court of several drug trafficking-related offences. Herbert was
It’s been over a week now since the P.U.P. held its convention in Corozal Bay to elect a standard bearer for the next General Elections. On Friday, the sitting Area Representative, Elvia Vega-Samos wrote a Facebook post that quickly drew a response from the party’s
On Saturday night, inside the Belize City Civic Centre, Belize’s Under-21 Women’s Volleyball Team made history. For the first time since the nation organised a national volleyball team in 1990, Team Belize secured a gold medal. Their victory in the twentieth Under-21 Women’s Central American
A man lies critically wounded in the Southern Regional Hospital after he was shot. Today, the police informed the media that Rayshawn Middleton was at a wake when he got into a fight with other persons who were tampering with his motorcycle. Middleton left the
There was another shooting that occurred at the start of the weekend, this time in the Orange Walk District. It happened on Friday on the outskirts of the town, in Trial Farm Village. Luckily for the complainant and his family, no one was injured, and
It is not one of the more modern communities in Belize, and perhaps that was why robbers targeted Springfield over the weekend. On Saturday, four gunmen held up four persons in the community, located several miles out of Belmopan off the Hummingbird Highway. The robbers
