As we reported on Tuesday, at the center of this latest sex scandal is an attorney-at-law who is well known within the United Democratic Party. He ran for the U.D.P. as a candidate in the last general elections. Earlier today, the party issued a release acknowledging the report against the former politician, stating, “the party […]
It’s been two years since the Government of Belize bought back the super bond through a five hundred and fifty-three-million-dollar loan from The Nature Conservancy. This external commercial debt was negotiated at a discounted price of fifty-five cents per dollar of three hundred and sixty million dollars in debt forgiveness over the next twenty years. […]
Belize has not yet engaged in mapping its ocean’s wealth, but the Blue Bond team that addressed the media today explained that there is an estimated one billion dollars annually that can benefit the tourism, fisheries and related sectors through the wealth of our oceans. Julie Robinson, Country Program Director, The Nature Conservancy “We […]
While a sizeable amount will be invested in protecting the marine environment over the coming years, a significant amount has already been spent since the project kicked off two years ago. Blue Bond Director, Beverly Wade and C.E.O. in the Office of the Prime Minister, Narda Garcia explained how much, and how the monies are […]
After several years of waiting, Belize has finally updated its aviation surveillance system, making the country one of the most advanced in aircraft control within the region. Back in March 2023, the Ministry of the Blue Economy and Civil Aviation signed an eight-point-five-million U.S dollar agreement for the acquisition of a new aviation primary radar […]
The Philip Goldson bust that has been repaired will be mounted shortly at its permanent location near the entrance to the highway named after him. This week, work to build a protective barrier is being carried out at the site to prevent the sculpture from being damaged by vehicular traffic. This follows an incident on […]
Three persons lost their lives over the long weekend as a result of separate road traffic accidents. We begin our coverage of these unfortunate incidents with the death of forty-year-old Elvis Tzib in Cristo Rey Village. The husband, and father of four, was on his way home from work to have dinner with his family […]
The opening ceremony for the Senior Court session for the 2024 legal year aired virtually today. The ceremony included a mass at the Wesley Methodist Church, and the usual pomp and circumstance with the parade of police officers and the B.D.F. marching band, which played the Belizean National Anthem in front of the historic court […]
A consent agreement was signed on Saturday between the Village of San Benito Poite and the Government of Belize granting approval for the start of a mini-grid electrification project to be undertaken by Belize Electricity Limited. In 2022, the European Union signed an agreement with B.E.L. for a grant of eleven million Belize dollars to […]
Prime Minister John Briceño says that he hopes to strengthen diplomatic ties with Guatemala under an Arevalo Administration. One of the key topics that PM Briceño hopes to further discuss with President Arevalo is the prolonged Sarstoon Protocol, emphasizing the urgency of collaborative efforts to prevent narco influence. As it relates to the International Court […]
Although the crisis has been addressed and the mill is back in full swing, there is a school of thought that still believes that the government, particularly, the prime minister took too long to intervene in the process. Some of the cane farmers themselves have slammed Prime Minister John Briceño for not taking decisive action […]
On Thursday, we brought you the ground-breaking and signing ceremony for the access road to the Corozal Free Zone. The portion of road measures two point six kilometres and spans from the foot of the old bridge at the northern border to the entrance of the free zone compound. But aside from boosting the activity […]
Today the Belize Tourism Industry Association hosted its thirtieth annual general meeting. This meeting is where stakeholders convene to review the sector’s accomplishments, shortcomings of the last year, as well the goals for the year moving forward. This year’s meeting reflected on the success of the sector’s remarkable post-pandemic recovery and the association optimistic expectations […]
The Belize Trade and Investment Development Service is a statutory body of the Government of Belize that operates within the portfolio of the Ministry of Economic Development. Its purpose is to enable and facilitate innovative and competitive business development, particularly where micro, small and medium enterprise development is concerned. News Five asked BELTRAIDE’s Executive Director, […]
On Thursday, the Ministry of Home Affairs and the Ministry of Economic Development held an inauguration ceremony for the installation surveillance cameras across the Old Capital. The equipment was procured under the Belize Integral Security Program, a sixty million dollar project that is funded by the Central American Bank for Economic Integration, CABEI. News Five’s […]
A small demonstration was held in Punta Gorda Town this morning by residents from Columbia Village and other neighboring Maya and non-Maya communities. In light of the Toledo Alcaldes Association’s rejection of the draft Maya Communal Land Use Policy, the Minister of Indigenous Peoples Affairs has weighed in on the provisional document from government’s perspective. […]
Prime Minister John Briceño came under scrutiny recently for the perceived manner in which he handled the sugar dispute between the Belize Sugar Cane Farmers Association and A.S.R./B.S.I. The head of government was soundly criticized by the leadership of B.S.C.F.A. for dropping the ball during the negotiations between both parties regarding a new commercial agreement […]
According to Prime Minister Briceño, the fact that both the B.S.C.F.A. and A.S.R./B.S.I. are private entities, he was limited in his intervention during the discussions. He told reporters this morning that he was forced to wait until the appropriate time to take control of the situation. Prime Minister John Briceño “Well, you just can’t […]
Senator Eamon Courtenay demitted office as Minister of Foreign Affairs at the end of December, but he retains certain rights and privileges as it pertains to Cabinet. When news of his pending departure was made public several weeks ago, it led to speculations that all is not well within the Briceño administration. The Office of […]
Three men perished in a road traffic accident on Wednesday night in the Orange Walk District. The mishap occurred near the San Estevan roundabout near mile twenty-nine. The victims are forty-уеаr-оld Nоеmіаѕ Саntun, nineteen-уеаr-old Реdrо Меndеz, and nineteen-year-old Victor Tamai. Reports are that the men were travelling in Cantun’s taxi van from the Corozal Free […]
A fourteen-year-old girl was reportedly gang-raped in Belize City on Monday night, allegedly by three of four men who stopped her. Reports are that the girl was riding a bicycle on Oleander Street when the men stopped her and forced her into аn аbаndоnеd hоuѕе іn thе аrеа, where three of the men are said […]
In our final episode in a series of feature stories we’ve produced on Copal Tree Distillery, we focus on the employees who make the world-class Copalli Rum an award-winning spirit. The team consists of thirty-two men and women who are committed to excellence in the craft of rum making. Tonight’s installment of Belize on Reel […]
On Wednesday, Belize welcomed the highest number of visitors for the season thus far, with sixteen thousand passengers arriving on Belizean shores. This surge in visitors showcases a remarkable recovery for the industry since 2020. 2023, alone, saw a twenty-five percent increase in overnight stays and a forty-seven percent increase in cruise ship visits from […]
The Belize Fund For A Sustainable Future wants Belizeans to get involved in its mission. The private non-profit conservation trust fund endeavors to open up a dialogue regarding marine conservation and its mission of creating a transparent and inclusive financing mechanism in order to achieve that goal. The fund held a media sensitization presentation today […]
The Corozal Free Zone received over a million visitors in 2022, and there has reportedly been a forty-two percent increase in vehicles and persons since then. So the opening of a refurbished access road to the facility is expected to attract even more business. Today documents were signed between officials from the Central American Bank […]
