It is perhaps the most explosive allegation coming out of the local Evangelical Church in recent times. A prominent worship-leader and motivational speaker is being accused of abusing his authority to take advantage of multiple females in the church. Over the last two days, there have been at least four social media statements from women […]
Forty-nine-year-old Delvy Hinds is recuperating after he underwent surgery today for a gunshot wound to the abdomen. Hinds, a fisherman of Iguana Street Extension in the Collet area, had reportedly just left a relative’s yard at the corner of Iguana Street Extension and an unnamed street sometime before eight on Thursday night. He was walking […]
A yard cleaner who was hired to cut grass in a yard on Douglas Jones Street today escaped the emergency room and so did a few patrons who were under a food tent buying lunch at midday, after a swarm of bees attacked them. Ever Vasquez told News Five that the motor from the weed […]
As we reported on Thursday, a Senate Special Inquiry into the Definitive Agreement signed between the Government of Belize and Portico Enterprises Limited commences on August fifteenth. The members of the special select committee have been impaneled and comprises of the senators on both sides of the floor, including those representing civil society. While the […]
On Tuesday, Opposition Leader Shyne Barrow submitted a No-confidence Motion against Prime Minister John Briceño to the Clerk of the House of Representatives. The move is intended to establish that the head of government is no longer capable of leadership in that capacity and that his ministerial colleagues, as well as other elected members of […]
Replacing the controversial Definitive Agreement that was symbolically rubbished in the House of Representatives is a proposed legislation which seeks to address significant investments that include tourism development. According to Prime Minister Briceño, government is shifting from the kind of arrangements that gave rise to the Definitive Agreement. Prime Minister John Briceño “The idea […]
The last time the Heads of State from the European Union and the Community of Latin American and Caribbean States (CELAC) met was in 2015. In mid-July, sixty countries, including Belize, were represented in Brussels to adopt a Joint Declaration to work together to face persistent and aggravating challenges such as food security, poverty and […]
A historical cooperation framework agreement has been entered into between Belize and the Republic of Korea. The agreement promotes poverty reduction and sustainable economic, trade and investment, as well as social development of Belize through grant aid from the Republic of Korea. On August first, Prime Minister John Briceño led a delegation to Seoul where […]
Former P.U.P minister and Lake Independence Area Representative Carlos Diaz has died. The former minister passed away on Thursday. Diaz was elected to office in the 1989 general elections and was assigned the portfolio for Energy and Communications. As Minister, Diaz opened the newly-built Bel-China bascule bridge in 1993. He retired from politics thereafter, but […]
The Social Security Board issued over forty scholarships to high school and sixth form students from across the country. At an awards ceremony held at the Biltmore Plaza, the recipients were excited as they made their way to the stage to collect their certificates in the presence of their parents and guardians. It’s the twenty-second […]
Next Friday, August eleventh, the Social Security Board will be hosting its annual S.S.B. Connect Public Forum. While speaking with Communications and P.R. Manager Vanessa Vellos, she invited the media and those interested to find out more about contribution reform and any other hot-button topics. Vanessa Vellos, Communications & PR Manager, S.S.B. “S.S.B. Connect […]
The nightly Boledo and Sunday Lottery draws are yet to resume, following the cancellation of a lucrative contract awarded to Brads Gaming Group Limited under the previous government. Since terminating that agreement, the Briceño administration has introduced a new system and has put to tender bids from individuals or businesses interested in becoming agents in […]
A loan agreement for seventy-seven million U.S. dollars was signed this afternoon by the Briceño administration and the Chief Executive Officer for the Saudi Fund for Development. The funds will be used for the construction of a sixty megawatt solar energy plant in Belize, along with investment in battery energy storage, as well as the […]
Earlier this week, the Ministry of Agriculture announced the establishment of a Vegetable Interdiction Team, aimed at combating contraband activity involving agricultural products. The VIT comprises personnel from various government departments and agencies, including representatives from the ministry’s Extension Service and Supplies Control Unit, the Customs Department, the Belize Agricultural Health Authority, Belize Marketing and […]
For the past sixteen years, the Belize Camping Experience has been hosting summer camps in communities across Belize City. Youths from across the country are brought together at its headquarters for three weeks to become part of a core team that would go into the community spreading positive messages to kids from south side neighbourhoods. […]
The Central American Council of Sports and Recreation, better known as CODICADER, is hosting its 2023 Games here in Belize. The tournament kicked off on Wednesday and the u-fifteen national male and female basketball teams have been going head-to-head in matches against teams from Panama, Nicaragua and Honduras. While the team started off with a […]
“Enabling breastfeeding: Making a difference for working parents”. That’s the theme for this year’s Breastfeeding Awareness Week, from August first to seventh. Breastfeeding is the process of delivering food in milk-form from mother to child. While it’s a natural process that is also recommended because of the crucial benefits for mother and child, there is […]
