The Government of Belize introduced legislation in the House of Representatives to rename the Development Finance Corporation (DFC) to the Development Bank of Belize. The Development Finance Corporation (Amendment) Bill 2026, tabled by Prime Minister John Briceño, proposes the name change to better reflect the institution's
When Belizeans lobbied for the cybercrime legislation, they had something specific in mind: children being lured online, women threatened with revenge porn, and teenagers driven to despair by school cyberbullies. A scenario involving a PUP cabinet minister and six armed police officers arresting a very vocal
The Belize Fund for a Sustainable Future has announced BZ$300,000 in emergency response grants to assist properties struggling with heavy seaweed buildup along the coast. The project, called "Rapid Response Support to Coastal Hotels for Sargassum Management and Cleanup", is being implemented by the Belize Tourism
At the closing ceremony of the 56th Annual Meeting of the Board of Governors of the Caribbean Development Bank (CDB) in Nassau, Bahamas, Belize officially assumed the Chairmanship of the Bank's Board of Governors. It is the first time Belize has held the position since
Two Belizean government officials are on the other side of the world, sitting at a table with ministers and environmental leaders from across the globe in Uzbekistan, and what happens in those rooms could end up affecting everything from farming in southern Belize to fishing
A 66-year-old woman was forced into her own home in Cristo Rey Village, Cayo District, at gunpoint by two armed men who ransacked her residence on Thursday morning before police arrived and apprehended one of them. San Ignacio police received a call around 9:30 AM alerting
News 5 has been tracking the growing anger over electricity bills that have nearly doubled for some customers in recent summer months. Belize Electricity Limited (BEL) says the spike is simply down to higher usage and is asking customers to cut back on consumption. But a
"I would have convinced my brother to drop the case or leave it alone, because nothing is worth a life. There is nothing that can replace the big void that has been left in our family." Those were the words of Angel Bonilla, older brother of
From a Simple Idea to a Growing Brand Foodie Friday on Open Your Eyes featured local entrepreneur Chicken Dread, one of the few Belizean-owned fried chicken businesses making a name for itself in the fast-food scene. Known for his slogan, “So Clucking Good,” Chicken Dread shared
Belize generated more than nine-tenths of its electricity from renewable sources in January, placing it among the top performers in a region-wide energy report. Latin America and the Caribbean produced 171 terawatt-hours (TWh) of electricity in January 2026, a 9.6 percent increase over the previous month,
