Belize City Council says it is preparing to upgrade bus stops across the city as it expands its electric bus programme. The concerns followed reports received by News 5 of an elderly resident struggling under the heat while waiting for a bus. Miller called the concern
The Belize City Council says it is exploring longer-term solutions to tackle sargassum after spending thousands of dollars to remove the seaweed from the city's coastline. Deputy Mayor Eluidge Miller said Thursday that the council's sargassum response is driven by need, with cleanup operations carried out
According to Deputy Mayor Eluidge Miller, Belize City Council is not taking on $46 million in "new investment". His clarification builds on the public discussion of the council's latest municipal bond offering. Miller said the figure is rather a combination of refinancing existing obligations and securing
Prime Minister John Briceño met with United States Deputy Secretary of State Christopher Landau in Washington, D.C., on Thursday, where the two leaders reaffirmed Belize's relationship with the United S tates and discussed cooperation on security, economic development and regional stability. [caption id="attachment_105246" align="alignright" width="450"] Sponsored by:
Belize is exploring new opportunities to grow its industries, embrace technology, and build a greener economy after taking part in a major regional conference in Uruguay. The Government of Belize, through the Ministry of Investment, participated in the United Nations Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO) Regional Conference
The United States has imposed a new round of tariffs on imports from 60 of its largest trading partners, escalating President Donald Trump's trade agenda and affecting nearly all goods entering the country. Belize is not among the countries targeted and is therefore not subject
Rather than seeing the Mira Millions and Ministry of Defense procurement controversy as a political liability, Cabinet Minister Kareem Musa says it could become a turning point for government reform. Musa argues that the scandal has exposed weaknesses in Belize's procurement system that can now
Instead of weighing in on the optics of Cabinet ministers having family and political connections to Ministry of Defense suppliers, Cabinet Minister Kareem Musa is steering the conversation in a different direction. Faced with questions about those relationships, Musa offered a cautious response, insisting that
When a government invoice lands just below ten thousand dollars, it may not raise eyebrows on its own. But when hundreds of them follow the same pattern, questions begin to mount. News Five has reviewed and investigated scores of invoices that appear to stay under
A High Court defamation case and a proposed overhaul of Belize's broadcasting laws are converging around one central issue: who should be held accountable for what is said online? Attorney Tiffany Cadle and Kenyon Flowers are seeking a default judgment against three defendants, including Sharon
