Caribbean Community (CARICOM) leaders are convening in St Lucia for the Fifty-First Regular Meeting of the Conference of Heads of Government, where they will spend the next four days addressing some of the region's most pressing challenges. The summit, which begins on Sunday, brings together leaders
Acting Minister of Home Affairs Julius Espat has begun making visits to police formations across the country, telling officers he wants to hear their concerns firsthand and improve the conditions under which they work. Espat visited the Seine Bight Police Sub-Formation this week, where he was
Belize has assumed the pro tempore presidency of the Ad Hoc Group responsible for implementing the Central American Integration System Regional Digital Strategy (ERDI), placing the country at the forefront of efforts to shape the region's digital future for the next six months. The Ministry of
The Vatican has taken the extraordinary step of excommunicating the bishops of the traditionalist Society of Saint Pius X (SSPX), while warning that followers who remain loyal to the group risk being cut off from the Roman Catholic Church in one of its toughest crackdowns
The paper trail keeps growing. First, leaked Smart Stream invoices exposed a pattern of government payments to suppliers connected to the Ministry of Defense. Now, another name has surfaced: J&J Imports. Records reviewed by News Five show that between 2022 and 2025, the company collected
Ramon “Monchi” Cervantes says he has nothing to do with J&J Imports, even though the owners are his relatives. But with the company now under scrutiny over payments from the Ministry of Defense, more questions are being asked. Did J&J Imports supply anything to his
The business community says the Smart Stream scandal should not just end with an investigation. It should trigger a cleanup of the entire system. In a letter to Prime Minister John Briceño, the Belize Chamber of Commerce and Industry welcomed government’s decision to investigate irregularities
The business community wants stronger safeguards, but Prime Minister John Briceño is pointing to a bigger fix: a Central Procurement Unit. He says government hopes to bring legislation to the National Assembly to get that unit up and running, as concerns grow over how public
The NTUCB is not ready to call for action just yet. As the Mira Millions controversy grows, union leaders say they first want the investigations to lay out the facts. NTUCB President Ella Waight says there are real concerns about government contracts landing in the
In a landmark ruling with major implications for Belize’s business sector, the Caribbean Court of Justice has sided with the Financial Services Commission and the Attorney General, finding that Belize’s requirement for certain companies to use local registered agents does not violate CARICOM trade rules.
