And there’s encouraging news tonight about the health of Foreign Minister Francis Fonseca. Just over a month after undergoing heart surgery at the Karl Heusner Memorial Hospital, Fonseca is said to be recovering well and could soon begin easing back into his official duties. Chief
Good evening, I am Paul Lopez with this week’s edition of Sports Monday. When sports and entertainment collide, the result is nothing short of electric and Play Tune Marketing’s 6K Match is a perfect example. This is an experience, blending competition with spectacle in a
The Belize National UAS Industry Association (BNUIA) is accusing the Belize Department of Civil Aviation (BDCA) of pushing through drone regulations in a rushed and one-sided process that it says could severely damage the country’s emerging drone industry. A workshop held on May 21 and 22
Un hombre beliceño está acusando públicamente a un oficial de inmigración de Belize de haberle dirigido comentarios homofóbicos a él y a su novio mientras cruzaban la frontera occidental de Belize hacia Guatemala. Nuhann Lz, quien compartió su testimonio en redes sociales, dijo que la experiencia
The second reading of the National Health Insurance Authority Bill 2026 was passed during Thursday's House of Representatives debate. However, a pointed part of the debate focused on whether Belize's National Health Insurance (NHI) programme is quietly shifting the country's healthcare towards private providers, with
A man who spent more than six decades serving Belize's court system has died. Edmund O. Pennil, the retired Deputy Registrar of the High Court known to virtually everyone in the legal community as "Mr. P.," is being mourned by the Government of Belize, colleagues,
A magnitude 6.4 earthquake struck the Cuba region at approximately 12:00 p.m. today, with the epicentre located roughly 118 kilometres west-northwest of Mantua, Cuba, at a depth of 33 kilometres beneath the Earth's surface. Tremors were felt by residents across parts of Belize. The National Emergency
Belize's newly appointed CEO in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs says the country's diplomatic posture remains anchored in "self-determination" and "non-intervention", even as it navigates an increasingly complicated global landscape. During an exclusive interview with News 5, Arnold spoke of the Cuban Medical Brigade. He said
This year's theme for World Ocean Day, "Reimagine: Beyond the World We Know, a New Relationship with Our Ocean," is a call to change the way humanity sees and cares for the sea. Experts will tell you that for too long, the ocean has been viewed
During Thursday's House of Representatives meeting, Opposition Leader Tracy Panton said the opposition supports access to emergency funding for disasters and public health crises but warned that oversight on transparency and accountability are non-negotiable. "We will never stand in the way of having access to emergency
