If you’ve ever had to deal with immigration paperwork, you know the frustration, slow service has been a complaint for decades. But change could be on the horizon. Today, the Ministry of Immigration hosted a stakeholder consultation in Belize City to roll out its strategic
The Central America Travel Market 2025 is underway in San Pedro Sula, Honduras, where our News Five team is on the ground capturing all the highlights. Day two opened with dynamic business-to-business meetings and networking opportunities among tourism stakeholders from across the region. But the
Connectivity across Central America remains one of the biggest challenges facing the region’s tourism growth. While destinations continue to market themselves as a unified, multi-destination region, the lack of seamless air and land routes still limits travelers’ ability to move freely between countries. Earlier today,
In a passionate address, UDP Senator Sheena Pitts delivered a passionate plea to Belizeans, urging them to confront domestic violence, reject stigma around psychosocial support, and demand meaningful action from government institutions. “Stop being so judgemental about needing psychosocial support,” Pitts said, stressing the need for
For many young Belizeans who do not follow the traditional high school path, the Institute for Technical and Vocational Education and Training (ITVET) offers an alternative path. It is one that builds skilled professionals for the workforce. That opportunity is now getting a major boost. Minister of
Opposition Leader Tracy Panton has strongly criticised the recently signed ‘Safe Third Country’ Agreement between Belize and the United States, warning that it could undermine national sovereignty and overwhelm the country’s limited social systems. “This agreement… was signed quietly without public consultation, without parliamentary debates, and
Venezuela’s President Nicolás Maduro says his country is ready to defend itself with “no less than 5,000” Russian-made missiles against U.S. President Donald Trump's threats of possible military action inside the country. Maduro declared that the Igla-S anti-aircraft missiles have been deployed to the "last mountain,
The Office of the Special Envoy for the Development of Families and Children has issued a powerful condemnation of the brutal killing of 35-year-old Angelita Magaña and her two children, Tishan and Shadia. They were in their home in San Felipe Village when Magaña's ex-partner,
The National Trade Union Congress of Belize (NTUCB) has condemned the recent rise in domestic violence and femicide, following the horrific deaths of a mother and her two children in San Felipe Village earlier this week. In a strongly worded statement, the NTUCB described the incident
Iceland, long considered one of the last mosquito-free zones on Earth, has officially lost that status. For the first time, mosquitoes have been found in the country following an unusually warm spring. BBC reports that nature enthusiast Bjorn Hjaltason made the discovery while observing moths in
