Belizean cyclist Derrick Chavarria has made history by winning the Under-23 Time Trial at the 2025 Caribbean Elite Cycling Championship. Chavarria’s gold medal puts Belize on the leaderboard early. The regional tournament is being hosted in Belize for the first time and features top athletes from
A Belize City police officer was shot and killed on Friday night while on his way to work. In a statement issued by the Ministry of Home Affairs and New Growth Industries, it reported that 44-year-old PC Oswald Young was travelling in uniform to report
Tragedy struck late Thursday night on the outskirts of Hattieville. Just before midnight, at mile fourteen on the George Price Highway, a family’s journey toward Belmopan took a devastating turn. Forty-year-old Osman Pineda, accompanied by his wife and two children, was behind the wheel of
It’s a stretch of road many Belizeans know well, but after last night’s deadly crash near Hattieville, the George Price Highway is once again under scrutiny. Many are sounding the alarm, saying it’s simply too dark to travel safely at night. The lack of reflectors
Last week, we told you that the Belize Bus Association has a new president, Phillip Jones. Well, tonight, Jones is speaking out in his very first interview with News Five in his new role, and he’s countering those assertions from the Ministry of Transport. Remember,
Minister Louis Zabaneh wears more than one hat, he’s not just in charge of Transport, he also heads Religious Affairs. And today, he sat down with the Belize Council of Churches to talk about strengthening ties between government and the church community. For decades, they’ve
The President of the Belize Council of Churches, Bishop Phillip Wright, also shared his thoughts after today’s meeting. He says this is really about continuing an ongoing dialogue between church and state. And when asked about the church’s role in the recent cannabis referendum in
If you love playing the lottery, here’s something you’ll want to hear. Belize Government Lotteries Ltd. is changing the game, literally. They’ve just launched the Fi We Boledo App, making it easier than ever to play your favorite Boledo, Ordinary Lottery, and Jackpot games right
The Boledo numbers are in, and they’re big. Belize Government Lotteries Ltd. is reporting massive sales, over one hundred and eight million dollars in its first year, and projections show that figure could jump to one hundred and thirty-seven million dollars this year. That’s nearly
Belize is making legal history with a brave step into the future. The Senior Courts have officially embraced artificial intelligence, becoming one of the first in the Commonwealth Caribbean to do so. On August twelfth, Practice Direction Eighteen came into effect, setting clear rules for
