Dozens of San Pedranos returned to the streets on Sunday to demand answers one week after businessman David David Harmouch and security guard Daniel Jones were gunned down inside Island Supermarket. Several protesters marched through the streets of Ambergris Caye while some held banners calling for
The National Evangelical Association of Belize (NEAB) is calling on the government to take stronger action against corruption following recent allegations of financial mismanagement in the Ministries of Home Affairs and Defence. NEAB welcomed the government's initial response, including the investigation into irregular Smart Stream payments,
Pomona Village in the Stann Creek District now has an independent, solar-powered water system designed to end years of dry-season water shortages. The Ministry of Rural Transformation (MRT) officially commissioned the expanded system on Saturday. The new infrastructure includes a 40,000-litre ground-level reservoir, a newly built
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
