The controversy surrounding government contracts awarded to members of Minister of Home Affairs Oscar Mira’s family is expected to reach the Cabinet table next week. Cabinet minister Julius Espat told News Five that the issue is too serious to ignore. Espat’s comments come as scrutiny intensifies
More than three years after a brutal New Year's Eve massacre shattered a Belmopan family, the former police officer convicted of carrying out the killings is expected to learn his fate today. Elmer Nah, a former police corporal, returns to the High Court this afternoon for
The Trump administration plans to file at least 250 denaturalisation cases by October, significantly increasing efforts to revoke citizenship from naturalised Americans, according to a senior Justice Department official cited by CNN. So far this year, the Justice Department has filed 29 cases alleging fraud in
Access to trained teachers has been a challenge for many Belizean families with children who have disabilities or learning differences. This week, the Ministry of Education began a new programme to train teachers in inclusive education, with support from the Inter‑American Development Bank and the Global
Tonight, newly surfaced documents appear to show a company linked to the brother of Minister of National Defense Oscar Mira receiving a significant payout, nearly four hundred thousand dollars. What’s raising eyebrows isn’t just the amount, but how it was billed, forty-four separate invoices, all
With public scrutiny intensifying over Defense Ministry spending, attention is now shifting inside the system itself; who approves the payments, and how? As scrutiny continues over payments made to the siblings of Minister Oscar Mira since 2020, Defense Minister Florencio Marin Junior is pointing to
After days of mounting criticism, Minister of Home Affairs, Oscar Mira, is finally speaking out, and distancing himself from the controversy. News Five caught up with him this afternoon at a police awards ceremony in Belmopan, where he addressed growing concerns over government contracts awarded
A quiet ambition is now turning into a full-fledged political push for Belize City’s top job. Councilor Allan Pollard has officially stepped forward, filing his application for the mayoral race with a growing base of supporters backing his move. Arriving with energy and visible momentum,
A courtroom clash is now putting Belize’s watchdog system front and center. Retired Major Gilbert Swaso isn’t just challenging the Government in court; he’s testing how well the country’s oversight institutions are really working. At the heart of the case is a bigger question: can
The Coastal Plain Highway, one of the country’s biggest infrastructure projects, is back in the spotlight tonight after recent flooding left sections of the road damaged. Originally designed and contracted under a U.D.P. administration and later completed under the P.U.P., the highway was meant to
