China opened its Lunar New Year celebrations with robots performing kung fu and breakdancing, showing how fast its humanoid robot technology is developing. Two dozen robots built by Unitree moved in sync with punches, kicks, backflips, and obstacle vaults that Chinese officials described as a demonstration
Former employees of Belize Telemedia Limited may finally see progress after decades of unpaid claims. A letter from BTL to the Belize Communications Workers for Justice (BCWJ) confirmed the company will meet the group today to finalise severance payments. A Caribbean Court of Justice ruling affirmed
The Ministry of Health and Wellness (MOHW) has confirmed two cases of malaria in Crique Sarco Village, Toledo District. Both infections came from outside Belize, which classifies them as imported cases. Belize continues to hold its malaria‑free status, granted by the World Health Organization in 2023.
Belize has signed an agreement with Taiwan, valued at over U.S. $1.8 million, to improve how the country prepares for hurricanes, wildfires, and other natural disasters. The project, led by the Ministry of Sustainable Development, Climate Change and Solid Waste Management, was officially launched on Monday
As US and Iranian officials met in Geneva to map out a possible nuclear deal, Washington quietly expanded its military footprint across the Middle East. Washington has surged aircraft, air defence systems and naval power into the Middle East in recent weeks, according to CNN. More
Prime Minister John Briceño has appointed Dr Harold Young as Belize’s new ambassador to the United Nations Office in Geneva, Switzerland, placing him at the centre of international discussions abroad. Dr Young steps into the role with years of experience in teaching and public policy, both
Tonight, a wave of fear that’s been building in Belmopan has ended in heartbreak. After a bold daylight murder of a delivery driver and a string of armed robberies, residents were already on edge. But on the eve of Valentine’s Day, that tension erupted into
Tonight, we hear from the families fighting to clear their loved ones’ names. News Five travelled to La Democracia, where Calvert Websters’ sister firmly rejected suggestions that he, or his cousin Zamar, were mixed up in criminal activity. She told us Calvert had just passed
Police say the case is finally cracking open. Tonight, investigators have two more men in custody for the murder of Elroy Bainton, widening what officers describe as a fast‑moving probe into a deadly chain of events in Ladyville. Detectives linked Izaiah Nigel Beeks and Camryn
Meanwhile, police on Caye Caulker say quick response made all the difference after gunfire shattered the quiet in the Bahia area on Thursday night. Officers rushed toward the sound of shots around nine o’clock, only to find a golf cart racing to the clinic with
