The Caribbean Court of Justice (CCJ) has ruled in favour of ten former employees of Belize Telemedia Limited (BTL), affirming their right to severance pay under the Belize Labour Act. The judgement overturns a decision by the Belize Court of Appeal and marks a major
Two Westrac employees were robbed at gunpoint on Wednesday morning while travelling to make a bank deposit in northern Belize. Police say the incident happened around 11:00 a.m. on the Belize–Corozal Road in Orange Walk Town. Officers found a GMC Canyon pickup truck parked on the
Police are investigating a late-night house fire that occurred on Tuesday, November 4, in San Antonio Village, northern Belize. Authorities say that around 11:20 p.m., police responded to reports of a blaze in the village. Upon arrival, officers observed smoke coming from a cement house. The
Police are investigating a fatal road traffic accident that claimed the life of a Santa Marta resident on Tuesday evening in northern Belize. According to reports, the incident occurred around 6:30 p.m. on the Old Northern Highway in Santa Marta Village, Orange Walk District. Police responded
CBS News reports that while greeting citizens in Mexico City’s historic downtown, President Claudia Sheinbaum was approached by a visibly drunk man who placed his hands on her and appeared to lean in for a kiss. A video of the incident quickly went viral, showing
The 2025 Miss Universe pageant in Thailand has been hanging over some intense tension that has led Nawat Itsaragrisil, the vice president for Asia and Oceania within the Miss Universe Organisation (MUO) and head of the local organising committee, to apologise to the contestants of
Listeners tuning in to this morning’s national weather forecast may have done a double-take when the National Meteorological Service of Belize used the term ‘Gulf of America’, a notable shift from the more familiar 'Gulf of Mexico'. News Five reached out for clarification, and a representative
Jamaica is facing one of its worst economic setbacks in history after Hurricane Melissa tore through the "heart of Jamaica’s productive belt” on October 28. The storm caused billions in damages and crippled vital industries. Prime Minister Andrew Holness said the storm devastated several parishes, including
If you’re planning to send a package to the United States, there’s something new you need to know. The Belize Postal Service is rolling out a new process that requires all customers to fill out a Customs Declaration System (CDS) form before mailing goods to
It has been just over a month since Belize fully opened its borders to citizens of three other CARICOM countries. Those countries are Barbados, Dominica, and St. Vincent and the Grenadines. Since then, forty-five Caribbean nationals have arrived in Belize, using their new right to live,
