A Belize City man is recovering at the Karl Heusner Memorial Hospital after he was badly hurt in a house fire over the weekend. The blaze broke out on Rio Bravo Crescent in the Faber’s Road Extension area on Sunday, and by the time fire
There was a brazen early‑morning attack inside the Northern Shops. Around three o’clock this morning, a group of men ambushed a security guard stationed at Medina’s House of Jewelry. The guard was tied up while one of the attackers pointed a gun at him during
We turn now to the south, where a growing sense of urgency surrounds the search for a missing Canadian man living in Punta Gorda. Police have issued an official notice for sixty‑four‑year‑old Alfred Pliel, who had been staying in Indianville for the past few months.
More than a hundred former employees of Belize Telemedia Limited are turning up the heat tonight, demanding severance payments they say have been owed to them for years. Their fight took a major turn last November, when the Caribbean Court of Justice ruled that pension
There’s been a bit of a shake‑up at City Hall after a proposal to increase salaries for the Belize City Mayor and councilors hit a hard stop. The council has been pushing for an adjustment since 2025, but central government has once again said no,
Two young leaders from Belize City are getting an international spotlight this week. Youth Shadow Councilors Sanaa Rowland and Arthur Butler are in Miramar, Florida, taking part in a youth exchange program designed to give future leaders real‑world experience in local governance. They traveled on
Good evening, Belizeans near and far, at home and abroad. Welcome to another scintillating session of Belizean sporting excellence we call Sports Monday. We begin in Sandhill where, for the first time in more than four decades, the crack of the bat echoed across a Belizean
A police officer is under investigation after allegedly stealing a quantity of cocaine from the Orange Walk Police Station, according to sources familiar with the matter. Sources tell News Five that the cocaine was confiscated from an individual during a police operation. However, the arresting officer
Amid the growing pushback against BTL's proposed acquisition of Speednet/SMART, Senator for the NGOs Janelle Chanona is pointing at the delicate balance of meaningful public consultation and national decision-making. Though not directly addressing BTL’s proposed acquisition, Chanona said consultation must be a “two-way conversation” where decision-makers
Disapproval is growing over Belize Telemedia Limited’s (BTL) proposed acquisition of Speednet Communications (SMART), as reports indicate BTL’s board is set to vote on the deal Tuesday. Today, the Belize Chamber of Commerce and Industry (BCCI) issued a release urging the Government of Belize, which is
