It’s a milestone worth remembering, today marks one hundred years since Baron Henry Edward Ernest Victor Bliss first arrived in Belize. Now, Baron Bliss never actually set foot on Belizean soil. Yet, his final gift changed the course of our cultural, educational, and scientific development
As Belize marks a hundred years since the arrival of Baron Bliss, the question is, are we really honoring the memory of our greatest benefactor? The answer might shock you. The Baron Bliss Lighthouse, home to his tomb and once a vital guide for mariners,
Four months after the fatal shooting of Narjin Ceron in Bella Vista Village, police have arrested 21-year-old Jerdell Benjamin King of Independence Village. On September 6, just after 2 a.m., a gunman entered a family home in Bella Vista Village and opened fire. Ceron, 24, was
The Cabinet has released a brief summary of Tuesday’s meeting, and one key item was notably absent: the proposed BTL/Speed Net acquisition. The telecommunications deal, which has sparked public debate and questions about transparency, was not listed. Instead, the Cabinet approved measures to strengthen the Belize
Police in Independence Village have recovered a firearm believed to be linked to recent shootings in the area. Officers conducted a search on Saturday at an abandoned zinc bungalow in the Noralez Extension area, where they discovered a gold-coloured 9mm Sig Sauer pistol with a magazine
The Government of Belize has signed a $1.5 million contract with Coleman Construction Limited to build a new police substation on Caye Caulker, a move officials say will significantly strengthen security on the growing tourism island. The project, facilitated through the Ministry of Home Affairs and
Concerns are growing over the proposed BTL deal after Immigration Minister Kareem Musa confirmed to News Five on Monday that Cabinet has not been fully briefed on the agreement, despite months of closed-door discussions. On Tuesday, during a press briefing, Opposition Leader Tracy Panton said the
Red Bank Village residents have voted against a government plan to create a scarlet macaw sanctuary in the Maya Mountains. The sanctuary was slated to protect key feeding grounds for hundreds of these colourful birds and support local tourism. News Five first reported on the proposal
Dixon Noel Caceres, a Belizean labourer from Bella Vista Village, has been formally charged with the murder of Archibald ‘Fafa’ Ferrill Jr. Twenty-five-year-old Ferrill was gunned down on Christmas morning in what police believe was a targeted attack. He was walking along an unnamed street between
The Venezuelan Embassy in Belize shared an online statement attributed to a group calling itself the 'Solidarity Group of Belize and Venezuela.' The group strongly condemned what it described as an "attack and capture" of Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro. The statement claimed the actions were “a
