Prime Minister John Briceño has joined regional leaders in voicing concern over the capture of Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro and his wife by the United States. Speaking exclusively to News Five, Briceño said Belize has “consistently expressed concern about the military buildup in the Caribbean Sea”
Venezuela’s acting president, Delcy Rodríguez, is calling for talks with the United States after President Nicolás Maduro was captured and U.S. President Donald Trump declared Washington would “run” the country. In a public message, Rodríguez said, “We invite the U.S. government to collaborate with us on
A second team of Belize Electricity Limited (BEL) power line technicians is now on the ground in Jamaica, continuing regional efforts to restore electricity after Hurricane Melissa battered the island’s power grid. The team departed Belize on Sunday to assist Jamaica Public Service Company Limited, the
Police are investigating a fatal traffic accident that claimed the life of 24-year-old motorcyclist Brian Miguel. The incident occurred Saturday night on the George Price Highway. Police responded at around 8:30 p.m. to an area between miles 40 and 41. At the scene, officers found Miguel,
Police are investigating the murder of 57-year-old Phillip Nicholas who was shot and killed inside his home early this morning in Lords Bank Village. Police responded to the scene at around 1:41 a.m. and found Nicholas lying motionless with a gunshot wound to the head. According to
The United States deployed more than 150 aircraft in a coordinated, hourslong military operation overnight to capture Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro, an action senior US officials described as months in the making and unprecedented in scale. Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Gen. Dan Caine
The Government of Venezuela has formally denounced what it described as an “extremely serious military aggression” by the United States, accusing Washington of carrying out attacks on civilian and military locations in Caracas and several surrounding states. In a statement issued on January 3, the Bolivarian
The Conference of Heads of Government of the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) convened an emergency meeting early on January 3 amid reports of military action in Venezuela. In a statement issued following the meeting, CARICOM said it is actively monitoring the rapidly evolving situation, describing it as
The United States launched what it described as a “large-scale” military strike on Venezuela early Saturday and claimed it had captured President Nicolás Maduro and his wife, Cilia Flores, in an overnight operation, according to statements by U.S. officials and President Donald Trump. In a post
Tonight we begin with the first murder investigation of 2026. Police are investigating after a horrific mass shooting that occurred in Independence Village late New Year’s Eve. It left one man dead and six others injured. The shooting occurred at the Feel Good Restaurant and
