The Briceño administration is seeking approval to invest $73 million in shares of Belize Electricity Limited (BEL), a move Prime Minister John Briceño says is aimed at strengthening national ownership of the country's power supply. Under the proposal, the government would purchase just over 8.1
A bridge linking the twin towns of San Ignacio and Santa Elena to six communities in Cayo Northeast is nearing completion. The Ministry of Infrastructure Development and Housing is constructing it using the refurbished Belize City Haulover Bridge. “Personally that bridge got me excited because it
Florida has sued TikTok over claims the platform is allowing children under 14 to create accounts and exposing them to violent and sexual content, in direct violation of state law, Reuters reported. The lawsuit was filed by Republican Attorney General James Uthmeier, who accuses TikTok of
Belize's fishing industry also depends on women at every stage of the supply chain, yet many remain "undocumented", overlooked, or excluded from opportunities in the sector. That challenge took centre stage at the ninth annual Women in Fisheries Forum held today. It is focused on the
Greater Belize Media (GBM), News 5 Live, has emerged as the most-nominated media organisation for the 37th Caribbean Broadcasting Union (CBU) Media Awards. GBM secured 93 nominations. This is the highest total of any broadcaster or media house across the Caribbean this year. In television, the
Fifteen villages across Cayo, Stann Creek, and Toledo have received water system equipment and maintenance supplies valued at approximately $340,000 BZ in a government handover ceremony held Monday. The Ministry of Rural Transformation, Community Development & Local Government said the donation includes water tanks, pipes, water
A Belizean man who became one of the leading voices behind a hunger strike inside a California immigration detention centre has been deported. Immigrant rights advocates say this is retaliation for his public criticism of conditions inside the facility. According to CALÒ News and the Immigrant
The United States and Iran have electronically signed a memorandum of understanding to end 109 days of war. President Donald Trump declared the Strait of Hormuz will be "completely open" by Friday, but key details of the agreement remain disputed and fighting continues in the
Four killings in one weekend, it was a bloody weekend across the country. We begin tonight’s newscast with the murder of twenty-nine-year-old Kiffer Mckenzie in downtown Belize City. It was broad daylight when gunfire disrupted busy Albert Street, leaving a community shaken. Kiffer McKenzie was
A classroom seat sits empty tonight at Sadie Vernon High School, where seventeen-year-old Derrick Morris should have been focused on his end-of-year exams. Instead, the school community is mourning after the third-form student was gunned down outside his home on Brown Street Sunday night, moments
