Women across Belize are breaking long-standing barriers and claiming their place in boardrooms, businesses, and leadership roles once dominated by men. Today in Belize City, the Belize Trade and Investment Development Service (BELTRAIDE) hosted its third Empower Her Symposium, bringing together dozens of female entrepreneurs, executives,
The Government of Belize has responded to a US congressional inquiry into the country’s investment climate, saying it remains confident in its judicial system and committed to good governance. The government said it is aware of a letter sent by Brian J. Mast, Chairman of the
After months of operating without permanent leadership, the Karl Heusner Memorial Hospital (KHMH) has officially appointed Sharine Reyes as its new chief executive officer. The country’s largest public hospital had been under interim management since October, when the contract of former CEO Chandra Nisbet‑Cansino ended. In February,
What was first believed to be a robbery attempt is now being investigated as a targeted attack that claimed the life of Clinton Pou, according to a senior officer on the ground. Pou was near his mother’s food trailer at the fish market in Belize City
The UN General Assembly has officially declared October 1 as International Coffee Day, an annual observance to highlight coffee’s importance for communities, economies, and food security. The resolution supports millions of farmers worldwide, creates jobs, and is a symbol of culture and tradition across generations. It
Belizeans are being encouraged to learn more about protecting the country’s marine resources as Reef Week Belize approaches. During this morning’s show, representatives from the Belize Fund for a Sustainable Future highlighted ongoing efforts to preserve the Belize Barrier Reef and the importance of public
Police are investigating a violent home invasion and attempted murder that occurred Wednesday evening in the Dark Knight area of Frank’s Eddy Village, Cayo District. Bradley Paumen, 68, gave a harrowing account to News 5 Live of a violent home invasion that left him shot and
Six years ago, the world changed. On March 11, 2020, World Health Organization Director-General Dr. Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus made an announcement that reverberated across every continent, every economy, and every household on Earth: COVID-19 was a pandemic. For a small nation of about 400,000 people perched
Robots could soon become a regular sight in classrooms across Belize. A new partnership between the Ministry of E-Governance, the Belize Robotics Federation, and U.S.-based VEX Robotics aims to give students hands-on experience building and programming robots. On Wednesday, Prime Minister John Briceño, CEO of the
Iran’s newly appointed supreme leader, Mojtaba Khamenei, declared Thursday that the strategic Strait of Hormuz will remain effectively closed, calling it a “tool of pressure” amid escalating regional tensions and unprecedented turmoil in global energy markets. In his first public message since assuming the country’s highest
