A group of farmers in Cayo say they are living in fear tonight after reporting intimidation, gunfire, and attempted eviction from lands they have cultivated for years. Attorney Bryan Neal says he is representing a group of farmers from San Antonio Village and surrounding communities,
Today, members of the Public Service Union exited the Eleanor Hall in Belize City disappointed, following the cancellation of a meeting between the union and the Belize Tax Service about government’s plan to transition the department into a semi-autonomous revenue authority. In November, the union
The Belize Communications Workers Union is responding to statements made by the Belize Communications Workers for Justice over the severance dispute with Belize Telemedia Limited. The union says it has been actively engaged since the November fifth ruling by the Caribbean Court of Justice, which
On Tuesday night we told you that the Belize La Ruta Maya Committee is discussing a significant change to the last leg of the race. Vice-Chair Roberto Harrison told News Five that discussions are underway to have the race culminate at the Grand Resort near
For more than five decades, a quiet but powerful partnership has been changing the lives of Belizean children born with orthopedic conditions, offering hope where families often feel helpless. Today, Rotary’s Belize Children’s Project made its Belize City stop at Belize Healthcare Partners with many
Belize has officially joined the global WHO SPECS 2030 initiative. The program, launched globally in 2024, targets uncorrected refractive errors which remains the leading cause of vision impairment worldwide, and aims to increase access to affordable glasses by forty percent. News Five’s Britney Gordon tells
Belize is unlocking nearly forty million U.S. dollars in new climate financing aimed at helping indigenous Maya communities in the south to confront the growing impacts of climate change. The funding, accessed through the Green Climate Fund, will be implemented by the Julian Cho Society.
Juan Carnaval in San Pedro Town is described as a vibrant tradition handed down through generations and celebrated for three days before Ash Wednesday. The event features street dancing, paint, flour, live music and even drag. The island held its final celebrations last night, into
Today in Belize, hundreds of Christians marked the start of the forty-day Lenten season with the observance of Ash Wednesday. This day is dedicated to repentance, fasting, and reflection before Easter. As a part of the observation, churches across the nation filled with people ready
The Ministry of Agriculture and the Belize Agricultural Health Authority (BAHA) are urging cattle farmers in Cayo District to take immediate action on the confirmed cases of anaplasmosis, commonly known as tick fever, in the El Pilar area. The authorities said in a statement that active
