Police are investigating an allegation of rape involving two students at Belmopan Comprehensive School that reportedly took place on Wednesday. According to reports, the incident occurred on school grounds during a planned staff absence. A female student sought help from the vice principal and school medic after
Police officer Richard Gillett was arraigned in the Belize City Magistrate’s Court today on a single charge of discharging a firearm in public. The charge stems from a widely circulated video shared by News 5 last night. The video shows Gillett firing a warning shot while
Indigenous leaders across Canada are calling on Pope Leo to fulfill his predecessor's promise to return thousands of sacred artifacts housed in Vatican museums and storage vaults. The collection includes ceremonial objects dating back centuries, from an Inuvialuit sealskin kayak to embroidered Cree gloves and a
As part of their ongoing community outreach, the Dangriga Police Formation conducted their weekly Meet and Greet operation on Wednesday, visiting residents along Melinda Road and Saint Berry Street. Officers visited a total of 11 homes, where residents largely expressed that they feel safe and that
The Ministry of Investment, in partnership with the United Nations Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO), has officially launched stakeholder engagement for Belize’s first national Industrial Strategy, centered on blue and green economic policies. Senior government officials, private sector leaders, and international partners gathered to begin shaping a
Union members across Belize are mobilising today in a nationwide show of force, as part of a strategic response to what they call the government's failure to address fair salary adjustments and the reinstatement of frozen increments. According to an internal action plan obtained by this
The United Democratic Party (UDP) is throwing its full weight behind the unions, publicly backing the teachers, public officers, and essential workers who have rejected what the UDP calls the government’s “paltry and unacceptable” 3% salary adjustment offer. The party is accusing the government of betraying
After weeks of negotiations and a government offer on the table, the Belize National Teachers Union has spoken—and the answer is a firm “no.” On Tuesday, two thousand teachers cast their votes on a proposed three percent salary adjustment. A resounding 75 percent rejected it.
The teachers have spoken—but now, so has the Prime Minister. Following the Belize National Teachers Union’s overwhelming rejection of the government’s proposed salary adjustment, Prime Minister John Briceño isn’t hiding his frustration. Today, he told News Five he’s disappointed in the union’s decision, insisting that
On Tuesday, Minister of Public Service Henry Charles Usher argued that with the government’s proposal union members would receive a fourteen percent salary adjustment over the course of the next four years. Prime Minister John Briceño and Minister of Education Oscar Requena presented the same
