Having diabetes, cancer, or even obesity could now stand between visa applicants and entry into the United States. Under new guidelines rolled out by the Trump administration, immigration officers have been instructed to consider common health conditions when deciding who gets in. State Department officials defended
Prime Minister John Briceño is defending his Cabinet reshuffle, telling News Five in an exclusive interview that the changes were driven by reflection, timing, and the need to place ministers where they can be most effective. Briceño said the fifth anniversary of his administration presented
Despite his administration’s strict stance on immigration, President Donald Trump has openly defended the H-1B visa programme, arguing that the United States lacks the homegrown talent needed to compete globally. His remarks, made during a Fox News interview with host Laura Ingraham, have triggered sharp
Prime Minister John Briceño has congratulated Bishop Philip S. Wright on his election as Archbishop of the Church in the Province of the West Indies. In a statement, the PM described the milestone as “a moment of pride and distinction for the Anglican Community in Belize
Belize and Quintana Roo officials from Mexico met on Wednesday in the Corozal Free Zone to talk business, borders and better cooperation. The talks covered several big topics, including how both countries can tackle gender-based violence, deal with worsening beach erosion in the Chetumal Bay, improve
Belizeans can expect another wet day with mostly cloudy skies, periods of rain, a few scattered showers, and a low chance of isolated thunderstorms. The weather will be most active over northern and central areas, as well as offshore, according to the latest forecast from
It’s been two months since twenty-eight-year-old Wilson Hernandez was shot dead outside his home in Belmopan and as of Thursday, the charges levied against his shooter, Christy Guzman, have been withdrawn. The twenty-one-year-old had been charged with manslaughter after video footage revealed that she was
On Tuesday, November eleventh, the Anti-Trafficking in Persons Police Unit arrested and charged forty-six-year-old Reyna Urbina of Orange Walk with two counts of labor trafficking and two counts of sex trafficking. Authorities allege Urbina trafficked two adult women from Central America for both labor and
At 10:35 this morning, a jury of nine, three men and six women, returned to the courtroom with a unanimous verdict: insane, not fit for trial. That verdict was delivered at the fitness hearing of Natalie Palacio, the mother accused of maiming her young son.
Tonight, Justice Nigel Pilgrim faces a tough decision, what sentence to hand down to thirty-six-year-old Michael Cowo, who pleaded guilty to child cruelty last month in the High Court. Cowo admits he made a terrible mistake when he left his two-year-old son home alone, and
