With rain now a daily fixture, the Ministry of Health and Wellness is warning that conditions are ripe for dengue to spread. The ministry is asking Belizeans to check their yards before the mosquito problem becomes a hospital problem. The virus spreads through the Aedes aegypti
Belize and El Salvador signed a Partial Scope Agreement in San Salvador, opening new export markets for Belizean products and formalising efforts to deepen trade between the two countries. The signing included a Belize trade mission made up of private sector representatives, including the Belize Chamber
The head of the Caribbean Court of Justice is denying allegations that he manipulated court panels to influence case outcomes, tying the controversy to a dispute over a judge wearing traditional dress instead of the court's standard robes or business attire. CCJ President Justice Winston Anderson
Belize's government has signed a Memorandum of Understanding with The Nature Conservancy aimed at strengthening how the country manages, protects, and restores its rivers and other freshwater systems. The agreement sets up a framework for collaboration on watershed planning, monitoring, data collection, public awareness, and stakeholder
A Belize City police officer is being remembered as a devoted mentor, a patient trainer, and a man looking forward to retirement after he was killed in a traffic collision Saturday afternoon while on his way to work. The victim has been identified as PC Armando
After months of public debate over whether BTL should acquire the company, Speednet says the conversation has now shifted. It is no longer about a possible sale. It is about competition, market dominance, and what comes next for Belize’s telecommunications sector. In a press release
Cabinet has made its decision, unions have made their position clear, but what about the people who pay the phone bills? Following Thursday’s announcement that government will not support BTL’s proposed acquisition of Speednet, News Five went to the streets of Belize City to hear
Cabinet may have rejected BTL’s proposed takeover of Speednet, but the controversy is far from over. Trade unions say Thursday night’s announcement does not settle the matter, not while government-appointed representatives on the BTL board have already voted in favor of the deal. The Belize
The Speednet deal is dead, but questions around BTL’s board are very much alive. After Cabinet rejected BTL’s proposed acquisition of Speednet, former BTL workers are now turning their attention to the directors who supported the deal. The Belize Communication Workers for Justice says the
Belize and El Salvador are moving to deepen their friendship and expand cooperation across several key areas. This week, senior officials from both countries met in San Salvador for a series of high-level engagements focused on strengthening bilateral ties and advancing regional integration. Belize’s delegation
