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GOB Announces DFC’s Accreditation by the Green Climate Fund

GOB Announces DFC’s Accreditation by the Green Climate Fund

Press Release, Belmopan. July 7, 2025. The Government of Belize announces that the Green Climate Fund Board has approved the Development Finance Corporation’s (DFC) bid as an accredited entity on July 1, 2025, during the 42nd board meeting held in...

Housekeeper Charged After Alleged Jewelry Heist on First Day   

Housekeeper Charged After Alleged Jewelry Heist on First Day  

On Wednesday, we shared the story of Florina Arzu, proprietor of Flo’s Pristine Service, a cleaning company she started a few years ago. Arzu explained to News Five that an employee of hers was wanted for the theft of jewelry and cash from one of...

Dozens of states to discuss anti-Israel measures amid Gaza genocide

Dozens of states to discuss anti-Israel measures amid Gaza genocide

Dozens of countries are expected to attend an emergency meeting of The Hague Group next week to announce "concrete measures" aimed at compelling Israel to end its genocidal war on the Gaza Strip. The Hague Group is a bloc of currently nine states,...

Fisheries Emergency Response Training Aims to Boost Coastal Resilience

Fisheries Emergency Response Training Aims to Boost Coastal Resilience

The Ministry of Blue Economy and Marine Conservation (MBEMC), in collaboration with the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), launched the Regional Fisheries and Aquaculture Response to Emergency (FARE) Training this week....

University of Houston archaeologists discover 1,700-year-old Mayan tomb

University of Houston archaeologists discover 1,700-year-old Mayan tomb

Two University of Houston archaeologists have made scientific history with the discovery of a Mayan king's tomb in Belize. A UH team led by husband and wife scientists Arlen F. Chase and Diane Z. Chase made the discovery at Caracol — the largest...

Flo’s Pristine’s Employee Charged with Allegedly Stealing Thousands in Jewellery

Flo’s Pristine’s Employee Charged with Allegedly Stealing Thousands in Jewellery

A 26-year-old housekeeper from Ladyville has been charged with burglary after allegedly stealing over $19,000 worth of jewellery and cash from her employer’s walk-in closet in Belize City. The accused, Samara Moody of Perez Road, Ladyville,...

US based DeVry University expands Caribbean initiative

US based DeVry University expands Caribbean initiative

Residents of the Caribbean can now benefit from a transformative new initiative launched earlier this year by U.S.-based DeVry University. Through the expansion of its Bridge to Brilliance Initiative, DeVry University will offer scholarships and...

Empowering SVG: DeVry’s Online Education Expansion

Empowering SVG: DeVry’s Online Education Expansion

DeVry University Expands “Bridge to Brilliance” Initiative to St Vincent and the Grenadines Residents of St Vincent and the Grenadines can now benefit from a transformative new initiative launched earlier this year by U.S.-based DeVry University....

CANADA: Air Canada's New Routes to South America, Ottawa Tourism's Accessibility Fund, Parkside Hotel Launches 'Drift' Wellness Experience, and More

NATIONAL: Air Canada announced it is further expanding its winter 2025-26 network by resuming nonstop service to Lima, Peru, with twice weekly flights from both Montreal and Toronto. The airline is also adding three new routes to Central America...

Archaeologists uncover treasure-filled tomb of ancient Mayan ruler

Archaeologists uncover treasure-filled tomb of ancient Mayan ruler

The tomb of a Mayan king has been discovered by Texas archaeologists in Caracol, Belize, marking the first time researchers in the ancient city have found a ruler's identifiable resting place. Caracol dates back to 900 B.C., according to the...

UNESCO Sign Unveiled at Bacalar Chico to Celebrate World Heritage Site

UNESCO Sign Unveiled at Bacalar Chico to Celebrate World Heritage Site

Belize marked a significant achievement in its conservation journey with the official unveiling of the UNESCO World Heritage Site sign at Bacalar Chico National Park and Marine Reserve. The new sign serves as a powerful symbol of the site’s global...

New owners brewing, roasting at Trail Creek Coffee Roasters in Kasson

New owners brewing, roasting at Trail Creek Coffee Roasters in Kasson

KASSON, Minn. — The smells of coffee beans roasting waft through the streets near First Avenue in Kasson. While the winds are shifting owners Jim and Crystal Whitmarsh of Trail Creek Coffee Roasters to Michigan, the coffee will keep brewing in...

Caribbean Fisheries Ministers set new policy directions at 19th CRFM Council Meeting

Caribbean Fisheries Ministers set new policy directions at 19th CRFM Council Meeting

Belize City, Belize, 8 July 2025 (CRFM)—Fish trade, fisheries-related crimes, and a new environmental and social safeguard policy were among key matters on the agenda of the Ministerial Council of the Caribbean Regional Fisheries Mechanism (CRFM),...

US to Charge New US$250 Visa Integrity Fee Starting 2026

US to Charge New US$250 Visa Integrity Fee Starting 2026

Starting in 2026, Belizean citizens planning to travel to the United States for non-immigrant purposes, including tourism, education, and work, will face a new mandatory “Visa Integrity Fee” of two hundred- and fifty-dollars US dollars. This fee,...

Government, Unions Meet to Tackle Public Sector Reforms

Government, Unions Meet to Tackle Public Sector Reforms

The Government’s Union Consultation Team, led by Deputy Prime Minister Cordel Hyde, met today with the Belize National Teachers Union (BNTU), the Public Service Union (PSU), and the Association of Public Service Senior Managers (APSSM) to discuss...

Five Caribbean countries to participate in CCRIF’s new microinsurance initiative

Five Caribbean countries to participate in CCRIF’s new microinsurance initiative

The Caribbean Catastrophe Risk Insurance Facility, CCRIF SPC, says it has entered into partnership with CelsiusPro and its subsidiary, Global Parametrics, to launch two initiatives for the administration of microinsurance products. The CCRIF...

NTUCB Backs UB Faculty’s Push for 9% Salary Hike

NTUCB Backs UB Faculty’s Push for 9% Salary Hike

The National Trade Union Congress of Belize (NTUCB) has expressed solidarity with the University of Belize Faculty and Staff Union (UBFSU) in their demand for a nine percent salary increase. NTUCB’s President, Ella Waight, explained that their...

Air Canada boosts Latin American network with four new routes for Winter 2025-26

Air Canada boosts Latin American network with four new routes for Winter 2025-26

Air Canada has announced that it is further expanding its network to Latin America for Winter 2025-26. The Canadian flag carrier will be resuming non-stop service to Lima’s Jorge Chavez International Airport (LIM) in Peru, with twice-weekly...

NTUCB to Hold Long-Awaited Rally This Weekend

NTUCB to Hold Long-Awaited Rally This Weekend

The National Trade Union Congress of Belize (NTUCB) will proceed with its rally this weekend. The event was slated to take place two weeks ago, but due to inclement weather, it was postponed. Union President Ella Waight told Love News that the...

CARICOM leaders says CSME implementation ‘too slow’

CARICOM leaders says CSME implementation ‘too slow’

MONTEGO BAY, Jamaica (CMC) — CARICOM leaders ended their three-day summit here on Tuesday night after discussing “several critical issues” but acknowledging also that the pace of their flagship initiative, the CARICOM Single Market and Economy...

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