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$18,000 Worth of Metal Pipes Stolen from Haulover Bridge

$18,000 Worth of Metal Pipes Stolen from Haulover Bridge

An estimated eighteen thousand dollars will have to be allocated by the government to replace aluminum pipes stolen from the Haulover Bridge in Belize City. The theft was uncovered yesterday as workers from the Ministry of Infrastructure...

Dominica to implement full free movement of CARICOM nationals in October

Dominica to implement full free movement of CARICOM nationals in October

Dominica News Online - Wednesday, July 9th, 2025 at 10:36 AM Dominica is among four CARICOM member states that will implement free movement of nationals, marking a significant step toward Caribbean integration under the grouping’s Single Market...

Four Killed, 10 Rescued, 12 Missing After Houthis Sink Cargo Ship In Red Sea

Four Killed, 10 Rescued, 12 Missing After Houthis Sink Cargo Ship In Red Sea

Last Updated:July 10, 2025, 20:22 IST Aspides, the EU's naval task force patrolling the Red Sea, said a total of 25 people were onboard the Liberian-flagged cargo ship named 'Eternity C' Liberia-flagged bulk carrier Eternity C sinking after it was...

A Mysterious Trader of Russian Oil Links Associates of Vladimir Putin and Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban’s friends

A Mysterious Trader of Russian Oil Links Associates of Vladimir Putin and Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban’s friends

In this article you will learn Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban is one of Russia’s allies in Europe. He claims that the EU is helping Ukraine at the expense of European interests and that Hungary will not quit Russian oil and gas. Experts and...

Cleaner in Custody for Alleged Theft

Cleaner in Custody for Alleged Theft

Twenty-six-year-old employee of Flo’s Pristine Services, Samara Moody, is now in police custody following allegations that she stole jewellery and other valuables from a client’s home in Belize City. Moody had been working for the cleaning company...

Barbados to allow full free movement of CARICOM nationals

Barbados to allow full free movement of CARICOM nationals

Barbados, along with three other CARICOM countries, has agreed to the full free movement of CARICOM nationals from October 1. That’s the word from Chairman of CARICOM, Jamaica Prime Minister Dr. Andrew Holness. He was addressing the media at the...

Four CARICOM states to begin free movement October 1

Four CARICOM states to begin free movement October 1

Four CARICOM countries have agreed to free movement of all CARICOM citizens on October 1st, 2025. They are Barbados, Belize, St Vincent and the Grenadines, and Dominica. The announcement was made by CARICOM Chairman and Jamaican Prime Minister Dr...

Air Canada expands winter network with new Latin America routes and return to Lima

Air Canada expands winter network with new Latin America routes and return to Lima

Air Canada is expanding its footprint across Latin America and the Caribbean this winter, announcing a return to Lima, Peru, and launching three new routes to Belize and lesser-known destinations on Mexico’s Pacific coast. Starting in the 2025–26...

Four CARICOM nations to implement full free movement by October

Four CARICOM nations to implement full free movement by October

Four CARICOM member states will implement full free movement of nationals by October 1, 2025, marking a major step forward in regional integration under the CARICOM Single Market and Economy (CSME). They are Barbados, Belize, St Vincent and the...

SVG to implement full free movement in October

SVG to implement full free movement in October

CSME free movement of nationals St. Vincent (SVG) is among four CARICOM member states that will implement full free movement of nationals by October 1, 2025. This will mark a major step forward in regional integration under the CARICOM Single...

Screwworm cases cause border closures for livestock imports 

Screwworm cases cause border closures for livestock imports 

New cases of the New World Screwworms in Veracruz, Mexico have caused the U.S. Department of Agriculture to once again close southern borders to livestock days after reopening them. On Tuesday, July 8, the National Service of Agro-Alimentary...

Despite U.S. Pressure on Lebanon to Disarm Hizbullah, Tehran Alone Has the Leverage to Make It Happen

Despite U.S. Pressure on Lebanon to Disarm Hizbullah, Tehran Alone Has the Leverage to Make It Happen

The US ambassador to Turkey and envoy to Syria, Tom Barrack, returned to Beirut on Monday to hear what the Lebanese had to say about a proposal he had presented two weeks ago. Not long after his arrival, he declared he was “satisfied and grateful...

Will Tom Brady step into Jurassic Park with Tiger Woods in a bold $10B push to revive an extinct giant?

Will Tom Brady step into Jurassic Park with Tiger Woods in a bold $10B push to revive an extinct giant?

Tom Brady enters his Jurassic Park era (Image credits: IG/X) NFL GOAT Tom Brady and golf icon Tiger Woods are now playing in a very different arena—bankrolling a mind-blowing biotech mission to bring back the extinct moa, a 12-foot, 500-pound...

Culture and spirit belong at the center of wildlife conservation (commentary)

Culture and spirit belong at the center of wildlife conservation (commentary)

If we want conservation to succeed, we must place cultural and spiritual connections at its core, the authors of a recently published paper argue. Drawing on examples from Tajikistan, Belize, South Africa, India, Indonesia, China and the...

Still No Answers: News Five Pushes for Rental Transparency

Still No Answers: News Five Pushes for Rental Transparency

For the past three weeks, News Five has been trying to get answers, specifically, a full list of all the properties the Government of Belize is renting for office space and public use. It’s public information, and we believe the public has a right...

Air Canada resumes service to Lima; adds 3 new routes to Central America & Mexico

Air Canada resumes service to Lima; adds 3 new routes to Central America & Mexico

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

Sweet Victory: Cane Farmers Win First Round in Fairtrade Court Battle

Sweet Victory: Cane Farmers Win First Round in Fairtrade Court Battle

There’s a big development out of the Belize High Court and tonight, sugar cane farmers are calling it a step in the right direction. The Belize Sugar Cane Farmers Association is celebrating a legal win, not a final verdict, but a green light to...

Air Canada Expands Winter 2025-26 Network with New Latin America and Mexico Routes

Air Canada Expands Winter 2025-26 Network with New Latin America and Mexico Routes

Air Canada is ramping up its winter 2025-26 offerings with an ambitious expansion across Latin America and Mexico, unveiling new non-stop services to Lima, Belize, Puerto Escondido, and Tepic. The move underscores the airline’s strategy to tap...

Caricom Summit promotes integration and South-South cooperation

Caricom Summit promotes integration and South-South cooperation

Wednesday, July 9th 2025 - 09:07 UTC The summit addressed critical regional issues, including climate change, security, agricultural transformation, and intra-Caribbean trade The 49th Ordinary Meeting of the Conference of Heads of Government of...

UBFSU Calls GOB to Table Over Salary Increase Demand

UBFSU Calls GOB to Table Over Salary Increase Demand

The University of Belize Faculty and Staff Union is making it clear that they’re doing their part, but they’re not here to balance the university’s books. UBFSU President Juliane Pasos says while the union has been actively advocating for an...

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