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'A Continuous Journey'
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- 'A Continuous Journey'
- Runtime
- 1:35
- Date posted
- 3 hours ago
- Description
- Visit youtube.com/gbtvfeed for the live stream of the entire newscast, or visit www.channel5belize.com for a text transcript.
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- 'The Drum Was Banned, The Drum Is Still Here'
- Runtime
- 1:24
- Date posted
- 3 hours ago
- Description
- Visit youtube.com/gbtvfeed for the live stream of the entire newscast, or visit www.channel5belize.com for a text transcript.
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- 'What Will We Pass On?'
- Runtime
- 1:33
- Date posted
- 3 hours ago
- Description
- Visit youtube.com/gbtvfeed for the live stream of the entire newscast, or visit www.channel5belize.com for a text transcript.
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- Friend Discovers Body of Pregnant Belize City Woman
- Runtime
- 0:56
- Date posted
- 3 hours ago
- Description
- Friend Discovers Body of Pregnant Belize City Woman
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- Woman says police harassing her grandsons.
- Runtime
- 0:33
- Date posted
- 3 hours ago
- Description
- Woman says police harassing her grandsons.
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- India's Cockroach Janata party in Delhi celebrate after the resignation of Dharmendra Pradhan
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- 1:12
- Date posted
- 6 hours ago
- Description
- Supporters of India's Cockroach Janata party in Delhi celebrate after the resignation of Dharmendra Pradhan
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- ‘Investment or Bailout?’ Panton Questions $73M BEL Share Purchase
- Runtime
- 1:02
- Date posted
- 7 hours ago
- Description
- ‘Investment or Bailout?’ Panton Questions $73M BEL Share Purchase
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- Government Wants a Go-Ahead of $73M to Buy More BEL Shares
- Runtime
- 1:12
- Date posted
- 7 hours ago
- Description
- Government Wants a Go-Ahead of $73M to Buy More BEL Shares
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- In Belize, calling out corruption can still come at a high personal cost.
- Runtime
- 1:00
- Date posted
- 9 hours ago
- Description
- In Belize, calling out corruption can still come at a high personal cost.
Five years after a whistleblower bill was first drafted, the proposed law remains stuck, leaving would-be informants to weigh their conscience against the fear of retaliation.
Full story at www.greaterbelize.com
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- Oye August 3rd 2026 - A MILESTONE FOR HIGHER EDUCATION: UB'S ACCREDITATION CANDIDACY.
- Runtime
- 16:40
- Date posted
- 9 hours ago
- Description
- Visit youtube.com/gbtvfeed for the live stream of the entire newscast, or visit www.channel5belize.com for a text transcript.
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- Oye August 3rd 2026 - WE NEED A MIRACLE FOR MS MILAGRO.
- Runtime
- 10:21
- Date posted
- 10 hours ago
- Description
- Visit youtube.com/gbtvfeed for the live stream of the entire newscast, or visit www.channel5belize.com for a text transcript.
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- Oye August 3rd 2026 - INSIDE THE NEW BELIZE EXPRESS PLUS APP.
- Runtime
- 13:17
- Date posted
- 10 hours ago
- Description
- Visit youtube.com/gbtvfeed for the live stream of the entire newscast, or visit www.channel5belize.com for a text transcript.
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- Oye August 3rd 2026 - VERDES FC PREPARES FOR IT'S NEXT CONCACAF CHALLENGE.
- Runtime
- 19:06
- Date posted
- 10 hours ago
- Description
- Visit youtube.com/gbtvfeed for the live stream of the entire newscast, or visit www.channel5belize.com for a text transcript.
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- Viewers Voice for July 31 2026
- Runtime
- 1:40
- Date posted
- 11 hours ago
- Description
- Visit youtube.com/gbtvfeed for the live stream of the entire newscast, or visit www.channel5belize.com for a text transcript.
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- Eight Million Dollars for Reform
- Runtime
- 2:44
- Date posted
- 11 hours ago
- Description
- Belize’s public sector wage bill is eating up a third of government spending, and now the Briceño administration wants to borrow eight million U.S. dollars to help bring it under control. The loan, from the Inter-American Development Bank, is being framed as a major investment in modernizing the civil service, from better workforce planning to digital transformation and stronger institutional systems.
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- Tax Staff Want Clarity On SARA
- Runtime
- 2:14
- Date posted
- 11 hours ago
- Description
- Tax Service employees want answers as government moves to create SARA. Today, workers met to review the proposed law, raise concerns, and discuss their role in the transition. PSU President Dean Flowers says frontline officers must be heard before the reform moves ahead.
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- BTS Workers Face SARA Transition
- Runtime
- 2:13
- Date posted
- 11 hours ago
- Description
- For employees at the Belize Tax Service, the proposed revenue authority could mean more than institutional reform. It could mean making a major career decision. Workers will have the option to remain with the new authority, move elsewhere in the public service, or retire, all while retaining their accrued benefits. But while Prime Minister John Briceño says the change is necessary to modernize tax administration, his comments about the need for specialized skills raise another question: is government casting doubt on the abilities of the very employees who have been running the tax system? Briceño says the new authority will recruit based on merit and qualification.
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- Revenue Authority Bill Moves Forward
- Runtime
- 2:15
- Date posted
- 11 hours ago
- Description
- The Briceño administration is pressing ahead with plans to create a semi-autonomous revenue authority, known as SARA. Today in the National Assembly, Prime Minister John Briceño introduced the Revenue Authority Bill, describing it as another major step in modernizing Belize’s tax administration system. According to the prime minister, government did not arrive at this bill on its own. Earlier this year, a review committee was formed with representatives from the Public Service Union, the National Trade Union Congress of Belize and the Belize Chamber of Commerce and Industry. That committee, he says, helped examine the draft legislation that has now made its way before the House.
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- Learning Experience or Conflict Concern?
- Runtime
- 1:56
- Date posted
- 11 hours ago
- Description
- Did the country’s top public officer have a business link to a company supplying the Ministry of Defense, and did the Prime Minister know about it? Tonight, John Briceño says he was unaware that Cabinet Secretary Stuart Leslie served as a director of RSL Group Limited, one of the companies that did business with the ministry. But rather than describing it as a serious breach, the prime minister is framing it as a learning experience for Leslie. That response is now inviting more questions about disclosure, oversight and how potential conflicts of interest are handled at the highest levels of government. Here is how Briceño explained it.
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- Has Anything Really Changed at RECONDEV?
- Runtime
- 1:15
- Date posted
- 11 hours ago
- Description
- Prime Minister John Briceño says he is not troubled by the new makeup of the RECONDEV board, even after public criticism over the appointment of Myrna Waight, who is seen as an ally of Minister Oscar Mira. Waight replaces Brian Mira as chair, but the change has not quieted concerns about influence inside the organization. Tonight, the question is not only who sits at the head of the table, but who still makes the decisions behind it.
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- PM Defends Defense Payments
- Runtime
- 2:54
- Date posted
- 11 hours ago
- Description
- Prime Minister John Briceño is tonight defending a series of questionable payments made by the Ministry of Defense to its suppliers, many of them just under the ten-thousand-dollar threshold. He says the payments were not designed to avoid scrutiny, but to keep the ministry moving when soldiers needed food and supplies. According to Briceño, the Office of the Contractor General and the Ministry of Finance were taking too long to process requests, forcing Defense officials to act quickly. But that explanation now raises another question: did efficiency come at the expense of proper procurement? Here is how the prime minister responded.
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- PM Pushes Bill to Unlock Compact
- Runtime
- 2:07
- Date posted
- 11 hours ago
- Description
- The countdown is on for the official launch of the Millennium Challenge Compact, a one hundred and twenty-five million U.S. dollar agreement between Belize and the United States Government. The launch is scheduled for September eighteenth, but first, Belize must ratify the agreement. Today, Prime Minister John Briceño introduced an amendment to the Millennium Challenge Act to clear the way for that to happen. He also used the opportunity to explain how the funding will be invested once the Compact gets underway.
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- Turning Point in Gaming Tax Fight
- Runtime
- 2:28
- Date posted
- 11 hours ago
- Description
- The government's long-running tax dispute with one of Belize's biggest gaming operators may have reached a turning point. After the High Court dismissed a challenge brought by businessman Kim Wai Chee and two Brads gaming companies over millions of dollars in tax assessments linked to Boledo and Jackpot operations, attention is now shifting to what happens next. With Justice Nadine Nabie ruling that the claim was misconceived and an abuse of the court's process, the question is whether the government will now move to collect any outstanding taxes. Today, we put that question directly to Prime Minister John Briceño and asked whether any directive will be issued following the court's decision.
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- Will the Defense Audit Be Released?
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- 1:53
- Date posted
- 11 hours ago
- Description
- Will the public get to see the Auditor General’s report on the Ministry of Defense’s financial records once it is completed? That was the question we put to Prime Minister John Briceño today. But his answer was not a clear yes. The PM says he cannot guarantee that the report will be released immediately, explaining that he first needs time to review it. That raises another important question tonight: why does the Prime Minister need to look over the findings before the public gets to see what is inside?
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- Belize Proposes New National Awards
- Runtime
- 2:19
- Date posted
- 11 hours ago
- Description
- When pilot Howard Grange showed extraordinary bravery during a hijacked domestic flight last year, the country wanted to honor him properly. But according to Prime Minister John Briceño, the existing national awards system offered few suitable options. Today, government moved to fix that. The prime minister introduced an amendment to the National Honours and Awards Act to create two new awards: The Order of National Pride and Patriotism Excellence and The Award of Valor. With the September celebrations approaching, Briceño says the new honors will give Belize a stronger and more fitting way to recognize courage, patriotism and outstanding national service.
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- Toledo Land Dispute Deepens
- Runtime
- 2:22
- Date posted
- 11 hours ago
- Description
- The Maya land rights talks are also deadlocked over how much land should be recognized. Government says its draft law offers a fair formula, but insists Toledo’s land resources are limited. The Maya Leaders Alliance says that argument only delays recognition. It says communities have already mapped their traditional lands, and if government does not move, the fight could return to court.
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- Balancing Rights or Shifting Power?
- Runtime
- 2:18
- Date posted
- 11 hours ago
- Description
- Before the review panel even resumes work on Maya customary land rights legislation, a new fight has broken out over who gets a voice in the process. Government has added a representative for private landowners, but the Maya Leaders Alliance says that shifts the balance against them. Senior Counsel Andrew Marshalleck says the seat is necessary because any new law must also consider competing third-party claims. Tonight, we hear both sides.
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- ITVET Reform Goes Before House
- Runtime
- 2:31
- Date posted
- 11 hours ago
- Description
- Government is putting technical and vocational education at the center of its workforce development agenda. Under the Belize Compact, eighty million of the one hundred and twenty-five million U.S. dollars will be invested in education, and a key focus is the modernization of TVET institutions. Today, Education Minister Francis Fonseca introduced a first-of-its-kind TVET Bill that would establish an autonomous, industry-led National Training Authority. The idea is to make training more responsive to the job market and ensure that students leave TVET programs with skills that match real opportunities. Fonseca shared more details in the House.
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- Belize Moves Toward Updated Education Law
- Runtime
- 3:02
- Date posted
- 11 hours ago
- Description
- Education reform is already happening across Belize, but Minister Francis Fonseca says the law has been lagging behind. Today, alongside the TVET Bill, Fonseca introduced a new Education Bill that seeks to replace the Education and Training Act. He says the goal is to modernize the legal framework governing education and match it with the reforms and initiatives his ministry has been rolling out countrywide. According to Fonseca, the bill was shaped through consultations with education stakeholders and is intended to bring Belize’s education system under a more current and responsive law.
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- Extreme Heat & Higher Fuel Prices
- Runtime
- 3:11
- Date posted
- 11 hours ago
- Description
- A lot of Belizeans have been asking the same question lately: why is my light bill so high? BEL says there is no single reason. The company points to rising fuel prices, heavier electricity use during extreme heat, climate-related problems affecting power generation in Mexico, and Belize’s limited local generation capacity. Together, BEL says those factors have made electricity more expensive to purchase and produce. This morning, Executive Chairman Lynn Young explained how those costs are being calculated and what the utility is doing as consumers continue to demand answers.
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- Faith, Gifts And Hope For Children
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- 3:37
- Date posted
- 11 hours ago
- Description
- For more than a decade, Operation Christmas Child has delivered hope and support to children across Belize, providing more than seven thousand, three hundred gift-filled shoeboxes each year. Led by Samaritan's Purse, the program partners with local churches to share Christian values and mentorship opportunities. This week, regional and local leaders gathered in Belize to plan the next distribution and expand the program's reach. News Five's Britney Gordon reports.
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- No Political Orders, Says Auditor General
- Runtime
- 2:26
- Date posted
- 11 hours ago
- Description
- Opposition Leader Tracy Panton is questioning whether the Auditor General’s investigation into the Ministry of National Defense is truly independent. She is calling for a forensic audit, claiming the office has been compromised. But Auditor General Maria Rodriguez rejects that outright, saying politicians do not direct her work and that she alone decides when an audit moves forward.
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- Defense Audit Targets Spending and Stores
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- 2:26
- Date posted
- 11 hours ago
- Description
- Before auditors can say whether taxpayers got value for money at the Ministry of Defense, they must first dig through a massive paper trail. The Office of the Auditor General is now reviewing procurement practices, store management, and possible conflicts of interest involving suppliers to the ministry. Prime Minister John Briceño has asked for the audit to go as far back as 2015, but Auditor General Maria Rodriguez says her team is focusing first on the more recent transactions that raised public concern. And according to Rodriguez, the investigation is much wider than many may think. Here’s how she explained the scope of the audit.
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- Belize’s Audit Report Still In 2017
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- 2:14
- Date posted
- 11 hours ago
- Description
- The Auditor General’s Office is preparing to review ten years of spending at the Ministry of National Defense, but it is also under fire for a backlog of its own. Belize’s latest government-wide audit still dates back to 2017–2018. Auditor General Maria Rodriguez says her office is not the holdup. She says the audits cannot be finalized because the Accountant General has not submitted the required annual financial statements. Now, Rodriguez wants the law changed so completed audits can be released without years of delay.
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- ‘BDF Food Payments Under $10K Were Intentional’
- Runtime
- 1:50
- Date posted
- 3 days ago
- Description
- ‘BDF Food Payments Under $10K Were Intentional’
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- More Independence for Auditor General?
- Runtime
- 1:17
- Date posted
- 3 days ago
- Description
- More Independence for Auditor General?
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- Will The PM Release Audit Report Immediately?
- Runtime
- 1:04
- Date posted
- 3 days ago
- Description
- Will The PM Release Audit Report Immediately?
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- PM Briceño identifies issues in Belize Tax Services Department
- Runtime
- 0:56
- Date posted
- 3 days ago
- Description
- PM Briceño identifies issues in Belize Tax Services Department
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- MLA: "We have our practice on the land right now... that is not restricted to five acres."
- Runtime
- 0:54
- Date posted
- 3 days ago
- Description
- MLA: "We have our practice on the land right now... that is not restricted to five acres."
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- Title
- CALL IN SEGMENT
- Runtime
- 51:59
- Date posted
- 3 days ago
- Description
- Visit youtube.com/gbtvfeed for the live stream of the entire newscast, or visit www.channel5belize.com for a text transcript.
CALL IN SEGMENT
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- TASTE OF BELIZE MASTERCLASS WITH BTB
- Runtime
- 16:58
- Date posted
- 3 days ago
- Description
- Visit youtube.com/gbtvfeed for the live stream of the entire newscast, or visit www.channel5belize.com for a text transcript.
TASTE OF BELIZE MASTERCLASS WITH BTB
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- EBOE TOWN FESTIVAL
- Runtime
- 14:56
- Date posted
- 3 days ago
- Description
- Visit youtube.com/gbtvfeed for the live stream of the entire newscast, or visit www.channel5belize.com for a text transcript.
EBOE TOWN FESTIVAL
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- BELIZE'S FIRST MISS BLACK INTERNATIONAL
- Runtime
- 12:13
- Date posted
- 3 days ago
- Description
- Visit youtube.com/gbtvfeed for the live stream of the entire newscast, or visit www.channel5belize.com for a text transcript.
BELIZE'S FIRST MISS BLACK INTERNATIONAL
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- MISS UNIVERSE BELIZE 2026 JOURNEY TO THE CROWN
- Runtime
- 20:50
- Date posted
- 3 days ago
- Description
- Visit youtube.com/gbtvfeed for the live stream of the entire newscast, or visit www.channel5belize.com for a text transcript.
MISS UNIVERSE BELIZE 2026 JOURNEY TO THE CROWN
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- Viewers Voice for July 30 2026
- Runtime
- 2:04
- Date posted
- 3 days ago
- Description
- Visit youtube.com/gbtvfeed for the live stream of the entire newscast, or visit www.channel5belize.com for a text transcript.
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- Defense Audit Report Faces Early Doubts
- Runtime
- 2:35
- Date posted
- 3 days ago
- Description
- When the Auditor General completes her report on the Ministry of Defense audit, it will not go straight to the public. Maria Rodriguez says the document will first be submitted to the ministry’s CEO, Francis Usher, and copied to the Financial Secretary and Accountant General. But while that process unfolds, some critics are already questioning whether the findings will have any teeth. Rodriguez is dismissing claims that the report will amount to “less than nothing,” saying her office’s work is thorough, independent, and important.
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- Are the Auditors Ready?
- Runtime
- 3:20
- Date posted
- 3 days ago
- Description
- Auditor General Maria Rodriguez says the first report on the ongoing Ministry of Defense audit should be ready by the end of September. But as her team sifts through five years of financial records, another question arises: how prepared are the auditors handling this high-stakes review? Rodriguez says she has full confidence in the team assigned to the job, adding that she personally conducts the final quality control checks before any report is released.
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- Did Defense Officials Cross the Line?
- Runtime
- 2:58
- Date posted
- 3 days ago
- Description
- Fifteen boxes of financial records are now in the hands of the Auditor General’s Office, and they could help determine whether the Ministry of Defense followed the rules or crossed important lines. The documents, retrieved from the ministry as part of an ongoing audit, span five years of spending and decision-making. Auditor General Maria Rodriguez told News Five today that her team is now combing through the records, looking at several key issues, including alleged conflicts of interest, value for money, and whether procurement procedures were bypassed. But first on the list is the question of whether elected officials had improper ties to suppliers. Rodriguez says the findings will help the Briceno administration decide what comes next. Here is how she explains it.
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- Flowers Wanted As Audit Moves Forward
- Runtime
- 1:18
- Date posted
- 3 days ago
- Description
- The Auditor General’s Office has now turned its attention to the Immigration Department in Belize City, where more than a hundred and fifty thousand dollars reportedly went missing. A team has been deployed to audit the department’s finances and determine how the funds disappeared. As we have reported, former employee Jason Flowers is wanted in connection with the missing money. But auditors are now looking beyond one person to find out whether anyone else may have played a role.
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- Belize Rides in Memory of Tayeon
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- 1:55
- Date posted
- 3 days ago
- Description
- Belizeans are being invited to hop on their bikes this Saturday and ride in memory of fifteen-year-old cyclist Tayeon Villanueva, whose promising life was cut short late last year. The memorial ride, being held on what would have been his birthday, will celebrate his passion for cycling while raising funds to assist another child battling cancer. Family members say the event is opportunity for the cycling community and the wider public to honor a young athlete whose dedication and talent left a lasting impression on those who knew him.
