Since the Commission of Inquiry investigating the Development Finance Corporation began last August, the thirty million dollar loan to the Novelo family has featured prominently in the line of questioning to former employees, managers, and board members. But tonight the Novelo family is eager to share their side of that story. David Novelo, Novelo Group […]
A police raid on Kut Avenue this morning resulted in the detention of nine people, five of them children. According to court reports, around ten today officers from the Criminal Investigation Unit visited the home of Ana Edwards and discovered nine live rounds of point thirty-eight calibre ammunition in one of the bedrooms. As is […]
A Dangriga man has been arrested and charged after he shot a teenaged girl in the foot. According to police, around noon on Tuesday, fourteen year old Elvie Taylor and another girl were on Commerce Street with thirty-six year old James Bennett when he produced a firearm. Apparently Bennett was being teased that the gun […]
Belize City police are tonight asking for the public’s help to capture a thief that has been targeting young women walking alone in the St. Martin De Porres area. Around two on Tuesday, the latest victim reported that she was holding her five month old baby in her arms when a man walked up to […]
Across the country, resource strapped educational institutions must find creative ways to convince the public to part with its money. Usually that means a beauty pageant, but as News Five’s Kendra Griffith reports, a fair is a close second. Kendra Griffith, Reporting This afternoon the St. Catherine Academy school grounds was a bee hive of […]
If the S.C.A. fair isn’t for you, this weekend you’ll also be able to enjoy band music. On Saturday, Love FM will be holding its second annual Belize Band Fest at the Marion Jones Sporting Complex. News Five’s Kendra Griffith has a preview. Brian Mossiah, Coordinator, Belize Band Fest “The Governor General’s dream is to […]
If you are a football fan, chances are you tuned into the live coverage of the Belize National Team’s face off with its El Salvadoran counterpart. Tonight we have the pleasure of James Adderley’s company as he shares the highlights of a game that ended in disappointment, but still managed to invoke patriotic pride. James […]
James Adderley was working overtime today as this afternoon he also began his official coverage of the M and M Engineering Cycling Tour of Belize. James Adderley, Reporting The M and M Tour of Belize has simply had a meteoric rise in a scant four years. And people you better Belize it, the fifth running […]
As the dry season approaches, more and more Belizeans will seek relief from the heat in just about every body of water. But an incident this week in the Cayo district has prompted renewed concerns that safety must be a priority of outdoor activity. Jacqueline Godwin, Reporting Around two on Thursday afternoon, eighteen year old […]
