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NICH is bringing archaeology into the national museum and district houses of culture. The history of the Maya people, coupled with the benefits of forest gardening from a climate change standpoint, will be featured at the museum. That was the official message sent today during a brief ceremony held at the Government House in Belize […]
Written on June 8, 2021 | Posted in
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Today, there was a wreath laying ceremony in Flowers Bank to mark the anniversary of the historic 1797 Public Meeting and the Flowers Bank Fourteen. According to the Institute for Social and Cultural Research, the annual festival to celebrate the event could not be held this year. Instead, the wreath celebrates a pivotal moment in […]
Written on June 1, 2021 | Posted in
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Immediately following the official ceremony for the installation of Froyla T’zalam as the new Governor General of Belize this morning, a reception was held at the House of Culture. The event boasted flavourful dishes – all Maya inspired – with a unique twist from renowned chef Sean Kuylen. Duane Moody, Reporting It was a […]
Written on May 27, 2021 | Posted in
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The National Garifuna Council of Belize will be hosting its annual convention over the weekend. Members will be going through the process of electing a new leader since N.G.C. president Sandra Miranda has served the maximum two terms allowed. As a first, the entire convention will be held virtually. We spoke to President Miranda about […]
Written on May 21, 2021 | Posted in
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Usually this would be the time of year when Belizean artists are on stage showing off their talents. But this year, as with so many things, even dance recitals have to be virtual. This Saturday, Modern Dance Movement is holding their show on YouTube with featured choreographer, Sistie Fairweather Harmes. “Sistie,” as she is fondly […]
Written on May 7, 2021 | Posted in
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And finally tonight, a little good news for some children in Dangriga. They will benefit from a gift of reading material from the U.S. Embassy in Belmopan. Today almost one thousand children’s books were given to schools and libraries in that community as well as to the pediatric unit at the Southern Regional Hospital. The […]
Written on April 23, 2021 | Posted in
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In Tuesday’s newscast, we looked at Garifuna communal lands and a dispute involving Barranco Village which claims people from Midway, a predominantly Maya community, are developing Barranco village lands. However, Midway Village is on a list of Maya Villages that falls under the Caribbean Court of Justice’s Maya Land Right’s concession order. Nonetheless, it appears […]
Written on April 14, 2021 | Posted in
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The first Garifuna settlement in Belize was established back in November of 1802, but now there are challenges to the communal lands settled by the ancestors in southern Belize. Add to that are the changing attitudes towards being tied to the land by the younger generation. News Five’s reporter Paul Lopez looks at the Garinagu […]
Written on April 13, 2021 | Posted in
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During the COVID pandemic, Belize’s performing artists have had to get creative and many have moved online. The same has happened with Belize’ littlest performers. The tiny tots recently took the Pre-School Festival of Arts to a digital format. One benefit of this change was the ability to add cute animation and fun backgrounds to […]
Written on March 31, 2021 | Posted in
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On Wednesday, the Garifuna community spoke out about struggles surrounding communal land rights. In that press conference, its representatives spoke of land issues affecting three Garifuna communities in the south, between the villages of Barranco and Midway, Seine Bight and Placencia and Georgetown and Maya Mopan. It’s about the preservation of the cultural heritage of […]
Written on March 26, 2021 | Posted in
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Minister Balderamos Garcia also spoke about the progress on the consent order issued by the C.C.J. in terms of the communal land rights case won by the Maya people in the south back in 2015. With a new commissioner, in the person of attorney Greg Ch’oc was recently installed, the minister says that they have […]
Written on March 26, 2021 | Posted in
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Belizean history came to life over the weekend in San Jose Nuevo Palmar in Orange Walk. It became the scene of a dedication ceremony in honour of Maximo Perez, the last Alcalde of San Jose, Yalbac. The celebration coincided with the release of a book written by Carmen Carrillo and Delmer Tzib and illustrated by […]
Written on March 23, 2021 | Posted in
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He was born Ivor Ventura, but over the past two years, Belizean punta rap artist Derz McVey has been taking the music scene by storm. Due to the pandemic, however, McVey had to get creative with launching his music so he registered with an international association. He has been collecting royalties on his music, which […]
Written on February 18, 2021 | Posted in
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The area is called “The Maya Golden Landscape,” and it’s the site of an exciting partnership between those working to maintain Belize’s healthy natural ecosystems and southern cacao farmers. News Five’s reporter Andrea Polanco recently joined personnel from the Ya’axche Conservation Trust and the Ministry of Sustainable Development to see how farming in this protected […]
Written on February 16, 2021 | Posted in
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If you are looking for entertainment on your valentine night, a virtual jazz festival takes place on Sunday at five p.m. right here on Channel Five and our News Five live Facebook page. Belize International Jazz Festival presents a Jazzy Valentine’s Special. That will feature Belizean and international artists. Here’s a snippet of the show. […]
Written on February 12, 2021 | Posted in
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The dragon dance is among the many activities done annually to celebrate the Chinese New Year in Belize, but due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the festive occasion has gone virtual. Every year, across the city, you would at some point witness the spectacle as the performing team stopped in at Chinese businesses. This year is […]
Written on February 12, 2021 | Posted in
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On Thursday, the new Minister of Indigenous People’s Affairs addressed the Caribbean Court of Justice and stated that her appointment signals a new day of respect for our Maya sisters, brothers, and other indigenous people. On that same day, Minister Dolores Balderamos Garcia and her team also met with the National Garifuna Council leaders. The […]
Written on January 22, 2021 | Posted in
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The Belize Music Agency is switching its entire music operation to an online platform but for it do to so it needed funding. C.E.O. James Sanker looked to the Caribbean Development Bank given the continuous financial hardships brought upon by the COVID-19 pandemic. Sanker applied for a grant and was successful in obtaining twelve thousand […]
Written on December 15, 2020 | Posted in
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One of the Belize Music Agency’s first online events will be the annual Brukdown Festival scheduled to take place on Sunday, December twentieth. Sanker says that lovers of brukdown music can expect to enjoy the music on the online platform. James Sanker, C.E.O., Belize Music Agency “We have most of the songs on there, […]
Written on December 15, 2020 | Posted in
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Cultural icon Andy Palacio would have turned sixty years old today. The legendary Garifuna musician was born in the coastal village of Barranco on December second 1960. Palacio became a household name after he launched his music career in 1981. He significantly impacted the country, the region and the world through his craft. The National […]
Written on December 2, 2020 | Posted in
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This year’s Garifuna Settlement Day celebration was a wet one, as it rained incessantly throughout the day. While an official ceremony was held in Dangriga, the Culture Capital, many across the country sought their favorite Garifuna dish and reveled in drumming and Punta music. Minister of State and Dangriga Area Representative Doctor Louis Zabaneh was […]
Written on November 20, 2020 | Posted in
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Across the country, Garifuna Settlement Day will be celebrated on Thursday. The nineteenth of November is traditionally a time of year when the culture of the Garifuna people is honored through music, food and an overall awareness of their plight as they journeyed from St. Vincent to the Bay Islands of Honduras and onward to […]
Written on November 18, 2020 | Posted in
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Activities for this year will include an ecumenical service in Dangriga which is preceded by a re-enactment of the arrival of the Garinagu. Sebastian Cayetano, Garifuna Activist/Historian “Where it comes to the city, everything here in the city will be happening virtually. There will be a mass, they will have the re-enactment and of […]
Written on November 18, 2020 | Posted in
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And get ready to celebrate Mexico’s Independence Day. The Embassy of Mexico in Belize today issued a release to say that the celebration is on; but given the current situation relating to the COVID19 pandemic, its two hundred and tenth Anniversary of Independence will be celebrated in a virtual programme. The event starts at five […]
Written on September 11, 2020 | Posted in
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Aside from being U.D.P. Leader Elect and Culture Minister, Patrick Faber is also in charge of culture. Today, he was asked about this year’s September Celebrations Septembers. According to Faber, mass gathering will not be permitted but certain events will still be held in a control manner. Patrick Faber, Minister of Culture “What we […]
Written on August 13, 2020 | Posted in
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