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The Bliss Center for the Performing Arts is the venue for the Gwangdae’s Korean folk performance, “Spin Jump Fly.” Just before news time tonight, the Korean Embassy in El Salvador which is accredited to Belize showcased Korean traditional dance, percussion instruments and the comedy of the circus. “Spin Jump Fly” is being performed by ten […]
The far end of Albert Street this morning was rocking with the sounds of Garifuna drumming. The annual battle of the drums moved to Belize City this year in anticipation of the upcoming Garifuna Settlement Day. Sixteen competing high schools gathered at Birds Isle where the event was taking place. In the end, it was […]
The Mexican holiday, the Day of the Dead, known as Día de Los Muertos, is being observed today in that country and parts of northern Belize as well. It is a time to remember and honor deceased loved ones, but it is not a gloomy or morbid occasion. Rather it is a festive and colorful […]
Artistes unite under the national artist platform called artists.bz. Several local musicians gathered today for the official launch of the online platform. Belize Trade and Investment Development Service, the National Institute for Culture and History, the Office of the Music Ambassador, Belize Coalition of Service Providers and the Music Industry Association of Belize were all […]
The countdown to the Belize International Film Festival is on. The much-acclaimed festival begins next Wednesday with a preview event at the House of Culture in Belize City. While the official opening ceremony is set for Thursday at the Bliss Center for the Performing Arts and will be carried live on this station, this year, […]
The first ever Belize Garifuna Song Competition kicks off tonight at the Bird’s Isle. From as many as seventeen entries, five musicians have made it to the finals and the winning song will be announced at tonight’s event. The contest highlights five genres of Garifuna music and the criteria required each submission to be professionally […]
Written on October 27, 2017 | Posted in
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At this hour, the Mexican Embassy in Belize is unveiling two separate photographic exhibits at the Mexican Institute of Cooperation in Belize City as part of their year-long celebration of Belize and Mexico’s diplomatic relations established in 1981. The first are photographs of two celebrated figures of the Mexican art world: muralist Diego Rivera and […]
The other exhibit is photographs of major infrastructure in ten Mexican cities from Zacatecas in the north to the capital, Mexico City, to Campeche in the south. These are the ten cities established as World Heritage Cities because of their architectural development, a mix of Spanish, Maya, Aztec and similar influences. Like Belize, Mexico faces […]
NICH got a hundred thousand dollar boost today. The Taiwan Government handed over a cheque to help with cultural and artistic development. The monies will be used for a number of projects with a focus on cultural preservation and youth involvement. News Five’s Andrea Polanco has more. Andrea Polanco, Reporting A cheque of one […]
September is not complete without the sweet sounds of the pan at PanYaad. The annual highlight on the celebrations calendar will take place on Saturday night at seven-thirty inside the Marion Jones Stadium. So, you may have been hearing rumblings that some steel-bands will not be attending the City show, but will be putting on […]
Written on September 15, 2017 | Posted in
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The annual Belize Sound Fest has been ongoing since 2002. The brainchild of musical icon Tony Wright brings together Belizean musicians and artists for a night of bram and patriotic pride, during the month of September. So tonight at the Bird’s Isle in Belize City, hundreds of persons will come out to enjoy brukdong, punta […]
Written on September 15, 2017 | Posted in
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The 2017 Carnival Road March got off without a hitch. Thirteen bands, seven juniors and six seniors battled in various themes and revelry as they took on that two mile stretch from Caesar Ridge to the Marion Jones along a new route. While there were lapses, the bacchanal was nothing short of a spectacle and […]
Written on September 12, 2017 | Posted in
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With the Carnival King and Queen 2017 determined on Saturday night, the mas camps got underway on Monday night in the north and south sides of the city. The bands are getting ready for this weekend’s road march and gave us a peak look at what can be expected. While judging is on originality and […]
Gareth Jacobs….he is a finalist in KTV, the Remix and has been entertaining the public for the last several weeks of competition. Other than the fact that he is from Toledo, you might not know a lot about this artist. Jacobs has been singing for a little over ten years and is quite the celebrity […]
One of the highlights of the September celebrations is the seventy-seventh National Queen of the Bay competition. The traditional pageant has been running for decades and still draws a multitude. This year, the event was held at Birds Isle where the young ladies competed in swimsuits, answered questions and did the famous curtsy. But as […]
Saturday was chock full of activities. News Five’s Duane Moody also headed to the Marion Jones Sporting Complex for the King and Queen Competition of the 2017 carnival season. This year, sixteen bands were to compete, but for unforeseen reasons, two junior bands, namely Irahunu Mas Band from Seine Bight Village in the south and […]
Tonight, we profile the third of the four finalists for KTV the Remix, ahead of the grand finale on Tuesday night. Las Flores’ own Lillian Salazar is a doting mother of three who would the last person you would expect to see on the big stage at the Bliss Center for the Performing Arts. But […]
Written on September 1, 2017 | Posted in
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Tonight we bring you closer to Lisandra Gutierrez; she is one of four finalists in KTV, the Remix, who is hoping to capture the title and cash prize. Lisandra is known in Orange Walk and Caye Caulker as a physical therapist, but this time around, she’s on the national stage. She has years under her […]
San Pedro Ambergris Caye is considered a tourist’s paradise; but a visit to southern Belize shows that in the jewel you can do the sea, enjoy eco-tourism and learn so much of our cultural diversity… all in one package. Over the weekend, the local media travelled south, courtesy of the Belize Tourism Board to experience […]
The song competition is an anticipated event in the calendar of national celebrations for budding as well as established artists. The judges look for originality, presentation and performance by the competing artists. The competition headed south this year and was hosted in the culture capital Dangriga, which provided the perfect setting for the occasion. Cynthia […]
The Museum of Belize and Houses of Culture concluded an annual summer program for children in Belize City earlier today. The camp ran for a month and a half and saw participants learning how to weave baskets, among other skills. A majority of those children are from the Dorothy Menzies Childcare Center. This morning, reporter […]
The Eastern Division South held the closing for its annual Great Summer Programme. Fifty youths from the south side kicked off the programme on August seventh and it ended on August twenty-fourth with certificates and prizes. The program started four years ago with an aim to engage youths who are at risk of getting involved […]
Written on August 25, 2017 | Posted in
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Belize’s certified massage therapists were busy last week developing their interpretations of a signature Belizean massage, conveying an authentic Maya spa experience. BELTRAIDE and the Belize Spa and Wellness Association organized the first ever “Maya Spa Experience Brand Competition.” The branded massage will be copyrighted and promoted extensively, with a special showcase at this year’s […]
The National Institute of Culture and History is calling on the BSCAP Board to present certified and audited financials to its membership at an annual general meeting to be convened. This follows the claims by former C.E.O. Shyne Barrow that the more than half a million dollars claimed by Chairlady Heather Cunningham pales in comparison […]
Just before we close tonight’s newscast, we have the highlights of our ninth annual Summer Fest held this morning on our outdoor stage right here at our compound on Coney Drive. Over five hundred children attended the show along with their parents, as over thirty-three truly talented youths, as young as eight years old took […]
Written on August 18, 2017 | Posted in
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