The ancient Maya culture thrived primarily in parts of Mexico, Guatemala, Belize and Honduras. Originally considered primitive, the Mayas are now known to have had knowledge of science, art, architecture, language and mathematics that flourished in their culture. Their architectural skills are evident in the monuments dotting various parts of country. Recent discoveries have led […]
Two budding artists have won top awards at a national and an international art competition, distinguishing themselves and their schools. The young students are from Saint John’s Vianney and Saint Joseph Primary schools. They enrolled in the Primary School Arts Skills Training Program which allowed them to compete in the Lion’s Club Peace Poster Competition […]
For the first time in Belize, the three-time tango world champion dancers from South America will be performing locally. On Thursday and Friday nights at the Bliss Center for the Performing Arts, the Colombian Dance Group “A Puro Tango” will grace the stage with traditional and contemporary tango dances. The entire family is in for […]
Doctor Anabel Ford is an archeologist, who having discovered El Pilar in the west, has put in at least two decades of research arguing that the Maya’s milpa cycle is one of the same with the forest. She maintains that the practice of the Mayas in cultivating ‘forest gardens’, involved sequencing an area from a […]
The Lifeline Foundation, along with Honorary Consul to Lebanon, Sarkis Abou Nehra, made several significant donations today to a number of music and feeding programs across the country. This morning, Kim Simplis Barrow, on behalf of the organization, handed over cheques in the sum of six thousand dollars each to Grace Primary School, St. Luke […]
Tourism is the main industry on the island of San Pedro and among the top revenue generators for the country. Residents on the prime tourism destination depend on it for their livelihood; from hoteliers to restaurateurs, tour guides, vendors and small entrepreneurs thrive from the tourism dollar. But tensions have been bubbling since the beginning […]
Pen Cayetano is an icon in the Garifuna community. Pen, the patriarch, is a prolific musician and artist. His wife Ingrid and children have followed his footsteps in promoting and preserving the richness and uniqueness of the Garifuna culture. Today, at the Image Factory in Belize City, the Cayetano’s officially re-launched Ingrid’s “We Are Free” […]
For years, there have been efforts to preserve all aspects of the Garifuna culture. In 2010, a trio of Garifuna activists, including Roy Cayetano, Canon Jerris Valentine and Cassian Nuñez, decided to initiate an annual competition as a way of motivating the formation of wanaragua camps and improving the quality of performance. This resulted in […]
The Inspiration Calendar is now in its fifth edition. The latest publication was launched today by the Office of the Special Envoy for Women and Children along with McNab Design. The calendar continues to feature the artwork of children living with disabilities as a way of promoting awareness to reduce discrimination. Isani Cayetano has a […]
Dance X Belize 2015 started on Monday of this week with master classes being held with local dance groups throughout the country. following a Forum and Barefoot Belize production on Wednesday night at the Bliss Center for the Performing Arts, today there was a lecture and mini performance for primary and high school children. Duane […]
Dance X Belize is in its seventh year and in 2015, the creative art experience has evolved to an eight-day event which started on Monday with several workshops and master classes across the country. The first show was a one-day event organized by former dancer and now theatre director, Karen Vernon, bringing dance back to […]
But Dance X is for most people synonymous with the name Jamie Thompson. A Belizean dancer living in the U.S. and a creative arts director, Thompson recently formed his own dance company, Lyve Arts Project, and will be performing one of his original pieces in a duet on Friday night at the Bliss. Also being […]
Garifuna Settlement Day was celebrated on November nineteenth with festivities in various communities across the country. In Belize City, Yurumein, or the traditional re-enactment of the arrival of the Garinagu to the shores of the Jewel, culminated at the foot of the BelCan Bridge. The re-enactment was succeeded by a parade to Saint Martin’s Church […]
While the bust of Garifuna hero Thomas Vincent Ramos has been ready for quite some time, all efforts to compensate sculptor Stephen Okeke have fallen short. That is until Thursday when PM Barrow pledged that government will make a significant contribution to defray the outstanding balance. G.O.B. will not only cover the remainder of that […]
International Children’s day is marked in calendars around to the globe. It doesn’t matter on which day the celebration is held; the mission is to ensure that children around the world are not exploited but rather that they enjoy a better future. In Belize City, the National Committee for Families and Children focused their activities […]
The original, authentic, annual Orange Walk Tacos Festival is back, and organizers say it will be bigger and better than ever. Going on its fifth year, the festival showcases every possible variety and style of the always popular Orange Walk tacos, with vendors competing to see who can wow the crowds from every part of […]
Dangriga is the koltcha capital of Belize and on Thursday it lived up to its name for Garifuna Settlement Day. The activities started early morning with the re-enactment of the arrival of the Garinagu to our shores back in 1832. The official ceremonies took place later in the morning which then gave way to a […]
On the eve of Garifuna Settlement Day, final preparations are being made by the branches of the National Garifuna Council for the traditional reenactment of the arrival of the Garinagu to Belize. Two hundred and thirteen years ago, on November nineteenth, 1802, the Garinagu headed by national hero, Thomas Vincent Ramos, sought refuge in Belize, […]
Following the mass, a parade will leave from the St. Martin De Porres Church travel contrary to traffic on Vernon Street turn into Youth for the Future Drive over the BelChina Bridge and on to Douglas Jones Street. The procession continues on to Freetown Road and to an open lot across from Atlantic Bank, where […]
In time for the celebration of Garifuna Settlement Day, Pen Cayetano is exhibiting a collection of paintings at the Mexican Institute in the City. Entitled Our Heritage, Cayetano says that his art captures the essence of the uniqueness of the people and country. The exhibition opens tonight and will be remain at the Institute for […]
Every year around this time, the Indian Community celebrates their new year. Known as Diwali or Deepawali, it is a festival of lights that religiously commemorates the return of King Rama from exile into the City of Iola in India. In India, houses and businesses are dressed with strings of lanterns across the country. Here […]
It’s almost a year since the bust of Garifuna hero and national icon, Thomas Vincent Ramos, was acquired by Dangriga. It was officially unveiled in that municipality on the celebration of Garifuna Settlement Day, on nineteenth of November of 2014. But the sculpture has still not been paid for and in July of this year, […]
A youth senator…that’s one of the proposals that the youth arm of the People’s United Party put forth in a manifesto last Saturday. The document, called Agenda For Now, also seeks to promote education, arts and culture and the general empowerment of the youth. News Five’s Duane Moody reports. Alberto Vellos, President, Belize Youth […]
On Saturday, the B.T.L. Park on Newtown Barracks in Belize City will be transformed into an arts and craft market where intricate artworks from one hundred and twenty-five artisans from forty-two different communities will be on display. The artisans will be joined by representatives from UNIQUE Belize and the Small Business Development Center to put […]
On Monday the National Institute of Culture and History held the formal opening of Goldson House, a museum and research and education institute dedicated to the life and legacy of Philip Goldson. Goldson is hailed as a national hero and a defender of Belizean democracy, and Goldson House is a tribute to his work on […]
