Prime Minister Barrow was at the opening of Goldson House, and told News Five that the tribute to the great statesman and national hero is important to the U.D.P. and to the country. Dean Barrow, Prime Minister “He is a national hero and while the UDP and the older folk that were NIP and […]
This past Saturday, thousands of spectators gathered along the two-mile stretch of road as the 2015 Carnival Road March got underway from Caesar Ridge Road to the B.T.L. Park on Newtown Barracks. In the end, only a total of six junior bands and six senior bands were eligible to compete this year and following several […]
Tonight, there are a number of concerts in the city to bring in the Tenth of September. Top names from the Caribbean began arriving since last week. Among them is Queen of Bacchanal, Destra Garcia, who will be performing at the Carnival Overload Concert at the Hour Bar Field. The Caribbean mega soca artist touched […]
Aside from the many local artists, including Ernestine Carballo and TR Shine, who will be featured at tonight’s Carnival Overload Concert, Caribbean soca artist, Ricardo Dru, will also be a main element of the show. Dru, who is known for his popular song, Vagabond, will take the stage alongside Destra Garcia and Kes the Band […]
The fusion of two artistic minds, functioning on different wavelengths, yet collectively taken as one creative product is the reason for Binomium’s existence. The two-part publication, which focuses on the literary and illustrated works of Yasser Musa and Michael Gordon, is a dichotomy of the Old Capital as seen through the eyes of both artists. […]
The national celebrations wouldn’t be complete without Francis “Frankie” Reneau. He returns every year to put on a one-of-a-kind show and on Friday night at the Bliss Center for the Performing Arts, the acclaimed musical composer will put off a Broadway and Soul production. Musicians and artists from across the Jewel have been working with […]
Carnival 2015 is quickly approaching with the King and Queen Competition coming up this Saturday and the spectacular road march set for September twelfth. On Tuesday night, the first round of judging of the mas camps got under way at different spots in the City. The bands are being judged on creativity and construction of […]
Belize has once again made its mark at the international cultural celebration known as CARIFESTA. The biennial event, which features the work of artisans as well as the creative arts performers from CARICOM states, took place in Haiti this year. Thousands attend to experience a burst of culture from participating countries. The ten-day program concluded […]
Tonight, starting at seven at the Bliss Center for the Performing Arts, a group of sixteen art students from Taiwan will take to the stage for the 2015 Taiwanese International Youth Ambassador Performance. The performers in Belize are part of a larger group of one hundred and sixty students that have been deployed to countries […]
Since February of this year, the Youth Advocacy Through Arts has been traveling the country and visiting high schools across the city performing its latest play entitled Sleepless Girls. The drama piece looks at social issues affecting teenage girls and on Saturday the group is taking the play west, to the Welcome Center in San […]
As a culmination to a two-week workshop done through MusAid and The National Youth Orchestra, a huge concert will take place tonight at the Bliss at seven. It will feature a number of performers, both local talents and visiting accomplished musicians from abroad. We spoke with one of the coordinators. Andrea Beyer, Workshop Coordinator, […]
MusAid is a non-profit organization that seeks to help musicians around the world is in Belize once again. Partnering with the National Youth Orchestra, MusAid, with the support of guest musicians, is hosting workshops to help the young musicians to develop skills and also to train teachers. Since coming to Belize, the non-profit has gifted […]
The twelfth annual CARIFESTA, the premier festival of the arts and culture in the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) is set to open this Friday in Port au Prince, Haiti. The regional government cultural event puts on display the very best of the performing arts including dance, music and theatre; visual arts, literary arts, film and media […]
The National Song Competition 2015 took place this past Friday at the Memorial Park in Belize City. A total of two juniors, nine Belize Song seniors and seven Carnival song finalists took to the stage after several rounds of eliminations. The national titles were fiercely contested and there were some newcomers that rocked the stage, […]
The 2015 National Song Competition gets underway this Friday at the Memorial Park in Belize City. After several rounds of regional eliminations, a total of eighteen artists, novice and professionals, will take to the stage with their original songs in both the carnival and national song competitions. Today, the finalists were introduced to the media […]
The prime destination San Pedro Ambergris Caye is overflowing tonight with the local as well as international visitors. The San Pedro International Costa Maya 2015 celebrations started on Thursday night with the Reina de la Costa Maya Pageant, as the big ticket event. Eight contestants from Central America and Mexico competed in the international pageant […]
The Uchbenka K’in Ajau Association, the management body tasked with overseeing the preservation of the Uxbenka sacred site, has elected a new executive. The incoming leadership of the association has also weighed in on the Institute of Archaeology’s move to prosecute Rupert Myles for unlawful occupation, as well as destruction of the monument. According to […]
Makin says the importance of protecting the hallowed site is to honor the legacy of their ancestors. As such the Uchbenka K’in Ajau Association has pledged to work closely with residents of Santa Cruz and the Institute of Archaeology to restore the site and manage it for future generations. Isidoro Makin, Executive member, Uchbenka […]
Part of the Culture of Peace Program, taking place this week, involves an exhibit with various forms of expression. The exhibit was installed today and will be launched on Tuesday at the Belisle Gallery at the Bliss Center for the Performing Arts. The Organization of American States believes that the program will bring together communities […]
A mixing board can be overwhelming for its number of knobs, inputs or outputs. And if you are in the industry you would know that there has been a shortage of audio technicians to work in live productions. But tonight at the Bliss Center for the Performing Arts, thirteen audio technicians will be receiving their […]
A six-week audio tune program for budding artists and musicians will commence next week Monday at the Department of Youth Services on Regent Street. The program is primarily targeting persons between the ages of fifteen and twenty-five that have that interest in tapping into the local music industry. The idea is to offer a concentrated […]
Two nights ago, we showed you artist’s Katie Usher’s creative approach to highlight how many lives have been taken as a result of the spiking crime. From her records, almost eighty people have been killed since the start of this year. We spoke with Usher today and she tells us that the idea was borne […]
Also as a part of Katie Usher’s Lab-Two installation going on at the Image Factory, several creative minds from across the country have started putting on exhibitions and artistic shows for everyday since Monday. Today when we stopped in at the Image Factory, local artist, Briheda Haylock was showcasing her own eye-poignant piece. Briheda […]
Seventy-eight students from twenty-three schools across the city are in the Primary School Art Skills Training Pilot Project taking place at the Department of Youth Services in Belize City. It’s a project supported by the Department of Youth Services, the Embassy of Taiwan and NICH which seeks to train students to develop their artistic skills. […]
The official murder stats for the first half of the year is yet to be released by the Police Department, but we can surely say that 2015 is one of the most murderous years and that Belize has recently been named the fourth most dangerous country in the world. On Monday, artist Katie Usher took […]
