An anticipated item on the calendar of school activities is the Festival of Arts involving pre-scholars. This morning the festival opened at the Bliss; teachers and proud parents were on hand for the event. For the little ones there was excitement at the chance of being on stage and perhaps a little nervousness. News Five’s […]
An international art competition has been ongoing for quite some time now and different regions have been asked to participate in a wide range of artistic challenges. From video competitions to written works, to poetry and even painting; this year, Caribbean and Latin American countries being asked to submit its best in art pieces: paintings, […]
Three students: Vanyah Vernon, Victor Lopez, and Amauri Amoa placed first, second and third respectfully in the Belize City Lions Club’s twenty-seventh annual Peace Poster Competition. The students, who are from the Primary Schools Art Skills Training Pilot Project (PSAST), were among hundreds who submitted paintings under the theme, “Peace, Love and Understanding.” While all […]
Final touches are being made to the Belisle Art Gallery where the fifth annual Women in Art Exhibition will open on Thursday night at the Bliss Center for the Performing Arts. The event, which will be held under the theme, “Shadows,” is featuring female artists such as Winsom Winson and Briheda Haylock and the curator, […]
The Street Art festival has become a main event of the Institute of Creative Arts to showcase the diversity of the culture of art across the country. On Saturday, February twenty-eight, Albert Street in downtown Belize City will be transformed into an artsy and cultural venue for the fifth annual Street Art Festival. The family […]
Belizean Parandero, Lloyd Augustine, a member of the renowned Garifuna Collective, is releasing a long-awaited solo album entitled Yugadan. The twelve-track CD is a musical reflection of his life and travels as a Garifuna musician. The LP will be launched in Hopkins Village this weekend and today we sat with the famed composer to talk […]
In Belize, there are Mayan, colonial and modern artifacts from different cultures that are kept under lock and key to preserve the tangible work of art. Since Monday, representatives from National Institute of Culture and History, the Institute of Archeology, the Museum of Belize as well as persons from private museums, library and archives are […]
Still on the issue of stolen artifacts, which globally represents a billion-dollar industry in the parallel market. Over the weekend, the San Pedro House of Culture was burglarized and stolen from within the building on Angel Coral Drive was an assortment of invaluable artifacts. The break-in was discovered by manager, Guillermo Paz, on Sunday morning. […]
The annual Women in Art Exhibition will open at the Bliss Center for the Performing Arts on March twelfth. It takes place during Women’s Month as one of the calendar events for the celebration. The exhibition will feature spoken word, song, painting and other aspects of the creative arts…created solely by women. The theme for […]
OCEANA will be celebrating three years since The People’s Referendum. It made history back in 2012 and this year they will celebrate in grand style with a free concert called Rock The Vote on Sunday, March first. Director of Communication, Alyssa Carnegies tells us more. Alyssa Carnegie, Director of Communication, Oceana “February twenty-ninth 2012 […]
A ten-person delegation from a non-profit organization in Taiwan, “Chou Ta-Kuan Cultural and Educational Foundation,” is in Belize to spread its mission of love and care. Today they visited Pallotti High School to make a donation of one hundred soprano recorders. Students and other school representatives gathered to receive the donation from the delegation. Sister Clara Teul, […]
And today marks the start of the Chinese New Year which runs through to March fifth. It is the “Year of the Goat,” which symbolizes good luck in the Chinese calendar. Benjamin Ho, Taiwanese Ambassador of Belize took the opportunity today to wish Happy New Year to Chinese Belizean. Benjamin Ho, Taiwanese Ambassador to […]
The 2015 Grammy Awards ceremony was held at the Staples Center in Los Angeles, California on Sunday before a packed audience of A-list celebrities. Kanye West’s now infamous post-show rant soundly criticizing the academy for awarding Beck ‘Album of the Year’ over Beyonce’s self-titled record, continues to buzz on social media. But it’s Belizean instrumentalist […]
The Embassy of the Republic of China/Taiwan has been successfully promoting the cultural exchange between Belize and Taiwan for many years. In an effort to continue to educate locals about the culture, the embassy is hosting the 2015 Taiwan Cultural Festival in Belize. The activities, which are open to the public and are free admission, […]
On Thursday night in Corozal, the Santa Rita Maya Monument came to life as residents gathered to witness a traditional Maya wedding. Archaeologists believe that Santa Rita is the ancient city of Chactemal (Chetumal), which was occupied from 2000 BC to 1530 AD and that it was an important center for the trade of honey, […]
Supporters of Special Olympics and fans of the Garifuna Collective are up for a treat this weekend as the internationally acclaimed band will be performing along with a host of Belizean artists at the B.T.L. Park on Saturday. The initiative is to raise funds for the Special Olympics team that will be competing later this […]
There is another event taking place in the city over the weekend. An exhibition entitled “My Story” opens at the image factory on Friday. Not many L.G.B.T. persons are open about their lifestyle choices because they are sometimes shunned by society and their own families. To reduce the stigma associated with being a L.G.B.T., UNIBAM’s […]
The dates are set for the 2015 Belize International Film Festival. The tenth edition of the popular festival will take place from July seventeenth through the nineteenth in Placencia. It features unique, culturally-inspired and independent films with storylines that celebrate life from various perspectives. Today, the Film and Media Arts Unit of the Institute of […]
While the festival will be limited to three days, the film and media arts unit has been working around the clock with young film makers and animators as well as videographers and audio-visual novices to raise the standards of Belizean films. For a second year in a row, the festival will include a week-long training […]
It’s been seven years since Andy Palacio, Belize’s musical icon, passed away. Known across the world, Palacio put Belize on the map and left a rich legacy of the Garifuna culture and music. During his career, Palacio released three albums, seven E.P cassettes and a trove of music videos. While Andy departed on a career […]
A book of maps by geographer Doctor Odile Hoffman was launched today at the Leo Bradley Library in Belize City. Five hundred copies of the publication, British Honduras: The Invention of a Colonial Territory – Mapping and Spatial Knowledge in the Nineteenth Century were donated courtesy of the publisher, Cubola Productions, to high schools and […]
Opening tonight at the Bliss, Landini, a paranda album by world renowned Garifuna artist, Aurelio Martinez will be launched. Since September, Martinez along with his team from Stone Tree Records, Ivan Duran, have been in Europe and the U.S. and Canada to introduce the album to international audiences. Tonight, they are back in Belize to […]
Get into the groove because Duane Moody will be live at the Public’s Supermarket for tonight’s episode of our extremely popular Gimme Five show. Spectacular prizes will be won by viewers, but they have to come out to Public’s and compete to win. In studio, Carla Ayres Musa will also be upping the ante with […]
The Sagicor Visionaries Challenge took place today in Belize City. More than thirty entries were submitted by schools across the country on projects that focus on science, technology, engineering and mathematics. It was a tough competition going on and late this evening, the judges released the names of the winning entries and there is a […]
Have you heard about the Tata Duende, la Llorona and the Xtabai? These are all mythical renowned creatures that have been part of the intangible traditional culture of northern Belize, and specifically that of the Mayas. Well, a husband and wife from out of Los Angeles, California—but originally from Corozal—are trying to keep the tradition […]
