We’ve been wondering when News Five commentator G. Michael Reid would take a break from the City Centre and basketball to cast his watchful eye on the state of the treasury. Tonight he has the last word on a familiar topic: taxes. “There is an old adage, which suggest that nothing in this world is […]
The subject of basketball is never far from the heart of News Five commentator G. Michael Reid and with the NBA finals on the tube and the CARICOM Championships around the corner he’s ready to take another shot. “I was on foot this past Monday morning and just happen to be passing the Civic Center. […]
“Beta no litta” was the theme of a particularly imaginative public service campaign to clean up the nation’s highways. But while the music had a good beat and the drama was first rate, commentator G. Michael Reid finds that when it comes to littering, the most effective antidote may be a sharp blow from a […]
The police have been in the news a lot over the last couple of weeks, and by our estimation we haven’t seen or heard the last of the men and women sworn to protect the citizens of this jewel. Tonight News Five’s commentator G. Michael Reid joins the growing list of people who have an […]
Who among us does not fondly remember at least one of our many school teachers? Maybe it was the patient soul who taught us to read, tie our shoes or help us understand the beauty of math, history or science. Well, even if you have forgotten, News Five commentator G. Michael Reid has not. “This […]
Since last Saturday’s mass hold up along the Hummingbird Highway, there has been no shortage of opinions expressed, ranging from the way the situation was handled by police, to who the assailants were. While the end of the week does not necessarily mean the discussion is over, tonight News Five’s Commentator G. Michael Reid gets […]
Since he took over as host of the Last Word over a year ago, News Five’s Commentator G. Michael Reid has discussed a wide range of topics in his weekly commentary. But through it all, sports seem to be his favorite preoccupation and it is to that world that he returns tonight for the Last […]
Education is a subject of vital interest to all of us, both as individuals and as members of a larger society. Tonight News Five commentator G. Michael Reid takes a look as some recent developments that have been causing a stir. “The topic of education was placed on the front burner recently when the education […]
The 1998 Cross Country Classic is now part of history, with a new champion and a new record. But almost a week after Ben Bernard’s spectacular performance the race is still being debated. Tonight News Five commentator G. Michael Reid offers his perspective. “A belated Easter greeting Belize and with sincere wishes that your season […]
In last week’s edition of the Last Word, G. Michael Reid discussed some critical observations in the annual Children’s Festival of Arts. While presenting his views on the performance of students from some Belize City primary schools, it seems that the commentator left a bitter taste in some people’s mouth. So this week, he revisits […]
Like many people whose job involves the putting of pen to paper — or more accurately finger to keyboard — G. Michael Reid often relies on his childhood experiences for inspiration. Tonight, however, those memories have been disturbed by some negative developments in the world of the arts. “The Belize Arts Council is busy preparing […]
In case you haven’t noticed it’s Women’s Week and while there was no shortage of news items devoted to women in politics, women in sports, women in the work place and women’s health, there was not one word expressed about a subject that is of more than just passing interest to many Belizean women: that […]
If his yacht dropped anchor in Belize City harbor today, the man known as Baron Bliss probably would have had his fortune stolen before he had a chance to give it away. But while times may have changed the legacy of the Baron just keeps on giving. “Anywhere from beginning of June to the end […]
Since he took over the last segment of the Friday edition of News Five live, G. Michael Reid has dispensed a healthy dose of issues – some controversial, others just plain informative. Look out Karl Heusner Memorial you’re the focus of his Last Word this week. “Though firm in my convictions that sports is integral […]
Sports is a subject never far from the mind of News Five commentator G. Michael Reid… and tonight he’s back on familiar territory. For those who like myself didn’t know, but were ashamed to ask, CARICOM is an acronym for Caribbean Community. Interestingly enough and geographically speaking, Belize is not even part of the Caribbean […]
G. Michael Reid is known around town as a pretty hard guy…. But tonight we find out that News Five’s roving commentator has his romantic side as well. This weekend is February the fourteenth which means Valentine’s Day and since Belize these days seem to be very much a part of this global sanctification of […]
He’s been wounded in the battle of the sexes and gone up against such touchy topics as the cruise ship, family court and National Anthem. Tonight G. Michael Reid just tries to follow the bouncing ball. Although only recently accepted as a legitimate sport in America, football or soccer as they call it over there, […]
News Five commentator G. Michael Reid rarely enters the murky waters of Belizean politics and when he does dip foot, it is not without first checking carefully for sharks, jellyfish, sea urchins and other perils of the sea. Finding, for the moment at least, that the coast is clear, he decided to go for a […]
