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For the past week or so, Belize’s youngest performers in the districts have been on the stage giving of their talents in art, music, dance, and drama as part of the Pre-School Children’s Festival of the Arts. The junior companion to the main show in May and more recently for secondary schools, it offers an […]
Written on March 20, 2017 | Posted in
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The Institute of Creative Arts is asking the public to come and party with them for the seventh edition of the Street Art Festival. The event, which will be held this Saturday in downtown Belize City once again, was created back in 2011 to showcase art and culture, giving artists a marketplace to dialogue one-on-one […]
Written on February 22, 2017 | Posted in
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There is an activity to look forward to this weekend. Jamaican artist Da’ville touched down in Belize on Thursday as the featured artist for a concert this Saturday at the B.T.L. Park to mark the three-year anniversary since the public space was renovated by the Belize City Council. The event will also feature a lineup […]
Written on February 10, 2017 | Posted in
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On Monday, a new publication of the British style magazine, LOVE, will be released to its over one hundred thousand followers. Interestingly, the biannual magazine is featuring Belizean beauty blogger Joyjah Estrada as the cover model for the publication. The southern freckled bell earned her spot in the magazine via a social media competition; her […]
Written on February 3, 2017 | Posted in
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Belizean recording artist Dan Marcus is in Belize working on a new project. Marcus will be releasing a short film with two music videos as well as an EP that will be available online. These will all be available for purchase later this month across digital music platforms. Today, we spoke with Marcus who tells […]
Written on January 6, 2017 | Posted in
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There are only four more shopping days before the Christmas. Across the City, the rush and buzz is in the air as shoppers look for deals. But what items are people purchasing for their families and friends this Christmas? That’s what intern Maria Reneau and Duane Moody went to find out and visited a couple […]
Written on December 20, 2016 | Posted in
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This year, Channel Five celebrates its twenty-fifth anniversary and to start the Christmas season right, we gifted twenty-five of viewers with tons of prizes in the annual Gimme Five Extravaganza. From December fifth and to the ninth, we brought you mega performances from your favourite artists; Duane Moody even took to the streets for four […]
Written on December 12, 2016 | Posted in
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On Sunday afternoon at the Biltmore Plaza in Belize City, two souls became one as the bonds of marriage between Nissi Arzu and Elmer Figueroa were celebrated. Partnering with Confetti, this station followed the couple from engagement to the fulfillment of a dream wedding. It was part of our programming to mark our twenty-fifth anniversary […]
Written on November 29, 2016 | Posted in
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On Friday and Saturday, Belize City, Orange Walk and Cayo will be entertained as dancers from across the country, as well as the U.S. and Mexico, will converge to put off one of the biggest dance shows in Belize. Dance X 2016 is being held under the theme Dance from the Soul and will feature […]
Written on November 24, 2016 | Posted in
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Paranda artist Aurelio Martinez is well-known internationally for promoting the Garifuna culture through music. The Honduras-born artist has spent considerable time in Belize, performing on our stages and working with several Belizean artists and recording previous albums with Stonetree Studios. He has reached a milestone in his career with thirty years in the business and […]
Written on November 22, 2016 | Posted in
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For the second year in a row, an audio technician course was held at by the Institute of Creative Arts organized by Audio and Sound Technician Whitfield Welch. The program targets musicians and technical persons involved in the audio industry. Over twenty participants, including eleven new applicants, learned about the basics of the audio, blending […]
Written on October 6, 2016 | Posted in
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The J’ouvert is one of the top attractions of the annual carnival activities. Thousands took over the streets of the Old Capital early on J’ouvert morning just prior to the road march this past Saturday. The party goers jammed for hours until dawn broke. It was a smooth and safe experience and we captured it […]
Written on September 23, 2016 | Posted in
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Months of preparation gave away to the Carnival Road March 2016 this past Saturday in Belize City. The parade of the bands got off to somewhat of a slow start on Caesar Ridge Road as the rain came down with a vengeance. Still yet, thousands lined the route to view the sights and sounds and […]
Written on September 19, 2016 | Posted in
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One of the big ticket items for tonight is the Soca or Surrender Concert being held at the Marion Jones Stadium in Belize City. It will feature big names in the music industry from the Caribbean including soca and dancehall artists out of Trinidad, Barbados, Bahamas and popular artists from Belize. It is all organized […]
Written on September 16, 2016 | Posted in
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The spectacular carnival road march takes place this Saturday in Belize City. City residents, visitors and others will be lining up the route to view the display of color and rhythm as the bands gyrate to the latest soca sounds from start to finish. This year, there is a record number of bands participating in […]
Written on September 16, 2016 | Posted in
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Tony Wright is perhaps best known as president of the Association for Belizean Artists First and host of the popular radio show “Belize Musicians Past and Present”. But he was once a musician himself, and he has led the fight to recognize and promote Belizean artists for some time. This morning, under the auspices of […]
Written on September 15, 2016 | Posted in
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According to Wright, the book has two aims: to recognize the many men and women who have entertained us for decades, and to bring awareness to the need to preserve Belizean culture. At the short launch ceremony held at the Image Factory, Yasser Musa in his remarks made note of the fact that this coming […]
Written on September 15, 2016 | Posted in
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Earlier you heard Tony Wright speak about Soundfest, the premier production of the Association for Belizean Artists First, established in 2002. The fifteenth edition takes place on Friday night and Wright has a star-studded line-up. Tony Wright, President, Association for Belizean Artists First “Tomorrow night we are having Miami, we have Cocono Boy, we […]
Written on September 15, 2016 | Posted in
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The final night for carnival mas camps is tonight with three bands being visited by a team of judges. On Wednesday night, our news team had the arduous task of keeping up with the judges as they checked in with four groups. News Five’s Duane Moody reports. Duane Moody, Reporting The carnival mas camps […]
Written on September 15, 2016 | Posted in
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Carnival 2016 is getting off to an excellent start and it all reads up to the highly anticipated road march on September seventh. The number of bands has increased this year and the costumes are looking more elaborate and glamorous. On Saturday night, the King and Queen competition took place at the Marion Jones Stadium. […]
Written on September 5, 2016 | Posted in
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Fans of boxing on the Showtime Network are quite familiar with the name Jarrell ‘Big Baby’ Miller. He’s the larger than life Belizean athlete who is taking the sport by storm. His most recent fight was with Fred Kassi whom he defeated in a third round technical knockout, before calling out Anthony Joshua, Deontay Wilder […]
There’s a new music video that has gone viral on social media in Belize. Summer Sun Medley is the new single of Belize City artist Ty Linares featuring Et Dan and upcoming female artist, Dajah. The track was produced by King Kosa and the video was shot locally by Dream Light Studio. Linares says that […]
Written on September 2, 2016 | Posted in
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Music, song, dance and poetry – it all took place this morning on Channel Five’s annual Summer Fest. Children from across the country converged on our outdoor stage here on Coney Drive to showcase their best talents in the creative arts. Almost packed to capacity, family and friends came out in support as the young […]
Written on August 19, 2016 | Posted in
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A classical concert is underway at the Bliss Center for Performing Arts as part of the Belize International Jazz Festival. That event will be followed at ten o’clock by a jam session at Spoonaz Café. Both activities round out the third night of the annual musical showcase. News Five spoke with Holly Edgell at the […]
Written on August 16, 2016 | Posted in
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The journey begins for eleven Belizean beauty ambassadors from across the country as they vie for the title of Miss Belize and an opportunity to represent the Jewel in the 2016 Miss Universe Pageant in December. It is an opportunity of a lifetime because it’s been almost a decade since Belize has had a delegate […]
