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This evening, the Embassy of Taiwan in Belize hosted government officials, the Leader of the Opposition, a host of other Belizeans and dignitaries in Belize City for the One Hundred and Eleventh National Day Reception of the Republic of China (Taiwan) and the Opening of the Taiwan Expo 2022. The event was held inside Caribbean […]
Written on October 7, 2022 | Posted in
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In November 2020, the sports community was rocked by the passing of Ian Mariano Senior. He was an exceptional basketball promoter and sports personality. He was featured in our newscast on several occasions in his capacity as PR Manager for the Belize Hurricanes and Communications Officer at the Belize City Council. Mariano also contributed to […]
Written on October 6, 2022 | Posted in
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From a dream to reality, that’s what Belizean musician Stig Da Artist posted to his social media page on Tuesday, following a meeting with Jeffrey Harleston, the Executive Vice President of Universal Music Group. Earlier this year, Stig Da Artist, along with several other Belizean artists signed distribution agreements with U.M.G. Well, following Tuesday’s meeting, […]
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Welcome to another edition of Sport Monday. I am Paul Lopez. This week we will dive into the results of Friday night’s Inter-Office Basketball showdown inside the Mexico Sports Complex, in memory of Ian Mariano Sr. Also, we will be bringing you the highlights from Championship Day for the Live Life Youth Basketball Tournament 2022, […]
Written on October 3, 2022 | Posted in
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Moving on now to some more basketball action, we take you to the Lopez Mateo Park in King’s Park for the finals of the Live Life Youth Basketball Tournament 2022. The Ministry of Home Affairs and Sprite teamed up earlier this year to give young men from communities across Belize City and surrounding villages an […]
Written on October 3, 2022 | Posted in
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To wrap things up for this edition of Sports Monday, we bring you some stats from the Premier League of Belize football. PLB is in its tenth week of competition. The past weekend saw Wagiya defeat Progresso FC with a score of one to zero. Benque Viejo FC took on Verdes FC and won that […]
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Comedian Oliver Samuels will be performing live at the Bliss Center for the Performing Arts on September twenty-third, twenty-fourth, and twenty-fifth. The upcoming show is entitled Guilty Without Explanation, written and directed by Patrick Brown, starring Oliver Samuels, Tesfa Edwards, and Lakeisha Ellison. The entire event is being presented by Jankunu Productionz. Founder, Sandra Mckay, […]
Written on September 16, 2022 | Posted in
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During the month of September, patriotism is at its highest, as we celebrate Belize’s Independence. Notable songs for the festivities ring out and radio favourites are played the entire month. If you look forward to this time of the year, it’s hard not to mention Francis Reneau’s contributions to the fore. This week’s look on […]
Written on September 16, 2022 | Posted in
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The winners of the Carnival 2022 Road March have been declared. After months of arduous work, two mas bands came out on top. In the senior category, Soca Moca Mas Band prevailed. In the junior category, it was the Soca Massive Band that rose to the occasion. A News Five team was out on Saturday […]
Written on September 5, 2022 | Posted in
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Earlier in our newscast we told you about a stabbing incident on J’Ouvert morning that left two brothers injured. While the siblings did not suffer life-threatening injuries, they are receiving treatment at the Karl Heusner Memorial Hospital. Thankfully, it was also the only incident recorded on Saturday with respect of the carnival activities. That’s because […]
Written on September 5, 2022 | Posted in
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It is the first day of September and to kick of the month of festivities the National Celebrations Commission recognized seven outstanding Belizeans with the Belize at 41 Awards. The awardees are exceptional Belizeans who have dedicated their lives to nation building with the use of various talents. The award ceremony was held at the […]
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After eight weeks of competition, there is a new karaoke champion. The last female standing in season four of Channel Five’s KTV the Remix was Lisa Hemmans-Robateau. She’s a songstress from King’s Park who won ten thousand dollars in cash, a trophy and much more in prizes. The announcement was made on Tuesday night at […]
Written on August 31, 2022 | Posted in
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Night two of Carnival Mas Camp 2022 was as pumped and spirited as it used to be in pre-COVID era, with revelers dressing up in their shimmery and colorful costumes to put off their best show in a bid to capture the judges’ attention and earn the highest possible points in this category of the […]
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The highly anticipated return of the Carnival Road March is four days away and band leaders are preparing their final costumes for the bacchanal. A total of nine bands will be participating in the road march this year – four seniors and five junior bands – all from Belize City. But even before the revellers […]
Written on August 30, 2022 | Posted in
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Carnival season is in full swing and over the weekend, the battle of the giant costumes raged on at the Belize City Civic Center. While the competition does not have an influence on the final score for the road march, the King and Queen Competition is always a spectacle. News Five’s Duane Moody reports. […]
Written on August 30, 2022 | Posted in
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Since the recent Belize International Music and Food Festival, a first-of-its-kind two-day event in San Pedro, the media has been asking Prime Minister John Briceño and Minister of Tourism, Anthony Mahler to show where the event was profitable. As Mahler promised a week ago, those figures would be provided. The figures are out; however, it […]
Written on August 24, 2022 | Posted in
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On Tuesday night, in Trinidad and Tobago, the Caribbean Broadcasting Union held its Caribbean Media Awards 2021. It was the first presentation ceremony held in person since 2019 and media houses from the Dutch, English and Spanish Caribbean topped the list of awardees announced during the fifty-third C.B.U. general assembly in Tobago. The outstanding work […]
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The first-ever Belize International Music and Food Festival was held in San Pedro on the weekend of August first. According to Minister of Tourism Anthony Mahler, the event drew as many as eight thousand concertgoers during the two nights that it was held. He also says that the festival created significant economic activity for the […]
Written on August 15, 2022 | Posted in
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Lighting on stage was also an issue during the concert, that’s according to concertgoers who described poor lighting and other technical hiccups during the show. Mahler was also asked about the criticism that Belizean artists may have been unfairly matched as opening acts for bigger, regional and international artist. Anthony Mahler, Minister of Tourism […]
Written on August 15, 2022 | Posted in
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Ashley Lightburn is the new Miss Universe Belize. The twenty-five-year-old university lecturer and project manager bested five other delegates in the pageant held over the weekend at the Bliss Center for the Performing Arts. The delegates competed in introduction, swimsuit, evening gown, a topic section and then a final question and a final look. In […]
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It’s week five of your weekly dose of KTV the Remix and tonight, the semi-finals begin inside the Bliss Center for the Performing Arts. You are in for a treat because each week, one competitor will be going home, but that will be determined by the voters and the judges. Social Media host, Duane Moody […]
Written on August 9, 2022 | Posted in
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Pageant week has officially opened as the Miss Universe Belize committee searches for the next beauty ambassador to represent the country on the international stage of pageantry. Six delegates from across the country are vying for the coveted title and will compete inside the Bliss auditorium this Saturday, August thirteenth. And today, News Five’s Duane […]
Written on August 8, 2022 | Posted in
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Going into pageant week, the delegates will be engaged in a number of activities, including an official photo shoot in San Pedro on Tuesday. Earlier today, they also visited Liberty Children’s Home and there will be other events on their schedules. Miss Universe Belize 2018 Jenelli Fraser, spoke to the media about that and where […]
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The United Democratic Party is calling for a full accounting of every dollar that was used to finance the Belize International Music and Food Festival this past weekend. A release from the U.D.P. says, “sadly, of the one million Belizean taxpayers money spent, the small amount of Belizean artists that were hired amounted to less […]
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The month of September is quickly approaching and the National Celebrations Commission is finalizing the list of events for the month. Apart from the traditional celebratory events, like the carnival road march, and the Independence Day ceremony, events that were introduced virtually in 2021 will now be held in public venues. Minister Francis Fonseca gave […]
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