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In less than twenty-four hours, the first-ever Belize International Music and Food Festival takes place in San Pedro. The culinary aspect includes seventeen booths which will be featuring cultural foods and more and there is free access throughout the day for that form of entertainment. Then at five o’clock the grounds reopen for live musical […]
Written on July 29, 2022 | Posted in
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Alamilla spoke of the importance of Belizean athletes participating in the Commonwealth Games, which can serve as a qualifier for other international sporting events. Giovanni Alamilla, Head of Delegation, Team Belize “We firmly believe that we need to give our athletes access to these events. Yes it would be great for us to make […]
Written on July 27, 2022 | Posted in
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The Belize Camping Experience has for years been working with young people across the country, teaching them life skills and helping them develop a relationship with the church. It provides a space for youth leaders from various municipalities to converge on the camp grounds before going out to work with their peers in communities across […]
Written on July 27, 2022 | Posted in
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The Belize International Music and Food Festival is less than two weeks away, and while the performing artists are fine-tuning their sets, the San Pedro Town Council and Area Representative Andre Perez are looking forward to the first-of-its-kind event on the island. It’s not to say that La Isla Bonita has not hosted international concerts […]
Written on July 21, 2022 | Posted in
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On Tuesday night, the ten hopefuls who survived the first round of eliminations on KTV the Remix, Season Four were announced before a packed auditorium. They then took to the stage at the Bliss Center for the Performing Arts with a Belizean song of their choice. From legends like Lord Rhaburn, Andy Palacio and Leela […]
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Today, members of Belize’s national under-twenty-one female volleyball team and coaching staff were celebrated by the Holy Redeemer Credit Union Limited for their stellar performance in the nineteenth Central American Volleyball Championship. Team Belize captured the silver medals, having lost only to Guatemala on the final night, but winning many individual achievement awards during the […]
Written on July 19, 2022 | Posted in
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The Garifuna Collective is back on the road after two years of being sidelined from the world stage due to the COVID-19 pandemic. It’s the moment the eight-member band has been eagerly anticipating since the world began to open up, a chance to once again showcase Belize’s cultural export. News Five’s Isani Cayetano spoke with […]
Written on July 19, 2022 | Posted in
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A few weeks ago, we introduced you to a couple of the vendors that will be partaking in the first-ever Belize International Music and Food Festival in San Pedro Town. And while those vendors are preparing for their culinary displays, our Belizean artists are doing the same. For over the past several weeks, the fourteen […]
Written on July 19, 2022 | Posted in
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They did not capture gold, but Belize’s Under Twenty-one Volleyball Team made us proud this weekend as they played their hearts out against Guatemala. Belize took silver at the Nineteenth Under-twenty-one Female Central American Volleyball Championship Games on Saturday night at the Belize Civic Centre. Guatemala won the first set 25-19, then Belize won the […]
Written on July 18, 2022 | Posted in
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On Thursday night, Team Belize returned to the court to face off against the team from El Salvador in the nineteenth U-21 Central American Volleyball Championship being held at the Civic Center in Belize City. Team Belize won three sets back-to-back as fans gathered to cheer on our girls in this regional tournament. Tonight the […]
Written on July 15, 2022 | Posted in
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Volleyball in Belize has been quite successful in medaling at regional and international competitions. The performance by Team Belize so far in the U-21 Central American Volleyball Championship is promising; they are expected to medal once they beat the Honduran team tonight. President Allan Sharp breaks down what it will take for our team to […]
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He made Billboard’s Top Twenty-five Album Charts with his country album debut “It’s Been A While”. His single “Cold Dead Hands” also made it to number one on the Billboard’s Charts. Nashville, Tennessee country singer, songwriter Dustin Collins is in Belize. It’s not his first time in the country. He has done more than seventy […]
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Belizean Musician, thirty-two-year-old Emilio Thomas, has been performing across the world for the better part of the last decade with the Garifuna Collective. During this time, he has been able to hone his musical skills which he began developing as a child growing up in Dangriga. Thomas has since acquired experience and knowledge that sets […]
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Belize’s under-twenty-one female volleyball selection emerged victorious on Tuesday night following a match with Team Nicaragua. With the first win under their belt, our girls are prepared to face more difficult competition as the tournament progresses. This afternoon, we caught up with the team briefly at the Civic Center where they discussed the outcome of […]
Written on July 13, 2022 | Posted in
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And so it begins. On Tuesday night at the Bliss Center for the Performing Arts, the country was introduced to the twelve participants who made the cut for KTV the Remix, Season Four. It was a long awaited return of the entertainment show after a two-year break due to the COVID-19 pandemic. This cohort performed […]
Written on July 13, 2022 | Posted in
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KTV the Remix is back by popular demand. Season four of the live shows kicks off tonight inside the Bliss Center for Performing Arts. Twelve competitors will take the stage. In the end, there can only be one KTV champion. The winner will walk away with the grand prize. News Five’ Paul Lopez takes a […]
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Team Belize is ready to compete in the nineteenth U-twenty-one Female Central American Volleyball Championship which will be hosted from July twelfth to the sixteenth at the Belize City Civic Center. Belize has always done well in the sport, winning silver in the women’s category back in 2018, then the under-twenty-three and under-eighteen in 2019. […]
Written on July 11, 2022 | Posted in
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From as early as Friday, the team from El Salvador was already in country and over the weekend, the others arrived, except for Panama and Costa Rica who will not participate this year. President of the Belize Volleyball Association Allan Sharp says the five teams competing are all formidable. Allan Sharp, President, Belize Volleyball […]
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“Bruk life have to guh”. That’s the message that Belizean Artist Trevor “T-Unknown” Yarde is spreading in his latest single entitled ‘Bruk Life”. T-Unknown released the visuals for his single today. We spoke with him about the song and the positive message behind it. Here is that interview. Trevor “T-Unknown” Yarde, Belizean Artist “Bruk […]
Written on July 8, 2022 | Posted in
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It’s summertime and the kids are rolling into two months of recess! Summer camps are kicking off and the Bliss Institute for the Performing Arts is one of the places being occupied by children while they are out of the classrooms. Kids ages three to fourteen are currently engaged in three weeks of theater activities. […]
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Tonight, we take you inside the Mabe kitchen experience with Chef Eva Longworth, and sous-chef Angelo Kuylen. At the height of the pandemic, the duo launched the Mabe Kitchen Show on social media. The production teaches Belizeans how to prepare simple recipes from locally sourced ingredients, using Mabe kitchen appliances. We were invited into the […]
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KTV the Remix is back. You can tune in to Channel Five tonight at eight p.m. for the Audition Show. Fifteen performers will be selected to compete in the live shows which kick off next week Tuesday inside the Bliss Center for Performing Arts. This year’s show promises to deliver clean, fun, family entertainment, with […]
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The Belize Tourism Board was also at the Caye Caulker Lobster Fest. The team was out capturing the festivities as they engaged with domestic and foreign visitors. But their role was two-fold because they were also out sharing information and selling tickets for the first-ever Belize International Music and Food Festival. News Five spoke with […]
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Over the weekend, the Caye Caulker Lobster Fest took center stage as Belizeans traveled over to La Isla Cariñosa to bask in the three days of activities. It commenced on Friday night with an opening ceremony and was followed by two days of visitors enjoying lobster dishes and music on the island. And despite the […]
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The countdown to the first-ever Belize International Music and Food Festival that will be taking place at Saca Chispas in San Pedro, Ambergris Caye continues. The mega concert is now only four weeks away. On Thursday, we headed to the island town to sample some of the amazing foods that will be on sale for […]
Written on July 1, 2022 | Posted in
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