Chef Rodriguez also prefers a traditional method for preparing the ham. His advice is that when you want the best flavor out of a cured ham, go easy on the additional seasoning. Chef Patrick Rodriguez “This is the tricky one. A lot of people tend to boil ham, they tend to do a lot of […]
Henry Cole, an English man, made the first official Christmas card in 1834. He was too busy to write personal greetings so he hired an artist to design a ready to send or instant card. Little did he know that his clever shortcut would become a household tradition around the world. But in recent times, […]
The tradition of sending season greetings is an age old one and is still very much alive. With loved ones, near or far, as Belizeans, we find it important to send best wishes for the holidays. And with Christmas Day just a greeting away, News Five hit the streets today to help residents send their […]
The St. Martin De Porres youth group was in a generous mood today. It hosted a Christmas party this afternoon for over one hundred children from that community. Youth Group leader, Debbie Ordonez told News Five that they hold numerous fundraisers throughout the year and putting smiles on the faces of less fortunate children is […]
In September, City Councilor Andrew Faber and a friend Gianni Taylor died in a tragic vehicular accident. Taylor was pregnant at the time, which made the loss even greater for her family. But Taylor’s mother, Melanie Eiley was moved by her daughter’s example. Before she passed away, Taylor spent a lot of time reading and […]
This morning three hundred patients as well as people sitting in the lobby of the Karl Heusner Memorial Hospital received an early visit from Santa Claus. That’s because thirty local businesses teamed up with the K.H.M.H. and Santa to distribute the care packages. News Five spoke with K.H.M.H. Public Relations Officer Sheena Garnett for further […]
And with just three days to go before Christmas, many families are still finding it difficult to make ends meet to put the Christmas dinner on the table. Well earlier today, Bel-Caribe Communication Services reached out to eleven needy families to make their holidays merry. They handed out hefty food hampers, packed with everything needed […]
There are more movies made in Belize, than you probably know of. They don’t make to the big screen, and the actors are usually not the big names. But location and low costs make Belize an ideal place for B-movies. Dragon Wasp, is one of the latest movies by Sci-Fi that has been produced locally. […]
Most of the actors including lead actor Corin Nemec have been acting all their lives and have a wide network of contacts in Hollywood. The experience of the actors in Belize is one that they all genuinely want to repeat. Perhaps that is why the production company has consistently returned to Belize to make movies […]
And while those cases in Toledo were done at the hands of fake cops, a city resident is saying that he was beaten up while in the south by real police officers. Belize City resident Anthony Tate says he doesn’t know why the cops beat him during a recent visit to friends in Dangriga. Tate […]
Christmas is the annual commemoration of the birth of Jesus Christ that is celebrated on December twenty-fifth. The activities during the celebration range from religious to secular. One particular Belize City neighborhood’s reputation has been tarnished for lacking in brotherly love. But two sons of the area surrounding George Street have organized a party with […]
The Marine Parade monument was inaugurated this morning by the Belize City Mayor Zenaida Moya; the councilors mostly stayed away even though the event is one of her last as sitting mayor. The monument stands about twelve feet tall and is a replica of a Mayan site but it is surrounded by canons. Smack in […]
The forty thousand dollar Christmas assistance program; who really is benefiting? In an interview with the media last Friday, following the Sitting of the House, Prime Minister Barrow confirmed that his administration launched the Christmas Assistance Program for disadvantaged families during this holiday season. The PM said that area representatives are being granted up to […]
It’s five days before Christmas Day so we headed downtown to get a feel for the holiday buzz. Belizeans were out doing their last minute shopping and getting ready for the holidays. It has not been an easy year due to the economic hard times, but many are making do and looking forward to spreading […]
On a lighter note, they say Christmas is for the children but the cheer spread to the Sister Cecilia Home for the Elderly today. There we found the Community Policing Unit; they were not on the beat but they were surely on their feet. News Five’s Delahnie Bain reports. Delahnie Bain, Reporting A group of […]
It appears as if karate is a blossoming sport in Belize, but in fact it has been practiced for decades. When this station first got on the airwaves twenty years ago, karate was a well-developed contact sport. In 1993 Channel Five reporter David Reid attended one such match in the old capital. The 1993 competition […]
Businessman Stephen Okeke, was running as an independent candidate for Belize City Mayor when that campaign came to a sudden end because he felt his life was in danger. Okeke has resumed his bid for mayor but today he had another startling announcement. He told the media that employees of his Joy Juice franchise were […]
Last week Friday, a bill called the Independent Commission Complaint Bill was withdrawn from the House because it was not ready for presentation. It would have provided persons an opportunity to be heard in respect of complaints against the police. Well, tonight a woman says that a bad breakup with a senior officer has turned […]
This year, the government is providing forty thousand dollars to area representatives for what it calls a Christmas assistance program. The PM said on Friday that the funds will be used to help select families during the Christmas season. Well, in the Mesopotamia division, a Christmas party was held on Saturday. It’s the yearly Christmas […]
There was another Christmas party over the weekend. It took place in Lords Bank, but was for students from Bermudian Landing and Rancho Dolores. The Belize Rural Primary School in Rancho Dolores was recently plunged into grief following an accident immediately in front of the compound, in which a toddler was killed. But over the […]
When will elections be called? There’s a guessing game that the next General Elections will be early and that Belizeans will be going to the polls long before the term of government expires in 2013. While the precise date of the big dance is always a surprise, the Prime Minister gave somewhat of an indication […]
As we said, there was smooth sailing at the House today and if you’ve been following the sittings, you’d know that they are usually characterized by high theatrics. Well we don’t know if it is the spirit of the Christmas that swept through the House today, but the sitting was not only short; it was […]
Since hosting a series of workshops on the teaching of Health and Family Education, QUADS, a department with the Ministry of Education as well as the U.S. Peace Corps, have come under fire from various organizations including Vision Inspired by the People for promoting what they consider to be the homosexual agenda. Today, Minister of […]
The Barrow Administration has embarked on a Christmas Assistance Program. It is providing cash to ministers for their constituents countrywide. While the Prime Minister did not confirm the dollar amount being issued to each area representative, he attested today that the disbursal of funds, believed to be in the area of forty thousand dollars per […]
There were happy faces today on children from three institutions who were gifted with an assortment of wares just in time for the Christmas. The goods were collected in the US and delivered today in Belize City. News Five’s Delahnie Bain was on hand. Delahnie Bain, Reporting Barrels of goodies were delivered to the Dorothy […]
