We first heard of Melodyman when he sang as a guest artist on Ras Indio’s Belizean Girls. Four years in the making, Melodyman Escobar has finally finished recording his debut album called Belizean Artists. The album was released on the fourteenth and is available in stores countrywide. Melodyman dropped by our studio on Friday and […]
When viewers of NBC’s The Today Show tuned in this morning, they found Ann Curry in Mount Kilimanjaro in Tanzania, Africa; Meredith Viera in Australia; Al Roker in Iceland and Matt Lauer from the Blue Hole in Belize. Lauer toured the world renowned environmental site diving, in a helicopter, and by boat. In NBC’s Ends […]
Tired of the negativity and doom and gloom on the airwaves in the mornings? Before you get riled up and angry for the start of your day, do you prefer to tune out and turn off the pessimism? Well you don’t need to wait for a change because Channel Five is offering you a positive, […]
It has been circulating on the rumour mill for weeks, but today government confirmed the appointment of Cynthia Pitts as the new Ombudswoman. This morning Prime Minister Barrow introduced the motion to recommend that the Governor General appoint Pitts to the post for three years, effective January first 2009. The vacancy of Contractor General was […]
They are known for providing a positive outlet to the young and the not so young and today the Young Women’s Christian Association is toasting the completion of an ambitious renovation project. The project involved reinforcing, remodeling and refurbishing the interior of the building located at the corner of St. Thomas Street and Freetown Road. […]
If you have not heard of the Umalali project you have missed a great cultural experience. Umalali first came to prominence through the legendary and deceased Andy Palacio. When translated Umalali means voice and the project is about a group of women from Belize, Honduras and Guatemala that came together with Stonetree Records and produced […]
Garifuna Settlement Day celebrations are around the corner and there’s plenty drumming around the country. Safiyyah has the hot spots. Hey I’m Safiyyah and this is What’s Happening Belize. Last week I told you about a car show and drag races happening this weekend in the Corozal Free Zone and I promised to show you […]
The utility company may be broke but a UB nursing student and a mother of three is a more than a hundred thousand dollars richer. Tonight twenty-eight year old Erlett Lozano also has a new status: lotto winner. The Belmopan resident found out she won Wednesday’s hundred and twenty thousand dollar jackpot this morning and […]
And in another piece of good news, NBC’s Today Show co-host Matt Lauer is coming to Belize. The Today Show is a staple breakfast show of the United States of America which attracts millions of viewers. And recently, during the week of the presidential election, the program was the top rated broadcast morning show in […]
Courtesy of the Mexican Embassy and NICH, the Xalapa Marimba and Percussion Ensemble will be performing in Belize City and Benque Viejo del Carmen beginning this evening. The much acclaimed group comprises eight individuals and professionals of the University of Veracruz in Mexico. After their first performance last year, the group is back for an […]
A freak accident has resulted in the death of a San Pedro man. Island police say they visited the polyclinic where they found the lifeless body of thirty-seven year old Jorge Teul Cuc with a large cut to the head. Cuc’s brother-in-law, Edgar Cucul, reported that they were working at a building in the Boca […]
While environmentalists were discussing funding, across the hall, public service officers were embarking on a three-day training session. C.E.O. in the Ministry of Public Service, Charles Gibson told us what skills they were acquiring. Charles Gibson, CEO, Ministry of Public Service “It’s part of an ongoing process that we have at the Ministry of the […]
If you are heading to Dangriga for the celebrations of Garifuna Settlement Day or even sooner, there is a new facility that you will not miss, smack in the middle of town. The Princess Royal Park has received a whole new facelift with new benches, playground equipment, fencing, walkway bathroom facilities, garbage disposals and improved […]
The Gulf of Honduras Project is an initiative designed to update maritime charts and maps in the region. Though it may not sound like a big deal, it has its relevance, especially since those maps have not been updated in many years. Guatemala and Honduras have already received the necessary equipment for charting their waters […]
It is not often that we hear good things about the Police, but today the department gave credit where it is due and honoured fourteen of its employees. In a ceremony this afternoon in Belize City, twelve police officers, a special constable and a civilian member of staff were recognised for outstanding service for the […]
The Conscious Youth Development Program received a much needed boost to a project today when two companies donated seventeen thousand dollars. Telemedia handed over a cheque for twelve thousand dollars, while the Mirage group of companies gave five thousand. The funds, along with additional financing from government, were used to purchase a hundred and fifty-nine […]
Donations continue to pour in for flood victims and the organizations that assist them. The latest good Samaritans are the Social Security Board and the Archer Daniels Midland Company, better known as A.D.M. This morning S.S.B. donated two hundred thousand dollars to the National Emergency Organization. Meanwhile, a press release from A.D.M. says it will […]
“We need you today, you might need us tomorrow” is the motto of the Belize Cancer Society and one family that has taken that phrase to heart is the Skeens. Since the inauguration of the society over a decade ago, the family has donated approximately thirty-one thousand dollars to the organization. Their latest contribution assisted […]
Remembrance Day is a day set aside to give thanks to all those men and women around the world who served in the two world wars. Belizeans and residents of other Caribbean countries joined the allied forces and served as the British West Indies Regiment. Though observed internationally on the eleventh, locally a service to […]
Do you like dancing, bingo, chicken wings or art? Then listen up because tonight’s edition of What’s Happening Belize has got them all. Hey I’m Safiyyah and this is What’s Happening Belize. This weekend the P.T.A. of Bishop Martin High School in Orange Walk would like to invite all high school and sixth form students […]
And in Belize City, the Ministry of Works is working on raising sections of the Northern Highway where commuters have been experiencing long delays. For the past three days it has been taking, in some cases, at least two hours to journey through the degraded sections between mile four and the Haulover Bridge. The improvements […]
Whether it is rainy or sunny, the weather is an important feature of our daily routines. But few know the intricacies of putting the forecast together. And with the recent floodings, a News Five team headed to the Met Service in Ladyville for a behind the scenes look at the local capabilities. Jose Sanchez reports. […]
If you are still at home trying to figure out your Halloween costume or decide which ghoulish function to attend, Safiyyah’s got you covered. Hey I’m Safiyyah and this is what’s happening Belize, for the last Friday in October, Halloween! In the spirit of Halloween the Riverside Tavern will be having the ultimate Halloween costume […]
The much anticipated temporary bridge donated by the U.S. government has arrived in the country, according to a release by the U.S. Embassy. The replacement bridge was promised in June of this year, after the Kendal Bridge was washed away by Tropical Storm Arthur. According to the Ministry of Works, the million dollar bridge is […]
In a report just in, police are investigating the death of a twenty year old resident of Benque Viejo Del Carmen. This morning, acting on reports received, Benque police found the body of the young man hanging from a golden plum tree. The young man has been identified as Kelvin Rosado, a resident of the […]
