It’s the grandmother of all pageants in Belize. No, we’re not talking about the Queen of the Bay, but the pageant which features real grandmothers: Ms. Y. And this year, just as in past years, the show is sure to be a crowd pleaser. Here’s a little preview of Friday night’s glamorous evening. Jacqueline Woods, […]
Belizean musicians are known for their versatility… and one young artist has just released a new bi-lingual C.D., which is sure to be a hit with Reggaeton fans whether they prefer English, Spanish, or are equally comfortable in both languages. Jacqueline Woods, Reporting Alex Jason Norales has been singing lead vocals as a member of […]
It was almost a festive mood today at the Customs Department as owners of vehicles confiscated almost three months ago for alleged duty evasion finally drove their cars home. Apparently, whatever difficulties they encountered yesterday in getting a member of staff to sign off on the required documents was overcome. The owners report that in […]
Due to a public and bank holiday on Monday in celebration of Labour Day there will be no news broadcast. The next newscast will be on Tuesday, May 3rd, 2005.
“You’ve got to get in it to win it” is their motto, but with downed telecommunication lines, no one could get it. But the phones are back and so is the Lotto. Jacqueline Woods has more. Jacqueline Woods, Reporting Today, the machines have been ringing at the Lotto office since the announcement that the popular […]
It took three months to complete, but the children of Belize City’s southside have another park to enjoy. The facility overlooks the Haulover Creek just behind the Belize City Centre and was built by Belize Water Services Limited and the Belize City Council. It was officially opened Monday morning, and as expected, a large number […]
Tonight is the night. Out of the forty-nine contestants who appeared over the first twelve weeks of K.T.V., we’re down to the final four. The three women and one man hail from Belmopan, Corozal, Burrel Boom, and Crooked Tree. This afternoon they took a break from their preparations to talk about what the experience has […]
You may not have noticed it due to the heavy cloud cover, but there was a partial eclipse of the sun this afternoon. It is one of two solar eclipses this year and was visible over a corridor from the South Pacific to the Americas. Solar eclipses occur when the earth, the moon, and the […]
The Karaoke TV semi-finals continued last night at the Palm Court of the Bliss Centre for the Performing Arts… And as usual, the judges had a hard time selecting the winners. Here’s host William Neal with the results. William Neal, KTV Host “And the winners are… contestant number one and number four: Ladies and gentlemen […]
It is probably one of the biggest reunions ever planned–all past students of the former Belize Technical College. They will converge in Belize, beginning May eighteenth for a week of activities. Members of the planning committee, Darlene Gentle and Josephine Flowers, urge all alumni who have not yet signed up for the reunion to do […]
As Belize’s most essential publication, the B.T.L. directory, tends to start the year off in sterling condition then end up dog-eared, written in, and even ripped up–but that’s okay, the folks at B.T.L. are ready once more to give you a new one. News Five spoke with Public Relations Officer Linette Canto about the latest […]
With more and more Belizeans using the internet, it was just a matter of time before we would be able to pay our bills in real time, online. The first bank to offer this service is Atlantic Bank, and the first utility company to accept electronic payments is Belize Electricity Limited. The joint project took […]
The judging was close in last night’s KTV first semi-final round, but when the moment of truth arrived, host William Neal did not hesitate to call the numbers of the two winners. William Neal, Host, KTV ?Our two finalists for tonight are contestants number two and number five.? (Lorraine sings ?Respect? and Angelo sings ?You […]
He’s luckier than most; not only did he have the winning combination for Wednesday night’s jackpot, but he also got the three number prize and a free ticket. According to Tropical Gaming, such an occurrence is rare but for the latest lotto winner, John Currie of Belize City, he still can’t believe his luck. John […]
He charmed his way into the semi-finals with a classic rendition of a Motown favourite. Here’s a recap of Ronald Casimiro’s winning night of Karaoke Television. William Neal, Host, KTV ?Tonight?s KTV winner is…contestant number four.? With Ronald’s victory, the semi-final field is now complete. The five contestants who will compete on March twenty-ninth are […]
Pageants: they’re a way of life in Belize, and whether or not you’re a fan, the one coming up this weekend will raise funds for what we know is a good cause. Patrick Jones, Reporting Five beautiful young ladies will take to the stage on Friday night in a contest to help the Belize City […]
There?s a new promotion at Courts and on Saturday morning it got off to a flying start. The contestant, Urvilla Kelly, chose one of five treasure chests, not knowing which one held the top prize of five thousand dollars and which held lesser amounts of cash. Raphael Martinez, Host, Courts Treasure Chest ?It has to […]
Week 8 of KTV is now history as one more contestant has moved up to the semi-final round. Here’s how things climaxed last night at the Bliss Palm Court. William Neal, Host, KTV “Our winner for tonight is…contestant…number…5. Thomas Cayetano will be joined by nine other semi-finalists when those two rounds are held on March […]
There will be no newscast on Monday, March seventh due to a public and bank holiday in celebration of Baron Bliss Day. The next newscast will be on Tuesday, March eighth 2005.
Due to technical difficulties–resting largely in the News Director’s brain–we failed to feature the winner of Tuesday’s K.T.V. competition on last night’s newscast. So belatedly and with apologies… here’s how it went on a breezy night at the Bliss as a happy Herbert Wiltshire took his place in the semi-finals. William Neal, Host, K.T.V. ?Our […]
He’s a cane farmer from Orange Walk…a father of eight…and now, one of two winners of Saturday’s Lotto jackpot. Fifty-one year old Belarmino Rodriguez from San Estevan Village this afternoon travelled to the lotto office on Queen Street, accompanied by one of his daughters and his comadre to claim his half of the one hundred […]
It was the final and richest episode in the long running drama known as the Courts Gold Rush Show. The woman at the wheel was none other than Sister Carolee Chanona. That’s right, even nuns shop at Courts–and this one happens to be my aunt. With the maximum prize set at a heavenly hundred thousand […]
Best holiday wishes to all News 5 viewers. Please note that December 27th is a public holiday in Belize. We will rejoin you with news on Tuesday, December 28th.
Fifty-one year old Noel Escalante is best known for his photographic displays but today this tax auditor from the Belize Tourism Board is fifty-seven thousand, five hundred dollars richer after becoming the latest lotto jackpot winner. Escalante told News 5’s Jacqueline Woods that although his numbers played on December eleventh, he did not find out […]
One of the first tasks of Carmen Zetina in his new role as Director of Immigration will be the introduction of the new high tech Belize passports. The first batch of machine-readable passports has arrived in Belmopan and issuing will begin in early 2005. The introduction of the new technology, facilitated by the United States […]
