If you’re looking for some fresh tunes to add to your music library, you might want to pick up the latest local CD to hit the streets. “Outa Trenchtown” is the creative work of the artist known as Dan Man. This evening he stopped by our studios to let News 5’s Patrick Jones sample his […]
This year, Belize’s little trick or treaters are in for an added treat since Halloween falls on a Sunday night, giving them a full weekend of candy gathering this year. But while the candy hunt can be good fun, it poses certain safety risks. To help parents help their children stay safe, the American Academy […]
The final report on the redistricting of electoral boundaries has been sent to and approved by the Election and Boundaries Commission. Building on the work of the first task force, which increased the number of constituencies from twenty-nine to thirty-one, and allowed for a wide variance in the number of voters in each, the second […]
He’s our favourite folklore character, having survived for centuries on the lips of Mahogany cutters and generations of irrepressible grannies. And today Anansi’s exploits were celebrated in a new book. News 5’s Patrick Jones has more. Patrick Jones, Reporting He?s the perennial underdog; but in the world of Belizean folktales, Bra Anansi always beats the […]
The latest edition of the Courts Gold Rush took place on Saturday in San Ignacio. The lucky man at the wheel was Glenford Belisle. Let’s see how he did. Raphael Martinez, Host, Gold Rush ?People are we ready to play Gold Rush? All right Mr. Belisle, spin that wheel. Goodness gracious! What is that? What […]
They are the men and women of the police department who are given the special task of forging a close working relationship with the community they serve. And while they’ve been making those critical connections under less than perfect conditions, this week the officers of the Zone Beat Liason Unit got a helping hand with […]
He goes by the name Lexxus and fancies himself a ladies man. And this weekend, dance hall music lovers will get to see him live on stage in Belize. The high energy Jamaican performer touched down this afternoon for a one night only performance on Saturday at Bird’s Isle. Lexxus ?What up. Yeah what up, […]
Over the last three months, Tropical Gaming Company has paid out over two hundred and twenty-two thousand dollars in lotto jackpots. Today the company paid out another eighty two thousand, five hundred as the winner of Saturday’s jackpot stopped by to collect his prize. Belize City resident Leonard Castro told News 5 that he used […]
Due to a public and bank holiday in observance of Pan American Day, there will be no newscast on Monday, October 11th, 2004.
If you are suffering from Monday blues, this next bit of news might be just what you need to hear. Pan American Day, which falls on Tuesday October twelfth this year, will instead be observed on Monday, October eleventh. So yes, that does mean a three day weekend. The holiday is celebrated annually and is […]
Over the weekend, hundreds of Belizean music lovers gathered at the Bliss Centre for the Performing Arts to attend the Heavenlies Gospel Concert, held to launch their latest CD: ?Next Level?. Here are the highlights of their big night on stage. (Scenes of concert)
Gospel: it’s one of the fastest growing types of music in the Caribbean…and Belize is no exception. Whether it’s reggae, dancehall or more traditional melodies, this music with a message is big and getting bigger. News 5’s Patrick Jones finds that one durable Belizean group is happy to ride the wave of popularity. Patrick Jones, […]
It’s a classy venue and Belizeans seem to be growing more comfortable with the new reality of the Bliss Centre for the Performing Arts. Monday night News 5’s Patrick Jones sat in on rehearsals for the latest theatrical production, set to open on Wednesday. Patrick Jones, Reporting ? Such Good Children ? written and directed […]
It was big news when a Guatemalan helicopter, allegedly laden with cocaine, made a forced landing on the Belize side of the Sarstoon River after being shot at by Guatemalan authorities. That was in March and in the days following the incident there were hard words between the two countries over who had salvage rights […]
This weekend the Institute of Creative Arts invites the public to a show that we don’t often see in Belize. On Saturday master illusionist and hypnotist James Kellogg Jr plans to dazzle you with some of his magical tricks with the hope that by the end of the show he would have raised enough money […]
It is not often that one project can transform a city and it is doubtful that the impressive Fort George reclamation project shown to the media today will by itself turn Belize City around. But it’s an important step that, coupled with the new Carnival Cruise Complex in Port Loyola, will give the nation’s largest […]
He won his new ride on Sunday and today Amilcar Chuc of Ladyville stopped by Bravo Motors to claim his prize. Chuc won the new 2005 Nissan Frontier pickup in a raffle sponsored by Bravo, Habet & Habet, Brothers Habet, and Brodies. Proceeds from the promotion went to the Belize Cancer Society.
Due to Independence Day celebrations, the next newscast will be on Wednesday September 22, 2004.
Courts held their “Gold Rush Show” at the Chamber of Commerce Expo over the weekend. Host Rafael Martinez and the Courts show girls entertained audience members who participated in a question and answer section and a talent competition. A number of small prizes were given out but the highlight of the show was the spin […]
Kenny Morgan is the reigning King of Comedy in Belize. He swept in two categories and scooping up two thousand dollars in prize money at the George McKeasy National Story Telling and Comedy Championship Friday night. Morgan won first prize in both the storytelling and comedy categories. Second place for storytelling when to Michael Bylding, […]
Also at the Expo this weekend was the Bravo Motors draw, the proceeds of which are being donated to the Belize Cancer Society. Six members of the audience were handed balloons, which contained various messages, one of which was: you have the lucky hand. That person got to draw the raffle tickets. The winner of […]
It’s the first full week of the new primary school year and while some students are still adjusting to their classes, today eight lucky children from across the country–not to mention their parents–got some financial help from Courts. As part of its community outreach programme, the electronics and furniture store gave participating customers a chance […]
There will be no newscast on Friday, September tenth due to a public and bank holiday in recognition of the Battle of St. George’s Caye. The next newscast will be on Monday, September thirteenth.
For the better part of eight decades, the Salvation Army in Belize has been a beacon of hope and comfort for the indigent. And while public support for the organisation has been unwavering over the years, a major transgression by the man selected to lead the local congregation has put a blemish on the Army’s […]
On Saturday, lady luck certainly smiled on Jose Alfredo Ramirez of San Ignacio Town. This twenty-seven year old father of five children became the seventh lotto jackpot winner of the year, walking off with the sixty thousand dollar weekend draw. Ramirez, who spent a total of ten dollars on the game, says he had been […]
