Courts holds third Millennium Mania Draw

Five Courts Belize customers, each became two thousand dollars richer in the Furniture and Electrical Superstore’s 1999 Millennium Mania Draw. The draw was the third so far and the last in which the money will be shared among the winners. According to Ana Marie Bennett, Courts’ Advertising and Promotions Executive, the final three draws will […]

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Carnival a huge success

It was a sea of umbrellas, used to ward off the sun and the occasional drizzles of rain, as people lined the Carnival Parade route on Saturday. The colorful spectacle began shortly after one at Yarborough Green and wound its way to the National Stadium where it ended almost three hours later. Despite the distance, […]

Gem gets band of the year

In the end Gem Carnival Band was chosen as carnival senior band of the year, while the Sixth Street Masqueraders captured junior band of the year. Cherry Stuart, Leader, Sixth Street Masqueraders “Well of course. I was able to see some of the other groups before I left and I had more confidence then that […]

Pictorial of Carnival Road March

Click here to see the Carnival Road March pictorial.

Southside groups overcome obstacles

Four southside bands will compete in this year’s carnival. Like their counterparts on the north, there have been problems getting sponsors. Some band leaders even pawn their jewelry or use their syndicate money to buy supplies. To compound the problems one southside band had all their costumes stolen. But despite the obstacles, the bands will […]

Telejammers T-shirts arrive, space still available

The latest addition to the Carnival Road March, which is breaking tradition by wearing T-shirts instead of costumes, has received its supply of shirts. The Telejammers T-shirts are available in eight colors: purple, raspberry, gold, lime green (pictured), mustard, red and orange. For ten dollars you get a T-shirt, bandanna and a whistle. Organizers say […]

Northside carnival groups hold mas camps

You’d better pick your spot soon because the Carnival Road March is almost here. And every year this energetic spectacle gets better and better. The preparations are also taking longer and longer. News Five was roving around the northside of the city last night to find out if the groups are ready for the big […]

Cultural Heritage wins Senior Carnival King and Queen

If you weren’t able to make it to the National Stadium on Saturday night you missed quite a show. This year the carnival King and Queen Contest showed that the costumes are getting more and more elaborate. This year, not only were lights used by some of the contestants but fireworks as well and it […]

Miss Orange Walk new Queen of the Bay

Miss Orange Walk is the new Queen of the Bay 1999-2000. Samantha Carlos, who was accompanied at the City Center on Friday night by the Central Drum Corps of Orange Walk as well as a number of supportive fans, won after stiff competition from seven young ladies from all over Belize. Samantha is a student […]

Toledo families give Prime Minister handmade furniture

On Thursday the Prime Minister Said Musa was in Placencia for a town meeting, today he received a gift from some families in the Toledo District. The Belize Indigenous Training Institute presented him with a set of furniture made by husband and wife teams from the village of Indian Creek. The Institute has so far […]

Carnival King and Queen Contest this Saturday

You don’t have to wait until the eleventh of September to enjoy the color and sparkle of the carnival. On Saturday September fourth, the Carnival King and Queen Competition gets underway at the National Stadium in Belize City. While costume judging will start at five in the evening, the main competition does not get started […]

September Celebrations get underway this weekend

In addition to the Queen of the Bay Pageant tonight, there are several other September activities this weekend and early next week that you may want to catch in Belize City. On Saturday, besides the King and Queen Competition, St. John’s Cathedral is having its popular Food Fair and for sports enthusiasts it’s the Santino’s […]

Controversy in Queen of the Bay Pageant

Last Friday night, August twenty-seventh, Ladyville held its beauty pageant in which five young ladies competed for the title. At the end of the contest, Sophia Williams walked away with the crown. Today, the student of Belize Continuation High School visited News Five to say she was shocked to learn that the first runner-up, Shana […]

Queen of the Bay Pageant this weekend

On Friday, the September Celebrations kick off with the fifty-third annual Queen of the Bay Pageant. This year there are eight young ladies who will be competing for the title and all the attractive prizes that include a U.C.B. scholarship, a thousand dollars in cash, a plane ticket courtesy Continental Airlines, a B.T.L. pager and […]

Welder wins Lotto

A welder from Dangriga is the winner of Wednesday’s sixty-five thousand dollar Lotto draw. Omar Chiu says he was at home when he received a phone call from a friend who told him of his good fortune. Chiu, who has been buying Lotto ever since the game started, says his girlfriend picked the lucky numbers […]

Prime Minister and Attorney General in New York

The Prime Minister Said Musa was the guest of honor at the New York City Council this morning and spoke with Belizeans living in that city about the first year of his government. The Prime Minister and Attorney General Dickie Bradley then met with Senior Council member Jose Rivera. The Attorney General also swore in […]

Mexico featured at Costa Maya

Over the weekend San Pedro, Ambergris Caye was the place to be with the culmination of the Costa Maya Festival. For those of you who couldn’t be there, News Five is pleased to bring you a taste of the entertainment. Tonight’s coverage is brought to you by the Belize Marine Terminal and the Caye Caulker […]

Belize night hit of festival

Although attendance at this year’s Costa Maya Festival was about the same as in previous years, visitors seemed to enjoy the five days of festivities. On Saturday night the host country, Belize took center stage. News Five was there. For the past eight years, the fair which is held in San Pedro Town highlights the […]

Hondurans perform at Costa Maya

On Wednesday the Guatemalans took the stage at San Pedro’s Costa Maya Festival and a new queen of the coast was crowned from Mexico. In tonight’s report Janelle Chanona is back with a look at what the Hondurans were up to. It was supposed to have been Honduras night at the Costa Maya Festival but […]

Training hopes to improve attitude of civil servants

It is the conventional wisdom that whenever you go into a government office you can expect to be met at best with indifference and at worst with a downright bad attitude. Perhaps the conventional wisdom is right but after attending a training session in Belize City this morning, I’m not so sure. Have you ever […]

Costa Maya Festival opens in San Pedro

It began life as the Sea and Air Festival and eight years later the massive party now known as Costa Maya has San Pedro, Ambergris Caye rocking harder than ever. Tonight and for several more to come News Five will be bringing you the highlights of the action, courtesy of the Belize City Marine Terminal […]

Orange Walk drum corps gears up for celebrations

With the Costa Maya Festival this week and the September Celebrations just around the corner, the Central Drum Corps of Orange Walk has been practicing all summer to entertain the crowds. Sen-TV of Orange Walk has a profile of the group. As the September Celebrations draw near the Orange Walk Central Drum Corps starts preparations […]

Mennonites host 150 students at Deaf Camp

Every three years the Mennonite community opens its hearts to over one hundred Belizean children giving them a week in the country and the chance to learn new skills. But as News Five found out this summer camp is special, and so are the children. They look like typical kids sent to camp for the […]

Costa Maya Pageant postponed until Wednesday night

The Costa Maya Festival was to have kicked up a little dust, or should we say sand, in San Pedro tonight, but bad weather has led the organizers to postpone the pageant until Wednesday in conjunction with Guatemala night. But never fear, El Salvador night which was to have been tonight has been pushed back […]