For the second year in a row, a Belizean has won a Commonwealth Scholarship. This year’s recipient is Percival Cho. Twenty-eight year old Cho is currently a Forest Officer at the Forestry Department, and will leave that post to pursue a graduate degree in Tropical Forestry at the University of Aberdeen in Scotland. The studies […]
The Institute of Archaeology has as its motto, “Preserving the Past for the Future” and to make good on that intention, today it opened its sixth Belize Archaeology Symposium. News Five’s Kendra Griffith reports from the Bliss. Dr. Jaime Awe, Dir., Institute of Archaeology “The Mayas of Belize and Guatemala and Mexico really have the […]
This afternoon at the House of Culture, the Belize Carnival Association officially unveiled its logo and launched the 2008 carnival season. And while all the bands and revellers are looking forward to an active August and September, today Association President, Patrick Thompson, revealed that they almost didn’t have a carnival season. Patrick Thomson, President, Belize […]
It’s the month of Lobster fests with Placencia, Caye Caulker and San Pedro each hosting its own celebration of seafood. But beyond the fun on the beach, the question of how we manage our valuable marine resources is never far from the minds of coastal dwelling Belizeans. And while much of the news we receive […]
Belmopan has reacted to a decision by an International Arbitration this week that will make government coffers eight million dollars leaner. According to a government release, the Barrow Administration is “distressed” about the ruling which resulted from a dispute between a company named NEWCO, a consortium which included Lufthansa, and the Government of Belize over […]
The Administration Building in Belmopan has a new name. In ceremonies this morning Prime Minister Dean Barrow cut the ribbon, officially renaming the office complex Sir Edney Cain Building. Cain, who passed away in January of this year, was a career public officer. He joined the government service 1940 and served in several capacities including […]
Belize is known for many archaeological finds, but one of our most famous pieces is the Jade Head discovered in 1968 at the Altun Ha in the Belize District. At nine and three-quarter pounds, the depiction of Maya Sun God Kinich Ahua is the largest carved jade artifact found in MesoAmerica … although it’s housed […]
The Government of Brazil has stepped up to the plate to assist victims of Tropical Storm Arthur. Through its representative in Belize, Ambassador Roberto Coutinho, the country is generously donating twenty-three tons of food valuing one hundred thousand dollars. The fourteen hundred baskets of food will be handed over to NEMO and will provide the […]
On Monday, approximately one hundred and seventy-five members of the legal and business community attended a conference on the Caribbean Court of Justice. The event is part of an ongoing campaign by the administration of the C.C.J. to educate regional residents on the functioning of the court and its role in the CARICOM Single Market […]
It was finally established in 2003 and while Belize has paid up its three point seven million U.S. dollar fee to the Caribbean Court of Justice, we still retain London’s Privy Council as the final court of appeal. But this week, members of the C.C.J. are meeting in Belize with stakeholders to build awareness on […]
She has had a bumpy ride since her appointment as Solicitor General but reports reaching News Five is that Tanya Longsworth Herwanger has thrown in the towel and resigned from her post. While attempts by News Five to reach Herwanger for comment were unsuccessful, our sources indicate that the SolGen made her decision following the […]
In case you missed the memo, the summer holidays are here and various academic, artistic and athletic camps are popping up across the country. The organisers of one such annual activity are tonight encouraging interested parties to sign up early because according to Ian O’Keeffe, the Eder Alamilla Art Camp is two weeks of pure […]
In March, Stonetree Records released its latest compilation entitled “Umalali: The Garifuna Women’s Project” and less than a month later the women and the Garifuna Collective hit the road for a tribute tour in honour of Andy Palacio and to promote the album to music lovers everywhere. According to producer Ivan Duran, they were successful […]
Tonight Channel 5 has a new majority owner. In a transaction completed this morning, the Belize Telemedia Limited Group acquired majority ownership of Great Belize Productions Limited, the parent company of the Channel 5 television station. This is in keeping with Telemedia’s strategic objectives “to expand the current range of services develop partnerships, and expand […]
This weekend classical ballet will take centre stage at the Bliss Centre for the Performing Arts as the Ballet Art School presents its 2008 show, “Forever Dancing”. According to Director Mamie Martinez, the event will highlight the strict intricacies of classical ballet. Mamie Martinez, Director, Ballet Arts School “We have students ranging from the age […]
They won’t take centre stage at the Bliss but today participants in a unique art course were recognised for their accomplishments over the last ten months. In September, fourteen inmates of the Hattieville Prison enrolled in an outreach class offered by Saint John’s College. Today the men officially graduated from the class and according to […]
In the run up to elections in February we heard a lot about large numbers of immigrants lined up to receive Belizean nationality presumably to be followed by voters cards. But, as News Five’s Kendra Griffith reports, the road to citizenship is heavily travelled all year round. Kendra Griffith, Reporting On Wednesday, Supreme Court Commissioner […]
It’s easy to become fascinated by the vivid scenery that makes up the Belize we know and love. And while many of us take those images for granted, for the last two decades amateur photographer Noel Escalante has been documenting the local landscape and people. On Tuesday, Escalante will unveil his latest exhibition “Beautiful Belize” […]
On this newscast we carry a lot of stories about young men being shot … but we rarely follow up on what happens to victims of this epidemic of urban violence. The following report by News Five’s Marion Ali contains some unpleasant images, but as you’ll discover, when a bullet tears through the human body, […]
In regional news, a TACA Airbus 320 carrying one hundred and twenty four passengers and crew slid off the runway at Toncontin International Airport in Tegucigalpa Honduras around eight thirty local time this morning and broke into three parts, killing five people. The plane was on the last leg of a scheduled route from Los […]
He’s a naturalized Belizean who lives abroad and boasts a net worth somewhere around one point four billion U.S. dollars. Obviously, I could only be referring to Michael Ashcroft, right? Actually … I’m not. According to Forbes Magazine, which has just published its list of the world’s billionaires, the richest person in Belize is named […]
It’s called “Lik It” and according to poet Kalilah Enriquez, you’ll like it. Kalilah Enriquez, Exec. Member, Belize Writers & Poets Society “Well it’s this Saturday night, it’s at the Bliss and it’s going to be featuring some of the most exciting performers; poets around today. We have poets like Adele Ramos, Edward Broaster, myself […]
And we’ll close out tonight’s broadcast with more highlights from the Belize District Primary School Festival of Arts. [Performances from the Primary School Festival of Arts]
Last week it was secondary school students taking the stage at the Bliss Centre for the Performing Arts. This week it’s the Belize District’s primary schoolers. Here are some excerpts from last night’s performances, courtesy of NICH and the Institute of Creative Arts. [Montage of Festival of Arts performances]
Today there was a rare proceeding before the Supreme Court: that of an attorney offering a public apology. This morning counsels Derek Courtenay and Simeon Sampson appeared on behalf of Elson Kaseke to petition the court to accept an apology from the former Solicitor General for statements which appeared on Channel Five last week. Courtenay […]
