The staff of the Family Court has honoured a police officer for heroism in the face of danger. On July first, Police Constable Edgar Poot was on duty at court when Daniel Gilharry who had just lost a child support case, pulled out a knife and began to wave it in the direction of Magistrate […]
Funeral services were held this afternoon at the Holy Redeemer Cathedral for well known personality Emory King. King, a successful businessman, writer, historian and perpetual promoter of Belize, died Tuesday night at his home in Tropical Park following a battle with cancer. The seventy-six year old is survived by his son, Emory Junior and two […]
Most of us have seen or heard a performance involving the marimba. And while the percussion instrument occupies a prominent place in Belize’s cultural mix, it is not usually the first choice for a serious concert. We’re not sure if an encounter with a group of talented musicians this afternoon has made her a fan […]
It has always been considered one of Belize City’s nicest neighbourhoods but West Landivar has never been called a hotbed of news … that is until its residents started to organise. News Five’s Marion Ali has the latest from the area. Marion Ali, Reporting Today the West Landivar Citizens’ Action Committee and the Belize City […]
The photo exhibition is a collection of pictures taken by well known media personality Ann Marie Williams on her recent trip to Nairobi, Kenya, where she was a delegate to the World Council of the Young Women’s Christian Association. The display is dedicated to the Y.W.C.A. of Belize. Ann Marie Williams, Journalist “if anything these […]
It’s a subject that figures prominently in the historical observations of many Caribbean nations but in Belize the issue of slavery is often glossed over by Belizeans of all races. That failure to confront our past, however, may be changing … as News Five’s Marion Ali reports from the Belize City House of Culture. Marion […]
They call themselves “the largest and most positive worldwide organisation for building good citizens that the world has ever seen” … and who could argue with the Scouts? Today eleven local troopers and their leader returned home after taking part in their one hundredth world jamboree in London, England. We caught up with three of […]
This week the Police Department is hosting the annual camp for its Youth Cadet Corps. Close to three hundred young people between the ages of eight and seventeen are participating in the event. This year’s camp, the largest of its kind in the country, is being hosted at the Belmopan Comprehensive School. On Monday we […]
It’s an organisation that does a lot of different things, most of which involve helping the community. And if you’re lucky you can be a part of the Rotary Club’s good works by attending a play that will not only raise money, but–if the past is any indication–have you rolling in the aisles. News Five’s […]
The Costa Maya has a new Queen … and she will reign from her home in Belize. That’s right, the four day Costa Maya Festival 2007 kicked off last night on Ambergris Caye with the Reina de la Costa Maya pageant. Winning over contestants from Guatemala, Mexico, El Salvador, Nicaragua and Honduras was Miss Belize, […]
As the sun rose this morning, Scouts from all over the world renewed their Scout Promise on the occasion of the movement’s one hundredth anniversary. In Belize City, over a hundred Scouts of all ages converged at the Baron Bliss Lighthouse for a ceremony marking the event. Here are some of the highlights. Scouts Reciting […]
When it comes to summer activities for children the granddaddy of them all is the scouting movement. And with good reason…as I found out this morning at Camp Oakley. Jacqueline Godwin, Reporting One Hundred and fifty scouts between the ages of ten and thirteen have been camping out at their official training grounds in Burrell […]
Sir George Brown, the second Belizean to hold the post of Chief Justice, has died. The sixty-five year old passed away this morning at his Belize City home following a seizure. Sir George began his legal career as a lay magistrate. Following studies at the Norman Manley Law School in Jamaica he was appointed a […]
When you think of music in Belize, jazz is certainly not the first thing that comes to mind. But if one legendary musician has his way, jazz will one day be as Belizean as Brukdown and Punta Rock. Janelle Chanona, Reporting On Friday night, the third annual Jazz Festival will take centre stage at the […]
He is a world class scientist who has made the improvement of his native land’s educational system a top personal priority. And while viewers in Belize have become well acquainted with Dr. Arlie Petters, beginning last night an audience of three hundred million people in the United States also got to know him. The vehicle […]
Two weeks ago Belizeans were introduced to the Bahamas National Children’s Choir … and now local audiences will be treated to the vocal talents of Trinidad and Tobago’s Suite Chorale. Approximately thirty members of the group arrived in the country today for a series of fundraising performances for the Anglican Diocese. According to Choir Director […]
It’s a tried and true formula, but beginning tonight Channel 5’s popular K.T.V. entertainment show will kick off with a new format, improved venue, and plenty of cash. News Five’s Kendra Griffith has a preview. William Neal, Host Ultimate KTV “Our first constant for Ultimate KTV is Jazel Shanine Pascascio from Sandhill.” Kendra Griffith, Reporting […]
Belizean talent has never been in short supply, but according to the experts creativity is usually a challenge. With that in mind, over the next two months local artists are being asked to step outside the box and come up with a photograph, painting, sculpture, video … just about anything that will excite the judges […]
For some people, a birthday is just another day, but even those naysayers can agree that surviving one hundred and two years on earth is cause for celebration. Kendra Griffith, Reporting For more than a decade, every Friday Isabel Garbutt has been coming to the Helpage Centre for religious devotion. But this week’s gathering was […]
From what we see on the streets of Belize City, our typical cruise ship visitors tend to be middle age and North American. Today, however, a very special group of tourists disembarked who were neither. News Five’s Kendra Griffith has the story. Kendra Griffith, Reporting The Bahamas National Children’s Choir was welcomed to Belize by […]
Today is International Public Service Day and this morning in special tribute to the men and women who turn the wheels of government, Belmopan honoured its longest serving employees. During ceremonies this morning, forty-seven public officers who have served twenty-five years with government were awarded a certificate of long service and a commemorative pin. But […]
A giant in Belize’s nursing profession has died. Delsyia Goff, former Principal Nursing Officer and long-time health activist, was found dead this morning apparently of natural causes at her home on Baymen Avenue. She was seventy-three years old. Goff became a registered nurse in 1954 and rose steadily through the ranks. Following her retirement from […]
As summer camp organisers start making the rounds to promote their programmes to the public, parents on a budget will be carefully reviewing their options. Among the choices this July is the third annual Eder Martin Alamilla art camp. According to organiser Ian O’Keefe, the three week event is designed to help underprivileged kids meet […]
Another outlet for artistic expression is being provided by the Belize Carnival Association in the form of its Summer Youth Camp. Association chairman Patrick Thompson says the kids will learn to make creative costumes which–this year–will be more modest than in the past. Patrick Thompson, Chairman, Carnival Association “What we are doing in this camp […]
Compared to the high drama surrounding her ups and downs as a prominent union activist, today’s court ordered return to work of Christine Perriott was something of an anticlimax. When she showed up at B.T.L.’s Regent Street offices this morning, the Internet technician was admitted without incident and she told us later that she was […]
