It’s that time of year when Belizeans are in the mood for entertainment … and while the fare for Christmas 2006 ranges from ballet to fashion shows, there’s nothing like an original play at the Bliss. Janelle Chanona has a preview. Janelle Chanona, Reporting Beginning on Thursday night
Tis the season for boys and girls to show off newly acquired skills garnered from organized programs in drama, music and dance as part of traditional end of the year performances. In the old capital, young artists have pooled their talents to put a local twist on a classical favourite. News Five’s Jacqueline Godwin reports. […]
On November nineteenth Belize’s Garifuna population will commemorate their historic arrival on Belize’s shores some one hundred and seventy-four years ago. To mark the important milestone the National Garifuna Council has been planning a long list of events leading up to the big day. One of those activities, dubbed the “Garifuna Explosion” takes place this […]
A staple of his annual pilgrimage home, this month renown local artist Pen Cayetano will debut his latest collection of paintings to the Belizean public. This morning News Five’s Janelle Chanona got a preview. Janelle Chanona, Reporting For the first time in Belize, master artist Pen Cayetano and his wife Ingrid are hosting a joint […]
Voz En Punto is regarded as one of Mexico’s most talented vocal ensembles and for two consecutive nights the group will be performing in Belize. The concerts, dubbed Mexico a Capella, promise to display the artistic energy of the Mexican culture. This evening the five member group arrived in the country and I caught up […]
It is a community in which television is not always welcome … but that did not stop several hundred residents of Spanish Lookout from attending the premier of a video documentary on the Mennonites of Belize. The fifty-four minute presentation, a co-production between Channel Five and Trinidadian writer/director Bruce Paddington, features interviews and scenes from […]
Every day Belizeans consume massive quantities of rice, beans, chicken, and potatoes. But have you ever stopped to consider where your favourite foods originally came from, or why they became so popular? Probably not … but that’s exactly the type of information contained in a new exhibition at the House of Culture. Kendra Griffith, Reporting […]
Today the Belize Tourism Board and the Belize Carnival Association officially closed Carnival 2006 by presenting awards to winners of the various competitions. In the carnival road march Erotic Mas band received a total of five thousand dollars after it captured first place in the senior category. In the junior division, Mahogany Masqueraders earned three […]
For most of us, Christmas is still two months away but for one group of Belizeans this weekend will be filled with glad tidings, religious reverence and of course a big party with lots of food, drinks and dancing. News Five’s Janelle Chanona explains. Rakhi Bhowjwani, Indian Community Spokesperson ?Diwali is a festival of lights […]
As a distinct culture, that belonging to the Garifuna has been both studied and cherished perhaps more than any other in Belize. But all that attention does not guarantee its prosperity or even survival. This weekend a set of pageants countrywide will try to preserve and enhance what geography and assimilation is working to dilute. […]
The results of the annual Caribbean Broadcasting Awards have been released and, once again, Channel Five has taken home its share of the gold. Claiming the top spot for the region’s Best Television News Story was reporter Janelle Chanona and cameramen Rick Romero and George Tillett for their coverage of the 2005 protests in Belmopan. […]
Belize may be experiencing the gravest financial crisis in its history … but don’t tell that to the folks in the diplomatic corps. News Five has learned that Assad Shoman, former Foreign Minister and currently holding the title of Ambassador with Ministerial rank, has a new assignment. As of September first he has apparently taken […]
He is one of those talented people who seems to turn anything he touches into a work of art. Join Janelle Chanona as she explores the world of Wu. Janelle Chanona, Reporting On Friday night ?The Word of Wu: Art and Design by Steve Wu will open at the Image Factory in Belize City. The […]
Sixty-four year old Carmen Parra, one of Mexico’s senior artists, will for the first time have her work showcased in Belize. The exhibition, which opens tonight at the Mexican Cultural Centre, features eighteen pieces in which the main theme is religion. According to the Embassy of Mexico’s Cultural Attache, Jorge Lopez Castro, Parra places great […]
He was a popular police commissioner whose openness and candour set him apart from most of his predecessors … but as Director of Immigration, not even his extreme likeability could save Carmen Zetina from losing his job. A government press release today announced that the embattled director will be stepping down at the end of […]
He will never be mistaken for one of the avant garde on the Belizean artistic scene … but Noel Escalante is living proof that the role of the gifted amateur is very much alive and well. This afternoon I visited his annual show at the Belize City House of Culture. Jacqueline Godwin, Reporting Informative, unique […]
You may have thought that September celebrations were over … but not quite. For the next three days the Government of Spain invites Belizeans to the first Spanish Film Festival it is hosting to commemorate the occasion on Belize’s twenty-fifth anniversary of Independence. The festival officially opens tonight at the Bliss Centre for the Performing […]
A newspaper report out of Grenada claims that the next chief justice of the O.E.C.S. Supreme Court may be none other than Belize’s Denys Barrow. Citing a “well placed legal source” the September ninth edition of Grenada Today indicates that previous front runner for the post, acting Chief Justice Brian Alleyne of Dominica, has failed […]
With the development of the arts so evident over the last quarter century, no twenty-fifth anniversary celebration would be complete without a good show. Today one opened at the Image Factory in Belize City. News Five’s Janelle Chanona offers a tour. Gilvano Swasey, Curator, We are Belize ?It?s just a way to see how people […]
The Garinagu have November nineteenth, Mestizos October twelfth and–without an official designation–September tenth has been the traditional time for the Creole to shine. Today, the National Kriol Council rallied its people around a proud culture. These boys and girls may have gotten a bit confused trying to recreate a tradition of their grandparents … but […]
It is a substance that evokes not only the beauty of the jeweller’s art, but the mystique of a remarkably advanced ancient civilisation. I’m talking about jade and for the next six months the nation’s best pieces will be on display at the Museum of Belize. Jacqueline Godwin, Reporting Nothing draws a crowd more than […]
What do the environment and a dance have in common? Well nothing unless you’re part of a traditional Mayan cultural group from Otoxha Village in Toledo. Those artists will be performing the ceremonial deer dance tomorrow at the Museum of Belize and according to NICH’s Froyla Tzalam, the performance demonstrates the connection between human beings […]
Numerous census exercises over the last three decades tell us that Belize’s Creoles are no longer the nation’s largest ethnic group. But Creole culture … that’s another story. Today, I visited a home on upper Albert Street that’s as Creole as they come. Jacqueline Godwin, Reporting The Creole Museum is a first of its kind. […]
Poetry has been a budding form of artistic expression in Belize and this week, organizers of a new show are hoping to cultivate a whole new bunch of writers. News Five’s Alyssa Noble explains. Alyssa Noble, Reporting This morning, the Belizean Poets Society launched the first ever Belizean poetry exhibit at the Bliss Institute for […]
For the past five weeks, residents of Dangriga have been cultivating cultural spirit through social interaction. According to Town Councillor Barbara Noralez, “Culture Sunday” has something for everyone. Barbara Noralez, Town Councillor ?The objective of Culture Sunday is to bring some kind of positivity to Dangriga and at the same time allow our local businesses […]
