The next patient we visited at the hospital did not require financial aid, only a bit of human kindness. Today News Five’s Jacqueline Woods found Oswald Cadogan in far better shape than when she first encountered him on Tuesday. Janelle Chanona, Reporting Seventy-six year old Oswald Cadogan better known as ?Ozzie? is recovering at the […]
For the past ten years, Salvadoran Omar Sanchez has made Belize– specifically Caye Caulker–his home. And for all that time, the thirty-four year old artist has captured life around him on canvas. This morning Sanchez officially launched his first art show at the Belize City House of Culture entitled, Retrospective. He confesses that he is […]
Most people at some point in their lives think about doing a family tree to trace their ancestral roots… and a few actually get it done, perhaps going back a couple generations past their parents. But twenty years ago a Belizean father, now a university professor in the U.S.A., looked into the eyes of his […]
A Santa Familia woman is tonight twenty-five thousand dollars richer after her participation in a prize promotion by local furniture retailer, Courts. Daria Vallecillo spun to win twenty-five thousand dollars in the “Grand Prize Suprize Draw” during brief ceremonies at the Courts headquarters on the Northern Highway. All taxes on Vallecillo’s monies will be paid […]
While international experts may determine that far too many Belizeans are living in poverty, there is no denying that as a people, we lead very rich lives that span a wide cross-section of experiences. One man has put pen to paper to document his life stories in the hope that readers will be entertained and […]
There’s going to be a showdown tonight at the Bliss as superstar Leela Vernon defends her title as champion in the Wilfred Peters Brukdown competition. Last year she swept the contest walking away with thousands of dollars in cash and prizes. Well, the money is even better this year, with over nine thousand being donated […]
If you are looking for a great last minute Christmas gift, think music…more specifically think music “From Bakabush.” Over the last ten years, Stonetree Records has been tucked away in Benque producing everything from Punta, Paranda, Cungo, and Brukdown. And now for the first time, they are putting some of their favourites on one disc. […]
This weekend the Pallotti Music School is presenting their annual Christmas Concert with an all star line-up. The Sunday night programme is scheduled to feature students both past and present, as well as violin teacher Gilles Rabinovitch and his wife, professional musician Veronique Barone. This week, News Five spoke with guest artist Daniela Gongora during […]
Most Belizeans can agree that there is nothing like an Ole Time Christmas Bram. But if you don’t exactly know how to organise one at your home, don’t worry, you can enjoy an entire evening of Brukdown music on December twenty-third during what is rapidly becoming a new twist on an old tradition. William Neal, […]
The music event is being billed as the “Trodding Down Corruption” reggae concert…complete with a host of imported artists and their local counterparts. This morning the Jamaican crew arrived at the Phillip Goldson International Airport and News Five was part of the welcoming committee on the tarmac. Janelle Chanona, Reporting They arrived by private plane […]
For the third year running, Belize has claimed top honours in the FirstCaribbean International Bank’s Unsung Hero award programme. It was announced today that retired teacher seventy year old Gloria Edwards was chosen from more than one hundred candidates from fifteen countries as the 2005 regional winner. Edwards has promoted music and the arts in […]
Reporting stories on the topic of HIV/AIDS is a sensitive issue throughout the world. Here in Belize, stigma, discrimination, and fear has forced many infected persons to hide their condition so any public exposure is social suicide. But tonight we feature the story of one man who has decided to come forward and offer a […]
Stories about the survival of the human spirit overcoming challenging circumstances have intrigued audiences all over the world and this week, a group of local dramatists hope to find similar success in their production of “We won’t pay, We won’t pay!” Billed as a comedy about the reality of social politics common in every society, […]
This week the Belize Business Bureau and the Belize Tourism Board have teamed up to hold the first annual Arts, Craft, and Wood Show at the House of Culture in Belize City. The three-day fair features the work of more than forty businesses from across the country. The displays are open to Belizeans and visitors […]
Tonight a Honduran family is appealing to the Belizean community for help in finding a loved one, missing now for more than a decade. According to the Tosta family of Omoa, sixty-two year old Leonel Tosta left home twelve years ago on a fishing trip with friends. However, the boat Tosta and two other men […]
In December the curtain goes up at the Bliss Centre for the Performing Arts and this Saturday, the Belize School of Music takes centre stage with its annual Christmas concert. But the event is not just for parents and family of the students, the public at large is invited to come out and enjoy the […]
The show is called Detritus…which can be defined as rubbish, debris or silt. You might think naming an exhibition in such a manner would be an insult, but to artists Cornelius “Magnus” Harreil and Michael Gordon, that title is merely symbolic. News Five’s Karla Heusner reports. Karla Heusner, Reporting Cornelius Harreil, or Magnus as he […]
For the second time this year, the Belizean Studies Journal has released a collection of research articles in a special issue publication. Entitled “Colonialism and Nature in Belize”, editors say the latest anthology contains papers that explore the country’s colonial roots, as well as writings that examine contemporary environmental politics of today. But according to […]
It wasn’t the biggest Lotto jackpot, but the more than one hundred and seventeen thousand dollars up for grabs sent hundreds to stand in line for their chance to win. And last night, one very lucky man walked away with it all. James Bennett, a taxi driver working in Dangriga could hardly believe his luck […]
Across the country tonight, Garinagu, and the Garifuna at heart, are preparing to mark this year’s Settlement Day with dance, music, food, and tradition. Here in the city, some of our youngest citizens left the books behind to experience that culture first hand. News Five’s Jacqueline Woods reports. Jacqueline Woods, Reporting With November nineteenth only […]
Major strides have been made to educate and assist parents of children living with disabilities. In fact, the message now is that children who are “differently able” can succeed in a variety of ways, especially with early intervention and inclusion. On Sunday, twenty-five year old Karen Gaffney, an American teacher, arrives in Belize for a […]
While schools all over the country are devoting social studies classes to studying Garifuna culture this month, some Belize City students were invited to a special rally at the House of Culture. It was a memorable afternoon for everyone, whatever their ethnic background… News Five’s Karla Heusner was there to enjoy the show. Karla Heusner, […]
Belizean artist and Punta rock musician Pen Cayetano may live in Germany, but every year he makes the pilgrimage home to Belize to join in the Garifuna Settlement Day celebrations. But while scenes of Garinagu life, culture, and spirituality are the main themes in his paintings, this year he is also exploring a little of […]
Another Belizean has returned home from life saving surgery abroad. Nine month old Denfield Anderson, who was born with a hole in his heart, underwent an operation at St. Joseph Children’s Hospital in Tampa, Florida, on October twenty-first. The surgery was a success and doctors say they expect the child to make a full recovery. […]
It may be a month away but our friends at the Institute of Creative Arts are using this time to get prospective contestants prepared for the second annual Brukdown Song Competition. The contest is open to Belizeans countrywide of all ethnicities, ages or musical experience. Entries may be in any language provided there is an […]
