It’s a type of Belizean music that everyone claims to love but precious few Belizean musicians want to play. Now they’ve got some extra incentive in the from of a competition sponsored by NICH and its Institute of Creative Arts. ICA’s director William Neal says there’s good reason to enter. William Neal, Director, ICA ?Brukdown […]
The National Institute of Culture and History has a new president. She is Gloria Edwards. Edwards, one of the nation’s best known educators, is the former principal of Grace Primary School in Belize City and currently works as a music teacher with NICH and the Ministry of Education. At Grace Primary, Edwards was known as […]
The National Council on Aging today quietly made another major step toward the implementation of Belize’s national policy for older persons. During brief ceremonies in Belmopan, the Council inaugurated its secretariat and office. In attendance was Prime Minister Said Musa, who was presented with a copy of the 2003-2008 action plan. Musa challenged the Council […]
We begin tonight’s newscast on the subject of culture. No, not another art exhibition, music competition or book launch…We’re talking about the politics of culture…and perhaps the culture of politics. It involves the resignation of Yasser Musa as President of NICH, the National Institute of Culture and History. Rumoured for several months, the departure less […]
In a bit of brighter news for Belmopan, the European Union has decided to delay the introduction of drastically reduced prices for Belizean sugar. The decision this week by the EU Ministers of Agriculture to indefinitely postpone implementation of the thrity-seven percent cut from June 2005 will help Belize and other ACP producers make the […]
The Living with Hope Radiothon and Concert held in August was one of the biggest fund raising drives ever held to help persons living with HIV and AIDS. While the event did not quite reach its goal of one hundred thousand dollars it did receive pledges of over ninety-seven thousand, with actual collections exceeding eighty-five […]
The captain of a vessel that ran over another boat on Wednesday in San Pedro has been arrested. Thirty-three year old Amado Watson told police that he was heading out on a snorkelling excursion and did not see the smaller skiff. The crash left two of the second craft’s passengers, Anthony Thompson and Cesario Serano, […]
Under threatening skies they gathered this afternoon to mark an important milestone in the cultural life of a people…and nation. I cannot imagine a better way to bring in Garifuna Settlement Day. Janelle Chanona, Reporting It has been a museum in the making for the past four years. But sharing the story of the heritage […]
With major holiday weekend events set for Dangriga and Hopkins there will be no shortage of activities centred around Garifuna Settlement Day. But not all the celebrating will take place in the Stann Creek District…as News 5’s Patrick Jones found out. Patrick Jones, Reporting The style is the same…and so is the sound…but come Friday […]
The Protected Areas Conservation Trust has announced the names of those Belizean environmental organisations whose project proposals have been approved for grant funding. According to a release from PACT, more than two hundred thousand dollars will be divided between the University of Belize, the Sarstoon Temash Institute for Indigenous Management, the Rio Blanco Maya Association, […]
Long before the internet or the concept of life in a global village took root, art was the great communicator, breaking the borders of the spoken word and cultural taboos to spread its message. That strength is at the centre of the latest art exhibition to hit the Belizean entertainment scene, courtesy of the Mexican […]
Their advance publicity was strong and today Friends of Paediatrics hosted over two hundred people, including parents, patients and professionals, who gathered at the Princess to discuss better ways to deal with some troublesome diseases. Jacqueline Woods has more. Kera Leslie, Parent ?I want to know how you can take of her you know because […]
His contributions to Belizean music and art are approaching the status of legendary…but Pen Cayetano is not the type to rest on his laurels. The 2004 version of his annual exhibition, now on at the Belize City House of Culture, is his most ambitious in years…as News 5’s Janelle Chanona found out. Janelle Chanona, Reporting […]
It’s a dilemma faced by many cultures today, that is the battle to keep important traditions alive for the next generation. One local musician is using his lyrics to urge all ethnic groups to find simple ways in everyday life to share and promote their heritage. That’s the message of Jason Martinez, known to his […]
For over forty years, the young Women?s Christian association has been serving the Belizean community with programmes that aim to uplift the lives of girls and women. And over the years the leaders of the ‘Y’ have given dedicated service without much public fanfare or recognition. That is until now. This morning the association gathered […]
It had been strongly rumoured for several weeks and tonight it’s official. According to a release from the Prime Minister’s office, Financial Secretary Hugh MacSweany has been removed from his post and replaced by Dr. Carla Barnett. Barnett had been serving as CEO in the Ministry of National Development. MacSweany will now become a special […]
In years past we’ve seen how the occasion is observed in Mexico as well as by residents of Benque Viejo del Carmen. This week the House of Culture in Belize City is doing its own exhibition to honour the dearly departed. Jacqueline Woods Reports. Jacqueline Woods, Reporting The celebration, known as Hanal Pixan or food […]
It’s been publicized in Belize that the International Monetary Fund, (IMF), has advised the government against issuing a proposed hundred million bond, but now their recommendation has gone international. Today the BBC’s Caribbean service published an article on the internet saying the IMF considers the bond would quote: “significantly burden the Belize economy.” The bond […]
And while Halloween may be growing in popularity, and commercialism, in Belize, we must admit, it’s an imported tradition. So in search for something more Belizean, more authentic, and far more reverent, tonight News 5 brings you a story from our archives in which Jim McFadzen travels to Benque Viejo Del Carmen for Los Finados. […]
In case you haven’t noticed, November nineteenth is not too far away and in preparation for the cultural event, branches of the Garifuna Council throughout the country are organizing activities relating to Garifuna Settlement Day, including crowning their delegates to participate in the national Ms. Garifuna Pageant. This weekend, the Belize City branch is inviting […]
When you go through the doors of the Image Factory on North Front Street you’re never quite sure of what you’ll meet…except that it won’t be boring. Today I got a preview of the latest in a long line of art exhibitions at the Belize City gallery. Gilvano Swasey, Curator, Image Factory ?The public has […]
It was originally scheduled as part of the September celebrations but was deemed to fit better as part of the Christmas season. I’m talking about the Brukdown Song Competition in which Belizean musicians are being asked to write and perform an original Brukdown creation and be rewarded with significant prizes. The deadline for submissions is […]
In five years of studies at the University of the West Indies, twenty-three year old Ashanti Arthurs accumulated more prizes than most lawyers amass in a lifetime. Now she’s back in Belize, poised to begin a legal career. News 5’s Jacqueline Woods caught up with Arthurs at her desk at a local law firm. Jacqueline […]
When the Ministry of Education introduced the teaching of African history into the primary school curriculum it was never meant to be a one-dimensional effort. Today, with the opening of an exhibition of paintings at the Belize City House of Culture, that learning experience moved out of the classroom. Patrick Jones, Reporting Children see…and then […]
If a poll were taken among Belizeans and visitors it would probably be voted the most popular part of Belize. And while the Cayo District has always been special, the area, like much of Belize, has undergone great change. Today a new exhibition opened in San Ignacio that chronicles that change from the days when […]
