Today the Elton Gillett Memorial Park in Burrell Boom was filled with the aroma of a variety of local foods. The occasion? A fair to commemorate World Food Day. Visitors to the event were sensitized about proper nutritional habits, the types of food available in Belize and what they can do to prevent diseases such […]
With Belize’s financial status now under the microscope, both domestically and internationally, the country is faced with the difficult task of convincing its lenders that the nation is on the road back to financial health. That’s the message coming out of Belmopan tonight following annual meetings in Washington, D.C. with the International Monetary Fund, the […]
This afternoon, Belize’s candidate in the annual Unsung Heroes competition sponsored by FirstCaribbean International Bank was officially introduced to the public. She is sixty-year-old Margaret Juan, a nurse who has worked at the Good Shepard Clinic in Succotz Village for the past twenty years. Juan was selected from a group of fifteen nominees in recognition […]
The Belize Tourism Industry Association has a new Executive Board with Lucy Fleming of Chaa Creek voted in as President, succeeding Steven Schulte. The new First Vice President is Alberto Villanueva, second Vice President is Rosella Zabaneh, Treasurer is Santiago Gomez, and Secretary is Ramon Reyes, Jr. During Thursday’s Annual General Meeting at the Princess […]
Belize and Cuba have had as close a diplomatic relationship as any two countries in the region. And over the last four years, the bonds of that deepening friendship took on a very public image, with the assignment of Regla Diaz as Cuba’s first ambassador to Belize. On Thursday night, friends of the departing diplomat, […]
To most Belizeans that necessary piece of household furniture known as a hammock is something you buy in Chetumal or Melchor or from a gift shop or street vendor here at home. But there was a time not that long ago when hammocks were something actually made by hand. No, I don¡¦t’ just mean weaving […]
His work as a journalist has taken him to parts of the country that most people only hear or read about. But now Melvin Flores is giving you a chance to experience Belize through the lens of his camera. He has just released a photo CD of over a hundred images he and his six […]
September is the month of patriotism and while it would seem that our list of historical heroes is pretty much fixed, a new exhibition demonstrates that there are many ways to identify our patriotic citizens. Patrick Jones, Reporting They are the faces of some of the country?s best known patriots and others not so well […]
It may not have been the biggest carnival road march…and the rain did put a damper on things at the end…but carnival 2004 was still a hit with the participants and thousands of spectators. Here are some highlights of Saturday’s happenings, as broadcast right here on Channel 5. Scenes from Carnival Southside Masqueraders took top […]
Whether you call it a melting pot, mixture or mosaic, there’s no denying that the Belizean nation is made up of a multitude of ethnic groups. And while the relative numbers of those groups have been changing, the unifying culture of Belize has remained that of the Kriol. Today in Belize City the Kriol Council […]
With a little more than two days left to get in a gear for the big day, Carnival groups are racing against the clock to get ready. William Neal made the rounds Wednesday night as he went camping from Faber’s Road to King’s Park and a few places between. William Neal, Reporting Saturday?s Carnival will […]
It’s still a long way across the Caribbean but a look back into history, both near and far, tells us that Hurricane Ivan, located just north of the Dutch ABC Islands, bears close watching. News 5’s Stewart Krohn did some research and found that the only thing we really know about hurricane forecasting…is that we […]
This morning opening ceremonies were held in Belize City to launch a regional multi-disciplinary workshop for the ten year review of the Barbados Programme of Action. It was there in 1994 that the UN conference on the Development of Small Island Developing States was held. Over the next three days, delegates from countries all over […]
Miss Belize may get better prizes, Ms Y may have more fun, but the Queen of the Bay is still the mother of all Belizean beauty pageants. Here’s a look at the big night. Jacqueline Woods, Reporting On Saturday before a packed audience at the Belize City Centre the fifty-eighth Queen of the Bay Pageant […]
State visits are not something we do every day in Belize…and just as our leaders need to alter their normal way of doing things so do some of the rest of us, including journalists. In between photo ops over the last twenty-four hours, cameraman Brent Toombs has put together a short piece on how things […]
“The best of Tony Wright” is the latest release from the veteran artist. Wright says the album consists of thirteen songs that have all been well received by Belizeans. Today the musician stopped by our studios to promote the CD for the upcoming September celebrations. Tony Wright, Recording Artist “Most of them were some of […]
The Republic of China on Taiwan has been one of Belize’s best friends virtually since the two countries established diplomatic relations in 1989. But it was not until today, nearly fifteen years later, that the tiny Asian powerhouse, with twenty-three million people jammed into a land area only slightly larger than Belize, sent its head […]
As the first Taiwanese President to visit Belize, fifty-four year old Chen Shui-bian made history when he arrived this morning at the PGIA. But by now Chen is used to being first. The son of a farmer, Chen excelled in school, studying law in college. In his junior year, he passed the national bar exam […]
Thousands of Taiwanese Belizeans are tonight anxiously preparing for the arrival of President of the Republic of China on Taiwan, Chen Shui-bian. This is the two term President’s first visit to Belize and even though the head of state will be in the country barely twenty-four hours, the trip will have reverberating effects for the […]
And in related news, there may be serious implications for the local telecom scene following an administrative ruling in the U.S. Virgin Islands. It seems that BTL owner Jeffrey Prosser is no better at avoiding controversy than his predecessor, Michael Ashcroft. The latest news from St. Thomas is that the Virgin Islands Public Services Commission […]
Not very long ago the drive out of Belize City along the Western Highway featured little more than a parade of eyesores stretching from the garbage dump to the Burdon Canal Bridge. And while today the low lying area can hardly be called scenic, there is a renaissance of sorts featuring new houses, new businesses, […]
He is popularly known as “man at work” and his labours have taken him to streets and lanes at home and abroad. For the next few weeks art fans can walk those routes with artist Terryl Godoy at his latest exhibition. Patrick Jones, Reporting If pictures tell a thousand words, then tireless painter Terryl Godoy […]
The political rally is not the only big event happening Saturday in Belize City. At the same time that protesters begin their march, a large number of the nation’s broadcasters will join together to solve a problem that no politician anywhere in the world can ignore. Patrick Jones reports on Living with Hope. Patrick Jones, […]
It is with great regret that we note the passing last night of Mary Valdes. Valdes spent the better part of her ninety years as a tireless promoter of the arts–particularly classical dance. In 1995, I had the privilege of reporting a story on the occasion of her receiving a special award from the Belize […]
While it was former Finance Minister Ralph Fonseca who drew us to the Central Bank this morning, he was there for reasons other than a media encounter, namely to speak at the opening of the seventh annual conference of Human Resource Managers of the Caribbean Central Banks. Representatives from eight central banks in the region, […]
