As one of Belize?s most accomplished creative artists, George Gabb was the subject of many of News 5?s stories over the years. One of the most comprehensive was presented in 1996 by reporter Audrey Matura. The occasion was the launching of one of his books. Audrey Matura, Reporter ?He is well known for his ability […]
It’s not often we lead our newscast with a story occurring outside of Belize, but this one hit us hard. Belizean Marion Jones, holder of three Olympic gold medals and generally assumed to be the finest female athlete on the planet, has failed to qualify for the U.S. Olympic team in her premier event, the […]
CARICOM leaders meeting in Grenada this week have supported the establishment of a technical task force that will work to develop and implement a plan of action for the region’s banana industry. That, in addition to Haiti, the Caribbean Court of Justice and the Caribbean Single Market and Economy, are among the conclusions reached at […]
Like the whale sharks at Gladden Spit she returns to Belize each year to visit friends and family…and also share her art. Today news 5’s Patrick Jones previewed her latest offerings at the House of Culture. Patrick Jones, Reporting The twelve watercolours and oil paintings on display at the House of Culture are the latest […]
CARICOM heads of government, meeting in Grenada, today continued to wade through a packed agenda. The question of Haiti was debated and, according to a Belize government Press Office release, Prime Minister Said Musa noted that the question of whether to recognise Haiti’s interim government was a political, not a legal one. The fact that […]
He exploded on the local television scene over a decade ago and when Jamaican Oliver Samuels appeared in Belize for the stage version, he was mobbed on the streets virtually everywhere he went. Well, having been off the tube for ten years he may no longer be known to a generation of young Belizeans…but come […]
There is good news tonight for a whole lot of Belizean children. Although the final details have not been ironed out, it appears that the Y.W.C.A. will, in a few weeks time, be able to operate its swimming pool on St. Thomas Street and once again offer its range of popular swimming classes to the […]
The steady stream of cultural activities continues in Belize City with what seems like a new event opening virtually every week. Tonight the venue is the Mexican Cultural Institute and the medium is photography. News 5’s Jacqueline Woods has a preview. Jacqueline Woods, Reporting The first time that Mexican photographer Eduardo Arco visited Belize was […]
They have been one of the most durable bands in modern Belizean history, but come next week the sounds of Santino’s Messengers will be heard only on your favourite electronic playback device. Recently I spent some time with the guys to find out the story behind the music. Santino Castillo, Santino?s Messengers ?So this is […]
As a group they are only six months old, but that hasn’t stopped the New Rebels Band from organising their first countrywide tour. The tour, which is designed to help raise awareness about HIV and AIDS, kicks off tonight in Dangriga. According to band members Joel Coleman and Elroy Martinez, one of the most effective […]
They are the next generation of dancers on whose shoulders rest the hope of keeping the art of ballet alive. It takes discipline and hard work to make the movements sync, the steps graceful, and the messages come to life…and for one group of young people, the months of preparations are over and it’s time […]
The House of Culture in Belize City continues to promote the work of local artists and performers. The latest exhibition, which opened last night, showcases exquisite, handmade Garifuna crafts that are sure to liven up any room in your home or office. Jacqueline Woods, Reporting Mercy Sabal may not be a popular household name but […]
Rafael Martinez, Gold Rush Host ?I say he wins five thousand dollars. What do you say? You say three. My goodness gracious, he?s won himself one thousand five hundred tax free dollars. Let?s give him a big, big round of applause.? That’s how much money Brian Snagg, the latest winner in the Court’s Gold Rush […]
With the seemingly unending flow of violent crime and highway carnage it’s easy to forget that the overwhelming majority of Belizeans are not only law abiding citizens, but actually love and care for each other. Over the weekend News 5’s Jacqueline Woods took a ride up the road to Ladyville–not to report on a tragedy–but […]
She’s employed as secretary to the policy analyst in the Ministry of Agriculture, but this afternoon Nigna Andrews, known to most of her friends as Mimiom, collected big–not her retirement benefits, but one of the largest payouts in Belize’s lotto history. On Wednesday night the jackpot stood at a tidy one hundred and thirty-five thousand […]
For the two people involved, every wedding is the wedding of a lifetime. But for Ernest Broaster and Tifarah Gill, their trip down the aisle will be extra special…one, because the Radisson and other suppliers will pull out all the stops, and two, because the whole affair will cost them hardly a cent. Today I […]
With email, internet, and gradually declining international telephone rates, most of us don’t write as many letters as we used to….which means we are also losing our familiarity with stamps. But those tiny square bits of paper, as News 5’s Jacqueline Woods discovered, are not just for the postman. Jacqueline Woods, Reporting The exhibition entitled […]
He did not die in the line of duty, but the Police Department is still mourning the sudden loss of one of its own. Sergeant Denfield Casey, attached to the joint intelligence committee at Belmopan headquarters, passed away last night at home, apparently of a heart attack. Casey, only forty-one years old, joined the police […]
He has been missing for more than a month now but despite the disappointment of dead end leads and bureaucratic lethargy, the family of fifty-seven year old Orlando Bodden is still clinging to the hope that they will see their loved one again. Today frustrated family members told News 5 that in the past six […]
There is no doubt that a cadre of talented and energetic painters and sculptors has taken Belizean art to a new level. The challenge, however, is to expand the creative renaissance to the masses. This morning at the Belize City House of Culture, a credible start was made in that effort. Patrick Jones reports. Patrick […]
On the night of February twelfth of this year a rookie police officer found himself looking down the wrong end of a criminal’s loaded gun. When the pistol went off and the bullet struck his head, the young cop’s career, not to mention his life, should have been over. Tonight News 5’s Jacqueline Woods explain […]
And if those figures have you hungry and thirsty, we’ll update you on a competition held last weekend called “Taste of Belize.? The gala event at the Radisson featured fourteen professional chefs, five amateur chefs, and six bartenders. When it was all over, Patrick Rodriguez of the Smoky Mermaid restaurant came out on top as […]
Leilah Pandy ?Leilah Pandy, twenty-three; Miss Belize.? That was about as much as we got to see of Miss Belize, Leilah Pandy, at last night’s Miss Universe pageant in Quito, Ecuador. Pandy, who by all accounts represented the country splendidly, was passed over by the judging panel for reasons known only to themselves. In all […]
As I speak, eighty of the planet’s most attractive young women are gathered backstage in an auditorium in Quito, Ecuador. Thickly covered in makeup, balanced precariously on high heels, their heads crammed with memorized greetings, dance steps, and answers to questions they have yet to be asked, the participants in tonight’s Miss Universe pageant are […]
It has been rumoured for weeks and today it was made official. Director of Immigration Colonel Peter Parchue has served his last day in that post and on Tuesday begins a new career as the number two man at NEMO. Parchue took over the Immigration Department almost two years ago following a twenty-year stint in […]
