She’s a small town girl who is trying to hit it big on the world music scene. Nineteen-year-old Marie Reimer of San Ignacio has just returned from the United States to promote her first professional work, done under the B.F.I. label of Nashville, Tennessee. Reimer is currently pursuing a Bachelor’s Degree in Business Administration with […]
Almost two weeks into the war in Iraq our coverage has been limited to several interviews with the families of Belizean servicemen serving on the front. Today, however, we have something a little different…It is a communication from the front. No, not a fuzzy videophone report from a News 5 embedded reporter, this message comes […]
The one consistent thing about art exhibits at the Image Factory is that whether you like them or not, they are never boring. Today I previewed the gallery’s latest show and found the trademark mixture of good, bad and just plain weird. Janelle Chanona, Reporting The pulse of the Belizean art scene captured by young […]
Meanwhile, one Belizean serving in the U.S. Army is probably just waking up to the taste of dust as his unit prepares for a climactic assault on Baghdad. Twenty-four year old Sergeant Frank Kuylen the Third of Belize City is serving on the front lines with the second battalion of the 502nd infantry. News 5 […]
On Wednesday, Jacqueline Woods reported on the plight of eight-year-old cancer patient Myra Yaxcal. Tonight we are happy to report that a number of donations have been received by Myra’s family to assist with the expense of the child’s treatments. News 5 would like to thank both our television and website viewers in Belize and […]
One man who should be able to handle the higher cost of bread is Adolfo Tush of Maya Mopan Village. Tush, a schoolteacher, is the latest winner in the Courts Megabucks promotion that was held on Saturday. The lucky spin netted him two thousand dollars, with all taxes paid by Courts. Tush had purchased a […]
No one can determine with certainty the precise factors that caused a majority of Belizeans to vote for the People’s United Party on March fifth, but it is widely believed that a highly creative media campaign based on music, dance and culture played a major role in the victory. Today we are informed that the […]
Lady luck smiled on another fortunate Belizean this week as Saturday’s Lotto draw has produced one more big winner. News 5’s Jacqueline Woods was on hand for the handing over. Jacqueline Woods, Reporting Thirty-seven year old Elena Gongora is not certain if her political party will win tomorrow’s election, but today she is definitely feeling […]
When you add up all the candidates for Wednesday’s general and municipal elections, the total numbers over two hundred aspirants for public office. But while most of those politicians may have spent the weekend campaigning, as far as we know, there was only one man really running. Jacqueline Woods reports. Jacqueline Woods, Reporting On Sunday […]
For at least three decades he has been a familiar face on the waters off Belize City, Caye Caulker and all points in between. On Sunday the Belize Audubon Society finally took the opportunity to honour Lionel “Chocolate” Heredia for his life long dedication to Belize’s environment. Heredia received the society’s James A. Waight Conservation […]
The P.U.P.’s might have been the first ones out of the gate this morning, but in the heat of the afternoon sun, the United Democratic Party standard bearers made their impression felt. And as News 5’s Jacqueline Woods found out, what they lacked in numbers, they made up in confidence. Jacqueline Woods “Following the 1998 […]
He comes from a clan whose art is expressed with bulldozers, cranes and cement mixers…but today News 5’s Marion Ali discovered that there is at least one member of the Berbey family that has a finer touch. Marion Ali, Reporting His passion is to tell stories through his art. And while many of the pieces […]
In the past, they would have arrived by other means, but this time it was somehow fitting that the reggae artists coming for this Saturday’s big concert flew in on one of the big birds of Air Jamaica. Jacqueline Woods has the story. Jacqueline Woods, Reporting It is not the first time that Lloyd “Lover” […]
She sang her heart out last night…and with good reason. Belizean Lisa Tucker was competing for a hundred thousand dollar prize in the finals of the CBS programme Star Search. But as beautifully as Lisa sang, her opponent Tiffany Evans delivered an unbelievably inspired performance that earned her a perfect score and a victory from […]
I’ve grown up all my life being very conscious of my status as one half of a pair of twins. But it wasn’t until today that I looked at the situation from a different point of view: that of the mother. Larna Flowers, Mother of Twins “When they seh two babies, I wah cry.” Janelle […]
Last week we reported on the success of eleven-year-old Belizean Lisa Tucker as she sang her way into the finals of the popular U.S. television show “Star Search”. This Thursday in the biggest night of her young life, Lisa needs your help. Fully one half of the judging on the show is done over the […]
It compares favourably in both form and substance, with institutions of similar size and purpose anywhere on the planet. Today, I was on hand as the Museum of Belize took a well deserved bow. Janelle Chanona, Reporting With its own unique brand of pomp and circumstance, the Museum of Belize this morning celebrated its first […]
She may not have made a feature film, but eleven-year-old Lisa Tucker, the American born daughter of a Belizean mother, is well on her way to a big career. Last night the young stage actress sang her way into the finals of the popular televised competition, Star Search. Here’s how it went. Arsenio Hall, Host […]
He is a man of many parts and many passions, that stretch from the world of business to the realm of religion. But above all, Stephen Okeke is a sculptor and today News 5’s Jacqueline Woods paid a visit to his studio. Jacqueline Woods, Reporting Stephen Okeke calls his latest work of art “Standing Beauty”. […]
Odinga Lumumba, born Wilhelm Buller in 1942, earned a place in Belizean history when he spearheaded the organised rioting against the Heads of Agreement in March of 1981. Lumumba hung around for a few years after independence before returning to the continent of Africa, a place where he had worked extensively during the 1970’s. In […]
When you live in one of those postcard paradises like Belize, you really don’t need to see another piece of sea, sun or sand… right? Maybe, but for those who want to see if the grass really is greener next door, the Mexican Cultural Institute has a show for you. Marion Ali, Reporting They say […]
His name may be meaningless to those under the age of thirty, but in 1981 the very mention of Odinga Lumumba stuck fear in the hearts of the establishment and inspiration in those looking to rebel. After a long active absence, spent largely in Africa, Lumumba is back. Deported from Ghana after spending two years […]
He gave the majority of his life to the nation’s phone company, and on January first, after thirty years at B.T.L. and its predecessor B.T.A., Ediberto Tesucum stepped down as the company’s chief executive officer. This morning he told News 5 that he retires happily, with few regrets. Ediberto Tesucum, Retired C.E.O., B.T.L. “I would […]
Long-time viewers of Belizean society may notice two seemingly irreconcilable demographic trends occurring simultaneously. On one hand more Belizeans than ever appear to be dying young–from natural causes as well as multiple gunshot wounds. But at the same time the number of Belizeans living over a century seems to be much greater than in the […]
Tonight, the banking community, along with many other Belizeans, mourns the death of one of its own. On Friday, forty-five year old Leopoldo Waight, Director of Provident Bank, died in the United States from complications caused by leukemia. “Polo” as he was well known, began his career at the Royal Bank of Canada in 1979. […]
