You haven’t seen him on Channel 5 for almost a year…but tonight Minister of Housing and veteran talkshow host, Dickie Bradley, makes his return to the screen. This time the show is called “Dickie Live” and its producer is the People’s United Party. While the hour long programme will have its share of partisan chitchat, […]
It is the focal point of the most formidable marketing machine in Belize–not to mention dozens of other countries around the world. Every year Courts, the nation’s leading furniture and electronics retailer, runs a promotion that climaxes with one of its customers taking home a prize with a value on par with a medium size […]
She may not be up to blowing out a hundred candles…but hey, how many of us are? And while we missed the big party in the holiday rush, today Jacqueline Woods joined a proud family to wish one of the nation’s oldest citizens a very happy belated birthday. Mirian Austin, Daughter “She believes in God […]
Visitors to Belize, whether they arrive by plane, car, bus or cruise ship, number in the hundreds of thousands each year. While most leave with pleasant memories, very few have the talent to record those memories with the tools of an artist. Today I was given a glimpse of some very precious snapshots made with […]
Belize is not an unusual stop for members of that growing fraternity of people bent on circling the globe–whether by car, plane, boat, bike or foot. But every one of these individually driven travellers has a different story to tell…and today News 5’s Marion Ali sat down to hear one more. Marion Ali, Reporting For […]
Lilia Mai of New Road, Belize City, collected a hefty amount of cash today. Not the entire one hundred and fifty thousand shown on the big cheque, but even half that amount is no small change. Mai was one of two lucky people who matched the five numbers to those drawn in the big lotto […]
Every year, hundreds of cyclists all over the world leave home to take on the open road. In 2002, Colombian fire-fighter Henry Cardenas left his family and friends behind, determined to set a world record by pedalling to the Alaskan border and along the way stopping in every country in South and Central America. Cardenas […]
On Wednesday, the staff of the K.H.M.H. held its annual handing over ceremony to celebrate the birth of the first baby of the year. Six pound, eleven ounce Shemar Alexander Williams was born at one fifty-eight on the morning of January first, the second child of Nicole Cruz and Wendell Williams of Belize City. The […]
Belize might not be inundated with a steady stream of art shows like galleries abroad, but we definitely get the strange, the colourful and the unique. This Friday night, the Image Factory is hosting an exhibition that’s sure to blend into the Belizean art scene. Kim Baranowski, Artist “The title of the show comes from […]
With the mass marketing of Santa Claus and the commercialization of Christmas, the true meaning of the holiday is often lost. But many places, including some parts of Mexico, are still affirming the traditional celebration. Marion Ali has more. Marion Ali, Reporting The display, “El Nacimiento”, currently on at the Mexican Cultural Institute, consists of […]
It’s not the first time he’s had his portrait painted, but the one unveiled this morning appears to have the enthusiastic approval of the subject: former Prime Minister and current Minister of Defence, George Price. The artist, former peace Corps volunteer Suzanne Kohrman, made the presentation herself at the Price Centre in Belmopan. Suzanne Kohrman, […]
Always a big attraction, no matter what the time of year, is Wilfred Peters and the Boom and Chime Band. Jackie spoke to the musical legend during a break in action. Jacqueline Woods “Mr. Peters Boom and Chime Band is just one of the groups performing in this year’s Coca-cola Christmas concert out here at […]
In the United States, it’s Sundance…in France, Cannes and soon, maybe Belize will be known for its international film festival. That’s what organizers hope anyway. Beginning on January thirtieth through to the third of February, the Belize Arts Council will feature films from Austria to Venezuela, and will also include workshops by some of the […]
Friday will be a night to remember at the Image Factory as three of Belize’s most creative voices will be performing excerpts from their latest works. This afternoon, News 5’s Jacqueline Woods caught up with the senior member of the trio. John Alexander Watler, Reciting poem “In a tiny manger lay a porcelain child, upon […]
While he may not have reached the international stardom of Eminem, the artist in this next story expresses many of the same concerns. Jacqueline Woods has more on a newly released CD. Jacqueline Woods, Reporting Sixteen years after Goldburn “Eazy Glen” Adolphus started singing a combination of rap and dancehall reggae, he has released his […]
On October eleventh, thirteen year old Rodney Borland was shot in the back during an attempted robbery at his family’s store in Punta Gorda. Ten days later, the critically wounded teen was air ambulanced to Guatemala to receive surgery on his spine and to remove a tube from his throat that helped him breathe. This […]
They are as Belizean as rice and beans; as Christmassy as Santa Claus. And you know exactly what I’m talking about. Janelle Chanona, Reporting With Christmas just three weeks away, business on Albert Street is brisk. And when it comes to home improvement projects, Belizeans are going the whole nine yards…especially when it comes to […]
He entered the musical scene professionally in 1994 and since then, has performed with several bands, delivering punta rock to an audience that just can’t seem to get enough. Now a solo artist, Supa G’s second CD, called “Unity”, features twelve songs in three different languages. Supa G., Punta Rock Entertainer “One particular song on […]
On this, the eve of Garifuna Settlement Day, intensive preparations continue for the long list of cultural activities planned for tonight and tomorrow. And just in case you’re one of those people who won’t be able to make the trek to Dangriga and other points south, the Belize City branch of the National Garifuna Council […]
The second International Dance Festival may be over, but the work required to bring Belize’s level of dancing on par with global standards continues. According to local experts, the event has shown the Belizean society what the world of dance can offer our youths. Marion Ali has more. Marion Ali, Reporting Dancers and their choreographers […]
On Wednesday of this week a groundbreaking was held in Dangriga for the Buyei Juan Lambey Institute. The institute is a community organisation dedicated to the advancement of Garifuna spirituality, and is headed by the current Buyei, John Mariano. In 1989 we were fortunate to speak to Mariano–at the time he was home on a […]
We’ve looked at festivities involving Tourism Week, not to mention the international dance festival now underway…but in a few days time Garifuna Settlement Day will be upon us, and today News 5’s Marion Ali got a preview of one event you won’t want to miss. Marion Ali, Reporting In the lead-up to the November nineteenth […]
There was plenty of activity today at the Memorial Park…and it had nothing to do with the three cruise ships in the harbour. News 5’s Janelle Chanona has more. Janelle Chanona, Reporting This afternoon as part of the Second International Dance Festival, dancers from Forces of Nature, a dance company based in New York, gave […]
Art in Belize comes in many forms and an exhibition on this week in Belize City proves you don’t have to be an expert to go public. Janelle Chanona, Reporting For the next two days, over a hundred entries submitted to the Belize City Lions Club as part of a poster contest will be displayed […]
When it comes to sheer creative talent, there are few Belizeans in the same league as Pen Cayetano. The only problem is that we don’t see enough of him. Fortunately, News 5’s Jacqueline Woods sat him down at the opening of his latest exhibition of paintings. Jacqueline Woods, Reporting For the past twelve years, forty-eight […]
