After a two-year suspension, the National Dance Company is preparing for the 2nd International Dance Belize Festival and Forum. The effects of recent hurricanes on Belize have delayed the event normally held every two years. Now that the dust has settled, the show promises to be worth the wait. Marion Ali, Reporting Dance Belize features […]
Stories of people in need are staple fare on this newscast… and once again we are asking viewers to watch with a sympathetic eye and generous spirit. Janelle Chanona reports. Janelle Chanona, Reporting Five month old Noel Reina has never seen his mother. Born three months premature, the infant later developed a serious eye condition. […]
A primary school teacher from Yo Creek Village in the Orange Walk District will own a home quicker than she had expected. That’s because the twenty-four year old mother of two will use over fourteen thousand dollars she won in Courts most recent “Catch the Cash” promotion to lay the foundation. News 5’s Marion Ali […]
When they left for Europe last month, the group of local artists and promoters went with high hopes for raising the profile of Belizean music on the international scene. Now that they’ve returned, they’re saying: job done. News 5’s Janelle Chanona reports. Janelle Chanona In October Andy Palacio, Paul Nabor and the other members of […]
When we first met Jaesha Daly, the toddler was badly in need of a life-saving surgery. American Airlines came through with the plane tickets, doctors in Birmingham, Alabama provided the medical care, and viewers just like you donated money for miscellaneous expenses. Tonight, we are happy to report that little Jaesha is back in Belize, […]
Three weeks ago we aired a story on Kenisha Usher, a seventeen year old patient at the K.H.M.H. struggling against the ravages of kidney failure. Tonight we regret to report that Kenisha died on October eighteenth at the Karl Heusner Memorial Hospital. Usher had been diagnosed with terminal renal failure and was receiving peritoenal dialysis […]
At first, fifteen year old Carla Roches did not want to enter the Miss Garifuna Belize City pageant, but after being persuaded by friends, Roches decided to participate…after all she said that it would be a lot of fun. Tonight, the teenager is all smiles, not only did she have a good time at the […]
People are always saying that it’s only a matter of time until Belizean music goes international…but precious few do anything to make that dream a reality. Today one group of action oriented musicians departed for Essen, Germany where they will participate in WOMEX, the annual European World Music Expo. News 5’s Marion Ali caught up […]
He has been fighting for his life at the K.H.M.H. ever since a gang of gunmen shot him in a hold-up attempt in Punta Gorda. Today, the thirteen year old victim departed on a risky airplane flight to Guatemala where his future hangs in the balance. News 5’s Jacqueline Woods reports. Jacqueline Woods, Reporting Shortly […]
There are few things dearer to us as human beings–and even more so as Belizeans–than food. And whether it’s a matter of quantity or quality, we have much to be proud of and thankful for. Today, on the occasion of World Food Day, News 5’s Jacqueline Woods found herself situated squarely in the middle of […]
While the world of watercolours might be traditionally relegated to children, for one Belizean the endless combination of diluted colours combine to express life like never before. Fifty-seven year old Lucky Chiang has been painting Belizean watercolour scenes since 1991, using the mountains, sea, rivers, jungles and his friends as subject matter. For the next […]
This afternoon Beverly Smith-Lopez was laid to rest following a funeral service at St. Ignatius Church. The size of the crowd reflected the tremendous number of lives she touched during an all too short career as an educator, dramatist, comedienne and arts administrator. Our camera caught the procession on Euphrates Avenue en route to Lord’s […]
The notion of Belize as a bridge between the Caribbean islands and the mainland of Central America is probably older than any of the real bridges crossing the Haulover Creek. Earlier this week that concept was revived with the announcement that Air Jamaica would soon begin regular service between Montego Bay and Belize City. But […]
She was an actress, dramatist, comedienne, educator, administrator and a dozen other things to do with the arts…but above all, Beverly Smith-Lopez was a uniquely Belizean personality. Tonight she is dead. Smith died of heart complications just before noon today at the Karl Heusner Memorial Hospital, where she had been admitted since the weekend. Last […]
He became something of a celebrity in the last few years, after toiling anonymously for a much longer time as a passionate advocate for the planting of trees–particularly mahogany. But only four years from his hundredth birthday, old age finally caught up with Henry Fairweather and he died Monday at the K.H.M.H. In February of […]
What do you get when you add zero plus zero plus zero? According to art guru Yasser Musa, the biggest zero yet. That’s right, the Belizean art show known as “Zero” is nearing the end of its world tour. After being hosted in museums from Havana to Barcelona, this month the exhibit makes its final […]
As senior citizens continue to enjoy their week of special recognition, we at News 5 pay our own tribute to those Belizeans whose accomplishments and contributions lasted well into their later years. Although no longer with us today, when News 5 met him in 1994, Michael Nembhard was still amazingly active. Rudy Castillo, Narrator He […]
The making of traditional handicrafts is a skill that these days must compete with the mastering of computers and the internet. But with the rapid rise of cruise tourism and its accompanying demand for authentic souvenirs, handicraft is making a comeback. That development had not yet blossomed in 1994 when we featured Jane Williams as […]
The majority of Belizeans were barely born when he was at the peak of his political power. But few viewers over thirty-five could forget the days when the Honourable C.L.B. Rogers tightly held the portfolios of police, immigration and broadcasting. Loved by his supporters, reviled by his enemies and probably feared by both, this complex […]
In the excitement surrounding the Guatemalan proposals, Sunday’s fire and assorted crime, we neglected to mention that this week is set aside to pay tribute to our senior citizens. Tonight’s feature from the 1994 series Coming of Age spotlights the work of Hortence Robinson. Hortence Robinson, Traditional Healer “I do believe it’s a gift.” Rudy […]
It is becoming a popular event, both for organisers and the public. Jacqueline Woods has a preview of a fair on Saturday that is sure to be standing room only. Jacqueline Woods, Reporting We found some of the fair organizers busily putting the final touches on some of the art and craft work that has […]
When media guru Marshal McLuhan articulated his vision of the global village, he probably was not thinking in terms of Los Angeles, California. But for better or for worse, L.A., with its endless summer and equally endless stream of Hollywood movies and television shows, provides the physical and cultural backdrop for a set of values […]
Having been run ragged over a busy week that included the release of the settlement proposals and the independence celebrations, Prime Minister Said Musa has travelled to London, where he will attend a meeting of Commonwealth Ministers of Finance. From the British capital Musa will head to Washington D.R.. where, joined by Budget Minister Ralph […]
And while the Prime Minister crosses the Atlantic his wife will be undertaking official business in Mexico. On Wednesday Joan Musa travels to Mexico City for a meeting of spouses of heads of government from the Americas. The theme of the three day conference is children and poverty. Mrs. Musa will be accompanied by Sandra […]
With no shortage of local artists trying to push their products on the Belizean market, the trick to success is to come out with something different yet catchy. That’s just what one young man and his collaborators have tried to do with “Supa Youth”. The album is an eclectic blend of various music genres by […]
