If today’s events in New York and Washington have you keyed up, a good place to calm your nerves may be the House of Culture where a new photographic exhibition is on. Jacqueline Woods reports. Noel Escalante, Photographer “It’s relaxing because you can see nature, you can actually see God’s creations in just about everything […]
It has been a long time coming, but Benque Viejo del Carmen has finally got a House of Culture to call its own. Ceremonies were held Thursday evening to inaugurate the new centre, located on St. Joseph Street, which was formerly home to the town’s police station. Among the speakers were the project co-ordinator David […]
It’s Thursday and that means it’s time for the Wish Willy Dish of the Week. Chef Maurice joins us from his restaurant at Caye Caulker with a special delicacy: stone crab with mango curry. Enjoy. WISH WILLY DISH OF THE WEEK Crab in Mango Curry Sauce with Avocado Salad Ingredients: 3 crab claws 3 tablespoons […]
In 1995, Herschel Armstrong received the Michael and Jane Nembhard Award after being named Belize’s top primary school student. Four years later, he earned nine passes in the CXC General Proficiency Examinations and was honoured as one of the top students at the secondary school level. Today, the young man, now eighteen years old, continues […]
Last week the region’s radio and television broadcasters gathered in Havana, Cuba for the Annual General Assembly of the Caribbean Broadcasting Union. It was the first time in thirty-two years that the meeting was held in Cuba, as that country’s national broadcaster, ICRT, was admitted to full membership in the organisation just one year ago. […]
While San Pedranos have been having some problems with their supply of drinking water, they have earned some notable success working under the water. At a competition held in the Bay Islands last week a pair of videographers from San Pedro took first and fourth place out of over fifty entries. The divers, each equipped […]
Today it was announced that Belizean icon Phillip Goldson is to be honoured with the Order of Belize. Goldson has been recognised as a significant contributor to the life and times of the Belizean people, in both the public and political spectrums. The tribute is meant to commemorate the time Goldson spent fighting for Belize’s […]
Artist Terryl Godoy is the Man at Work. This week he’s working hard to make sure everyone knows about his latest exhibition called “Have This, Have That.” Godoy says he chose the theme to show people that he can do a little bit of this, and a little bit of that. Most of the exhibit […]
If you’ve been feeling starved for cultural history lately, the Mexican Cultural Institute may have just what you need. Currently on display is the hard work of a team from the University of Quintana Roo that has been investigating the Maya of Yucatan. The students have decided to focus on the leaders of the Caste […]
With events like the Belize City Games, semi-pro basketball playoffs, Costa Maya Festival and Morgan Heritage, there is no shortage of things to do this weekend. Now lovers of classical music can add one more attraction: a visiting string quartet is in town…with one of our own as part of the mix. Ann-Marie Williams, Reporting […]
While most of Belize’s international family and economic ties tend to gravitate toward the United States, many enterprising Belizeans are looking to Europe for new marketing opportunities. The music industry is no exception, and today one group of musicians boarded a plane to the old world in search of those two time-honoured commodities: fame and […]
On her whirlwind visit to Belize last year, Taiwanese Vice President Annette Lu was the picture of political professionalism and master of diplomatic deliberation. But this week she’s in trouble back home after suggesting that the densely populated island, beset by numerous natural disasters, might be better off shipping a bunch of its citizens off […]
If you are still filling out your social calendar for the upcoming weekend, there is one show you may want to include in your plans. On Saturday night the Belize City Centre will be rocking with the sounds of Glen Washington. The artist arrived in Belize this morning and News Five’s Jacqueline Woods was at […]
If you’re interested in another take on Belize’s socio/religious/political situation, a new publication will soon be on the market. “Heat On The Beast” is a hundred page paperback written by Belizean American schoolteacher, Wayne Lopez. Lopez says his first work chronicles the Belizean way of life. Wayne Lopez, Author “Heat On The Beast” “When I […]
A forty year old Belize City man almost lost his left arm and part of his skull this afternoon when a four foot crocodile attacked him as he took an afternoon swim in the Belize River near Manatee Lookout at Mile 8 1/2 on the Northern Highway. Egbert Coleman says he literally had to beat […]
The National Center for Art Education located on the S.J.C. campus, was opened in May. The building, a project of the Michael Ashcroft Foundation and governments of Taiwan and Belize, was built to promote and advance the creative talents of Belizeans. And that’s exactly what it’s doing this week, as Jose Sanchez discovered. Art is […]
In the world of international politics the nation of Belize learned long ago the necessity of maintaining an active profile within the global community. And it seems that attitude is gaining strength in the once laid back world of Belizean art. An exhibition called “Zero: new Belizean art”, which first appeared in Merida in March […]
They may not be household names, but two local artists are staging an exhibit at El Café on Eve Street in Belize City. Raymond Gomez and Shelton Arana highlight their Garifuna heritage by painting scenes of life in Dangriga and Punta Gorda. News 5’s Jose Sanchez caught up with Gomez who spoke of his love […]
It took a few days for the winner of Saturday’s sixty-five thousand dollar lotto jackpot to come forward, but today she showed up to claim her cheque. Twenty-six year old Erlinda Lovelock, a mother of three and resident of East Collet Canal in Belize City, did not find out until Monday that she won the […]
We’ve heard a lot of announcements from organisations putting on summer camps to help kids avoid boredom during their vacation from school. Today News 5 visited one such effort at the House of Culture and found that even on a rainy day, there are plenty of fun things to do. Jose Sanchez Because of bad […]
Prime Minister Said Musa took his place among his fellow Caribbean leaders as the twenty-second CARICOM Summit opened in the Bahamas this evening. High on the meeting’s agenda are trade items, including steps toward the creation of a regional single market and economy. Belize, which has traditionally bought more from CARICOM than it sells, will […]
The chief executive officer in the Ministry of Agriculture, Dr. Marcelino Avila, will be leaving his post to take up a position with the CARICOM Secretariat in Guyana. Avila, who has also served on the boards of several important institutions, has been appointed manager for CARICOM’s Sectoral Programmes. Among his duties will be development of […]
Like a good number of his fellow Belizeans, Alex Sanker has found that his homeland cannot satisfy all his needs. But while this talented artist no longer resides in Belize, his latest exhibition, opening tonight at the Mopan Hotel, shows that there’s no place like home. Ann-Marie Williams, Reporting The lone artist whose works are […]
In other regional news, the arrest of a suspected Mexican drug baron has drawn more attention to the role played by Belize in the international narcotics trade. Alcides Ramon Magana, one of twelve people listed by the U.S. Government as drug kingpins, was arrested on Tuesday in Villahermosa by Mexican authorities. Officials in the U.S. […]
One of the country’s most popular cultural icons returned yesterday from South America, where he represented Belize at a meeting of the world’s poets. Grandmaster Leroy Young, best known for his publications “Made in Pinks Alley” and “Generation X,” dropped by Channel 5 this evening to tell us about his two week excursion. Leroy “Grandmaster” […]
