When the lights go down and the curtain goes up at the Holy Redeemer Parish Hall this weekend, “The Magic Box” will open for two shows. Ann-Marie Williams has the story. Ann-Marie Williams, Reporting It’s dance time for one hundred and one students of The Ballet Art School, ages four to sixteen years as “The […]
Jamal Shyne Barrow may be the only Belizean American rap artist to get on B.E.T.’s top ten countdown, but another young rapper is also hoping to make it to the big time. Twenty-five year old Len Berzerk has more in common with Shyne than just Belizean roots, as Berzerk has done some hard time on […]
The Inter-American Development Bank, which usually lends money for multi-million dollar investments, also has an interest in far smaller projects. This afternoon it awarded twenty thousand dollars to two local groups that participated in it’s Cultural Promotion in the Field Programme. The popular steel band, Pantempters, received eight thousand dollars to purchase instruments and encourage […]
Belizean musicians have often been criticised for blatantly copying songs or at least the styles of foreign artists. But no one will ever accuse Dangriga’s Bredda David of imitation. David, the creator of Kungo music, has been combining Caribbean rhythms with his African heritage for the past thirty years. He recently dropped by Channel 5 […]
Hopefully she’ll avoid any areas with pica-pica, but not to worry: she’s experienced worse. The “she” in question is none other than the latest champion of the hit show “Survivor.” Tina Wesson, who outlasted fifteen fellow cast members to take home a million dollar cash prize, was seen getting off the American Airlines flight from […]
If there’s a coconut tree, beach scene or happy native in the art exhibition about to open at the Image Factory, it’s a complete accident. Jose Sanchez reports on the work of a woman who’s perspective does not come through a rose coloured lens. Jose Sanchez, Reporting Sandra March’s latest exhibit at the Image Factory […]
On yesterday’s newscast we highlighted the efforts of one man, Robert Mariano, to document, promote and profit from the preservation of Garifuna culture. It turns out that Mariano is not alone in his campaign. On Friday the World Heritage Centre at UNESCO Headquarters in Paris singled out the Garifuna Culture as a “masterpiece of the […]
President of the Dominican Republic, Hipolito Mejia, arrived in Belize this evening for a one-day visit. Mejia was met at the Philip Goldson International Airport by Prime Minister Said Musa and their motorcade then passed through the principal streets of Belize City. The president heads a delegation of ten. On Wednesday talks will focus primarily […]
There are many people who spend a lot of time talking about preserving culture…but precious few who actually live the culture that is supposedly being preserved. Tonight we meet a man who works with his head and hands to defy that trend. Jose Sanchez, Reporting “Culture for Development–A Man at Work,” is Robert Mariano’s first […]
After the donation of computers at Belize Rural High, Lord Ashcroft moved on to Saint John’s College for the launching of the Belize Centre for Art Education and Culture. The new facility was made possible through the generosity of the Belize government, the government of Taiwan and the Michael Ashcroft Foundation. Yasser Musa, Art Teacher, […]
If Belizean music has a heart and soul it may belong to a man named Wilfred Peters. News 5’s Jose Sanchez spent some time with the legend this morning as his latest CD is ready to hit the market. Jose Sanchez, Reporting Bruk Down Music is one of Belize’s rare and original art forms. It […]
If your mother is like most in Belize City, she would not mind some special treatment this weekend. One gift sure to please is a trip down memory lane Saturday night at the Belize City Centre. News 5’s Kendra Griffith reports. Kendra Griffith, Reporting Ernie Smith first performed in Belize in 1975. And despite a […]
Belizeans with a taste for contemporary English literature are tonight invited to see two plays being staged at the Mexican Institute of Co-operation and Culture. The first, by Caryl Churchill, examines sexual liberation and colonialism. Amado Chan, lecturer at U.B.’s Arts and Science Department, says tonight’s performance is part of his course in Post-Colonial literature. […]
It’s Tourism Week and one of the BTB sponsored special events is a photo contest. Ann-Marie visited the opening at the Image Factory and discovered that there’s more to tourism photography than sea, sand, mountains and Maya ruins. Ann-Marie Williams, Reporting This is the Belize Photo Challenge Competition 2001. Richard Holder, Winner, Professional Category “The […]
The annual Children’s Festival of Arts had it’s official opening today. The festival showcases the budding talents of Belizean youths in visual and performing arts. Gregory Vernon, Acting Director for the Belize Arts Council, says that participation has increased this year to include schools from most districts. Gregory Vernon, Acting Director, Belize Arts Council “Today […]
Viewers in the Cayo District are reminded that tonight marks something of a broadcasting milestone. It is the ninth anniversary of the ever popular Pandy Show on San Ignacio’s SEN TV. Viewers outside the twin towns got to know Kent Pandy when News 5 profiled his show in February of 2000. After nine years as […]
It is a pageant right up there in popularity with Miss Belize and Queen of the Bay. This year’s Ms. Y competition featured six exceptionally strong contenders for the crown. Here are some excerpts from the show. (Contestants performing on stage) Emcee “And the Ms. Y for 2001-2001 is… contestant number 5, Lois Smith. The […]
She’s been blessed with the gift of singing and will present it at a special magical night of music. Ann-Marie Williams found her preparing. Ann-Marie Williams, Reporting After a four-year absence from the musical scene, Belizean entertainer Nelita Castillo is back–cabaret style; in a night of magical music along with Pablo Bonifaz and Afil Negro […]
Alberto Lagos works as chief of security for the Radisson Hotel, but his financial security is one thing that will no longer concern him. Last night he picked the winning numbers in Lotto and today is sixty-thousand dollars richer. Stewart Krohn “You said that you chose the numbers according to something with your three children. […]
This month images of Belize can be seen through the eyes of renowned Venezuelan painter Manuel Piney. Paisajes de Belice or Landscapes of Belize is a twenty-four-piece oil painting exhibition opened for public viewing on Friday. Guillermo Gutierrez, director of the Mexico-Belize Cultural Institute says Piney captures familiar scenes from the point of view of […]
It’s a beauty pageant that takes place every year around this time. No, we’re not talking about Miss Universe. The contestants on this show have experience to accompany their good looks. Enid Oliver, Miss Burrell Boom “I’m here for my last experience of being on the stage.” Juliana Arana, Miss Lake I “I think I’m […]
Princess Anne marked the second full day of her visit to Belize with a stop at an attraction very dear to her heart. Ann-Marie reports. Ann-Marie Williams, Reporting Over seventeen thousand Belizean children enter the gates of the Belize Zoo every year, but today it was an extra special visitor who went on a VIP […]
If you had eggs for breakfast, rice, beans and chicken at midday or ate cheese with johnny cake for tea, chances are you did business with a Mennonite. These fair skinned Belizeans contribute to the nation’s economy far more than their numbers alone would indicate… and in honour of Princess Anne’s visit they gathered Wednesday […]
On the first full day of her visit to Belize Princess Anne got out to see some sights, primarily in the north of the country. After visiting primary schools in the Corozal District she travelled to Blue Creek in Orange Walk where Belize’s various Mennonite communities gathered to show off some of their work. The […]
The woman known by most of the world as Princess Anne, formally titled Princess Royal, arrived this evening for a visit that will take her to a wide variety of locales in Belize. Despite being the only daughter of Belize’s head of state, the trip appears to be a low-key affair of interest largely to […]
