On Saturday, this year’s Festival of Arts comes to a close. The show started on May eight and included an Arts and Craft section and two weeks of performances. The school children who participated in the festival were awarded for their outstanding presentations. Director of Belize Arts Council, Beverly Smith Lopez says they have been […]
He walked away with top honours in the National Spelling Bee and on Thursday his hometown celebrated with a motorcade. 11-year old Al Sanchez of Louisiana Government School was crowned champion when he spelled the word “tsunami” correctly last Friday at Belize City Centre. In addition to the accolades from his community both Sanchez and […]
The Image Factory in Belize City has earned a reputation as an art gallery of wide ranging tastes. This week that reputation is being bolstered by a show featuring items from two of Belize’s best known collectors. Jacqueline Woods Eclectic is the latest exhibition at the Image Factory and as the theme suggests, the show […]
It’s been a highlight on Belize’s cultural calendar for years, and while the millennium edition of the event faces some special obstacles, the quality of the show is as good as ever. Janelle Chanona, Reporting This year the hard work of over 1,000 students from 15 primary and 2 high schools in the Belize District […]
It started out 7 years ago as something of a lark. Today the “Miss Y” contest may be the most popular pageant in Belize. This afternoon News Five’s Janelle Chanona dropped by a rehearsal session where the contestants are warming up for Saturday’s big event. Janelle Chanona, Reporting On Saturday night, 6 extraordinary ladies from […]
I’ve heard men say the day they understand a woman, is the day they die. Well boys, understanding comes with listening and tonight, both men and women will be doing a lot of talking ABOUT women. The evening program, called “The Women’s Book of Woe and Wonder: A night of poetry and creative works,” will […]
Earlier in the week we offered a short preview of this weekend’s Cashew Festival taking place in the idyllic village of Crooked Tree. If that wasn’t enough to get you interested, then tonight’s story should have you reaching for a bottle of cashew wine. We ran this piece in 1996. It features William Neal taking […]
The September celebrations may be five months away but already the carnival bands are working hard to raise funds. If you’re looking for entertainment over the long holiday weekend, the Cultural Heritage Band invites you to the BTL Park on Monday for its 5th Annual Labour Day Fest. There will be fun for the entire […]
Earlier in this newscast we heard about the rates of pay the law specifies for work performed over the long Easter weekend. This afternoon I spoke to the workers themselves to see how they felt about being on duty while everyone else is on holiday. Jacqueline Woods, Reporting As the holiday weekend fast approaches, Belizeans […]
For many Belizeans books are something you turn to when the cable company cuts you off for non-payment. That’s a pity because Belizean writers and publishers, particularly Benque Viejo’s Cubola Productions, have been turning out high quality literature for several decades. The latest, entitled “If Di Pin Neva Ben: Folktales and Legends of Belize” was […]
Nurses in Trinidad are still on the march in the second day of their walkout against government hospitals. The medical facilities are attempting to get by with a small number of non-striking nurses who are working multiple shifts. At press time tonight, there was still no news of a settlement. Nurses are demanding a 50% […]
While nurses in Belize were pounding the pavement in search of better health their counterparts in Trinidad and Tobago were preparing to walk the picket lines in protest. Today Trinidad’s Regional Health Authority issued a warning to nurses, who plan to strike on Monday and Tuesday, that any protesters who gather on hospital grounds will […]
While Belize’s medical community may see World Health Day as a time for unity, such is not the case everywhere. In Trinidad and Tobago nurses employed by government are planning a total shutdown of the health sector for Monday and Tuesday. They will stay off the job in protest of what they allege are poor […]
Although the regional CARIFESTA is not until August, plans for the biggest Cultural Splash in the Caribbean are underway, and so are plans for CARIFESTA week in Belize. CARIFESTA 7 will be held in St. Kitts and Nevis. Belize’s Director of Culture Beverly Smith Lopez attended a technical meeting last week in St. Kitts, to […]
A modern dance troupe from the Mexican State of Oaxaca ended their tour of Belize today at the House of Culture in Belize City. Besides a general audience performance this evening, this afternoon they gave a special performance for children. The dance was entitled “Dream in a Toy Box.” The Oaxaca Contemporary Dance troupe’s visit […]
Since November, some very artistic young men and women have been rehearsing for the musical production of West Side Story. The play is an adaptation of Romeo and Juliet set in the 1950’s in New York City. While Saint Catherine’s Academy is presenting the show, the all girl school has recruited some young men from […]
When dance and music come together, anything can happen. In the Oaxaca Contemporary Dance Company, that’s just what they want. In their dance training sessions, they encourage freedom of expression using different subjects and as many movements as possible to stir up personal creativity in every dancer. Their style might be different from what Belizeans […]
Every young Belizean who’s ever dared to take up the challenge of a Raleigh expedition knows how much hard work it is and….how much fun it can be. For one young man, working in Belize with Raleigh wasn’t enough, now he’s going to Africa. 19 year old Luis Novelo from Xaibe village in Corozal is […]
St. John’s College is embarking on an ambitious project, which will not only benefit students, but the larger community. The Landivar campus will be the site of the new National Center for Art Education and Cultural Understanding. The Center is scheduled to open in August and will offer art education courses for primary and secondary […]
Two Belizean students got some culture exposure of their own at Trinidad and Tobago’s carnival as part of a cultural exchange. David Matus and Melonie Bowen say it was worth missing three weeks of school, even though they have “a pile” of make-up work now. David Matus “Since we were the first Belizeans to go […]
If you’re a fan of jazz, you’re in for a rare treat this Friday Night. The House of Culture is inviting you to a night of Jazz featuring the musical talents of six artists, Frank Rhys on keyboard and tenor sax, Luciano Rosado on trumpet, Carlos Perrote on Drums and Keyboard, Mark Phillips on guitar […]
The photographs of Richard Holder are being featured at the House of Culture beginning this Wednesday. Holder’s subject matter is the nude female form. Neither the show, nor the individual photos have any titles, to cover them, just as his models aren’t wearing any clothes. Holder says the show is completely nude so the viewer […]
The House of Culture is also sponsoring another clinic for musicians this week. Trumpet player and teacher Luciano Rosado is back in Belize to continue the work he started at last year’s session, but he has company and more instruments will be included this time around. News Five spoke with Music Coordinator Jason Guerrero. Jason […]
While much of the news was grim today, there were lighter moments. Students of Queen’s Square Primary School had some interesting visitors today; a busload of painted people. No, they weren’t clowns, but American students who gave up their spring break to perform plays for Belizean children. RIM, Real Impact Mission, has been performing in […]
Three Belizean artists, Gilvano Swasey, Yasser Musa and Michael Gordon are exhibiting their work in Merida in the Yucatan. The show at the Olimpio Hall also includes photos of an art park in Benque Viejo Del Carmen and was opened this weekend by Prime Minister Said Musa. Artist Joan Duran, who spent a number of […]
