It took a while for the fire hearth to get going, but today visitors to the Culture Village at the Bliss Institute got a chance to sample a variety of Belizean culinary treats. While there was a small fee for each dish, the entertainment was free. News Five was there for the opening day. The […]
The September Celebrations continue with the National Song Contest tonight. Brother David and the Tribal Vibes, Punta Rebels, Dell and the Sensations, Kenny Morgan, Roots Reggaematic, World Culture Band, the New Dimensions and Griga Boyz are competing for a one thousand, five hundred dollar prize. The winner will also receive the Nelson Diamond Award. Guest […]
The National September Celebrations Committee in association with the Belize Arts Council invites you to come and experience Belizean culture in an ethnic atmosphere on the fifteenth and sixteenth. The Culture Village will provide you with a wide variety of ethnic dishes for breakfast, snacks, lunch and supper. According to Anita Cheong, Public Relations Officer […]
He never knew his father and has yet to see any of his father’s works of art but Percival Cain knows his father through the gift they share… the ability to capture Belize on canvas. He studied construction through the University of the West Indies Extra Mural Program and has been in the United States […]
While the work of veteran Percival Cain goes on display tomorrow, a young artist, twenty-eight year old Curvin Mitchell, is having his first show at the Bliss Institute. News Five stopped by for a look. Curvin Mitchell, Artist “Well I use the material that I can find locally around us like the bamboo, the coconut […]
Tonight Belizean patriots will be honored by a memorial service. Emory King, an organizer of the event, says all Belizeans who contributed in some way to making Belize what it is will be given a special tribute. Emory King, Historian “The Father of our Country, the Right Honorable George Price instituted the tribute to Belizean […]
Jamaican star Beenie Man will be performing at the City Center tonight, but some of Belize’s best musicians will be just down the road at the National Stadium. The Second Annual Music Fest, described as the Massive Mega Sensational Musical Explosion features Lord Rhaburn, Andy Palacio, Bredda David and the Tribal Vibes, Youth Connection, and […]
For some great Belizean music that you can take home with you, Punta Star “Titiman” Flores has released a new CD called “Fedu,” which means celebration. The recording features ten new tracks including the title song, “Punta Injection” and “Titimania Megamix”. To help launch the CDs and cassettes, there’s also a new video. Here’s a […]
While the younger folks will be bringing in the Tenth at the Beenie Man Concert or at the Music Fest, this afternoon some seniors had their own musical extravaganza at the House of Culture. The performers? The legendary Mr. Peters and his Boom and Chime Band. The House of Culture and Helpage Belize say today’s […]
An eclectic blend of American, European and African clothing will be featured in a fashion show on the seventeenth of September. Proceeds from the third annual fashion show will go towards the establishment of a Fashion Design School. This week several of the models showed off the creations by Dana Brown-Bryan and Patrick Bryan on […]
One of Jamaica’s most popular musical exports is here in Belize to bring in the Tenth. Beenie Man arrived this morning and told News Five that it’s the crowd’s reaction that makes the show. He says he’ll stay on stage for as long as Belizeans can keep the energy up. Beenie Man “The show we […]
The Honduran Band, Libana Sabigy, is in Belize for the celebrations and will be performing along with the Garifuna band Cultural Boys at New Brighton Beach. News Five spoke with Punta Rock artist Raymond “Hamma” Gomez this week who is inviting Belizeans to come out by the seaside and enjoy what both bands have to […]
The Central American Leaders Summit in Taipei, Taiwan concluded today with a trade and investment seminar. The Belize delegation headed by Deputy Prime Minister Johnny Briceño attended a one-day summit hosted by President Lee Tieng Hui on the sixth. Leaders from other Central American nations as well as the Dominican Republic discussed the region’s investment […]
In August the House of Culture sponsored a drawing class for young people from nine to seventeen called “Drawing the Right Way”. This week visitors can see the contrast between their first attempts and the images they were able to reproduce after just ten classes. Today News Five spoke with some of the students and […]
Belize’s best storytellers walked away with cash prizes last night at the George McKesey Storytelling Competition finals. Anthony Zuniga received a thousand dollars first prize. Rafael Martinez took second with five hundred dollars, and Kirk Yard came in third and claimed his prize of two hundred and fifty dollars. Forty-two storytellers participated in the competition […]
The Deputy Prime Minister, Johnny Briceño is representing Belize at a Central American leaders summit in Taipei, Taiwan. The delegation, which includes Minister of Works Henry Canton, Ambassador Gonzalo Quinto, Permanent Secretary David Gibson, Senator Eamon Courtenay, and Mike Bejos of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, arrived on September fifth. The Deputy Prime Minister and […]
The September Celebrations activities continue tonight with the presentation of the ten finalists in the George McKesey Storytelling Competition. They were chosen after two days of elimination rounds from a total of forty-two entries. In the elimination round contestants were judged on their presentation, the way the story was told, the duration of the story […]
The works of eleven Belizean artists are on display at the Taipei Fine Arts Museum in Taiwan. The opening was held on August thirty-first and the group was represented by Yasser Musa and Gilvano Swasey who made a brief presentation to Taiwan’s Foreign Minister Jason Hu. The show, which runs until September twenty-sixth, includes the […]
The Belize Arts Council invites you to view the sculptures of Vilma Romero of Corozal Town. Romero is best known for the statues she produces from cement, sand, water and gravel. While this is not the first time her works are being exhibited, it is the first time she has been invited to participate in […]
Garifuna artists will gather at Dangriga’s Why-Not Island for a benefit concert for legendary Garifuna musician and composer, Bernard Maxwell Williams, better known a “Gabaga.” The Gabaga Relief Fair is in appreciation for his lifetime contribution to Belizean music and is intended to raise money to provide him with food, shelter and medical care. Participating […]
Supreme Court Justice John Rivero will be buried Friday in an official funeral in Belmopan. Rivero was killed in a traffic accident on the Western Highway on Monday. Services will be held at the Belmopan Civic Center at two p.m. He is survived by his wife and five children. So far police have not charged […]
When Sherwin Garcia hears about another act of violence or sees the face of a discouraged Belizean trying to get on in life, he does something about it… he writes a poem. Using the reality of Belizean life as inspiration for his work, he says he writes about issues everyone can identify with. He stopped […]
While some express themselves through poetry, others choose a more physical form of personal expression… dance. To encourage more participation in the art, the Belize Arts Council is holding Dance Competition 1999 with a one thousand-dollar cash prize for each of three categories. But as Greg Vernon explains, you’ve got to do more than shake […]
Need an extra thousand dollars? Well if you write poetry and aren’t afraid to get up on stage then the first annual National Poetry Contest might be one way of getting that extra cash. Glenn Tillett from the National September Celebrations Committee told News Five why the contest was organized and why it is being […]
While many might love life on the sea, very few demonstrate their affinity like Alvero Vernon. The ex boat captain has become a shipbuilder but on a much smaller scale. He has transformed the simple elements of wood and glue into his very own works of art, using his memories to inspire his projects. He […]
