News Five is sad to announce that Hilda Mary Hoy, the mother of B.T.L. chairman Lisa Shoman has died. After a prolonged illness, Hoy suffered a massive stroke this morning. Hilda Mary Hoy is survived by two other daughters, Karima Vasquez and Jihad Shoman, a member of our Channel Five extended family. Funeral services are […]
Has your child been donning costumes, singing or dancing around the house and waiting for your applause? Well maybe your little one is practicing for the Festival of Arts. And maybe you should get your tickets because this year it’s not only the Golden Nights performances that are sold out. Arreini Palacio has some highlights […]
The Bliss Institute was packed with proud parents and classmates last night as the performing arts section of the Belize District Festival of Arts got underway. The first golden awards went to the Grace Primary Infant Choir and the St. Martin De Porres Choir with silver going to the St. Ignatius Senior Choir and a […]
Last week the Belize Red Cross joined its international counterparts in launching the slogan and plan of activities for the coming year. The theme, “The Power of Humanity” was chosen to highlight the universal nature of the work of the Red Cross and the need for people to reach out to each other wherever they […]
Before Punta Rock and Dance Hall Reggae there were hits like, “Sweet Belizean Girl”. Now the popular tunes are back in a new release. The composer tells us how he brought back “Sweet Memories”. Louis Ysaguirre, Composer “This “Sweet Memories” cassette came from songs I had written a long, long time ago. Some of my […]
The works of Mexican painter Antonieta Figueroa are being featured in an exhibition at the Mexico/Belize Institute of Cooperation and Culture. Besides the show, which opens to the public on Monday, May 17th, Figueroa held a workshop this week with Belizean artists at the institute. News Five spoke with the artist through the aid of […]
Prime Minister Said Musa is attending a meeting in Atlanta, Georgia on corruption. The conference, sponsored by the Carter Center, is called “Transparency for Growth: Fighting Corruption in the Americas”. During the three-day session, regional leaders will look at the causes and effects of corruption and relate these to their individual country’s strategy for combating […]
Whether your child’s strength is drawing, singing or dancing, he or she is sure to feel like a star during the month of May. That’s when the Bliss Institute is filled with talented children and proud parents. News Five was on hand for the opening of this much anticipated event. The Seventh Belize District Festival […]
The event so many school children look forward to every year begins next week. The Festival of Arts starts on Monday, May third with twenty-five primary and secondary schools taking part. The students will be competing in categories of arts and crafts, drama, music, dance and puppetry. This year’s theme is, “Promoting environmental upliftment through […]
A well-known football player died yesterday during what should have been a cool swim on a hot afternoon. Reports are that twenty-eight year old Eldrid “Puntos” Gentle, who played for Acros and drove a taxi, went for a swim near the Municipal Airstrip in an area commonly known as the “Hanger” around 1:30. A witness […]
The Turton Library Center on North Front Street in Belize City is the oldest public library in Belize. Currently the library is holding an exhibition to honor seventeen Belizeans who have made significant contributions to the country. The display is the highlight of the library’s biography week which is being observed from April nineteenth to […]
“The Elephant’s Child,” an African folktale retold by Rudyard Kipling and set to music will be performed by the National Youth Choir this weekend. Saturday’s performance in Belmopan will include the Belmopan Children’s Choir and the Sunday show in Belize City will feature the Punta Gorda Children’s Choir as special guests. Additional works from Bach […]
On February 19th, nineteen year old Luke Smith went out to San Pedro, Ambergris Caye to clean up the island’s beach. As he was searching for trash he came upon a small gun lodged in the roots of the mangroves. Unwisely he picked up the weapon and began to play with it. It went off […]
While those who deal with computers are looking anxiously towards the year 2000 as the date the Y2K bug kicks in, many TV viewers are growing concerned over rumors that the upcoming copyright law will take away “Another World” or “The Oprah Winfrey Show”. A seminar is underway over the next two days to address […]
Earlier this year Mexican Embassies throughout Central America asked primary school students to submit paintings for the Mexican government’s annual prize award exhibition. Now the best entries are on a tour of the region and it’s Belize’s turn. The winners are hanging on the walls of the Belize/Mexico Institute of Culture. Paz Cervantes, Director, Belize/Mexico […]
She was born in 1892 and was 8 years old at the turn of the century. She has seen it all from the development of electricity to the automobile to TV and even e-mail. But it is not her experience of technological developments in Belize that amazes people who know Agnes Quilter, it is her […]
While we don’t know if he flew TACA Airlines, today the Prime Minister Said Musa left for the Second Summit of Heads of Government of the Association of Caribbean States in the Dominican Republic. The two-day meeting in Santo Domingo will focus on regional cooperation during natural disasters and creating a sustainable tourism zone. Director […]
News Five often does stories when authors and poets launch a new publication. But today a poet, who is relatively new to the art, twenty-eight year old Sherwin Garcia shared some of his work with us. Garcia says that he started to write poems since 1995 but has loved words since kindergarten. He shared one […]
To encourage literacy in the language most of us use but few can read, the Bileez Kriol Projek has released its second book in Creole. “Kenti an ih Pa mek wahn Doary” is the story of a little boy who learns to build a dorey. According to the Kriol Projek the story is suitable for […]
After twenty years as Superintendent of Prisons Bernard Adolphus is retiring. Adolphus told News Five he has submitted a letter to government for early retirement because although he has enjoyed his work he believes that it is time to move on. Adolphus said that during his career at the prison he most admired those offenders […]
If you were somehow lucky enough to run across the book “Journey On” by Nelita M. Doherty last year and enjoyed reading about the history of the Garifuna people, you’ll be pleased to know she has published two more books in the series. Doherty tells News Five that “Aba Wama,” which is suitable for readers […]
This morning the Governor General of Belize, Sir Colville Young donated musical instruments to the Belize Police Department. During the ceremony, the Governor General commented on the great musical and artistic talent of the young people of Belize. Sergeant Gilbert Pitts told News Five how the Police Band initiative to get the instruments came about […]
The police and the Governor General are not the only ones trying to revive band music in Belize. This week the House of Culture was filled with the sound of music. A Belizean who has been able to fulfil his dream of playing the trumpet while living in the United States met, and played, with […]
The Ecumenical Drama Club of Dangriga will be performing their first major production this weekend at the Bliss. The group held a dress rehearsal today. The plays, “Sin” and “Sly Fox” are adaptations of the works of U.S. writers Joseph Keenan and Larry Gelbart. The plays are about avarice and just how far a person […]
Police are asking the public to help them locate a missing twelve year old girl. On Monday evening Jennifer Daley reported that her cousin Jackie Fern Malic left home for school that morning and never returned. Malic is a student of St. Ignatius School and was last seen wearing her school uniform. The police are […]
