A new concept in regional broadcasting will be tested on Monday night as viewers in over sixteen Caribbean territories will tune in to “Talk Caribbean,” the Caribbean Broadcasting Union’s first attempt at live interactive television. In good news for Belizean viewers the show’s time has been pushed back to seven thirty, allowing our newscast to […]
While much of the news media was hot on the trail of disasters, both physical and political, I had the more pleasant task of meeting with a group of young Belizeans whom I suspect will be bringing joy to our ears for many years to come. Since Monday, the group of twenty students has been […]
She carries a name which is synonymous with music in Belize, but it was not her name which earned Natasha Young a place in one of the world’s finest music schools; it was her talent. Arreini Palacio reports. Natasha Young, Musician “you can really like put your soul and mind to it and express yourself […]
While the owner of the Punta Rebels, plans to take the matter to court, the entire episode has once again sparked the copyright debate. Two of the members of the band we spoke with say that without the appropriate laws to protect them, local artists will forever be taken advantage of by unscrupulous individuals. Supa […]
We haven’t seen them in a while but beginning today Belize’s best dancers and some talented friends from abroad are making the stage — and our minds — come alive. Arreini Palacio reports. Professional dancers from Cuba, Jamaica, Honduras, the Untied States and Belize have converged on the Bliss Institute for Belize’s first International Dance […]
The nineteenth CARICOM Summit opened this evening in St. Lucia. Among the Heads of Government slated to be on hand was Belize’s Prime Minister Manuel Esquivel, although in pictures down linked via satellite this evening the Belize P.M. was nowhere to be found. The meeting is expected to further the integration process and take concrete […]
He’s one of the hottest performers on the punta rock scene but many Belizeans know more about the music than the man. News Five’s Arreini Palacio caught up with Aziatic last week as he recorded his latest CD in Belize City. Aziatic, Musician “I constantly try to get stuff out, you know. That is what […]
When he left the witness stand shortly before midday, the Prime Minister was off to the International Airport, headed for Castries, St. Lucia. There Esquivel will join other regional leaders for the nineteenth CARICOM Heads of Government Conference which opens on Tuesday. The week long meeting, which coincides with the Caribbean Community’s twenty fifth anniversary, […]
Tonight it is with regret that we report the death of Andrew Burn. Burn, who died at his home on Eve Street this afternoon after a long illness, was ninety-four years old. In addition to being a justice of the peace and earning an O.B.E., he was the longtime proprietor of the Angelus Press on […]
With Belizean women being visible everywhere from the bases to the boardrooms we are no longer surprised when we see a female in what was once considered an exclusively male occupation. But one profession has managed to resist feminine integration — until now that is. Since the birth of Tropic Air in 1979, the San […]
In other news from the south a man who dedicated much of his life to the improvement of the Toledo District, not to mention the rest of Belize, has died. Charles Wright passed away on Saturday in Punta Gorda only a few days short of his eighty-third birthday. Wright first came to Belize in 1952 […]
In diplomatic news the new Guatemalan ambassador to Belize this morning presented his credentials to Governor General Sir Colville Young. He is Rafael Salazar. Salazar replaces Antonio Castellanos who has been reassigned as his nation’s top envoy to Israel. Meanwhile, Prime Minister Manuel Esquivel is heading a three-member delegation to a meeting of the Caribbean […]
The golden stars of the Belize District Children’s Festival of Arts will be giving an encore presentation of their award winning performances this week. There were over one hundred and twenty golden certificates awarded during this year’s two-week festival, with performances taking place both day and night at the Bliss Institute. Walking away with top […]
The first time we saw Stephen Okeke, it was to admire his life-size sculptures of famous figures from Belize’s past. We next found him turning commonplace items like coconut shells and cohune leaves into arts and crafts. Today News Five’s Patrick Jones found him working with a new medium. The flashy pieces of wood sculptures […]
He’s not here for turtle shells or pretty scenery. German based Belizean artist Pen Cayetano has come home not to play or paint, but to present a musical award named in his honor. According to the multi-talented artist, it is time for young Belizean performers to be recognized and he is more than proud that […]
It’s getting on toward that part of the school year when a young student’s thoughts turn toward anything but schoolwork. And as News Five’s Arreini Palacio discovered, that’s not necessarily a bad thing. A normal day at St. Mary’s Primary School would include reading, writing and arithmetic but today the students decided to add a […]
While students at St. Mary’s were displaying the many cultures of Belize, some visitors from across the Gulf of Mexico are in town with some culture of their own. Anthony Williams, Assistant Professor of Music, Dillard University “One of the things our president wants us to do is to have cultural exchanges and to have […]
Belize is no stranger to eccentric artists, so a professor currently visiting from Louisiana’s Dillard University should feel right at home. From as far back as he can remember, Dr. Willie F. Hooker has been doing what he loves best: bringing to life ethnic images on canvass. Hooker, who is an Associate Professor of Art […]
In news of a more upbeat nature Governor General Sir Colville Young was busy today pushing his pet project of making Belize more musically literate. This morning he presented an assortment of bugles, drums and cymbals to Holy Redeemer Upper School and then traveled across town to Queen’s Square Anglican where he made a similar […]
If there is nothing on your social calendar for this weekend, we may just have the event you’ve been looking for. The Belize Arts council invites you to an evening of inspirational piano music and an art exhibition beginning at eight, tonight at the Bliss Institute. The concert, which will be performed by five members […]
Prime Minister Manuel Esquivel has traveled to St. George’s, Grenada for the twenty eighth annual general meeting of the Board of Directors of the Caribbean Development Bank. The meeting, which opens on Tuesday, will run until Friday and will discuss several issues including the alleviation of poverty in the region and new financing initiative for […]
If you haven’t yet made plans for the weekend, here’s something that might be of interest to you. Jamaican Dancehall artist Sean Paul, fresh off a performance in the Bahamas arrived in the country today for a whirlwind tour and will appear at one of Belize City’s popular nightspots. Sean Paul, Dancehall Artist “Today at […]
The Bliss Institute in Belize City, has fallen victim to an invasion, but instead of high-powered guns and complex maneuvers, it was the simplicity of a child that did the trick. For the remainder of the month, primary and secondary school children from the Belize District will have the stage all to themselves to display […]
Fourth and sixth form students in Belize City are this week being given the opportunity to meet the 1992 Nobel Peace Prize Winner, Rigoberta Menchu. She arrived in the country this morning, and News Five’s Julietta Burrowes was at the airport to greet her. She is recognized all over the world as an activist for […]
Since the opening of the Image Factory on North Front Street, the gallery has been host to different forms of art exhibitions. But none like the one that is currently underway. “Minus 2” as it is called, is using the latest available technology to mirror the fast paced society in which we live with the […]
