While the September spirit may not yet be in full swing, there has been a shift in the general atmosphere, and a sense of good things to come. But with the carnival groups doing such a good job of getting publicity for the road march on the eleventh, the public may not have noticed that […]
On this week’s Sports Monday James Adderley highlighted the plight of almost a dozen runners who showed up at the starting line for what they thought was a scheduled ten-K race in Belize City. When the officials failed to show and the race obviously cancelled the irate athletes vented their anger to the media. Today […]
With almost seventeen percent of Belize’s population unemployed, the government and a number of agencies have been addressing the issue through job skills training programs. One program, the Youth Start Plan was initiated in 1995 between the government of Belize and the Organization of American States. Since then it has been taken over by the […]
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 latest addition to the Carnival Road March, which is breaking tradition by wearing T-shirts instead of costumes, has received its supply of shirts. The Telejammers T-shirts are available in eight colors: purple, raspberry, gold, lime green (pictured), mustard, red and orange. For ten dollars you get a T-shirt, bandanna and a whistle. Organizers say […]
You’d better pick your spot soon because the Carnival Road March is almost here. And every year this energetic spectacle gets better and better. The preparations are also taking longer and longer. News Five was roving around the northside of the city last night to find out if the groups are ready for the big […]
