Meet The Team

Marleni Cuellar is the co-host of the popular morning show, Open Your Eyes and the daily nighttime news anchor for Great Belize Television, known locally as Channel 5. She debuted as anchor in 2006 and expanded her role on local television programming as co-host of Open Your Eyes since the show’s premiere in 2008. In her role as host and special correspondent for the station, she has covered several major national and international events and interviewed officials of various levels. Before the start of her career in television, Marleni worked with several local and international non-governmental organizations, including UNICEF and the National Committee for Families and Children; working primarily in public education and advocacy of various youth and children issues.

Marleni Cuellar

Deanya Knowles

Deanya Knowles is an Officer in the Domestic Communications Department at the Bahamas Ministry of Tourism. She is a 2017 graduate of University of The Bahamas (UB) where she earned a BA in Media Journalism. While at UB, Deanya served in student government as the Director of Public Relations and was an active volunteer in a number of student clubs and organizations. She also worked with UB’s Office of University Relations and Three Amigos Media (3AM) which allowed her to hone her skills in graphic design and branding.

Tameka Lundy

A veteran media and communications professional, Tameka Lundy is the Director of Communication at University of The Bahamas where she has served for nine years in the Office of University Relations. Before joining UB, Tameka was the News Director at Jones Communications Network in Nassau. She started working at JCN – a television, print and radio operation – as a cub reporter during the summers of 1995 and 1996 and eventually joined the organization as a full-time reporter in 1997. She has also worked as a news reporter at the Broadcasting Corporation of The Bahamas.

Courtney Weatherburne

Born and raised in the city of Belmopan, Courtney Weatherburne is a proud alumna of the University of Belize (UB) where in 2014 she obtained a Bachelor's Degree in English, graduating summa cum laude and receiving the Award of Academic Excellence in all Bachelor's Degree Programs. Just a few months after graduating from UB, she began her career as a news reporter and news anchor at Channel 7 in Belize City. Three years later, despite the long hours, the countless skipped meals, the racing all over the country for stories and back to the news studio for the 6:30 news, she still loves her job. She especially loves connecting with people and writing stories - real life stories that she hopes will resonate in Belize and beyond its borders.