Eight more Belizeans receive Cuban scholarships

Eight Belizeans have been awarded scholarships to study in Cuba. They are Roel Moralez, Melida Zabaneh, Deon Kelly, Deshawn Garbutt, Desiree Armstrong, Kelvin Yacab, Jamie Hibberd and Indira Williams. They will pursue Bachelor degrees in Physics, Economics, Electrical and Civil Engineering, Natural Sciences and Special Education. The scholarship package includes tuition, fees, room and board while the Government of Belize will provide a monthly stipend towards living costs. The recipients are responsible for their own travel expenses. The students spent most of today in orientation sessions facilitated by officials from the Ministry of Education and the Cuban embassy in preparation for the school year which is set to start later this month. This latest group joins more than one hundred and fifty Belizeans already studying in Cuba.

Meanwhile, another Belizean is also scheduled to leave the country later this month to further her studies in the United Kingdom as this year’s Chevening scholarship recipient. Carmen Silva, formerly of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, will pursue a Master’s degree in International Economics and Law at the University of Warwick. The Chevening programme, funded by the Foreign and Commonwealth Office, awards over two thousand scholarships to students from one hundred and fifty countries to pursue post graduate degrees at institutions in the United Kingdom.