We may look with concern at the high number of high school dropouts but more children than ever are getting an early start on education. Nowhere is this trend more evident than during the month of March. News Five’s Marion Ali reports. Marion Ali, Reporting Over one thousand children from preschools across Belize City braved […]
For more than a decade, March has been celebrated as Child Stimulation Month. According to organisers, this year’s events will stress the importance of preschool education and parental involvement. Margaret Williams, Early Childhood Educator “We actually have flag day, hug day, and we’re having the pre-school festival of arts this year as well. We did […]
On Saturday, two Belizean officer cadets of the Belize Defence Force will leave the country bound for Taiwan. Twenty-one year old Chantel Castillo and twenty year old Hugo Rosa received scholarships from the Ministry of National Defence of Taiwan to study medicine at the National Defence Medical Centre. The program is for seven and a […]
Over the next three days professionals from across the Caribbean and the country will be in Belize City to participate in the first ever e-librarian workshop. It is proposed that with traditional library use on the decline, the challenge is to create a hybrid version of the book and the internet. The sessions are being […]
It’s one of the country’s most active and well known non-governmental organisations, but name recognition alone does not help finance all the good works of the Y.W.C.A. News Five’s Janelle Chanona reports on some good news from the Y. Janelle Chanona, Reporting This morning officials of the Young Women’s Christian Association accepted a cheque for […]
Presentations of computers to schools are hardly big news these days but the ceremonies that took place today in Orange Walk were special for people on all sides of the transaction. News Five’s Kendra Griffith has the story. Kendra Griffith, Reporting The students of Chapel School in Orange Walk braved the mid-morning sun as they […]
Most Belizeans who grew up in what we like to think were simpler times agree that with all the dangers and pressures out there, childhood can be a challenging experience. This morning News Five’s Janelle Chanona looked at what one Belize City school is doing to help students avoid the pitfalls. Janelle Chanona, Reporting This […]
There’s no way to tell what may have influenced all those voters sampled in the latest poll, but one major election pledge by the P.U.P. involving free computers for students seems to have struck a chord with the children … and their parents. News Five’s Janelle Chanona reports on the formal introduction of the programme. […]
With a rate of population growth among the highest in the Caribbean, need for new classrooms never ends. Today one Southside Belize City school found some breathing space and took time out to celebrate its good fortune. Ann-Marie Williams, Reporting Over two hundred fifty students in standards two, three and five of St. Luke Methodist […]
For thirty years, St. John’s College has been publishing the journal Belizean Studies. This morning at SJC’s Princess Margaret Drive campus, the editors released a special issue on Archaeology in Belize. The publication features seven articles, some of which were penned by two of the country’s premier archaeologists: Doctors Jaime Awe and John Morris. For […]
We caught up with Espat as he participated in the official opening of a new building for the city’s oldest high school. News Five’s Marion Ali reports. Marion Ali, Reporting This morning’s ribbon cutting marked yet another milestone for Wesley College as the school officially opened a new building that will be used as classroom […]
Five more Belizean students have graduated from Anglia Ruskin University in the United Kingdom. Christopher McGann, Elmer Murray, Sergio Acosta, Caryn Ann and Leni Ysaguirre successfully completed their studies in November 2007 but were celebrated at home on Monday in a short ceremony at the Radisson Hotel in Belize City. University Chancellor Lord Michael Ashcroft, […]
At the start of every school year, a common complaint among administrators is a lack of space. But this week, one institution took time out to say “thank you” to generous benefactors who helped them better accommodate their student population. News Five’s Janelle Chanona reports from Dangriga. Janelle Chanona, Reporting This morning the students and […]
It may not have been a politically motivated event but progress is welcomed whenever and wherever you find it. Today an improvement in education took the form of the dedication of a new science laboratory at St. Johns College High School. According to S.J.C. president Frank Garbutt, the value of the new facility is not […]
Today the University of the West Indies celebrated its sixtieth anniversary on all its campuses throughout the Caribbean. The U.W.I.’s presence in Belize started with the Extra Mural Department at the then Bliss Institute, followed by the current centre on Princess Margaret Drive, which was built in 1977. Acting Resident Tutor of the U.W.I. campus […]
It is a landmark of the old capital, but like most Belizean schools, to survive Wesley College must use creative means to garner financial support for its programs. Tonight News Five’s Kendra Griffith takes a closer look at the institution and how it continues to break new ground in education. Kendra Griffith, Reporting 2007 marked […]
As I speak Belizean parents are making the rounds of local shops looking for just the right toy to brighten their children’s Christmas. But before you reach for that Barbie, Dora, or G.I. Joe, you may want to consider a gift that will still be around long after the others are discarded … like a […]
As any educator will tell you, teaching takes dedication and a whole lot of creativity. With that in mind, in October the Ministry of Education launched an instruction program that uses the expressive arts to make learning fun. News Five’s Kendra Griffith explains. Kendra Griffith, Reporting Loud cheers and applause dominated the Bliss auditorium this […]
We spend a lot of news time covering various conferences. Usually we’ll catch the opening and a bit of the first day’s agenda before moving on to more pressing stories. But the gathering that took place earlier this week on gender disparity in education is important enough to merit a second look. Rana Flowers, UNICEF […]
We’ve already announced their names and today some of Belize’s top performing students received their official recognition. News Five’s Marion Ali has the story. Marion Ali, Reporting It was a packed audience this morning at the St. John’s College Gymnasium as family and friends of Belize’s top secondary and tertiary level students received awards they […]
You don’t have to go to the University of Belize to know that the higher one climbs on the educational ladder, the greater the preponderance of females. Combine that trend with our daily crime reports, featuring almost entirely young males, and you realise that Belize is faced with a major challenge. And we’re not the […]
He took over the post in August, but it was not until this afternoon that Dr. Santos Mahung was officially inaugurated as President of the University of Belize. To celebrate the installation, today the school hosted a number of activities including a symposium on the Guatemalan claim to Belize, a breakfast meeting with the business […]
The government of Cuba has awarded fifteen scholarships to Belizeans to study medicine in that country. The students were selected from thirty applicants by officials of the Ministry of Education, Ministry of Health, Ministry of Foreign Affairs, and the Embassy of Cuba in Belize. They will take up their studies at the Rafael Perro School […]
Tonight students all across Belize are patting themselves on the back as the Ministry of Education and CXC National Committee today released the results of the 2007 Caribbean Secondary Education Certificate exams. The biggest honours go to former St. John’s College student Jaime Burgos who received thirteen grade one passes and individual subject awards in […]
Book launchings are no longer a novelty in Belize, but one that took place this morning at the Image Factory will have repercussions extending well into the future. News Five’s Stewart Krohn reports on an addition to the high school curriculum that’s been a long time coming. Dr. Joseph Iyo, Co-Author “What we are saying […]
