Education officials met in Belmopan this morning as part of ongoing efforts by the Petters Research Institute to improve the quality of classroom instruction to primary school students. President of the Institute, Dr. Arlie Petters and his team conducted a countrywide survey during the summer holidays and determined that teacher re-education and standardized textbooks are […]
Controversy between the students of the University of Belize and its board of management moved from Belmopan to the streets of Belize City. News Five’s Janelle Chanona has the details from this afternoon’s protest rally. Janelle Chanona, Reporting Escorted by members of the Belize Police Department, this afternoon a small but determined group of University […]
The Ministry of Education has announced Belize’s top performer in the most recent C.X.C. exams. He is Ian Lizarraga of St. John’s College. Lizarraga obtained ten grade ones at the general proficiency level and two grade twos. He also won individual subject awards in three categories. The second highest scorer was Aimee Flores of St. […]
For years student life at the University of Belize was marked by what can only be called extreme apathy … but as the nation’s flagship institution of higher learning spreads its academic wings, so too are its students and faculty flexing their organisational muscles. Today those currents converged … and as News Five’s Janelle Chanona […]
This morning the faculty and students of St. Ignatius Primary School were getting clued in to cleanliness at the launch of its Civic Pride Week. The initiative is a move by management to encourage students to clean up their environment and adopt healthy practices. During the week-long event, the students will be visited by members […]
Following media reports regarding student outcry against possible increases in the cost of tertiary education at the University of Belize in January, this afternoon Minister of Education Francis Fonseca clarified government’s position on the issue. Francis Fonseca, Ministry of Education ?There will be no increase in fees. There was a discussion over the summer that […]
Advances in educational opportunities in Belize have grown by leaps and bounds. And tonight, a new partnership between sister schools should take student options to another level. News Five’s Kendra Griffith reports. Frank Garbutt, President, S.J.C. ?The need for more talented and skilled individuals certainly grows and grows. And while we have responded in many […]
When it comes to the concept of computers and internet in the classroom, please pardon our scepticism … as viewers may recall the false hopes raised by the failed Intelco experience. But the 2006 version, as presented by Belize Telecommunications Limited, though more limited in scope, seems to be better wired to reality. News Five’s […]
“Reading maketh a full man,” said Francis Bacon. But what he may have added is that sometimes reading also maketh some money … as a few hard working students in Belize City discovered this morning. Jacqueline Godwin, Reporting One month after the National Reading Contest commence, today eight students all winners in the zone eliminations […]
With eighteen thousand members and twenty-seven million dollars in assets, St. John’s Credit Union is a major player in the nation’s financial life. This month the institution celebrates its sixtieth anniversary … and to keep the movement strong today city students squared off for some cash. News Five’s Kendra Griffith has the play by play. […]
It’s a sad reality that many of our nation’s students go to school with empty bellies. To combat that fact a number of institutions have established feeding programmes and a new initiative launched today should be a welcome addition. News Five’s Janelle Chanona reports. Janelle Chanona, Reporting This morning, the boys and girls of St. […]
For most high school students life is complicated enough without having to worry about making a living when you grow up. But reality being what it is, it never hurts to think about a future career. Jacqueline Godwin, Reporting Today, the students of Sadie Vernon Technical High School took time out from their regular classes […]
We usually see chefs behind the stove, not necessarily around a table or even in a classroom, but this week that’s where News Five’s Kendra Griffith found them. Chef Mark Ainsworth, Course Facilitator ?We sit down in the morning for theory, then we get in the kitchen, prepare meals and then we critique the food […]
In most homes with children, television is a luxury to be enjoyed on the weekends and long holidays. But tonight local officials are planning to use the popular medium as a teaching tool in an attempt to make learning fun. News Five’s Janelle Chanona reports. Janelle Chanona, Reporting This week, the Belize District Association of […]
Music: can you imagine what life would be without it? Neither can I, but despite its vital importance, we in Belize have done precious little to formally advance the art. That situation, however, may be changing. Jacqueline Godwin, Reporting The staff and students of Wesley College took time out from their regular classes to celebrate […]
On far more nights than we care to mention, this broadcast has opened with news of a fatal shooting. The perpetrator and victim are invariably young and male. The motive? Usually some trivial insult referred to as an “old beef.” Tonight, thank goodness, we are not leading with such a story … but we will […]
On Thursday we told you about S.J.C.’s educational collaboration with sister Jesuit institution, Regis University. Tonight, word out of the University of Belize is that they are also trying to developing similar ties with a university from the United Kingdom. According to a press release issued today, a delegation from Anglia Ruskin University is presently […]
St. John’s College has announced that this month, it has finalised a memorandum of understanding with sister Jesuit institution Regis University in Colorado under which S.J.C. will grant Bachelors degrees. The official launch is scheduled for November but this morning, S.J.C. representatives told us that the programme’s flexibility will be its biggest selling point. Neulin […]
In this month of patriotism, one local organisation has created a series of educational videos designed to teach our youngest citizens the inner workings of governance and democracy. News Five’s Kendra Griffith reports. Gustavo Perera, Programme Director, SPEAR ?It?s difficult to mobilize people to act on their rights if they are not aware really of […]
The Anglican Diocese has opened its first preschool. Located on the grounds of St. Mary’s Primary, there are twenty children attending the early learning facility, which was officially inaugurated this evening. Francis Fonseca, Minister of Education ?You talk to teachers all over the country ? there is a significant difference between who have had an […]
Chebat was in town today to unveil Social Security’s latest initiative in education. News Five’s Kendra Griffith reports. Francis Fonseca, Minister of Education ?Math remains an area of fundamental weakness in our children?s education as so often glaringly reflected in our national examinations. There seems to be an unfounded fear of math at every level […]
Two Belizeans have been selected to pursue graduate studies at top universities in the United Kingdom, courtesy of the British High Commission under the Chevening Scholarship programme. This year’s recipients are Melanie Gideon Vernon who will pursue a Masters of Science in Industrial Strategy and Trade Policy at Manchester University and Alyssa Noble who will […]
Education: it’s the biggest part of government’s budget and probably the greatest concern of the nation’s parents. This week our best and brightest in the field are taking a close look at the top level of the Belize’s educational pyramid. News Five’s Alyssa Noble reports. Said Musa, Prime Minister of Belize ?Education is not the […]
In the spirit of the September celebrations, the Belizean Studies Resource and Data Analysis Centre at St. John’s College today released a collection of essays on the Battle of St. George’s Caye. The special publication consists of five articles written during the late 1970’s and early 80’s by Richard Buhler, Peter Ashdown, and Francis Humphries […]
Belize has always boasted a high percentage of literacy in its population. But as many teachers will tell you, we can always do better. News Five’s Alyssa Noble reports on one initiative to do just that. Alyssa Noble, Reporting While students were at home relishing the last days of summer vacation, their teachers were hard […]
