On Friday, the Protected Areas Conservation Trust held ceremonies at the University of Belize in Belmopan where it awarded eleven Belizean students with scholarships for graduate and undergraduate studies at home and abroad. According to PACT training officer, Nikki Tillett, the programme is an effort to ensure the continued protection of Belize’s environment. Nikki Tillett, […]
Once synonymous with efficiency, profitability and reliable service, the name B.T.L. is today more likely to elicit images of corporate controversy. But while Jeffrey Prosser, Michael Ashcroft, Said Musa and their supporting players make the lawyers rich and Belizeans poor, the telecommunications company itself, like a good old Timex watch, just keeps on ticking… while […]
While most of their peers are relaxing on summer holidays, today some student teachers from St. John’s College concluded a course in what is called the expressive arts. It is one of the Ministry of Education?s latest initiatives to expand training for primary school teachers to institutions outside the University of Belize. Today, the venue […]
It’s hard to believe, but it’s already been five years since the Belize Teacher’s Training College, The Belize School of Nursing, Belize Technical College, the University College of Belize, and Belize School of Agriculture were amalgamated into the University of Belize. Special activities to commemorate the anniversary begin on Monday at U.B.’s main campus in […]
The first leg of the Young Women’s Christian Association summer programme came to an official close this morning when a couple hundred of its participants received certificates after successfully completing various courses. According to Y.W.C.A.’s Executive Director, Sonia Linares, the response was so overwhelming that in just a short time all spaces were quickly filled. […]
We are not sure if the participants will go on to be tour guides, hoteliers, or seek other employment in the tourism sector, but that is what the Belize Tourism Board is hoping as it certified twenty young men and women following a two-week summer programme. Tracy Taegar-Panton, Director, Belize Tourism Board ?The summer youth […]
African and Mayan studies: Since last year it’s been a reality for older primary school students. Today I looked in on a session that’s charting a course for teaching the new curriculum to younger students. Janelle Chanona, Reporting For the past three days, education officials from all over the country have been involved in strategy […]
You’d think Belizean teachers would run and hide during the summer holidays, but this week dedicated educators from all over the country participated in a creative dance workshop designed to help students gain more confidence to take on life’s challenges. Visiting facilitator Hilary Murray is a clinical social worker specializing in psychotherapy. Using her formal […]
This week Belizean students received another opportunity to earn an international degree…without ever leaving the country. Today officials of Galen University, based at Central Farm in the Cayo District, announced that it has been approved as a regional campus of the University of Indianapolis in the United States. According to Galen’s planning coordinator, Marion Cayetano, […]
Saint John’s College Junior College and Cisco Systems, the worldwide leader in networking for the internet, have established a working partnership that has led to the launch of a local Cisco Networking Academy. The programme prepares students for networking and I.T. related careers, as well as for higher education in engineering, computer science, and related […]
He may have criticised waste and high overheads in the Youth Department, but that did not dampen the enthusiasm and pride of over two dozen families who this morning attended the latest graduation ceremonies of the Youth Cadet Corps. News 5’s Jacqueline Woods has the story. Jacqueline Woods, Reporting Ten months ago these young men […]
They say you should save the best for last and so tonight we bring you the best of the bunch… at least, according to their scores on the Primary School Examination, P.S.E., given to all standard six students countrywide. And while Hummingbird Elementary School had the highest overall class score, weighing in at an average […]
Higher education: it’s a goal to which more Belizeans than ever before are aspiring. But will our institutions of advanced learning be ready? One school is outlining some bold plans for the future. Janelle Chanona, Reporting This month Saint John?s College officially released its plans to dramatically expand the educational institution?s main campus. The new […]
While many high school students across Belize are preparing reports and taking written exams, one first form class in Belize City had to make their exam and then eat it. But like all true cooks know, the joy is not just in the preparation or in the tasting… it’s in the sharing. Jacqueline Woods, Reporting […]
In the midst of graduation ceremonies across the country, tonight a number of Orange Walk residents are protesting one school’s decision to cancel this year’s commencement exercises. We understand that according to a decision by the board of governors of Muffles High School, instead of a formal ceremony, a liturgical mass will be held next […]
And in a correction to a story we aired on last night’s newscast, one of Belize’s top ten P.S.E students, Oniesha Flores, is a student of Sacred Heart Primary in Dangriga, not San Ignacio. We apologize for the error and take the opportunity to congratulate the school and its students on their performance.
The results are in… And while educators will need a few days to analyze their implications, the students are just happy that the waiting is over. News 5’s Jacqueline Woods spoke to some of this year’s top performers in the Primary School Examination. Jacqueline Woods, Reporting Belize Elementary School Standard Six student Lilian Shen has […]
The Caribbean Tourism Organisation, C.T.O., has announced five scholarship winners chosen from the region… and a Belizean student is among them. Zerith Eiley will be awarded a six thousand U.S. dollar scholarship towards her two-year study in Tourism and Hospitality Management at the University of the West Indies, Mona campus. The other scholarship winners were […]
As the academic year comes to a close, a lot of students are doing class projects. But one group of students at the University of Belize has not only refurbished some computers, they networked them and then donated the whole set to a primary school. It is a gift which taught both the university students […]
It’s a popular way to teach social studies: get the children to dress up and make displays on Belize’s ethnic groups. But while many schools do a Cultural Day, the one at St. Joseph’s School in Belize City just seems to get better every year. And while many of the students brought cultural foods to […]
For months we have been hearing about the Coca-Cola spelling bee, and last week that competition ended. But this week, another spelling bee was held, sponsored by Crystal Water. News Five was at Belize Elementary School auditorium for the hands-on event. Jacqueline Woods, Reporting Hearing impaired children have made great strides in learning how to […]
The term “summit” has become fashionable in recent years. Usually we report on a big build-up, a climactic meeting, a long list of resolutions… and that’s the end of it. Today, however, there was actually some follow up. News 5’s Jacqueline Woods reports. Jacqueline Woods, Reporting These students representing pre-school, primary, secondary and tertiary institutions […]
The drive called Books for Belize is the brainchild of Penny and Jack McDonald of Florida. Since their first visit to the country as tourists almost two years ago, the McDonalds have donated a variety of educational materials to Frank’s Eddy Government School. This year a total of one hundred and forty-one boxes will be […]
It has become one of the most eagerly anticipated events of the primary school year and a chance for children from all over the country to shine. No, we’re not talking about the Festival of Arts, but the Coca-Cola National Spelling Bee. This year, the finals moved out of the city and headed north. It […]
They have scattered far and wide; some in the U.S., some in Europe, and others in all parts of Belize. But this week a very special group of Belizeans gathered together one more time to reminisce and catch up on each other’s lives. Jacqueline Woods reports. Jacqueline Woods, Reporting These men and women may not […]
