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Students wishing to pursue university studies in Great Britain have no shortage of opportunities, as two sources have recently announced the availability of full scholarships for Belizeans. The Ashcroft International Scholarship Programme selects three Belizean students each year to attain a Bachelor of Arts in Business Administration at the Ashcroft International Business School, a part […]
Written on October 28, 2002 | Posted in
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This morning a parade passed our studios and, like most Belizeans, News 5’s Jacqueline Woods just had to find out what it was all about. After a trip to Wesley High she found out. Jacqueline Woods, Reporting Five years ago the principal and staff of Wesley College started on a campaign to help their students […]
Written on October 23, 2002 | Posted in
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Since resigning from Cabinet in October of 2001, we have not heard a lot from Jorge Espat. But the Freetown area representative has been working hard in his constituency and today gave a boost to one of its many educational institutions, the Centre for Employment Training. Jacqueline Woods, Reporting The donation to CET is worth […]
Written on October 22, 2002 | Posted in
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Opening ceremonies were held this morning for a competition that promises to take young eyes off the tube and into a good book. News 5’s Jacqueline Woods reports from the Leo Bradley Library on this year’s National Story Reading Contest. Jacqueline Woods, Reporting The competition promotes reading, boosts students’ confidence, promotes Belizean literature, encourages healthy […]
Written on October 22, 2002 | Posted in
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The sounds of good nutrition returned to Belize City today as students from four far flung high schools competed in knowledge of everything from corn oil to calories. News 5’s Marion Ali reports. Marion Ali, Reporting It was back to back for Pallotti High School today as their team walked away with top honours in […]
Written on October 18, 2002 | Posted in
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There was a dedication ceremony held last night at the junction of the Northern Highway and Boom Road. And no, it wasn’t another telecommunications tower. Janelle Chanona, Reporting After years in cramped confines, this week the Central America Health Sciences University, Belize Medical College is branching out…moving its campus to the Data Pro Compound at […]
Written on October 17, 2002 | Posted in
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It was hardly what you’d call a scientific sampling of the public’s opinion on the proposals to end the Guatemala claim…but as an academic exercise, the debate that took place this morning at St. Catherine Academy was a good test of student skills. News 5’s Marion Ali has the story. Marion Ali, Reporting While they […]
Written on October 15, 2002 | Posted in
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In the States there’s a growing debate about the eating habits of teenagers, most of whom seem to be addicted to a diet of Big Macs, fries and a super size Coke. Unfortunately, Belize with its dala chicken and greasy fries, is not much better off. That’s why public health officials are trying their best […]
Written on October 11, 2002 | Posted in
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With all the hullabaloo surrounding B.T.L.’s corporate clashes, we haven’t heard much from approaching rival INTELCO. Today that company officially inaugurated its computer centre at Saint Ignatius primary school in Belize City. The programme, which is slated to put five thousand computers in schools nationwide, is well behind its original schedule and we are told […]
Written on October 9, 2002 | Posted in
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Once upon a time, apprenticeship was the way workplace skills were passed from one generation to the next. And while formal classroom education now claims the lion’s share of our resources, the apprenticeship system is making a comeback. Jacqueline Woods, Reporting Nine of the twenty young men and women who successfully passed the apprenticeship programme […]
Written on September 27, 2002 | Posted in
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Whether you call it C.E.T. or just “CET”, the Centres for Employment Training have become a fundamental part of Belize’s educational system. Today the people in charge of those centres met to see what the future holds for vocational education. Jacqueline Woods reports. Jacqueline Woods, Reporting You may not be familiar with its name but […]
Written on September 17, 2002 | Posted in
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With Belize’s rapidly expanding population, those responsible for our educational system must run hard just to keep pace with the increasing demand. Today in Belize City News 5’s Janelle Chanona visited two secondary schools to check on their progress. Janelle Chanona, Reporting This morning, Wesley College officially inaugurated their new classrooms. Like many secondary institutions […]
Written on September 11, 2002 | Posted in
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Their scores in some subjects may be improving, but the results of the latest first class National Teachers Exam show that many of our children receive second class instruction. A release from the Ministry of Education reports that only fifty-eight of the one hundred and seventy-eight teachers who sat the exam this summer managed to […]
Written on September 6, 2002 | Posted in
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When we last visited Wesley Primary School on January ninth, it was to attend a groundbreaking ceremony. Today, what was previously only a hole in the ground, has been transformed into a room with the future inside. Jacqueline Woods, Reporting The boys and girls proudly waved their Belizean flags to celebrate the occasion. After all, […]
Written on September 4, 2002 | Posted in
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The British High Commission has announced the recipients of this year’s Chevening Scholarships. The four Belizeans who will study in the United Kingdom include Marlon Allen, who will seek a Masters Degree in policing and social conflict at the University of Leicester. Eugene Palacio will do a M.B.A. at the University of Birmingham; Tanya Usher […]
Written on September 3, 2002 | Posted in
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School is still out, but that doesn’t mean Belizean students aren’t making their mark. This morning, Aimee Flores of Holy Redeemer Primary School received a new desktop computer from Intelco, her reward for scoring the highest percentile in the 2002 Primary School Examinations. Meanwhile, a release from the Ministry of Education announced this morning that […]
Written on August 29, 2002 | Posted in
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For more than a few parents, the start of the new school year will come as a reprieve from the long months of summer. But alas, there is a downside. Whether you’ve got pre-schoolers, primary-schoolers or high-schoolers, those bags, books and uniforms all come with high price tags. Jacqueline Woods took a walk around town […]
Written on August 28, 2002 | Posted in
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But in Belize City, some students have an extra week of freedom because they’ve got their desks, their chairs but whoops, no classrooms. Approximately, one hundred and eight, second and third formers from St. Michael’s College in Queen’s Square have no choice but to remain home until their new building has been completed. Principal Michael […]
Written on August 28, 2002 | Posted in
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All around the country educators are working hard, cleaning classrooms, painting buildings and dusting off textbooks, all in an effort to get ready for the kids. But every year, there seems to be more children than space. And while many schools are looking ahead trying to find ways to deal with this phenomenon, one institution […]
Written on August 27, 2002 | Posted in
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The Belize Tourism Board has also been busy working on another project. Their latest publication, Belize Today: Its History, Culture and Ecosystems is an adaptation of the National Tour Guide Training Manual. According to B.T.B.’s curriculum specialist, Clara Louise Pastor, the book will provide teachers and students with invaluable resource materials. Clara Louise Pastor, Curriculum […]
Written on August 27, 2002 | Posted in
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Most of us can probably remember going to school and having to learn to speak and write proper English or Spanish. And while the vision of sitting in a classroom conjugating verbs may not fill you with warmth, the two girls in this next story were not put off by the prospect of learning a […]
Written on August 21, 2002 | Posted in
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Over the last twenty-five years Belizeans have watched the nation’s literacy rate plunge from a percentage in the upper 90’s to somewhere in the mid 70’s. While some of this embarrassing decrease can be attributed to the arrival of large numbers of uneducated migrants from Central America, much of the blame must be placed on […]
Written on August 19, 2002 | Posted in
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They call themselves the 20-Sumt’n Club, a group of young professionals who, working with the YWCA, are trying to promote positive change in the community. Their latest activity is to provide scholarships for two different educational programmes. Club President Roslyn Rowland came by News 5 to explain. Roslyn Rowland, President, 20-Sumt’n Club “The 20-Sumt’n Club […]
Written on August 16, 2002 | Posted in
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What is it that makes a great teacher? You know, the one you remember twenty years later who made history come alive, taught you to appreciate great literature or somehow managed to unravel the mystery of algebra. Some of these great teachers may be born, but most are made, often by summer training. Jacqueline Woods […]
Written on August 16, 2002 | Posted in
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A break in B.T.L.’s fibre optic cable cut off all telecommunications to Belmopan today, shutting down services to the nation’s capital as well as any function dependent on the earth station. So aside from being unable to call our friends in government for most of the day, the fault also sidelined vital computer networks used […]
Written on August 14, 2002 | Posted in
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