The demand for education of all kinds continues unabated in Belize and as quickly as new classrooms are built they are soon filled with students. Today that process was repeated in Belize City as one southside high school acquired some badly needed space. Ann-Marie reports. Ann-Marie Williams, Reporting The song may not be familiar to […]
It’s an annual event that has students and teachers nation wide working overtime for months. Get out your dictionary because it’s time to test your ability to spell words that you will likely never utter in normal conversation. Ann-Marie Williams, Reporting Twelve students representing primary schools countrywide fought in a war of words to see […]
We have not followed their progress into the work force, but whenever the Centre for Employment Training opens its doors to the press and public the glimpse of vocational education never fails to impress. Ann Marie Williams reports. Ann-Marie Williams, Reporting Three hundred entry level students of the Centre for Employment Training in Belize City […]
Today was the big day for five thousand five hundred and fifty-six students across the nation who sat the Primary School Examination. The exam was introduced last year to replace the Belize National Selection Examination, and aims to better assess candidates for entrance into high school. News 5’s Jose Sanchez spoke to some of the […]
Stella Maris, Belize’s only school that caters to people with disabilities and special needs, has been operating for years with a shortage of space, but not much longer. A new reinforced concrete facility, courtesy of the United Kingdom government, is about to be constructed to accommodate it’s growing student population. Area Representative for the Freetown […]
The Social Investment Fund has donated eight Pentium Three computers and accessories worth twenty-four thousand dollars to three Belize City schools as part of its Hurricane Repair and Rehabilitation Programme. According to Oscar Alonzo, director of SIF, the donation was made possible through a government loan from the World Bank for one and a half […]
Reading and writing are fundamental skills needed to survive and prosper in any society. Most of us acquire that knowledge in primary school, but there are still those who fall through the cracks and live for years without ever reading a book or filling out a job application. In an effort to rid the country […]
At any given time you will find Belizean university students scattered across the globe–not just in the familiar places like the U.S.A., England, Mexico and the Caribbean, but much further afield, as far as Israel, Norway, South Africa and even Australia. But nowhere around the world have Belizean students banded together as much as those […]
Every child loves a parade. That was clear this morning as youngsters from all twenty-seven pre-schools in the city marched under the scorching Friday morning sun. The parade, which went through the main streets, ended Child Stimulation Month. This period includes twenty days of activities such as hug day, an arts and crafts festival and […]
Friday afternoon the University of Belize Faculty of Arts will be hosting a workshop on creative writing. The three-hour event will be highlighted by readings from a visiting British poet, Sophie Hannah. Chair of U.B.’s Art Department Luana Sosa, says that the get together will be beneficial to students because it will put them face […]
In San Pedro this afternoon Prime Minister Said Musa broke ground for a new campus for St. Matthew’s Medical University. The offshore U.S. operated med. school has been operating out of rented premises since 1997 and the construction represents a significant commitment to the institution’s future in Belize. Seven Belizean students, all on scholarships, attend […]
Over five thousand primary school students countrywide are preparing to sit the Primary School Examination, P.S.E., on May seventh. The Ministry of Education found it necessary to embark on a public information campaign to better prepare students, teachers and parents for the exam, which has replaced the twenty year old B.N.S.E. Permanent Secretary in the […]
Teachers and students of Central Christian Primary School on Freetown Road are today better able to access information with the click of a mouse. The school received a fully-loaded computer and printer this afternoon from Pickstock PUP chairman and political aspirant Bobby Usher. He made the presentation to Vice Principal Thomas Zetina who said the […]
There is something about the sound of small children spelling large words that inspires confidence in our educational system. News 5’s Jose Sanchez was on hand as Parish Hall reverberated with the letters of the alphabet. Jose Sanchez, Reporting The seventh national Coca Cola Spelling Bee contest is underway and today a large crowd of […]
There are new developments at Belmopan Comprehensive School, the troubled institution whose administration was recently taken over by the Ministry of Education. News 5 has learned that the school’s principal, Rudolph Anthony, will be leaving the nation’s capital to take up the post of deputy inspector of schools in Belize City. In the interim, vice […]
In this business we are often called upon to report news of bad things happening to good people. Once in a while, however, something positive springs from tragedy. That was the case this week as the family of a Cayo murder victim has established an educational scholarship fund in his memory. Jeffrey Mas was the […]
While the two major political parties roll into high gear for the convention season and a fledgling third party seeks to find its wings, the nation’s official electoral machinery is being readied to facilitate the wishes of voters. News Five’s Jose Sanchez reports that, like the Boy Scouts, the Elections and Boundaries Department adheres to […]
Six schools spread across the country have acquired computers as the result of a promotion by Courts. Customers who spent two hundred dollars at the store received a raffle ticket to win a computer, not for themselves, but for a school of their choice. The package, worth three thousand five hundred dollars, includes a monitor, […]
In Belize, where television is fast replacing the written word, the ninth International Congress on Central American Literature may just be what is needed to get Belizeans to re-visit their favorite authors. News 5’s Ann-Marie Williams was diverted from her normal beat to become a scholar-for-a-day. Ann-Marie Williams, Reporting The first working session of the […]
Belizean students who plan on making a career as skilled tradesmen or women now have more opportunities to learn their craft. This is thanks to a twenty-six million dollar Caribbean Development Bank loan signed this morning. CONALEP from neighboring Mexico will also provide technical assistance to the project. Education Minister Cordel Hyde says the newly […]
Over fifty Central American writers will join their local counterparts next week in Belize City. The occasion is the ninth International Congress of Central American Literature scheduled to take place at the Princess Hotel from February twenty-eighth to March second. According to planning committee chairman Dr. Roy Young, the congress also affords scholars an opportunity […]
Details are still sketchy, but what is clear is that the administration of Belmopan Comprehensive High School is under heavy scrutiny as the chairman of the school’s board has resigned from his post. Calvin Neal’s resignation came after he was informed that he was not conforming to the guidelines stated in the school’s handbook of […]
The Inter-American Development Bank is offering scholarships for Belizeans who want to pursue their master’s degree during the 2001 to 2002 academic year. IDB Public Relations Officer William Neal filled us in on the details. William Neal, Public Relations Officer, IDB “Well the Japan IDB scholarship is one of three scholarships that the bank offers. […]
All Saints Primary School will soon have a new building to ease congestion in its classrooms. The two-storey structure, when finished, will house a kitchen and dining room for the feeding programme, three classrooms, a teacher’s lounge and four bathrooms. On hand for today’s groundbreaking ceremonies was Freetown area-representative Jorge Espat and All Saint’s Principal […]
The Michael Ashcroft Foundation continues to help schools nationwide upgrade their educational facilities. On Thursday, phase three of the programme was completed as five more schools were equipped with modern libraries. Richard Painter, CEO, Michael Ashcroft Foundation. “Michael Ashcroft is very keen that the young children in the primary schools has access to books. We’ve […]
