The National Drug Abuse Control Council has signed agreements with general managers of primary schools to proceed with the Drug Demand Reduction Program. The program, now being used in ninety-six schools across the country, uses an experimental learning approach to teach students about drugs, their consequences and other related issues. The major goal of the […]
The Belize Zoo will host their annual Science Fair and Competition next month under the theme, “Learning to protect our natural resources through environmental education”. Primary schools from all over the country will compete for the best science display. Celso Pott, Educator, Belize Zoo “This year’s science fair will be the Belize Zoo’s eighth annual […]
If you have a Bachelor’s Degree and would like to further your studies, the Inter-American Development Bank may be able to help. The I.D.B.-Japan Scholarship program is accepting applications for its northern hemisphere program. The scholarships can be used to pursue Master’s Degrees in the social sciences, business or public administration or other development related […]
The Higher Education Inter-ministerial Task Force held its inaugural meeting this morning at the Belize Institute of Management. The Task Force is responsible for upgrading, reorganizing and incorporating the Belize College of Agriculture, The Belize Teachers College and other institutions like the School of Nursing so that tertiary level institutions can establish the University of […]
Three government ministers have decided that it is time to join forces to get some programs rolling in Belize’s schools. Personnel from the Ministries of Human Development, Education and Health launched an effort to get the kids in shape, in more ways than one. Hyacinth Latchman reports. The SHAPE program is a joint effort between […]
The Angelus Press Limited lived up to a fourteen year old commitment to the first born of 1985 today. An educational endowment policy had been held for the child by Regent Life Limited. Today young Marian Jones and her family visited the stationary house to collect a check for ten thousand dollars. Amparo Noble is […]
The Belize City Council is organizing its final business workshop for their elected term. Participants this Saturday will learn about applying for a job and the skills, talents and capabilities needed in the workplace. Councilor Merilyn Young told us more about the workshop. Merilyn Young, Councilor “A lot of our Belizean youths when they go […]
The Prime Minister Said Musa was in northern Belize yesterday and opened the Corozal District Education Center. The Prime Minister commented that decentralizing the educational system will allow it to better respond to the social and economic needs of each region of the country. The center was funded by the Government of Belize, the World […]
Maybe you’ve seen them around. They are the twenty-two truant officers who are trying to get our children back in school. Their job is not an easy one since the children they encounter may be suffering from a lot of social and emotional problems. To help the officers get the children off the streets the […]
For the first time in its one hundred and eleven year history St. John’s College will have a lay person as its president. In a short ceremony this morning the school’s Board of Trustees officially introduced former Permanent Secretary in the Ministry of National Security, Carlos Perdomo as the new president of S.J.C. Perdomo an […]
Today marks the one hundred and sixteenth anniversary of St. Catherine’s Academy. To celebrate the occasion the students and teachers decided that rather than having a party, they would give something back to the community. Today the girls painted neglected graves at the Lord’s Ridge Cemetery and picked up garbage and planted flowers in the […]
It used to be that young and first time criminal offenders were treated the same as more hardened criminals: sent to Hattieville to serve their time. But in 1997 a separate facility for youths was established in Ladyville where inmates between the ages of fifteen and twenty seven years old could get a second chance. […]
A leadership course is presently underway at the Hattieville Prison for inmates who will soon be leaving prison and returning to the outside world. Hyacinth Latchman was at the prison this morning. The course came about after the Public Relations Officer for Hattieville Wayne Moody approached Mervin Lambey of the Young Men’s Christian Association with […]
Yesterday, the staff and students of Edward P. Yorke High School on Princess Margaret Drive celebrated the school’s thirtieth anniversary. According to principal Allan Genitty they decided to celebrate the day by having students remain in the classroom working hard at their studies, after all it was through a lot of hard work and dedication […]
This morning the Ministry of Education and representatives from different ministries of government as well as teachers, principals and non-governmental organizations got together to develop recommendations for a ten year Education Sector Strategy. One of the main objectives of the seminar is to review the development and delivery of education services in Belize. News Five […]
If children are to get a good education they have to be well-fed and able to concentrate on their studies. The Belize School Canteen Association has been at the forefront of the school feeding effort. Today they got a financial boost from a member of the private sector. Albert Moore, General Manager, Roses Paper Products […]
The Belize Scout Association will be holding its first leadership training course for fifteen of its senior members. According to Roberto Harrison, the association’s Training Commissioner, the course is just one of their many objectives outlined in the Scout’s National Work Plan. Harrison says in the past, training was always conducted in Belize City by […]
St. Catherine’s Academy held a career day today. Students gathered in different classrooms to listen to guest speakers from various fields such as accounting, biology, computer science, agronomy, business management, marketing and the media. News Five’s Hyacinth Latchman was one of the guest speakers and spoke to the students about the rewards of being in […]
Educators often hold workshops to discuss curriculum and other topics, but this week the Special Education Unit is holding its first conference to discuss how schools can assist them in their work with special needs children. News Five was there. Dativa Martinez, Coordinator Special Education Unit “We coordinate, supervise and monitor educational services with children […]
In addition to the first and second prizes awarded yesterday by Belize Electric Company Limited to the winners of their Secondary School Science Competition, Programme for Belize has also awarded eight merit prizes. Three students from Excelsior College won a scholarship to participate in a two-week research project at inland and marine field stations this […]
While virtually every government on the planet pays lip service to bringing its educational system into the digital world of the new millennium, there’s one — right here in our region — that’s actually doing something about it. The Inter-American Development Bank today announced that it would be lending Barbados the unprecedented sum of eighty-five […]
The Belize Electricity Company Limited’s science competition really got students involved in hands-on research. The competition ended today with an awards ceremony at the Bliss, but if you are thinking, oh no, another display of exploding volcanoes and electric lightbulbs, you’ll be pleasantly surprised. The students were much more original doing everything from making paper […]
In Belize City, except for a few infant schools most primary schools are large buildings with hundreds of students. But for those parents and teachers who want a more personal, nurturing environment for their small children, Hummingbird School offers a welcome alternative. With its small class size and well equipped playground the children have lots […]
As part of the fiftieth anniversary of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, U.C.B. and the Human Rights Commission of Belize are holding a forum tonight at the Holy Redeemer Parish Hall. Speakers include Attorney General Richard Bradley, Antonette Moore and Carlos Santos. If you would like to find out more about this document that […]
In its weekly cabinet briefing government today reported that there will soon be some changes in store for the University College of Belize. An inter-ministerial task force has been charged with the task of transforming UCB into a full-fledged University of Belize, with its main campus shifting to Belmopan. The task force will receive inputs […]
