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The University College of Belize has signed an agreement to collaborate with Guatemala’s premier tertiary institution, the University of San Carlos. Both schools are members of the Central American Confederation of National Universities. The working relationship is expected to initially focus on the areas of veterinary science and architecture, which are already being developed at […]
Written on April 28, 1998 | Posted in
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The introduction of a new draft set of regulations for primary schools has sent the nation’s teachers back to their books to take a close look at how the rules proposed by government will affect them. Today the nation’s largest provider of education, the Catholic Church, got its educators together for a review. The meeting […]
Written on April 28, 1998 | Posted in
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Over the next two days, heads of student bodies from Central American Universities will be discussing ways on how they can improve their colleagues’ lives on campus. The conference, which is being hosted by the University College of Belize, is held annually under CUSCA, the superior advisory body for Central American universities. Ian Carrillo is […]
Written on April 24, 1998 | Posted in
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It is an annual event that is a long time in the planning as well as execution. And today it all came together as a baker’s dozen of Belize’s sharpest spellers tested their skills. Jacqueline Woods reports. The Belize City Centre was packed to capacity with hundreds of screaming primary school children, who took the […]
Written on April 24, 1998 | Posted in
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Representatives of both print and broadcast media converged on the National Fire Service Headquarters in Belize City this morning, but the occasion was not to report on a disaster. Instead it was for a half day seminar aimed at forging a closer working relationship between the National Emergency Management Organization, NEMO and the media in […]
Written on April 22, 1998 | Posted in
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While media representatives discussed their role in keeping the nation informed in the event of a disaster, members of the Caribbean Disaster Relief Unit were next door brushing up on their coordinating skills. The twenty five participants are going through the orientation phase as they prepare for their role as relief agents in the event […]
Written on April 22, 1998 | Posted in
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“B.N.T.U – A driving Force For A Nation In Transition”, was the theme for the twenty eighth annual Convention of the Belize National Teachers’ Union. The meeting, which was held at the Crystal Palace Theatre in Orange Walk Town, was attended by over six hundred teachers from across the country. The two day convention, which […]
Written on April 16, 1998 | Posted in
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Yesterday we reported that at long last the University College of Belize had finally done something worthy of a real university: that is publish a book. Today we find that U.C.B. is fulfilling yet another institutional requirement: that of hosting stimulating guest lecturers. 1992 Nobel Prize winner Rigoberta Menchu will be on campus on may […]
Written on April 8, 1998 | Posted in
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One of the things that universities are supposed to do, in addition to holding classes, is to conduct research and publish it in books. In the case of our own University College of Belize, it’s taken a while, but the first of what will hopefully be many books, is hot off the U.C.B. press. This […]
Written on April 7, 1998 | Posted in
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It seems that Belize’s secondary schools have discovered a new tool for attracting quality students. It’s called public relations…. as for the third time in two weeks a Belize City high school has invited the public inside for a look. This morning I visited with the class of ’98 at Gwendolyn Lizarraga High. The students […]
Written on April 3, 1998 | Posted in
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A few weeks ago we visited the Campus of St. John’s College on the occasion of its open day. Today News Five’s Patrick Jones traveled a short distance down Princess Margaret Drive to check out the happenings at E. P. Yorke. Shaun Faber, P.R. Officer, Expo ’98 “We’re having an open day today to display […]
Written on April 2, 1998 | Posted in
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When the eruption of the Montserrat volcano drove a medical school on that island to temporarily relocate at Belize’s Biltmore Plaza Hotel, it raised a storm of controversy between government and Belizean doctors. That school eventually moved elsewhere, but unknown to many Belizeans a much smaller and lower profile institution has grown up almost directly […]
Written on March 31, 1998 | Posted in
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A new approach to Primary School education in Belize is about to be set in motion. The Ministry of Education has given the green light for a new curriculum to be used in teaching, not only the usual reading, writing and arithmetic; but also other subjects that will better prepare students for the world outside […]
Written on March 30, 1998 | Posted in
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It is often said that “haad aze pikni go da maakit two times.” But some grown-up women who find themselves on the wrong side of that Creole proverb are using their experiences to, hopefully prevent others from following in their footsteps. The story, “Haad Work No Kill Nobody”, is about a single mother, Miss Irma […]
Written on March 25, 1998 | Posted in
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It is among the nation’s premier institutions of secondary education… and today St. John’s College let it be known that it’s looking for more than a few good men. Jacqueline Woods reports. The displays included creative works from all of St. John’s College’s curriculum. Whether you were interested in the arts or business, the school’s […]
Written on March 20, 1998 | Posted in
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The controversy over last week’s Belize District spelling finals has been resolved. At the March thirteenth competition Christina Lozano of Ladyville R.C. was crowned as winner and Rensi Franklin of Holy Redeemer took second. Both students would thus represent the district in the national finals. An erroneous call by judges, however, prevented Jacqueline Rosales of […]
Written on March 18, 1998 | Posted in
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It was a prestigious institution that nurtured some of Belize’s finest scientific minds… and if today’s contribution by B.E.L. can be replicated, B.T.C. may one day return to its former glory. Almost one month ago when we took our cameras inside of what was supposed to have been the chemistry lab of Belize Technical College, […]
Written on March 18, 1998 | Posted in
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Just as Belize City has elected a mayor, so the Belize District has chosen a spelling champion. Patrick Jones was on hand at Parish Hall to record her victory. The Competition was tough today as seventeen Belize district Primary School boys and girls went head to head at the Holy Redeemer Parish Hall to decide […]
Written on March 13, 1998 | Posted in
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Other news coming out of the Arts Council today is that three young Belizeans will be traveling to the United States for specialized training in Theater Technology. The three technicians have completed an initial course at the Center for Employment Training and are now being offered the opportunity to further that knowledge at a Theater […]
Written on March 5, 1998 | Posted in
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While the Canada Fund is financially assisting community projects in the Cayo, Orange Walk and Toledo Districts, vocational, secondary and tertiary level education today got a helping hand from the Rotary Club of Omaha. Three thousand dollars worth of teleconference equipment was handed over to the Assistant Manager of the Centre for Employment Training Kenroy […]
Written on March 4, 1998 | Posted in
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While the students of Toledo Community College vent their anger on the streets, those at Pallotti High School in Belize City are being taught how to settle disputes in a different manner. A two month training course being conducted by the Young Men’s Christian Association started on Monday. Y.M.C.A.’s Youth Coordinator Mirna Paul says its […]
Written on March 3, 1998 | Posted in
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While villagers and citrus workers in the south take their concerns to the streets, in Belize City the floor of the Holy Redeemer Parish Hall was the stomping ground for some teachers who had a mouthful to say about a set of proposed rules they will soon have to live by. It was a meeting […]
Written on February 26, 1998 | Posted in
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Two weeks ago we covered a career day held by a consortium of schools on the south side of Belize City. But Gwen Lizarraga High was not the only educational institution I’ve been visiting. Last Friday I ventured to Central Farm to discover that the future of the nation’s agricultural sector is in pretty good […]
Written on February 24, 1998 | Posted in
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Since it first opened its doors in 1948, the University of the West Indies has grown to become the Caribbean’s most prestigious educational institution. And to celebrate its many achievements over that time, the school is sponsoring a year long series of activities regionwide. This afternoon a parade/relay through the streets of the City marked […]
Written on February 19, 1998 | Posted in
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We like to tell anyone who will listen that Belize is an English speaking country. While that may be true on paper the fact is that, quite apart from the thousands of Belizeans whose mother tongue is Spanish, the language the rest of us call English is not always the same as that spoken by […]
Written on February 19, 1998 | Posted in
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