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Education Minister Francis Fonseca is setting out to clarify recent comments made by Prime Minister John Briceño regarding the implementation of the ten percent salary cut for teachers. That is because the Belize Council of Churches has taken umbrage with what was initially mentioned. In responding to a statement issued by the Council on Tuesday, […]
Written on July 29, 2021 | Posted in
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A cohort of forty young people was awarded an opportunity to further their education through a partnership with the ministries of Home Affairs and Education, as well as the Kolbe Foundation. This afternoon inside the Jungle Pavilion at Old Belize, the young men and women were individually acknowledged by the Belize Police Department, as well […]
Written on July 29, 2021 | Posted in
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The President of U.B., Doctor Clement Sankat is stepping down. A release from the Board of Trustees of the University of Belize this afternoon announced that Doctor Sankat ends his four and half years with the institution on July thirty-first. Doctor Vincent Palacio, the current Dean of the Faculty of Management and Social Sciences will […]
Written on July 29, 2021 | Posted in
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The Council of Churches was equally vocal on the issue of the ten percent pay cut that teachers and public officers will be getting for the next three years. For them, the bone of contention with the Briceño administration is that it appears to have been disingenuous when it stated recently that the deduction from […]
Written on July 28, 2021 | Posted in
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Three hundred book bags for needy children heading back to school in September, that’s the goal set by the Aspire for Greatness Foundation. It’s a target that is within reach and with assistance from the business community. This morning, Orson Picart, the face of the initiative in Belize City, received a generous donation from the […]
Written on July 23, 2021 | Posted in
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Despite the rise in COVID-19 cases, the plan – until otherwise announced – is for schools to return to face-to-face learning next school year. Today at the Radisson Fort George, a brief handing over ceremony was held where two Belize City Schools and a N.G.O. received school bags and supplies to assist children whose families […]
Written on July 22, 2021 | Posted in
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In education news, the University of Belize announced today the appointment of three faculty deans. Doctor Vincent Palacio will head the Faculty of Management and Social Sciences; Doctor Nadine Tun, the Faculty of Education and Arts, and Doctor Sherlene Enriquez Savory, the Faculty of Science and Technology. According to a release from the Office of […]
Written on July 20, 2021 | Posted in
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The Belize National Teachers’ Union is fighting a legal battle against G.O.B.’s ten percent salary cut, and Vice Principal for the Saint Ignatius School in Belize City, Mario Rodriquez, has come forward as a nominal claimant in the case. The claim is that the Government of Belize has no legal authority to intervene in the […]
Written on July 19, 2021 | Posted in
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The Ministry of Education inaugurated several pre-schools and primary schools in the last couple of weeks. Those inaugurations continued on Thursday in the south and west of the country. The Belize Education Sector Reform Program is an eighty-five million Belize dollar investment in thirty-five schools, eighteen of which are pre-schools. Minister of Education Francis Fonseca […]
Written on July 16, 2021 | Posted in
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The Ministry of Education has inaugurated the new building for the San Juan Bosco Preschool. The project was funded through a loan from the Caribbean Development Bank under the Belize Education Sector Reform Programme Two. The pre-school was previously housed in a building owned by the Baptist Mission in the San Juan/Cow Pen Bosco area. […]
Written on July 15, 2021 | Posted in
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Attorneys-at-law Magali Perdomo and Darrell Bradley will be representing the Belize National Teachers Union in their case against the Government of Belize over the ten percent salary cut. The case comes up next week. Following today’s Senate Meeting, B.N.T.U. National President Elena Smith shared some details of the case. Senator Elena Smith, National President, […]
Written on July 7, 2021 | Posted in
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President of the Belize National Teachers Union, Elena Smith says the Government of Belize is going through the backdoor to make it mandatory for teachers and other frontline workers to get vaccinated. To date, approximately sixty percent of teachers across the country have been vaccinated. A new statutory instrument now mandates that teachers and frontline […]
Written on July 7, 2021 | Posted in
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We also found out that President Smith has not yet taken the Covid-19 vaccine. She spoke to News Five about her reasons, and asserted that everyone has their own choice to make. Paul Lopez “On a personal level, have you gotten the vaccination as yet?” Senator Elena Smith, National President, B.N.T.U. “Not as […]
Written on July 7, 2021 | Posted in
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The Belize City Branch of the Belize National Teachers Union issued an update to its membership today informing them that the virtual court hearing on the claim filed about the ten percent salary cut is scheduled for July sixteenth. The release also noted that the union will be collaborating with the Ministry of Health to […]
Written on July 5, 2021 | Posted in
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Belizean students studying in the Republic of China (Taiwan) are preparing to participate in a virtual academic conference this Saturday. Each participant will get an opportunity to present the research they conducted during their tertiary level studies there. The event is being hosted by the Belize Ambassador to Taiwan, Doctor Candice Pitts, and will be […]
Written on July 2, 2021 | Posted in
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Dangriga has a brand new preschool. It is one of eighteen new early childhood centers built under the Belize Education Sector Reform Programme Two and funded by the Caribbean Development Bank. Here’s more from the dedication ceremony. Andrea Polanco, Reporting Alexia M. Nolberto Government Preschool is the newest pre-primary school in Dangriga. Minister of […]
Written on July 1, 2021 | Posted in
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A memo to general managers of all schools has been shared with News Five. It is from the Ministry of Education, Culture, Science and Technology and signed by Chief Education Officer Yolanda Gongora. According to the memo, dated today, all pre-primary, primary, secondary schools and tertiary institutions are not approved for face-to-face summer school instructions. […]
Written on July 1, 2021 | Posted in
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Professor Clement Sankat is parting ways with the University of Belize after holding the post as president for the past four years. It has been confirmed that a settlement was made between Sankat and the university and so he demits office on July thirtieth. The decision was taken back in May of this year at […]
Written on June 30, 2021 | Posted in
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The Football Federation of Belize and the Ministry of Sports signed a Memorandum of Understanding with the Ministry of Education this afternoon to roll out the “Football in School” programme. It’s a FIFA programme that offers students new opportunities to get active through football. The programme will be incorporated in the curriculum and rolled out […]
Written on June 29, 2021 | Posted in
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Since 2017, the Embassy of Taiwan in Belize has been hosting a Mandarin language program in Belize. This year, they are taking the course to Benque Viejo del Carmen. It was officially launched on Friday evening. Here’s a look at how that went. Andrea Polanco, Reporting The Taiwan Embassy in Belize launched its Mandarin […]
Written on June 28, 2021 | Posted in
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The Minister of Health and Wellness says he wants teachers vaccinated. As you’ve seen over the last few weeks, several cases of COVID-19 were detected in different schools and the Ministry of Education later called for an end to face-to-face teaching for this school term. And when it comes to vaccinations, there are still hundreds […]
Written on June 24, 2021 | Posted in
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The academic year comes to an end later this month and while students will be on summer vacation, preparations are already underway for the beginning of the new school year. An initiative led by media personality Orson Picart to provide as many as three hundred backpacks is getting off the ground and he is turning […]
Written on June 11, 2021 | Posted in
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A young Belizean woman is trending on social media today after Facebook pictures show her attending her high school graduation wearing traditional Mayan attire. While many graduates are stepping out in their trendy outfits, Emily used this milestone in her life to raise awareness of her culture and people. News Five’s Paul Lopez spoke to […]
Written on June 10, 2021 | Posted in
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Today, the Ministry of Education announced that face-to-face learning for all pre-primary, primary, secondary schools and ITVETs will come to an end by Friday, June eighteenth. The ministry issued a memo to school managements today to say that they have made the decision “out of an abundance of caution, coupled with the fact that vaccination […]
Written on June 9, 2021 | Posted in
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Thieves have once more targeted a Belize City school; this time, it was Trinity Methodist. News Five spoke with the principal today about what happened, what was stolen and how the public can help. Andrea Polanco, Reporting Burglars broke into Trinity Methodist Primary School sometime between Monday night and Tuesday morning. Principal Jamael Campbell […]
Written on June 9, 2021 | Posted in
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