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In a demonstration of regional solidarity, the Caribbean Union of Teachers has written to Prime Minister John Briceño asking him to reconsider the ten percent pay cut for Belize’s teachers. In a copy of the letter sent to News Five, the umbrella organization for regional teachers says it is “perturbed by the recent events in […]
Written on June 8, 2021 | Posted in
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NICH is bringing archaeology into the national museum and district houses of culture. The history of the Maya people, coupled with the benefits of forest gardening from a climate change standpoint, will be featured at the museum. That was the official message sent today during a brief ceremony held at the Government House in Belize […]
Written on June 8, 2021 | Posted in
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The reopening of schools across the country, albeit at the end of the academic year, has been met with enthusiasm from teachers and students alike. Since government announced that in-person learning would resume in April and May, a lot of interest has been generated by stakeholders in the education sector. Earlier today, Minister of Education […]
Written on June 4, 2021 | Posted in
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As schools plan for their September reopening and others are already in phased reopening, there is a need for supplies to keep the children and staff COVID-free. Today, there was a donation of much needed materials and News Five was there. Isani Cayetano, Reporting A hundred and fifty-seven sanitization stands, along with ninety-eight gallons […]
Written on June 4, 2021 | Posted in
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Today at the Mexican Embassy in Belmopan, Belize received a report on the Meso-America Hunger Free School Feeding project in the South. The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations and the Mexican Agency for International Development Cooperation completed the pilot project where several schools in Toledo were introduced to gardening – where they […]
Written on June 3, 2021 | Posted in
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Students and teachers at Wesley College were dismissed from classes this morning when it was discovered that a member of staff had tested positive for COVID-19. While that individual is reportedly asymptomatic, management is taking no chances. Out of an abundance of caution, classes were called off for the remainder of the week while a […]
Written on June 2, 2021 | Posted in
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The Belize Chapter of the University of the West Indies Alumni Association has a new President. Jamie-Lee Rocke succeeds Shanice Flowers, who held office from 2019 to 2021. According to a press release from the association, Rocke is a two-time graduate of the University of the West Indies, completing her bachelor’s at the Cave Hill […]
Written on June 1, 2021 | Posted in
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The membership of the Belize National Teachers Union has voted to continue with industrial action against the Government of Belize. The unions have entered their fifth week of protest and, with no end in sight, some teachers, particular those employed directly by the Ministry of Education will be seeing a docking of their salaries at […]
Written on May 26, 2021 | Posted in
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Both students and instructors involved with CAPE and CSEC examinations will be relieved to know there is an update for this year’s exams. After two years of an amended version, the Caribbean Examination Council also says this year the examinations will be administered in their full format. Today, the council held a virtual session to […]
Written on May 26, 2021 | Posted in
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Thousands of students across the region will be sitting the CSEC, yet only five percent have opted to defer to a later date. And, of the one hundred thousand taking CAPE exams, less than one percent plan to defer. CXC Registrar Wayne Wesley says these low rates are a clear indication that students across the […]
Written on May 26, 2021 | Posted in
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While the unions have been agitating for good governance measures to be enacted by the Government, there is already an ongoing partnership between G.O.B. and Galen University. Their “train the trainer” program is designed to help with both good governance and public service reform. News Five’s Duane Moody travelled west for the signing and files […]
Written on May 20, 2021 | Posted in
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In his interview with the press on Wednesday, Minister of Education Francis Fonseca also commented on the docking of wages for public officers and teachers who are on strike. Fonseca outlined the parameters of this decision as was first confirmed by Prime Minister John Briceño last week. Francis Fonseca, Minister of Education “As it […]
Written on May 20, 2021 | Posted in
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Minister of Education Francis Fonseca has called on teachers to take the COVID-19 vaccine. According to Fonseca, only a little over fifty percent of the educators have taken the first dose. He appealed to teachers to take the vaccine and also made a special call to the president of the B.N.T.U., Senator Elena Smith as […]
Written on May 20, 2021 | Posted in
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Several more children from Stella Maris School were given the gift of language – or the ability to communicate that language – when they received electronic devices with a special app. News Five was at today’s happy handing over. Andrea Polanco, Reporting Seven students from Stella Maris each received a tablet through the partnership […]
Written on May 20, 2021 | Posted in
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The Ministry of Education is attempting to allay the fears and concerns of parents who are sending their children to school for face-to-face instruction, amid the cases of COVID-19 that have been reported at primary schools in Belize City. As we reported on Monday, a cluster of cases that originated at the Princess Casino has […]
Written on May 19, 2021 | Posted in
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In attempting to assuage the fears of parents and students, the Minister of Education points out that of the three hundred and fifty-two schools that have since reopened across the country, only two schools in Belize City have been directly affected by the COVID outbreak at the Princess Casino. According to Fonseca, once the established […]
Written on May 19, 2021 | Posted in
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What was most feared about the reopening of in-person learning at schools has happened. Today, a number of parents did not send their children to school at two primary schools in Belize City after word spread like wildfire on Monday night that there was a high possibility that COVID-19 was detected in a few students. […]
Written on May 18, 2021 | Posted in
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The court case for the two Benque Viejo del Carmen teachers who were arrested on Monday has been adjourned. As was reported, two teachers were arrested and charged for a single count of “attempting to set a bonfire without the permission of the police.” Police say the teachers were seen putting tires on the highway […]
Written on May 18, 2021 | Posted in
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It’s Teacher’s Day and across the country, educators are being recognized for the many roles they play in the classroom. They are also being thanked for persevering during a very difficult academic year. News Five’s Paul Lopez reports. Arlette Mossiah, Teacher, Belize Rural Primary School “I am a teacher for over twenty years; seven […]
Written on May 14, 2021 | Posted in
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Are your children getting the most out of the time they spend with their teachers in the classroom? This is the question that the Ministry of Education, Culture, Science and Technology sought to explore during its Virtual Symposium. The event looked at what is happening at the early childhood level, including Special Education, and the […]
Written on May 12, 2021 | Posted in
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After a year of being away, students in the distant southern community of San Benito Poite returned to school on Monday. They were among a handful of schools that were approved by the Ministry of Education to resume in-person learning. While some teachers were eager to get back to their classrooms, others are still staying […]
Written on May 12, 2021 | Posted in
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Minister of Youth, Sports and E-Governance begins an official tour, starting with San Pedro. His objective to ensure that services are offered to enhance the development of youth and sports while pushing the concept of digitizing government services through e-governance. During his visit to the island town, Minister Kevin Bernard and his team met with […]
Written on May 10, 2021 | Posted in
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Calcutta Government School is getting a new school building. They have only just broken ground to indicate a commitment for the building, but the school’s management is celebrating it as an accomplishment as they have been waiting for a new building for a decade. Here’s the story. Julius Casmiro, Local Manager “We gather here […]
Written on May 7, 2021 | Posted in
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Principal Karema Arnold has broken her silence on the salary cut and increment freeze for teachers and public officers. Today, the staff over at Stella Maris School wore their green shirts, in solidarity with the Belize National Teachers Union. Arnold told the media that the decision taken by G.O.B. is an affront to all those […]
Written on April 29, 2021 | Posted in
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As you know by now, about fifty schools reopened for in-person learning earlier this month, with another group set to start their phased-in approach on May tenth. At the Stella Maris School in Belize City, preparations are underway for their re-opening in a couple of weeks. But even before then, teachers have been out doing […]
Written on April 29, 2021 | Posted in
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