The start of classes at Trial Farm Government School in Orange Walk District was delayed for two hours this morning as teachers met with Ministry of Education officials. The meeting was convened because a standard two teacher had been assaulted by a nine-year-old student. Carmen Avilez told News Five today that the teachers have been […]
B.N.T.U. President Elena Smith was also present at this afternoon’s press conference which was held at its headquarters here in Belize City. Aside from the full support that the teachers union is getting from the N.T.U.C.B., the question of whether they will take advantage of government’s encumbered state was put to her. Smith’s response was […]
The B.N.T.U. and the Ministry of Education are at odds again. In the latest round, the B.N.T.U. says they have no favourable responses from the ministry to the list of pending issues. According to the B.N.T.U., there has been no consultation and the ministry has simply informed them that they intended to make changes to […]
According to Doctor Babb, the Ministry is committed in consulting with the union to avoid any escalation of tensions. Dr. Carol Babb, Chief Education Officer “We are willing to meet and discuss with the union and all managing authority once we heard back from the SolGen’s office. Nothing is written as a final decision. […]
The Ministry of Education today launched the Literacy and Empowerment Adult Programme. The programme seeks to empower adults who struggle with basic reading and comprehension skills. The lessons will be held at Unity Presbyterian School and ITVET in Belize City. The programme will be offered twice per week and according to Chief Education Officer, Doctor […]
The Government of Belize signed a ten-million dollar agreement with the I.D.B. this morning. At the signing, the I.D.B. Country Representative and PM Dean Barrow spoke about the educational quality improvement programme two which, aside from quality improvement, will encompass a new component on innovation on science and technology, arts, engineering and other mathematics. It’s […]
A week-long of activities promoting drug awareness at Canaan High School on Coney Drive in Belize City concluded today with a parade through the streets of the city. One hundred and two students from first to third form marched to send a message and say no to drugs as the band led the procession while […]
Today, National President of the Belize National Teachers Union Senator Elena Smith was in southern Belize, at Julian Cho Technical School where she met with the school administration. The B.N.T.U. is concerned that the school has been operating without an official principal for months. The U.D.P. standard bearer for Stann Creek West, Doctor Simeon Coc, […]
President of the Belize National Teachers Union, Senator Elena Smith says that teachers are up in arms and are considering industrial action. The B.N.T.U. Council of Management circulated a memo on Monday asking the teachers to wear their green T-shirts every Friday to send a strong message to the ministry of education that enough is […]
Senator Smith also told News Five that she will be visiting Julian Cho Technical School in the south with the hopes of having a discussion with the administration. Those talks are expected to focus on the audit recently tabled in the House of Representatives for the period 2014 to 2016. The audit shows major financial […]
The Julian Cho Technical High School also finds itself in is a quagmire as the secondary institution continues to operate without a principal. To make matters worse, former principal Dr. Simeon Coc and several other members of staff have been named in the Auditor General’s Report, following a review of the financial accounts of the […]
According to Requeña, a teacher was awarded a contract for one point three million dollars to build classrooms at Julian Cho. The quality of work, he says, was well below standard and yet that teacher was awarded another contract. Oscar Requeña, Area Representative, Toledo West “The community, Mr. Speaker, is concerned about the many […]
The Saint Catherine Academy says that as they head into their one hundred and thirtieth anniversary, they will be putting the conversation of climate and youth into action on their school grounds. The high school says that their environmental clubs have led the charge to raise awareness and promote conservation. Today they hosted a forum […]
Gwen Liz High School is back in the news tonight. There was a huge brawl among various groups of students at Gwen Lizarraga High School on Friday which forced classes to be suspended for the remainder of the day. News Five understands that police officers and an ambulance had to be called to the scene […]
Area Representative for Toledo West Oscar Requeña spoke on the audit’s findings on the adjournment of the House. As a matter of national importance, Requeña called for action and highlighted the fact that the discrepancies occurred under the watch of his political opponent, Doctor Simon Coc, who is the former principal and current U.D.P. Standard […]
Was the timing of the Auditor General’s reports on the National Sports Council and Julian Cho Technical High School designed to undermine the Deputy Prime Minister whose portfolios as Minister of Education, Youth and Sports includes those two institutions as he heads to the leadership convention? It’s a question that was bluntly put to DPM […]
Julian Cho Technical High School in Toledo District is still without a principal, several weeks after the interim period during which Doctor Kent Arzu acted in that capacity. Following a series of meetings, the school’s board of directors is still unable to come up with an appointment, despite Arzu’s eligibility. At a meeting last evening, […]
Across the country today, a number of teachers at public schools wore their well-known green T-shirts in support of the Belize National Teachers Union. The union intended to send a message to the Ministry of Education that it is not in agreement with the proposed amendment to the Education Act as it relates to vacations […]
The Chief Education Officer says that there has not been a breakdown in communication between the Ministry of Education and the Belize National Teachers Union. In fact, Doctor Carol Babb says that a meeting was held with the union prior to the Christmas vacation and that the union will be informed of any changes to […]
The new school year started on a good footing for the two hundred and twenty-five students of Unity Presbyterian Primary School in Belize City. And that is because they have been gifted with a list of school items that range from furniture to training for teachers. It came from Pathlight International that has now adopted […]
The militant Belize National Teachers Union is starting the New Year with a bang calling on its membership to wear their ‘Teechaz Gat Yu Bak” t-shirts on Monday when classes resume to show their disapproval to the ministry’s proposal to amend the Education Rules. According to B.N.T.U. National President, Senator Elena Smith, the Ministry of […]
Members of B.N.T.U.’s Corozal Brach and National President Senator Elena Smith met with the Chief Executive Officer for the Ministry of Education this afternoon in Belize City. The meeting revolved around a disputed property in Corozal Town. The property in question is known as ‘teachers’ site’ and the Ministry of Education was scheduled to hold […]
In 2016, the government signed the United Nations Convention Against Corruption after tremendous pressure was placed by the powerful Belize National Teachers Union and the private sector. It has been more than two years and UNCAC has yet to be fully implemented. The sense is that the government hasn’t done much in moving the process forward. […]
The annual Belize Literary Prize is a writing competition that is open for Belizeans living at home and abroad. The winners are subsequently published in the Belize Literary Prize Series, in partnership with Cubola Publishers. The initiative is the brainchild of the Belize Book Industry Association. This year, the genre of choice for the competition […]
In an effort to improve the quality of education in Belize, the Ministry of Education has embarked on constructing thirty-five schools across the country. Ocean Academy in Caye Caulker Village will be expanded and a pre-school, primary and high school will be built in San Pedro Town. This gives the students of both islands greater […]
