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The University of Belize has been enjoying the spotlight with some of its students excelling in various sectors. Recently, Abbie Godoy won the prestigious Commonwealth Caribbean Rhodes Scholarship. Today, U.B. says that its nursing graduates excelled in Regional Examinations for Nurse Registration. According to a release, seventy percent of UB graduates who sat passed the […]
Written on December 18, 2019 | Posted in
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Doctor Lisa Johnson has been named as UB’s Dean of the Faculty of Health Sciences. According to a press release from UB, as dean, Johnson will lead development and implementation of UB’s plans for the future of the Faculty of Health Sciences, particularly its National School of Medicine. Johnson is also expected to deepen the […]
Written on December 16, 2019 | Posted in
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Earlier today, ground was broken by the Ministry of Education to construct a new pre-school building in Dangriga. On hand for the brief ceremony was Minister of Education, Deputy Prime Minister Patrick Faber, Area Representative Frank “Papa” Mena and Dangriga Mayor Francis Humphreys. The building of the new facility is part of government’s initiative to […]
Written on December 13, 2019 | Posted in
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This evening, the Ministry of Education issued a lengthy statement in respect of a parcel of land in Corozal Town where it intends to build a pre-school. The land in question, according to the Belize National Teachers Union, has been with them for some time and they are prepared to fight to keep the land. […]
Written on December 12, 2019 | Posted in
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The Belize National Teachers Union is gearing up for round of battle with the Ministry of Education over a property in Corozal Town. The property is known as ‘teachers’ site’ and the Ministry of Education has reportedly acquired a portion of that land to construct a preschool under the E.Q.I.P. project through which a number […]
Written on December 11, 2019 | Posted in
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According to Palacio, several efforts were made to rectify the situation involving the plot of land but the union was given the turnaround. Palacio says the union will not give up and is calling on teachers to protest the ministry’s action. On the Phone: Luke Palacio, 1st National Vice President, B.N.T.U. “While I was […]
Written on December 11, 2019 | Posted in
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The popular Youth Apprenticeship Programme concluded today with a ceremony at the Radisson Hotel. The group of young men and women will be knocking on doors and hopefully get the opportunity to get jobs to earn a living. Some of the past graduates are testimony that the programme paves the way to a better quality […]
Written on December 11, 2019 | Posted in
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In November, NICH launched its second annual Christmas Card Competition. Last year they received fewer than five submissions but this year a whopping eighty-five entries were submitted. A young student in Belize City captured the prize and now her winning design will be used for NICH’s 2019 Christmas Card. According to NICH, the winning image […]
Written on December 10, 2019 | Posted in
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The children of Stella Maris School headed to the Radisson today for their anticipated Christmas Party. Every year, the Belize Bank throws a party for them to celebrate the season. And what a party it was. Spiderman and the L.O.L. rainbow character were on hand as a special treat to the group of children. Here […]
Written on December 10, 2019 | Posted in
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The Ministry of Education broke ground for three new schools in the south. Last week, Minister of Education Patrick Faber, ministry officials and village went to the villages of Bella Vista and San Juan-Cow Pen to the proposed sites of the projects. Reporter Andrea Polanco reports. Andrea Polanco, Reporting Bella Vista, through funding from […]
Written on December 10, 2019 | Posted in
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The Senate debated a ten-million-dollar loan motion geared at improving the quality of education. The Inter-American Development Bank-Education Quality Improvement Program is designed to mainly improve the quality and gender equity of education at the primary and secondary levels with special focus on the innovation of Science Technology Engineering Arts and Mathematics education. The monies […]
Written on December 6, 2019 | Posted in
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In the House today, the government today passed and approved a loan motion for ten million US dollars to improve the quality of education in the country. The Inter-American Development Bank – Education Quality Improvement Programme is design to mainly improve the quality and gender equity of education at the primary and secondary levels. The […]
Written on December 4, 2019 | Posted in
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Members of the Opposition questioned the purpose of the loan, pointing out that there is a lot left to be desired for Belize’s education system. While the education system isn’t perfect, PM Barrow says that today’s signature programme calls for a celebration. Said Musa, Area Representative, Fort George “I would like to hear from […]
Written on December 4, 2019 | Posted in
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Persons with diverse abilities can be and very often are contributing and valued members of society. This week activities are being held to highlight that they too should have access to equal opportunities. The Ministry of Education through the Education Support Unit is encouraging teachers, parents and all Belizeans to be more understanding of the […]
Written on December 3, 2019 | Posted in
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The situation at Pine Street Preschool in Collet, where two teachers have been removed for failure to qualify themselves in order to renew their teaching licenses, was addressed by Minister of Education Patrick Faber today. Not only is the kindergarten in the minister’s constituency, he also says that ample time was given for the teachers […]
Written on November 28, 2019 | Posted in
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In the absence of a valid license, both teachers were asked to refrain from administering lessons. Also in question is the proprietorship of the building that houses the preschool. According to the Collet area representative, until that issue is resolved the students will be relocated to nearby Zoe Ministries. Patrick Faber, Minister of Education […]
Written on November 28, 2019 | Posted in
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Education Minister Patrick Faber also weighed in on the situation at Julian Cho Technical High School in Toledo where the secondary institution has remained without a principal since November nineteenth. As it stands there is a deadlock between two candidates who have applied for the vacancy. Here’s his take on the stalled situation. Patrick […]
Written on November 28, 2019 | Posted in
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As for political and racial undertones, DPM Faber says he is staying far away from the situation, aside from the acknowledging that the institution primarily serves the Maya population in the south. Patrick Faber, Minister of Education “Even though these are schools owned by the government. The government is the proprietor, the government and […]
Written on November 28, 2019 | Posted in
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A group of thirty-six educators has embarked upon a master’s program in special education. Through the University of the West Indies, the Government of Belize is covering roughly sixty percent of the cost of tuition for the enrolled teachers. This morning at a ceremony at the Radisson, Minister of Education Patrick Faber was on hand […]
Written on November 28, 2019 | Posted in
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On Tuesday, Abbie Godoy was named as the recipient of the prestigious 2020 Commonwealth Caribbean Rhodes Scholarship. The twenty-year-old Belizean activist will pursue her graduate studies at the University of Oxford in Developmental Economics. Annually, the Rhodes Scholarship Selection Committee looks for young women and men of outstanding intellect, character, leadership, and commitment to service […]
Written on November 28, 2019 | Posted in
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Officials from the Ministry of Education convened a meeting this afternoon at the Gateway Youth Centre in Belize City. Present were the parents of some thirty-plus students from the Pine Street Community Preschool. Last Friday, the proprietors of the school closed down the facilities after the ministry put in place a new principal and teaching […]
Written on November 27, 2019 | Posted in
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In a developing story, after thirty-five years of service in the Collet Division of Belize City, the Pine Street Preschool off Vernon Street has closed its doors. Today, police officers were dispatched to the school to keep the peace while Ministry of Education-appointed teachers removed teaching supplies. The closure stems from a dispute between the […]
Written on November 26, 2019 | Posted in
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The duo says that they were soon to become pensionable and would have retired in 2021. They have met with the Chief Education Officer, Doctor Carol Babb, and an emergency meeting is being called for this Wednesday with the Ministry. Anthony and Slusher have since sought the advice of an attorney to determine the way […]
Written on November 26, 2019 | Posted in
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There are new developments at Julian Cho Technical High School in Toledo District where the board of directors met this evening at four o’clock to determine who will be the next principal of the secondary school. Since November nineteenth, the institution has been without a principal since there is a deadlock on who will assume […]
Written on November 26, 2019 | Posted in
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Is there racism and employment discrimination playing out in the hiring of Kent Arzu at Julian Cho? He says that his predecessors are both of Maya descent and that the composition of the board of directors is majority Maya. Isani Cayetano “Where do we stand insofar as the board of directors?” On the […]
Written on November 26, 2019 | Posted in
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