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Anglican Cathedral College today hosted its annual culture awareness day. The purpose is to increase the students’ knowledge about the many and different cultures in Belize through first hard experience. But it was more than just learning the clothing, food and practices; it was about learning the economic contributions of the ethnic groups. News Five’s […]
Written on January 30, 2019 | Posted in
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There’s more trouble at Excelsior High School in Belize City tonight. Today, News Five received reports that several teachers didn’t show up to work and as a result, their students were hanging around on the campus during class hours. There was another report that a warden had to be called in to supervise one of […]
Written on January 24, 2019 | Posted in
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A female teacher of Muffles College High School remains on administrative leave. Nude pictures of the teacher were leaked in December, prompting the administration of the school to request the teacher to resign—a request that she denied. Today, a prescheduled meeting was held at the school’s compound and one of the topics briefly discussed was […]
Written on January 21, 2019 | Posted in
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A significant event in the city today was a mock referendum on taking the Guatemalan claim to the International Court of Justice. It all happened at Saint Catherine’s Academy and we partnered with the high school for the event as part of our I.C.J. series. Now, preparations began since last year and culminated today with […]
Written on January 18, 2019 | Posted in
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Nude pictures are at the centre of a dispute between a teacher and the administration of Muffles College High School. News Five has learned from several sources that nude pictures of a female teacher were leaked in December 2018. The administration of the school got wind of it and reportedly approached the teacher, giving her […]
Written on January 18, 2019 | Posted in
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Education Minister Patrick Faber has provided a brief update on several issues affecting public schools across the country. Over the past week, a series of meetings have been held with four primary schools in an effort to bring them under government’s fold. Likewise, the Deputy Prime Minister also touched on an outbreak of gastroenteritis that […]
Written on January 17, 2019 | Posted in
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Former Chief Education Officer Ines Sanchez wrote a book documenting the first seventy-five years of his life. The autobiography covers the struggles of his early life woven into the historical developments taking place during the forties, fifties and sixties, as well as other key markers in Belize’s history. According to the book, the writer “takes […]
Written on January 17, 2019 | Posted in
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As scheduled, the Ministry of Education was in Maya Mopan Village to look into why parents are keeping their children at home. Today marked the third day since over ninety students have not attended classes and parents have reported that they will be keeping them at home through the rest of the week. Chief Education […]
Written on January 9, 2019 | Posted in
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The Embassy of China (Taiwan) is pleased to announce that the 2019 Taiwan ICDF Scholarship Programme has officially opened. The embassy is now accepting applications from Belizean students who are seeking to further their education in their respective fields in Taiwan. It is one of the most popular scholarship programmes with more than three hundred […]
Written on January 9, 2019 | Posted in
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Since the end of last week, we’ve been reporting on growing tensions in the Maya Mopan Village. Parents and the Alcalde in the village say there has been a number of unresolved issues at the government school. Since Monday of this week, they have decided to keep their children at home and so only a […]
Written on January 8, 2019 | Posted in
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On Friday, Maya Mopan Village Alcalde Constancio Teul visited News Five’s studios on Coney Drive to send a message to the Ministry of Education—parents were not going to send their children to the primary school for one week starting today in protest of the school’s administration. For some time now, the parents have been at […]
Written on January 7, 2019 | Posted in
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Today, the Ministry of Education and Pathlight International signed a memorandum of understanding solidifying their collaboration. Over the years, the ministry and Pathlight have embarked on a number of projects to improve teaching skills and empower students to read and write. The extent of the partnership also sees Pathlight working directly with management of schools […]
Written on January 7, 2019 | Posted in
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As a part of the work that the Pathlight International is doing in Belize, they have also established teacher educator centers. There are already two centers – one in Belmopan and another in Belize City. The plan is to set up more of these centers; at least one in each district. C.E.O. of Pathlight International […]
Written on January 7, 2019 | Posted in
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The villagers of Maya Mopan in Stann Creek District are tonight sending a message to the management of the government primary school in community. The parents have been up in arms with the principal and teachers at the institution for some time now, over an issue as simple as when classes begin. There has also […]
Written on January 4, 2019 | Posted in
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Belize National Teachers Union President Elena Smith says that the union is not backing down from its rejection of the school managements docking of teachers salaries for November seventh. The teachers were out of the classrooms that day because they were demonstrating in Belmopan about hardship allowances, among other issues. Well, the hardship matter is […]
Written on January 4, 2019 | Posted in
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Earlier this week, the B.N.T.U. president called out the Ministry of Education for supporting the school management’s decision to dock salaries. Smith says that the ministry quoted from the rule book about why the different managements are justified in taking the decision. But she pulled one back on M.O.E., noting that several of the managements […]
Written on January 4, 2019 | Posted in
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The Belize National Teachers Union says the Ministry of Education has disrespected its membership when it came out batting for the school managements that have docked teachers’ salaries for the November seventh demonstration in Belmopan. Last week, the Ministry of Education sent out a press release to say, “if a teacher is absent without authorization […]
Written on January 2, 2019 | Posted in
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So the line has been drawn. The B.N.T.U. says it will stand by its decision to protest the managements’ docking of salaries for November seventh. Senator Smith says the union is not backing down and will explore all options including legal recourse. And while to some it may appear that the managements may just be […]
Written on January 2, 2019 | Posted in
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The Ministry of Education is siding with schools managements which have decided to dock the salaries of teachers who were absent on November seventh, the day that more than a thousand teachers demonstrated in Belmopan. A release from the ministry today states that the Education Rules provide clear guidelines in addressing unauthorized absences of teachers […]
Written on December 28, 2018 | Posted in
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When more than one thousand teachers demonstrated in Belmopan in November, there were doing so for two primary reasons; time off to collect salary and hardship allowances. By a show of numbers, the powerful Belize National Teachers’ Union forced the Ministry of Education and Minister Patrick Faber back to the negotiating table. Both parties managed […]
Written on December 28, 2018 | Posted in
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On Friday, the Belize National Teachers’ Union came out swinging at some school managements, calling them the Grinch that stole Christmas. That’s because certain school managements decided to dock the salaries of the teachers who participated in the November seventh demonstration in Belmopan. More than a thousand teachers participated in the demonstration, forcing the Ministry […]
Written on December 27, 2018 | Posted in
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According to President Elena Smith, the docking of teachers’ salaries is not only seen as ‘downright mean-spirited,’ but also as a form of union busting. Senator Elena Smith, National President, B.N.T.U. “It has to be looked at seriously because we do know that when our members lose salaries or when any person loses salary […]
Written on December 27, 2018 | Posted in
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The Belize National Teachers Union is calling some school managements the “Grinch who stole Christmas.” The powerful union fired off a press statement this evening in which it expresses its utter discontent with the decision by certain school managements to dock the salaries of the teachers who participated in a demonstration on November seventh. In […]
Written on December 21, 2018 | Posted in
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‘tis the season to be reading and today, children from across Belize City flocked to the Leo Bradley Library to participate in an annual Christmas party hosted by four Belize City based libraries. Dozens of children participated in games, winning prizes and got the chance to be read a story by Santa Clause. Hipolito Novelo […]
Written on December 19, 2018 | Posted in
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One hundred and three students from Stella Maris School were filled with joy today as Belize Bank Limited threw its tenth annual Christmas party for the children. The purpose is to spread Christmas Cheer for the children, who in some cases, would not participate in these types of merriment. This year’s Christmas festivities took place […]
Written on December 10, 2018 | Posted in
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