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The Stella Maris School in Belize City officially opened its “Leela Vernon” music room. The school has added a music programme to its offerings after it received a number of music equipment including music sheets, saxophone, and trombone. We stopped in for the ribbon cutting at today’s event. Karima Oshon, Principal, Stella Maris School […]
Written on October 22, 2018 | Posted in
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A sewerage problem at the Sacred Heart Primary School in Dangriga has caused the school to shut down and students have been away from classes for eight days. The school’s catholic management is directly responsible for the infrastructure and today when we asked Minister of Education Patrick Faber to comment on the matter, he responded […]
Written on October 19, 2018 | Posted in
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Minister, Patrick Faber also had some strong words for the Belize National Teachers Union and its president, Senator Elena Smith. Minister Faber was asked for an update regarding delayed meetings between the B.N.T.U. and the Ministry as it relates to the re-categorization of hardship schools and time-off for payday. Last week the B.N.T.U. issued a […]
Written on October 19, 2018 | Posted in
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The B.N.T.U. is also upset that there has been no progress regarding Proposal Twenty-Two which covers a number of issues including a proposal to have government pay one hundred percent of teachers’ salaries who are employed at grant aided secondary schools. Last week the B.N.T.U. pointed out that dates set for a meeting to discuss […]
Written on October 19, 2018 | Posted in
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Saint John’s Credit Union held its annual Father Marion Ganey Quiz Competition in Dangriga on Friday. It’s a competition to raise awareness of financial literacy and the credit union movement among parents, teachers and students. The students from six Dangriga schools studied two hundred questions about the credit union movement in Belize in order to […]
Written on October 17, 2018 | Posted in
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As April tenth draws nearer, the discussion on whether to take Guatemala’s claim on Belize to the I.C.J. is intensifying. While the Ministry of Foreign Affairs has been tasked to carry out a national wide I.C.J. educational campaign, Area Representation for the Albert Division Tracy Taeger-Panton has organized a forum for her constituents. While Taeger-Panton […]
Written on October 17, 2018 | Posted in
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Since Monday, thirty-eight law enforcement officers, including fifteen cops from outside of the country, started an intense two-week course in Gang Resistance Education Training. GREAT is a widely implemented gang and violence prevention programme in primary and high schools. And so a new set of officers who want a make a difference in the lives […]
Written on October 17, 2018 | Posted in
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The Belize National Teachers Union and the Ministry of Education are at a crossroads once again. Their latest disagreement involves the re-categorization of hardship allowances and time-off to collect salary. When the union called a press conference two weeks ago, its executive had received a letter from the ministry for further discussions on the matter. […]
Written on October 12, 2018 | Posted in
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The Belize National Teachers Union also points out that Minister of Education, Patrick Faber, has failed to attend two scheduled meetings to discuss Proposal twenty-two in respect of retiring teachers from grant-aided schools. B.N.T.U.’s General Secretary Keisha Young told the press this afternoon that a meeting had been set for September twenty fifth and then […]
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Down south in Punta Gorda, the dust has settled with the reinstatement of teachers at Claver College Extension. Classes have resumed, but not after students protested against the decision by two board members, including Chairman Lisel Alamilla to fire nine adjunct teachers. General Secretary Keisha Young explained why the B.N.T.U. has not been vocal on […]
Written on October 12, 2018 | Posted in
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On Thursday, the Belize National Teachers Union expressed its support for the Christian Workers Union which is currently at a standoff with the Port of Belize Limited over working hours of stevedores. The C.W.U. has initiated its twenty-one-day notice, prompting Minister of State responsible for Labor, Senator Carla Barnett to act as a mediator. It […]
Written on October 12, 2018 | Posted in
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There is good news for the hundreds of Belizeans studying at the University of the West Indies. That’s because it is in the top five percent of best universities in the world. The Times Higher Education World University Rankings published its list at the end of September ranking the world’s universities according to thirteen performance […]
Written on October 12, 2018 | Posted in
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Two Belize City students will be moving on to the National Father Marion Ganey Quiz competition, which takes place on November twenty-third in Cayo. The duo beat other students from the Belize District with their impressive knowledge of the credit union movement as well as financial literacy. News Five’s Duane Moody reports. Duane Moody, […]
Written on October 11, 2018 | Posted in
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Unity Presbyterian School in Belize City has been targeted by burglars more than once. Last month, the school was burglarized twice and standard-three teacher; Stephanie Wade says she has had enough. According to Wade, the thieves made away with schools supplies she intended to use to teach some thirty plus students. Both incidents have been […]
Written on October 9, 2018 | Posted in
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Classes at Claver College Extension in Punta Gorda resumed at seven o’clock on Monday night, following a meeting of its board of directors. Earlier that evening, students gathered peacefully at the school compound in the presence of six police officers who were reportedly requested by the chairperson Lisel Alamilla. A total of seven board members […]
Written on October 9, 2018 | Posted in
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Tonight, nine teachers from Claver College Extension, who were summarily relieved of their duties at the evening division, are back in their respective classrooms after it was found that their dismissal was unlawful. The re-instatement of the teachers in Punta Gorda also brings to an end a protest effected by students who were in solidarity […]
Written on October 8, 2018 | Posted in
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Word of the latest development was immediately passed on to the student body and a leaked email sent to the newly hired replacements was reportedly circulated. That electronic communication indicated that Punta Gorda police would be called to the school compound were the teachers to return to their jobs this evening. As for their gripe […]
Written on October 8, 2018 | Posted in
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This week, we showed you the story of Graham Creek Government School, where the commitment of two dedicated teachers to the teaching profession has inspired many across the country. The hardships the teachers face and the rough journey of a seven mile hike into the village is only a fraction of the dire conditions experienced […]
Written on October 5, 2018 | Posted in
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The arduous journey that teachers of Graham Creek Government School embark upon in order to carry out their responsibility of teaching children in one of Belize’s most southern villages continues to take center stage. The trek highlights the hardships that some teachers have to go through at a time when the Belize National Teachers Union […]
Written on October 5, 2018 | Posted in
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Some sixty-five students at Saint Peter Claver College Extension in Punta Gorda are demanding that the nine teachers who were terminated by the school’s board be reinstated. The students staged a peaceful protest earlier in the week and it seems that they will not change their position until the teachers are brought back to the […]
Written on October 5, 2018 | Posted in
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Thirteen inmates of the Belize Central prison today proudly received their certificate of recognition for successfully sitting the Primary School Examinations. Another fifty-six inmates also received recognition for completing training in andragogy or adult education. The ceremony served as a reminder by the Kolbe Foundation to the inmates that there is life outside of prison […]
Written on October 5, 2018 | Posted in
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The Belize National Teachers Union and Ministry of Education have been at odds about the re-categorization of hardship allowances and time off. The argument being put forward is that the ministry is making big decisions with no real information to support their decision to cut back on allowances from teachers who experience real hardship when […]
Written on October 3, 2018 | Posted in
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The Buttonwood Bay Nazarene Primary School on Coney Drive in Belize City has been transforming into a model education facility. Aside from expansion works here and there, the institution has also worked on improving its academic performance. As early as May of this year, two hundred and fifty students were registered for the current school […]
Written on October 3, 2018 | Posted in
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On Monday night, sixty-five of the eighty plus students at the Claver College Extension in Punta Gorda staged a peaceful demonstration at the campus. The adult continuing education institution has been at the centre of controversy, following the termination of ninety percent of its teaching staff last Tuesday. Replacement teachers have since been hired and […]
Written on October 2, 2018 | Posted in
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The teachers were terminated by the board which is chaired by former minister, Lisel Alamilla; the only other active member is the treasurer, Mark Miller. The mass firing was a unilateral decision made by Alamilla after the teachers refused to sign a contract that would see them paid every two months. The teachers are currently […]
Written on October 2, 2018 | Posted in
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