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The national university, the University of Belize, this week unveiled big plans for the growth of the institution in the next five years, including introduction of more Bachelor’s-level programmes and the university’s first Masters’ programmes. Other aspects of the plan include infrastructural upgrades to the Belmopan campus—building labs for the engineering and the new biology […]
Written on May 25, 2018 | Posted in
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Teachers at the Belmopan Comprehensive High School are on a sit-out. Today when we travelled to Belmopan, we found most of them sitting out in the school compound and most students were left on their own. But teachers say they are participating in the sit-out because they are not satisfied with the school’s Board of […]
Written on May 24, 2018 | Posted in
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The University of Belize has unveiled a new concept which will see the country’s national tertiary institution taking a transformational leap over the next six years. Earlier today, UB introduced a suite of new undergraduate programs in areas of study which include entrepreneurship, agriculture, public health nursing and geographic information systems. Focusing on what it […]
Written on May 24, 2018 | Posted in
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As Belizeans, we all play an important role in the framework of education and the development of our young people and adult learners. That’s the mission of a pilot group of four high schools from the south and west. Today, a Street Law Belize Introductory Consultation Forum was held in Cayo which seeks to empower […]
Written on May 23, 2018 | Posted in
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Despite the back and forth on whether there would have been a teachers’ day celebration, today the event went on without a hitch. Teachers from across the country congregated in the city to celebrate their day. While, it was expected that some six thousand teachers would be in attendance, the showing was not quite close […]
Written on May 18, 2018 | Posted in
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On Monday, we reported that there would be no docking of salaries for teachers who rallied in Belmopan on March twenty-second. The Belize Association for General Managers of Pre and Primary Schools issued a release announcing that teaches would get their salaries for the day, and as we told you, said that the Belize National […]
Written on May 18, 2018 | Posted in
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The Belize District Festival of Arts got underway on Tuesday with over one hundred performances in dance, drama, song and even poetry at the Bird’s Isle. Two days later, high school students got the opportunity to perform in the same genre as the young students from primary schools. Though gifted with varied skills, the performers […]
Written on May 18, 2018 | Posted in
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In light of teacher’s day celebration on Friday, we bring you a feature story of a young teacher described as an outstanding member of the Queen Square Anglican School teaching staff. Mary Ovado started teaching at the school in 2012 and since then she has made a mark on the school and students. Ovado is […]
Written on May 17, 2018 | Posted in
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The Gateway Youth Center held its annual health fair today at the Constitution Park in Belize City. A number of the organizations shared informational pamphlets, interactive games, as well as free testing. We stopped by to speak with Counselor Erolyn Sebastian about the fourth youth-led health fair. Erolyn Sebastian, Counselor, Gateway Youth Center “This […]
Written on May 17, 2018 | Posted in
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The school year is fast winding down and while most students are already looking forward to summer camp, visits abroad or just generally hanging out, there’s still lots to learn. Today our neighbors across the street at Nazarene High School invited us to their first-ever showcase of activity, a school expo. In addition to the […]
Written on May 15, 2018 | Posted in
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Day one of the 2018 Festival of Arts for the Belize District got underway at the Bird’s Isle in Belize City. Over one hundred items from twenty-five primary schools and fifty-two from twelve high schools in Belize District will take to the stage from today through to April seventeenth. The Festival of Arts provides somewhat […]
Written on May 15, 2018 | Posted in
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Teachers’ salaries for March twenty-second will not be docked. That’s the word coming out of the Belize Association for General Managers of pre and primary schools. In a release issued today, the association said that, “as employers of teachers, it is obliged to dock teachers’ salaries for any days that teachers willfully absent themselves from […]
Written on May 14, 2018 | Posted in
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On Thursday, the Belize District Art Showcase opened at the Mexican Institute in Belize City. The two-week exhibition features art pieces from students in pre-school, primary and high schools. The art works were made during class time and after-school art programs. To expand on promoting the arts among young people, Education Minister Patrick Faber says […]
Written on May 11, 2018 | Posted in
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Earlier this week, there was uncertainty on the celebration of National Teachers’ Day. But today, Minister of Education Patrick Faber says there will be. Faber said that whether the B.N.T.U. puts up cash or not to fund the activities, it will not stop government from throwing a grand event in the teachers’ honor on May […]
Written on May 10, 2018 | Posted in
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And what about salaries for those government teachers who rallied in Belmopan in March? Minister Faber says he has received word but nothing official from the different school managements that those teachers will not receive pay for participating in the anti-crime rally. The B.N.T.U. National President Elena Smith has also said that the union will […]
Written on May 10, 2018 | Posted in
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The Ministry of Education launched an art exhibition today to show off the creative talents of students in the Belize District. This morning, Ministry Education Officials and students gathered at the Mexican Institute to showcase the more than three hundred pieces of work done in school and after school art programs. The event is also […]
Written on May 10, 2018 | Posted in
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May eighteenth has been set aside as National Teachers Day, in honor of the many contributions educators have made towards the development of the nation. Across the country, schools will be closed next Friday to give teachers an opportunity to enjoy the day in the company of their colleagues. Several weeks before the official launch […]
Written on May 9, 2018 | Posted in
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While the education minister blames B.N.T.U.’s dropping out on a lack of willingness to participate financially, the union president says that significant funds have been spent documenting the plight of teachers during the twelve days of strike action in 2016. Monies have also been expended more recently on organizing the March twenty-second anti-violence demonstration in […]
Written on May 9, 2018 | Posted in
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Notwithstanding the bad news, Faber says that other avenues are being explored in order to make good on his promise. Patrick Faber, Minister of Education “Given that news that we received this week, we officially received it in writing I believe yesterday, we now have to sit down and decide whether or not we […]
Written on May 9, 2018 | Posted in
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The tangle between the B.N.T.U. and the respective schools management over salary deductions stemming from a planned but unsanctioned anti-violence rally back in March is free of the Ministry of Education. So says Minister Patrick Faber, who emphasized that the decision of management to deduct a day’s wage from teachers who attended the demonstration had […]
Written on May 9, 2018 | Posted in
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Ten high schools took part in the fifth Youth Innovation Challenge held at the Marion Jones Sporting Complex in Belize City. The students are honing their skills at this early age, on the importance of saving, budgeting and investing to prepare them to make the rights decisions with financial resources. News Five’s Isani Cayetano reports. […]
Written on May 9, 2018 | Posted in
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Teachers Day is quickly approaching; this year, the activities are intended to step up to a national celebration which will bring six thousand teachers from all over the country under one roof. But tonight, there is uncertainty as to who will be picking up the tab for the massive celebration that can run into a […]
Written on May 8, 2018 | Posted in
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The Belize National Teachers Union says it will not influence the decision of its membership on whether the unfounded territorial claim Guatemala has over Belize should be taken to the ICJ for resolution. In light of an increased public awareness campaign to be undertaken by government in the days ahead, B.N.T.U. says it will embark […]
Written on May 8, 2018 | Posted in
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On March twenty-second, hundreds of primary and secondary school teachers from across the country gathered in Belmopan to march on Independence Hill. While the annual budget was being debated inside the National Assembly, the message outside of parliament was loud and clear – violence against women and children must end. It was a peaceful demonstration […]
Written on May 8, 2018 | Posted in
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According to the union senator, management did not hesitate to grant teachers and students the day off to participate in the biennial Twenty Thousand Strong rally. When it came to standing up against the senseless murders of women and children, however, the powers that be sang a completely different song, opting to dock their pay, […]
Written on May 8, 2018 | Posted in
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