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This morning residents of Las Flores in Belmopan gathered at the community primary school, St. Michael R.C., on the first day of classes. They were protesting the decision of the Belmopan City Council to sell two parcels of land which they say have belonged to the school since 1985, to Amy Anabella Chen. Police were […]
Written on September 4, 2017 | Posted in
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A seventeen-year-old 2017 graduate from the Edward P. Yorke High School in Belize City is beating all odds and making her mark in regional exams. While the official results are yet to be released by the CSEC Committee, it is known that Bernice Ramirez sat and passed twenty CXC subjects; twelve of which were challenged […]
Written on September 1, 2017 | Posted in
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…and her accomplishments opened doors for Ramirez. Aside from being recognized as a youth ambassador in 2016, her achievement of twenty CXC passes qualified Bernice for a scholarship with Pestalozzi International Village in the United Kingdom. News Five caught up Bernice and her mother, Lucero Ramirez just before she departed Belize for the U.K. […]
Written on September 1, 2017 | Posted in
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Children First and Last Belize is a non-profit organization that supports children in education and health care. As a part of their contribution to education, today members of the organization presented a check of about seven hundred dollars to the Principal of Bethel Primary School in Belize City. The money is to cover school fees […]
Written on August 29, 2017 | Posted in
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On Monday, we reported that the Prevail Combat Club of Belize City hauled in thirteen medals, eight of which are gold, when they participated in the Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu competition held in Mexico over the weekend. Jameel Smith wants to promote the sport among youths and calls for them to join an upcoming program for those […]
Written on August 29, 2017 | Posted in
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The Cuban Embassy hosted a farewell event for students who are leaving Belize to pursue studies in Cuba. The students were selected from a pool of about seventy applicants to form a part of this y ear’s cohort of the CUBA-CARICOM programme through which Cuba provides scholarships to citizens of its sister nations of the […]
Written on August 25, 2017 | Posted in
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The Museum of Belize and Houses of Culture concluded an annual summer program for children in Belize City earlier today. The camp ran for a month and a half and saw participants learning how to weave baskets, among other skills. A majority of those children are from the Dorothy Menzies Childcare Center. This morning, reporter […]
Written on August 25, 2017 | Posted in
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The Eastern Division South held the closing for its annual Great Summer Programme. Fifty youths from the south side kicked off the programme on August seventh and it ended on August twenty-fourth with certificates and prizes. The program started four years ago with an aim to engage youths who are at risk of getting involved […]
Written on August 25, 2017 | Posted in
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The Tyler Savery Foundation distributed close to one hundred school bags to under-privileged children. The kids were treated to a fun day at the pool at the Pickwick Club and they each received backpacks with school supplies for the new school year. We spoke with the founder, Shakera Young. She explains why she decided to […]
Written on August 24, 2017 | Posted in
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Four students from across the country were awarded scholarships today courtesy of the Belize Tourism Board. They are all pursuing degrees in various areas of tourism and the overall value of the awards provided to the 2017-2018 cohort is approximately thirty-one thousand dollars. News Five’s Duane Moody was at a brief ceremony at the B.T.B. […]
Written on August 23, 2017 | Posted in
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This afternoon, a handful of students, all of whom are members of the Child Advisory Board, an arm of the Belize City Council, were recipients of back-to-school grants. The initiative is a humble means of acknowledging the efforts that children and teenagers have made in the governance and beautification of the Old Capital. Councilor Hyacinth […]
Written on August 17, 2017 | Posted in
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A month or so ago, the president of Citizens Organized for Liberty through Action and his counterpart in the Poor People’s Organization for a Healthy and Righteous Society, visited the campus gates of the now-Columbus Central University School of Medicine. It is summer break and there was nobody there, other than a caretaker. But that […]
Written on August 17, 2017 | Posted in
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From Works to Education…The Ministry of Education also came under significant scrutiny for its handling of tertiary financial assistance grants during the period April 2004 to March 2012. Examining various files and records, the report finds that the ministry’s authority for awarding funds for purposes other than tuition and scholarship fees was not clearly defined, […]
Written on August 16, 2017 | Posted in
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Doctor Lorna McKay, principal of Gwen Lizarraga High School, was sent on administrative leave on August seventh during the Tropical Storm Franklin scare, when she was visited with a letter from chairman of the Board of Directors of the school, Roosevelt Blades. Blades is the community representative and the right-hand man of Minister of Education […]
Written on August 16, 2017 | Posted in
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The new school year starts in a couple of weeks for primary school children across the country. Today, the Rural Eastern Division of the Police Department had a back to school initiative where almost two hundred children from all thirty-two villages in its jurisdiction received school bags and supplies. News Five’s Duane Moody reports. […]
Written on August 16, 2017 | Posted in
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Today, we also found politicians tying down loose ends in assisting residents with expenses for the new school year. This morning, Albert Area Representative Tracy Panton received a donation from Taiwanese Ambassador Charles Liu. A cheque for five thousand dollars, earmarked for the people of Albert, was handed over to Panton as the first of […]
Written on August 16, 2017 | Posted in
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The Belize National Teachers’ Union may soon be involved in the battle between principal of Gwen Lizarraga High School, Doctor Lorna McKay, and chairman of the school’s board of management, Roosevelt Blades. B.N.T.U. president Elena Smith told us this afternoon that she has been in touch with Doctor McKay, who promised to forward official correspondence […]
Written on August 10, 2017 | Posted in
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This week pharmacists from across the Caribbean and some international colleagues are convening in Belize for the annual conference of the Caribbean Association of Pharmacists. They will be discussing latest trends and news in their industry under the theme of promoting health and wellness in the community. But if you thought that meant how to […]
Written on August 10, 2017 | Posted in
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Twenty-four students will form the first cohort of a new program awarding Bachelor’s in Science degrees in Pharmacy at the University of Belize. It’s the first program of its kind in Belize and one that the Pharmacists’ Association says has been a long time coming. Today president Beverly Coleman indicated that it will offer different […]
Written on August 10, 2017 | Posted in
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On Monday, principal of Gwen Lizarraga High School Doctor Lorna McKay defied the request of the Board of Directors of the Government-run institution to clear out her desk, turn over her keys and proceed on administrative leave. Later in the evening, workmen were sent to change the locks on the office door. There were reports […]
Written on August 8, 2017 | Posted in
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It was named for Belize’s first woman parliamentarian and Education Minister, and is located in the constituency of current Deputy Prime Minister and Education Minister Patrick Faber. But with just a few weeks to go before the start of classes, Gwen Lizarraga High School could see its principal, Dr. Lorna McKay, forced out. This afternoon […]
Written on August 7, 2017 | Posted in
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The Police Department’s Eastern Division South partnered with the Angelus Press to give three hundred school bags to deserving kids on the south side. The initiative stems from its community policing efforts. Today, the children were hosted at a brief ceremony with lunch at the Raccoon Street Police Station where they received their backpacks. Minister […]
Written on August 4, 2017 | Posted in
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President Clement Sankat of the University of Belize has assumed the Vice Presidency of Consejo Superior Universitario Centro Americano or what is known in English as the Central American Higher Education Council. Sankat’s Vice Presidency tenure will be for this academic year July, 2017 to June, 2018. Following that term, Sankat will take up the […]
Written on August 3, 2017 | Posted in
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Over seventy children at the YWCA were treated to a book fair today. The children received free books through the ‘Alina Gives Back’ foundation. It is a small non-profit started by a teenager who started out in an orphanage. She was adopted and moved away, but for the last few years she has been coming […]
Written on August 3, 2017 | Posted in
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The Ariel Rosado Foundation, established in the memory of the fallen cyclist turned legal practitioner, has increased the number of scholarships it awards to students for the fifth year in succession. This year, the foundation has approved funding for a total of forty six scholarships comprised as follows: ten primary school students to learn to […]
Written on July 31, 2017 | Posted in
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