Three young Belizeans are heading to the United Kingdom having won the prestigious Chevening Scholarships. The three recipients are from the Cayo District and the City. Ebony Lyall from Cayo will be studying for a Masters of Science Degree in Forensic Science at the University of Strathclyde. Brian Duncan from Belize City will be studying […]
Monday was International Literacy Day, celebrated in schools throughout Belize. The focus is on reading, comprehension and writing, and to that end the Ministry of Education collaborated with the media and other organizations to promote the love of reading. Schools engaged in different activities, with parents getting involved and students getting tagged to read the […]
The 2014 school year opened a week ago, with students returning to classrooms across the country. Well, not all students. The classrooms at the Seventh Day Adventist School in Progresso were empty. That’s because parents refused to send their children to school because they have problems with the principal and the administration. The action is […]
Earlier in our newscast we showed you Minister of Education Patrick Faber on the hot seat. He was at a media breakfast which was organized last week to deal with all manner of education issues across the spectrum – from vocational education to school fees, from school transport to books. The breakfast started an hour […]
That will be welcome news for some parents, who’ll be scrutinizing those school fees much more closely now. And there’s also the issue of school books for primary level students. Remember the free textbook program? Well it means that all primary school students across the country get their textbooks free. But many parents get lists […]
Also on the table for discussion today was the merging of the resources of three high schools – Maud Williams, Sadie Vernon and Excelsior. It was officially announced at the end of the 2013 school year. The decision raised all kinds of concerns, but it went through anyway. And today, just a few weeks into […]
A recent survey involving a sample of four hundred and fifty high school students is showing an alarming use of drugs. The survey was carried out by the National Drug Abuse Control Council and the University of Belize. it shows that students are consuming serious amounts of alcohol, marijuana and in some cases cocaine. While […]
Primary school students are back in school for the start of the new academic year. We caught up with a group of them who had every reason to be smiling this afternoon. At least fifty at the Central Assembly of God received school supplies through the generosity of the Rotaract Club’s community activities. Duane Moody […]
A new library was inaugurated in Maskall Village earlier today. For decades, the rural community has been without a public facility which caters to the academic and literary needs of its residents. A collaborative effort between Area Representative Edmund Castro, the Ministry of Education and the National Library Service has resulted in the construction of […]
Over two hundred and thirty Belizeans have had an opportunity to study in Taiwan in past years. Some twenty plus students are selected annually from numerous applications as the lucky recipients of scholarships under the International Cooperation Development Fund of Taiwan’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs. This year, a record number of twenty-six students from across […]
Also on Saturday, Galen University officially opened its Belize City Branch on Mercy Lane, located just next door to the office of the Belize Family Life Association. The event was held simultaneously in Punta Gorda where the university also opened a branch. With ten centers country-wide, Local Marketing Director of the University, Farron Louriano, says […]
This morning at the Radisson, ten high school students from across the country were awarded four-year scholarships by Courts Belize Limited. The financial assistance comes in time for the start of the new academic year which commences on Monday. The initiative follows a review of the academic performance of the candidates, as well as their […]
A Theatre Arts Training session concluded today at the Bliss Center for the Performing Arts. Primary, high school and itinerant teachers took part in the three-week program by the Ministry of Education through the Creative Arts Unit. The purpose is to teach the participants both theoretical and practical aspects of theatre, including dance, drama, arts […]
“Inspiring Solutions to Global Challenges through Innovation and Creativity.” That’s the theme of a seminar being hosted by the Public Utilities Commission in which tech savvy youths are being trained to create their own mobile apps. It was an initiative that was launched a few weeks ago and today dozens of teenagers gathered in Belize […]
The preliminary results of the 2014 CXC Exams, sat in May and June, are in and, while the top scorers are yet to be named, a total of three thousand, forty-nine students signed up to sit thirty-two of the thirty-five subjects offered in the annual assessment. This year has seen a nominal decrease of one […]
This morning, fifteen primary school graduates became official recipients of Belize Telemedia Limited scholarships for 2014. These very fortunate few will be assisted in every way through four years of high school – with tuition and fees, books and access to a tutor. The program started in 1991 and, including these recipients, five hundred and […]
A couple of students from Colombia University in the United States are in Belize putting off a timely three-week program targeting youths between the ages of fourteen and eighteen. The first two weeks of the program focuses on intensive workshops for thirteen participants and the final week will involve school tours to provide leadership workshops […]
The University of Belize issued its annual scholarships for qualifying students today during a pre-semester ceremony at its main campus in Belmopan. Dozens of students gathered at the auditorium where they signed contracts for the upcoming academic year, a majority of them received athletic scholarships for football, volleyball and cycling. News Five’s Isani Cayetano reports. […]
Academic success is not confined to the work of teachers and principals; it extends to the hours put in by school counsellors. For the rest of the week, the counsellors will be meeting at the ITVET in a conference billed to unleash their potential. At the opening this morning, their role was recognized as an […]
In time for the new school year, the Youth Enhancement Services has been offering assistance to youths who would otherwise fall by the wayside. The recipients of the program were properly vetted to qualify and are from communities in Dangriga, Orange Walk and Belize City. Duane Moody reports. Duane Moody, Reporting A small ceremony […]
Eight high school and five sixth form students will continue studies with scholarships from the Belize Bank. Accompanied by their proud parents, the deserving students were presented today with the scholarships awards. Chairman of the Belize Bank Lyndon Guiseppi said the generosity of the bank is expected to be matched with that of the students […]
A pair of young Belizean artists has placed highly in a regional tourism and environmental poster competition hosted by the Florida Caribbean Cruise Association. While they did not win the coveted first prizes in their respective categories, they continue to bring exposure to the Jewel as a major cruise tourism destination. Dengri Hernandez and Amber […]
Fifty-five scholarships were awarded this morning to worthy students based on criteria of academic performances as well as financial needs. The recipients came from all over the country and converged at the Biltmore Plaza where they were all smiles at the opportunity to further their studies. They were all deserving of the scholarships and in […]
A record number of scholarships was granted today by the Ariel Rosado Memorial Education Foundation. As many as thirty recipients were beaming with joy at the opportunity to further their studies. The foundation was established to honor a young cyclist, twenty-eight year Ariel Rosado, who was tragically killed in May 2011. His father, Alvaro Rosado, […]
Do Di Right Thing has become one of the most successful programs by the police department; it recognizes exemplary and outstanding youths who have beaten the odds despite adversity. This morning thirty nine youths were honored; the top spot was taken by an eighteen year old young lady from the Cayo District whose story inspired […]
