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The University of Belize hosted its Belize at forty-one lecture this afternoon at the Jaguar Auditorium in Belmopan. The event was held under the theme, “Belize Finally Breaking the Chains of Colonial Thought at 41”. One speaker, Doctor Christopher DeShield, an assistant professor at the University of Belize, asked the question, have Belizeans broken free […]
Written on September 7, 2022 | Posted in
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From colonial thoughts to embracing our native tongue, Erica Aguilar, a lecturer at the University of Belize, asked the audience for their reaction to rules that prevent students from speaking their native language in a classroom setting. Here is a short excerpt from Aguilar’s lecture. Ms. Erica Aguilar, Lecturer, U.B. “Only forty percent of […]
Written on September 7, 2022 | Posted in
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The news came simultaneously with flooding in low-lying areas of the city in the last week of June –St. Mary’s Primary School and Hall are no longer structurally sound. The only course of action that can be taken is for the structures to be demolished and rebuilt. But that news did not reach parents of […]
Written on September 6, 2022 | Posted in
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For the first time in three years, school bells rang and the full complement of the student population filed into classrooms at primary schools across Belize today, to mark the start of the school year. The last time they’ve reported to school for day one with a hundred percent attendance was September 2019. News Five’s […]
Written on September 5, 2022 | Posted in
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The one hundred and ten students who attend Stella Maris School for children with special needs all received new knapsacks with stationeries for their first day back as an entire school since the COVID-19 interruption of classes. The gifts came from Belize and Me, Jungle and Sea Tours, and Alaia Resort. Jason Edwards from the […]
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For Lythia Rhaburn, a teacher at Stella Maris, the gifts are welcomed by students and the school’s administration. Lythia Rhaburn, Teacher, Stella Maris School “Some of our students are not able to finance – their parents are not working because they can’t work because nobody would be able to babysit their child or children […]
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Activist, Moses Sulph was making his rounds today, but it was not to bash the government or plan a protest. This time, he was donating face masks and stationeries to students attending two of Belize City’s secondary schools. News Five caught up with him at Excelsior High School today with gifts from Hands of Mercy […]
Written on September 2, 2022 | Posted in
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Sulph invites more people to donate to the charitable cause so that more students can benefit. He shares his contact information for people and businesses who want to help. Moses Sulph, Donates Gifts to High School Students “We’re in an economy whereby there are a lot of children in need school kids, so I’m […]
Written on September 2, 2022 | Posted in
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Minister Hyde also chimed in on the conversation surrounding hairstyle policies in secondary schools. His response is pretty much that this should not even be a discussion at this point. He says he is in disbelief that so much attention is being placed on the hairstyle that a child wears when there are greater issues […]
Written on September 1, 2022 | Posted in
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It all started twenty-one years ago when Lyndon Bailey felt a calling to open a trade and vocational institute he would later name Tubal. From very humble beginnings he and his wife, Lavern, sought assistance from the then government and from a couple lending institutions to open up the first phase of a trade school. […]
Written on September 1, 2022 | Posted in
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The Ministry of Education, Culture, Science and Technology today issued a release expressing concern over school hair policies. The release comes on the heels of reports that approximately thirty students were sent home by the administration of the Bishop Martin School in Orange Walk and were not being allowed into their classrooms for failure to […]
Written on August 31, 2022 | Posted in
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Some are of the opinion that the rules regarding hair is archaic, while others argue that it is about discipline. The C.E.O. in the Ministry of Education says that there are more deep-seated issues that need to be addressed. Maheia says that this arbitrary issue is one of many that are not unique to Bishop […]
Written on August 31, 2022 | Posted in
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While nurses have been protesting since weekend, there was also a walkout at ITVET Corozal today. The faculty and staff at the Institute for Technical and Vocational Education and Training in the north sent out messages from over the weekend claiming that some of them have not been paid for months and that they have not […]
Written on August 29, 2022 | Posted in
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Today at the Biltmore Plaza in Belize City, the Ministry of Education, Culture, Science and Technology held a press conference on the activities of the past year to revolutionize the Belize Education System, since the new administration took office in November 2020. News Five’s Duane Moody reports. Duane Moody, Reporting The Ministry of Education, […]
Written on August 29, 2022 | Posted in
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Last week, Sabreena Daly shared the behind the scenes of a seamstress’s high season when preparing for a new school year. This week, she went out to meet a teacher preparing her classroom also for the new school year. In just about a week before the reopening of primary schools, teachers are in high gear […]
Written on August 26, 2022 | Posted in
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Over the weekend, the Saint Martin’s Community Hub distributed approximately one hundred and fifty school bags and stationeries to primary school children across the community. The hub is one of six established in partnership with the U.S. Embassy back in 2020, to create employment opportunities for reformed gang members. Fast track to 2022 and these […]
Written on August 22, 2022 | Posted in
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The Belize Hotel Association held its annual scholarship award ceremony this morning in Belize City. The successful scholarship recipients are all children whose family members are employed at a B.H.A. member hotel or resort. Seven students were selected from eleven applicants. They were awarded tuition scholarships from twenty thousand dollars contributed by donating members. The […]
Written on August 19, 2022 | Posted in
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The COVID-19 virus has waned significantly since it bore down on us in March 2020. In its wake, it left over six hundred people dead and many more still living with residual effects of the illness. And while the Omicron variants that are present are not as deadly or severe, parents of schoolchildren returning to […]
Written on August 17, 2022 | Posted in
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Eighteen promising students attending government schools across Belize, who needed assistance to either begin or continue their high school education, have received scholarship certificates and stipends through a joint effort of the Government of Taiwan and the Office of the Special Envoy.. The sponsorship which has the blessings of the Ministry of Education, is a […]
Written on August 16, 2022 | Posted in
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The new school year is less than a month away from opening and the Ministry of Education is ready for that date. Today, we caught up with Minister of Education, Francis Fonseca who said that the ministry is prepared for the start of a new school year with everyone back in person, following interruptions since […]
Written on August 16, 2022 | Posted in
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The annual I Am Belize Scholarship Program has seen many students receive the financial assistance necessary for them to complete high school. Over the years, students from across the country, primarily in Belize City, have benefited from the initiative. This morning, a new cohort of students was recognized as they prepare to enter another chapter […]
Written on August 12, 2022 | Posted in
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Over the last six months, a group of Belizean youths have been working to develop public policy to improve the education sector in Belize. Two groups were created from the participants. One group tackled the secondary school curriculum, while the other looked at the issue of tertiary education financing. This morning in Belize City, those […]
Written on August 11, 2022 | Posted in
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Teachers are expected to return to a regular five-day work week, with the reinstatement of their full salaries. The Ministry of Education adjusted the work week for teacher in 2021, when ten percent of their salaries were deducted. For the first four days of the week, teachers were required to be in the classroom. On […]
Written on August 11, 2022 | Posted in
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The Ministry of Education has decided that it will offer additional assistance to its Adult Continuing Education (ACE) programs across the country. While a great deal of attention has been paid to the primary, secondary, and tertiary level education, Doctor Zabaneh conceded that ACE programs, for the most part, have been neglected over the years. […]
Written on August 11, 2022 | Posted in
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Students attending high school at either of four south side institutions at the beginning of the new academic year will benefit from a new program that is being rolled out by the Ministry of Education. Those enrolling at Maud Williams, Excelsior, Gwen Liz and Sadie Vernon will no longer have to worry about finding tuition, […]
Written on August 11, 2022 | Posted in
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