Today the Ministry of Education’s National Resource Center for Inclusive Education (NARCIE) held the first ever Disability Awareness Quiz Competition. Six district finalists participated and after the extra reserve round, Christina Aldana of Holy Redeemer Primary School took first place. Erlette Thomas of NARCIE says that the aim is to spread awareness and foster acceptance […]
In a similar fashion to Santa, the Mexican Embassy is also making a list and checking it twice. But instead of who’s naughty or nice, the Embassy is looking for the brightest and the best to visit the new Yook ol Kaab Planetarium and the Museum of the Maya Culture in Quintana Roo. According to […]
While Mexico looks for the best, the brightest students were honored this morning for this year’s CSEC and CAPE exams. The top student from Corozal to Punta Gorda travelled to the city to receive their certificates and tuition scholarships. This year the event was held at the Bliss, and with a seating capacity of five […]
Call centers have been growing in numbers as many overseas companies turn to the region looking for trained personnel. It is a relative new industry that has the potential of providing employment opportunities to hundreds of otherwise jobless persons. With unemployment hovering at close to twenty-four percent, BELTRAIDE has embarked on a program to train […]
Today marks world G.I.S. Day. G.I.S. is the acronym for Geographic Information System. It doesn’t sound like much but it’s used in our daily lives. And if you have a modern phone, chances are it uses G.I.S. technology. Earlier today, experts in GIS hosted a throng of students from many Belize City schools at a […]
Judging on that report, many more students had an interest in the Design Your own Town and City competition. In fact the students from the various schools who our news team interviewed mentioned that virtual city building competition, so it merited a special focus. The Total Business Solution team, which organized the event, says that […]
But there’s some positive news that is putting one high school ahead. Over the years Excelsior High School has not received its fair share of financial support. The school has experienced many struggles to keep its doors open but with a very supportive staff, Excelsior continues to provide education to the youths from the surrounding […]
Concerns as well as fear continue to linger in Teakettle Village after eleven students suddenly fell ill at St. Edmund R.C. School on Friday. But even more pressing, is the question of what was behind the mysterious incident, in which the children suffered striking headaches, nausea and dizziness. Several of them lost consciousness and they […]
Eleven standard six students at the St. Edmund R.C. School in Teakettle Village inexplicably fell ill and were briefly hospitalized on Friday. Some of them fainted, but all had the same symptoms of severe headaches, dizziness and nausea. The cause for their sudden illness is unknown and is still a mystery. The incident has left […]
Last year, SJC student Dorien Villafranco took the title of top finisher of the CXC in Belize and the region. Well, the CXC and CAPE results are out and SJC again takes the top place for the country. The two students, ages seventeen and sixteen, are now studying physics and math at SJC’s Junior College. […]
Echoing happy sentiments is SJC’s headmaster Yolanda Gongora. Gongora says that the hard work they have put in has paid off. Yolanda Gongora, Headmaster, SJC “I know that the boys really worked hard and at the end of the day the work that they put is what they will reap when they complete the four […]
An incident this morning at a Teakettle school has puzzled the entire community. Soon after classes began, several standard six students, who use the church as a classroom, fell ill; some of them fainted and had to be rushed to the Western Regional Hospital. All shared similar symptoms of dizziness, nausea and severe headaches. The […]
It’s past mid-October and several teachers are still waiting to be paid for the month of September. Around one hundred and fifty teachers from across the country did not receive their salaries at the end of the past month; that was a major setback because the teachers claim they have commitments to meet. But according […]
According to Leacock, the requirements for proper documents to be provided when hiring new teachers is nothing new, but it is only now being enforced by the Teaching Services Commission. David Leacock “There are requirements under the law, dating back actually to 2000; the revised edition of the then education act and the education rules […]
Most people refer to Belize as the jewel or Mother Nature’s best kept secret because of the natural beaches and exotic Maya sites. But the truth is that Belize is also ranked the sixth most violent place to live in the world. It is a sobering reflection to the staggering levels of crime and violence. […]
A group of young Belizean students collaborated with students of Milwaukee, Wisconsin to educate the world about jaguars, while they seek to encourage and foster the importance of literacy. The labor of the young students, ages nine through thirteen materialized into a book, called ‘Pat the (Great) Cat. The book covers information on Jaguars, the […]
From the inception of the Internet, access to information has leapt from paper to a digital format. As a developing country, there continues to be a need for greater access to information particularly in this digital age. To bridge that gap, a pilot project of the Citizen Access Centers was launched today through the Ministry […]
There is a great quantity of research on Belize’s history and culture, but due to a lack of resources much of the studies have to be conducted by foreign organizations. To address that problem, a memorandum of understanding was signed today between NICH, the University of Belize, the National Library Service and Information System, Saint […]
The results are in for the Caribbean Secondary Education Certificate (CSEC) and Caribbean Advanced Proficiency Examinations (CAPE). But the names of the top scorers aren’t being released just yet since the Caribbean Examinations Council allows for a query period, which gives students a chance to inquire about any discrepancies in their grades. There is good […]
In the CAPE exams, there was an overall increase in grades of four point eleven percent when compared to 2010 and the top student will receive the prestigious Belize Scholarship. But according to Vargas, while many of the subject grades are up, there was significant decrease in the number of students sitting the exams this […]
While a little over a hundred students benefited from free haircuts through the annual Trimming Drive in Memory of Maurice Usher, another group of deserving children went back to school well equipped. The kids from Stella Maris were treated to school supplies as part of Smart’s community outreach programs. News Five’s Isani Cayetano reports. Isani […]
Two Belizeans are heading to the United Kingdom having been awarded the 2011 Chevening scholarships. Orlando Vera from the Forensics Lab will be pursuing a Masters Degree in Forensic Science and Police Inspector Marcelino Choco will be doing a Masters Degree in Human Resource Management. Both will attend Strathclyde University in Glasgow. Vera and Choco […]
There’s some positive news to report tonight. A group of thirteen young men and women were bestowed with the prestigious youth awards at the Bliss Center for the Performing Arts. They were joined by their peers and families for the happy occasion. The awards are in recognition of their high standards of achievement in different […]
The Hol Chan Marine Reserve was established in 1987 and its Board of Trustees was later formed in 1994. It’s Belize’s oldest marine reserve and has expanded over the years to a protected area of seven square miles, including the famous Shark Ray Alley. Today Hol Chan along with the Ministry of Agriculture and Fisheries […]
Living Hope Preparatory School is a non-profit organization that caters for at-risk youths. That group includes first time offenders, students that failed the PSE and did not move on to high school as well as students that have been expelled from either primary or secondary school. It’s a second chance for the young people to […]
