The University of Belize Alumni Association is hosting its first alumni ball this Saturday night at eight. The event is a fundraiser to assist students with everything from books to tuition. Invited to attend are graduates of all amalgamated institutions including: University College of Belize, the Belize Teachers College, the Bliss School of Nursing, the […]
Dubbed the region’s premier tertiary institution, The University of the West Indies has produced countless Caribbean leaders and pioneers in different fields. Annually, the UWI honors graduates of its institution who have contributed significantly to their alma mater or territory at their Pelican Awards. This year, for the first time, UWI Alumni Association Belize Chapter […]
There is another set of youths who were equally treated with goodwill prior to the opening of the September session of school. Citizens Organized for Liberty through Action (COLA) has been working with about seventy-five youths for the past couple weeks. According to Moses Sulph, COLA’s President, the school supplies given out today will help […]
The Second Annual Trimming Drive in Memory of Maurice Usher is set to kick off this Thursday and continues on Friday. Channel Five’s own Brian Dena, along with Edmund Staine and other volunteers from the Fabers Road area, will be providing free back to school haircuts for underprivileged primary school kids. The trimmers will be […]
Courts Belize, the giant furniture store has added five more students to its annual scholarship program. For fourteen years, Courts has been awarding bright students from across the country with the opportunity to go to a high school of their choice. News Five spoke with Marketing Officer, Rochelle Tucker, who says that today’s recipients are […]
One topic that the CBU members have been reporting is the results of the standardized high school examinations. The Caribbean Examinations Council grades are not out as yet, however, students who sat the CSEC have been able to access their scores online. Although CSEC has been releasing the rankings to the participating countries through its […]
The Ministry of Finance signed a memorandum of understanding in March of this year with the University of Belize for a clean solar energy project. It was predicted that the construction of the infrastructure would get underway and the university is proud to announce that they are keeping that schedule. Work commenced earlier this week […]
Two young students were awarded full scholarship after meeting the Rotary Club of Belize Sunrise Criteria. Today, Mark Laredo Junior and Curt Nunez were each presented with a four year full tuition scholarship to attend St John’s College (SJC). Both recipients are graduates of the St. Martin de Porres Primary School and were recommended on […]
Fifty Belize City women received two weeks training in jewelry-making as a part of a workshop carried out by the Samuel Haynes Institute of Excellence in collaboration with the OAS and Institute of Mexico. The two week training prepared the women to use their skills to empower themselves. Esther Montalvo of the Institute of Mexico […]
The first master’s degree graduating cohort of Galen University has formed an organization to offer a complete scholarship opportunity to a needy high school student interested in pursuing tertiary education through the institution. It is called GIVE, Galen Initiative for a Valued Education and it is spearheaded by Joel Cervantes. This morning the program was […]
Two Belizean students also received prestigious awards today. Aretha Sabal and Devon Paulino were selected over students from across the Caribbean, who applied for the Sir Arthur Lewis Award for Indigenous People. They have each received scholarships to pursue bachelor’s degrees at the University of the West Indies in Cave Hill, Barbados. According to Jane […]
Summer is winding down making way for the new academic year. The back to school prep work is not limited to parents and students; the educators also have their hands full getting ready to return to the classroom. Managers and teachers from IT-VET campuses across the country participated in a weeklong workshop in Belize City […]
The Lions Quest was piloted in Belize some six years ago and to date the program has been introduced to over sixty primary and high schools country-wide. Over fifteen teachers took part in the second of seven workshops that will be held in Belize City. The two day event focused on life skills training provided […]
It was announced two weeks ago that fifteen Belizeans were granted scholarships to pursue degrees at Mexico’s School for Technical Professional Studies (CONALEP). In return, twenty-five Mexican nationals have been awarded scholarships to study English at the University of Belize’s Regional Language Center in Belmopan. The students arrived on Wednesday and will be studying in […]
The University of Belize announced today the appointment of Dr. Carey F Fraser as its new president. Fraser, a Guyanese born, is a historian of International Relations, who has written and published his works on Caribbean foreign policy, history and race relations issues. Prior to his appointment at UB, Fraser taught at the Pennsylvania State […]
Every year the biggest technical college in Mexico accepts students from Belize, who earn their degrees through scholarships provided by that country’s government. The selection process for 2011 was recently completed and fifteen students are now preparing to head north for up to four years of studies in subject areas including tourism, nursing, food production […]
The Ministry of Education and Youth hosted three hundred and ten young people from the Belize District at its Youth Consultation Forum. The event, which is a part of a countrywide initiative, engaged youth ages fifteen through nineteen to share what they would like to see implemented into the National Youth Policy that will be […]
The first of two summer camps hosted by the Belize Defence Force is well underway at Price Barracks. Students between the ages of ten and seventeen are learning to have fun in a structured environment. Those who are not interested in painting and cooking can have a pick at sporting activities. The second takes place […]
Belize is among a small group of twenty-three countries that has relations with Taiwan. As part of Taiwan’s diplomatic outreach, youth ambassadors are deployed to the various countries. In Belize, the Taiwanese delegation today launched its cultural exchange program at the IT-VET. News Five’s Delahnie Bain met the delegation as they previewed their traditional dance. […]
The crime statistics and staggering, young people are falling by the wayside and the percentage of school drop-outs is high. Still hope springs eternal and around the country there are some youths who are doing the right thing in their communities and schools. Today the Police Department hosted the sixth edition of its program called […]
New Love Foundation will be celebrating their first anniversary in Belize City over the weekend. Founder of the organization, Michelle Wagner, arrived in the country today flanked by some high profile international celebs, who will be pitching together to host a fundraising event to help promote literacy in Belize. News Five met with the stars […]
The ministry of education has joined forces with two international organizations for a mega summer camp. The camp sites are throughout the city and well over a thousand primary and high school students and teachers have signed up. The camp deals with financial literacy and News Five’s Jose Sanchez visited one of the ongoing camps […]
While a majority of primary school students are out enjoying their summer vacation, several kids from Ladyville are already occupying their time with preparations for the school year ahead. A group of sixty students is enrolled in a weeklong program organized by Rise Up Belize, an organization founded by JoCarol Garcia. The purpose of the […]
How much do you know about geospatial technology like GIS and GPS? Well, you can test your knowledge with some young students who participated in the second annual Kids GIS Camp. While the technology is widely used around the world and to a lesser extent in Belize, a few kids got the opportunity to take […]
On Wednesday the top twenty-five brilliant PSE scorers were recognized in Belize City. The students that scored best were from the Belize, Orange Walk and Cayo districts, but there were none from the Stann Creek and Toledo districts. Since the BNSE evolved into the P.S.E eleven years ago, results have been the poorest in those […]
