Hurricane Richard interrupted the flow of classes in the Belize and Stann Creek Districts since early this week. This Thursday, students are expected back in the classrooms at: Bethel Primary, Wesley Upper, Our Lady of the Way-Ladyville, St. Joseph, St Martin, Ebenezer Methodist, James Garbutt SDA, Gwen Lizarraga, Muslim Community, Excelsior, St. John Vianney, St. […]
Earlier today the Ministry of Education provided a schedule for the re-opening of schools and from the look of things; there are some students that will be away from the classrooms for the rest of the week, that’s in cases where schools double up as hurricane shelters. On Wednesday the following schools will reopen: San […]
It is an acknowledged fact that there is a correlation between education and crime. When there is high enrollment in schools, the streets are safer and crime is reduced. That’s the point that the Minister of Education was driving home when he visited two schools in his backyard. The students agreed that a sound education […]
According to statistics, as many as thirty-seven percent of deaths in Belize are linked to tobacco related diseases. Earlier today an initiative was launched to prohibit smoking in public places, including government buildings and schools and certain private businesses. The measure will protect the public from exposure to tobacco smoke. The Ministry of Health, through […]
It is not one of the most fascinating subjects, but it is an all important topic. Eighteen students today received full scholarships for training on the relationship between the environment and refrigeration. The scholarships are being provided by the Department of the Environment and the technicians will be sensitized about the use of organic compounds […]
Close to a hundred students from Excelsior High School held a drug awareness parade in Belize City this morning. The event marked the start of a week of activities and according to the principal and students, the parade was aimed to do more than just march around town carrying banners and beating drums. It sent […]
Cubola Productions has launched a new text book series that tackles the social issues while preparing vulnerable children to deal with the challenges. While the Living Together Social Studies series is designed for the primary schools curriculum, it will first go through an evaluation process before it is integrated. Priscilla Brown Lopez is the editor. […]
Three out of every five students do not complete high school, that’s a high and damning percentage of young persons who have fallen from the wayside. Studies show that the number of youths out of school is contributing to the lawlessness on the streets. This morning, the Ministry of Education, launched an initiative that attempts […]
Students in the Old Capital took the lead today against gun violence. They were grieving the recent murders of Eyannie Nunez and Marquis Mahler, two children whose lives were cut short before they could see the age of nine years. The students are also hurting over others who have been victims of the street violence […]
We told you on Tuesday night that two Belizean American pageant queens are in the country on a visit and they are bearing gifts. Well, today the queens stopped in at Saint Luke Methodist School on Mahogany Street to hand out schools supplies and other knick-knacks as well as to provide good entertainment for the […]
There were smiling faces at the Nazarene High School this morning. Ten brand new computers will compliment the school’s lab and they come with the added value of free internet. The students say it is a welcome gesture that is useful for their daily school work and SMART says the partnership is part of the […]
Since the beginning of the year Dr. Santos Mahung’s presidency at the University of Belize had been under fire. The Board of Trustees wrote to Prime Minister Dean Barrow on January thirteenth recommending his termination for among other reasons, failing to perform duties prescribed under the University of Belize Act. Mahung was also accused of […]
In April we reported on the health risks to students and teachers at Saint Peter Claver Primary in Punta Gorda caused by the asbestos roofing that was disintegrating over them. The problem was so grave, that the furniture inside the age-old building would be layered with dust from the cancerous chemical within a half day. […]
Pass on the love, that’s what the people at Grace are doing. Back in July, Grace Kennedy Belize, organized a four mile fun-run to raise funds for deserving schools and to promote a healthy lifestyle. This morning, the schools were graced with the proceeds from the Grace We Care Club. Delahnie Bain reports. Delahnie Bain, […]
The Maud Williams High School, formerly Saint Michael’s College, has been gifted with a set of computers by a US based organization called Serving Saints International. Both the students and the school management say the donation is much needed and timely. News Five’s Marion Ali reports. Marion Ali, Reporting Today, one south side high school […]
If you were in the main arteries of the old capital today, you would have seen hundreds of children parading to celebrate the International Day of Literacy. The event took added importance in Belize because the literacy rate has declined in recent years. The Ministry of Education launched its Literacy Campaign for 2010, which analyzes […]
On Wednesday, News Five aired a story of twenty-three students who stayed away from classrooms at the Santa Clara Seventh Day Adventist Primary in the north. At the eye of the storm is Principal Wilbert Tamay and the parents told News Five that they have concerns over the students’ poor performance on the Primary School […]
It was back to school for thousands of eager students today. But at one primary school up north, students kept away. Our team found parents taking a stand against the school management. Police presence was visible but not required for the peaceful protest at the Santa Clara Seventh Day Adventist School. The parents are threatening […]
With the lingering effects of the economic hard times, many families battled to allocate the back to school dollar. For a few, it was a little less painful through initiatives that sprung to ensure that the children looked smart and were well equipped to report to the classrooms. News Five’s Isani Cayetano has the story […]
For others, the years of studies, are paying off. The Saint John’s College Alumni Association is hosting its President’s Alumni Awards banquet this weekend and will be honouring graduates who did well in school and are now excelling in life. Graduates from both SJC high school and junior college, from as recently as 2003 and […]
The preliminary results of the Caribbean Examinations Council exams also known as the Caribbean Secondary Education Certificate (CSEC) are in and they show improvement over last year’s. A majority of the two thousand, six hundred high school students who sat this year’s exams back in May have either moved on to tertiary education or entered […]
Twenty-six Belizean students have been awarded full scholarships to pursue higher education in the Republic of China on Taiwan. Twenty of the recipients are successful applicants of the International Cooperation and Development Fund (IDCF) Taiwan Scholarship Program for master’s and bachelor’s degree courses. The remaining six will study for graduate and undergraduate degrees through the […]
The University of Belize (UB) through the Environmental Research Institute (ERI) and its partnership with the Mesoamerican Society for Biology and Conservation (MSBC) is hosting the fourth Annual Natural Resources Management (NRM) Research Symposium. The two day symposium begins on Tuesday at the University of Belize (UB) Jaguar Auditorium, in Belmopan. The theme for this […]
There is a major change to report about the future of Excelsior High School. For weeks parents, teachers and students of the high school have vociferously resisted a proposal by the Ministry of Education to relocate students and shift the focus the school. That would have meant that teachers and students would have been displaced […]
We know that eleven thousand primary school age students are not in school and as many as sixty percent are not in secondary schools. The others will make it to the classrooms in the next few weeks when the school year opens. At one Belize City high school, classrooms opened since the beginning of this […]
