We begin tonight’s newscast with the controversy in Benque that wasn’t. On Thursday, we had reported that the Belize National Teachers Union Benque Viejo branch had informed the government that [...]
The Minister of Education was also asked for his thoughts on the future of the Belize National Teachers Union. This is in light of the recent resignation of Ruth Shoman, [...]
Should the Constitution of Belize include a code of ethics for politicians? The conversation has been at the fore since those sexual text messages involving Minister Andre Perez were brought [...]
Saint Ignatius High School has joined forces with the STEM U Foundation to launch a program in welding and non-destructive testing at the Cayo Center for Employment Training. The program [...]
Were a number of teachers not consulted on the implementation of the new education curriculum? Since 2022, a competency-based curriculum has been rolled out and earlier this year; stakeholders within [...]
Minister of Education Francis Fonseca also gave an update on the situation at San Pedro High School. As was reportedly last month, there was structural damage to the high school [...]
Earlier today, the Office of the National Secretary of the Belize National Teachers Union formally acknowledged receipt of Shoman’s letter of resignation. While the National Secretary, Bay Rivas, began by [...]
Earlier today, Minister of Education Francis Fonseca gave an update on the free education program that was launched on south side Belize City. As we’ve reported, this new school year, [...]
On Tuesday, the President of the Belize National Teachers’ Union, Ruth Shoman questioned what she referred to as a rush to implement the competency-based curriculum by the Ministry of Education. [...]
Classes were called off across Belize District, as hundreds of teachers converged in Belize City. The People’s Constitution Commission hosted its Teachers Constitution Education Forum inside the Saint Catherine Auditorium. [...]
It is the start of a new school year under the leadership of a new national teacher’s union president. Ruth Shoman the President of the Belize National Teachers Union says [...]
As you heard, Shoman noted that some teachers are being asked to resign because they have not met their required continuing professional development hours to start the new school year. [...]
President Shoman is also asking the Ministry of Education, why the rush to implement its competency-based curriculum? She argues that some teachers are yet to be consulted on the new [...]
We also asked Shoman for her thoughts on the infrastructural woes being faced at the San Pedro High School. A building at the high school has been deemed unfit for [...]
Brothers Chris and Santos Herrera from Belize City are working to become the first in their family to complete tertiary level education. They are now seeking the assistance of the [...]
After a three-year hiatus, the University of Belize has brought back its Black Jaguars Sports Program. The program has been a hallmark of the university’s identity since its inception. Today, [...]
On August ninth, the Government of Belize, UNICEF, and Think Equal Inc. launched the Think Equal Program in Belize, introducing innovative methods of teaching social and emotional learning in the [...]
Belizeans Giann Vasquez and Tyler Eck were awarded the prestigious, fully-funded European Union’s Erasmus Mundus Scholarship for 2023. Vasquez and Eck will pursue joint two-year master’s programmes in the fields of [...]
There are growing concerns among residents of San Pedro over the safety of San Pedro High School’s infrastructure. Last week, we reported that the ceiling of the staff room on [...]
The Government of Taiwan gave out scholarships to sixty-six Belizeans a week ago, to further their education in Taiwan. Normally, hundreds of graduates apply for these scholarships, but only a [...]
Several key ministries in the government are working in partnership to introduce a healthier diet to primary school children in the Belize District, as a pilot project that will eventually [...]
Today at the Conference Center at the University of Belize Belmopan Campus, a Memorandum of Understanding was signed between the national university, and the ministries of Youth, Education and Home [...]
As we’ve been reporting, there has been an increase in dengue cases in Belize and the number of cases recorded countrywide is above the threshold. There are also instances of [...]
The National Students’ Union of Belize is today speaking out against the University of the West Indies for an increase in school fees at the start of the new school [...]
The Social Security Board issued over forty scholarships to high school and sixth form students from across the country. At an awards ceremony held at the Biltmore Plaza, the recipients [...]
