For the remainder of the first semester, primary and high school teachers across the country are being asked to report to work on Mondays only. It follows a decision made [...]
As we told you in our Wednesday night’s newscast, teachers are to work from home due to the flooding. Chief Education Officer, Doctor Carol Babb has advised teachers to stay [...]
The Ministry of Education is advising all teachers to remain at home for the rest of the week due to the inclement weather. Today, we spoke with Doctor Carol Babb, [...]
The first batch of the long awaited computer tablets are in country. The country-wide distribution for secondary schools began on Thursday and will continue into next week. As we’ve reported, [...]
Eighty-five students of the Youth Leadership Council were recipients today of ten-inch tablets courtesy of PricewaterhouseCoopers and Peace Work. The organizations have been promoting financial literacy here for years and [...]
While we were with Chief Education Officer, Doctor Carol Babb, the media asked about recently made remarks by B.N.T.U. National President Elena Smith as it relates to the concerns of [...]
But even as teachers, rightly so, are concerned about contracting the virus, Doctor Babb says that as an educator, her concern and that of the ministry is the bad effect [...]
In a historic virtual graduation ceremony on Saturday, the University of Belize will be celebrating its twentieth anniversary with the largest graduating class ever. The University of Belize will honour [...]
According to Doctor Cuellar the virtual ceremony will feature speaker O.A.S. Assistant Secretary General Ambassador Nestor Mendez. He assures that the ceremony will be interactive and memorable to the graduating [...]
Destinee Arnold also gave News Five an update to her scholarship programme in which a total of eighteen students from across the country were awarded a thousand dollars each to [...]
When will schools be reopened for in-class attendance? While many have asked that question, the Belize National Teachers Union is seeking government’s consideration to have teachers prepare lesson plans from [...]
Seven point six million dollars was allocated by the government to purchase hardware and software to assist student with distance learning during the pandemic. The monies were approved by the [...]
The Belize Zoo wants to take the wildlife into classrooms in the coming weeks – virtually, that is. They are launching a brand new and exciting educational experience for teachers [...]
From a land issue to a school issue – Chairman Derrick Parham says that the villagers are not happy about the name the Ministry of Education has given to a [...]
Primary and high schools have reopened and students are at home learning virtually. The new form of learning is posing challenges since not all the young students have access to [...]
The Belize High School again entered the Global Robotics Competition called FIRST Global Challenge. This year, the competing students upped their game and nine of its students ranked fiftieth out [...]
Now we hear from Belize High School’s I.T. Director and the team mentor, as well as one of the participants. Godfrey Sosa, I.T Director & Team Mentor “First stands [...]
Parliamentarians today also debated a supplementary appropriation bill which includes the provision to spend seven point six million dollars for hardware and software purchases. The purchases will be done by [...]
Today, the management of the University of Belize announced that a decision has been reached with the UB Faculty and Staff Union to address the university’s financial shortfall of more [...]
Registration to vote in the November general elections is ongoing; the closing date is expected to be known once the date for elections is announced. So there is a frenzy [...]
International Literacy Day was commemorated today and its focus was teaching and learning in the COVID-19 crisis and beyond, as well as the role of educators and changing pedagogies. In [...]
During the discussion this morning, it was pointed out by the reporters in attendance that perhaps the biggest deterrent to literacy in the technological era is the excessive use of [...]
It was the first day of school today and instead of children donning crisp uniforms and new back packs, parents lined up at the different schools to pick up learning [...]
The FIRST Global Challenge is an annual Olympics-style robotics competition that promotes education in Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics, as well as careers for youths. The challenge was hosted in [...]
Students have been out of the classrooms for about five months since the COVID-19 pandemic began destroying all sectors of society. The Ministry of Education has announced that preschools and [...]
