On Thursday, a ceremony was held in Belmopan to transfer the pro tempore presidency of the Coordinacion Educativa y Cultural Centroamericana for the Central American Integration System (SICA) to the [...]
Today, Reading Room Belize was officially opened at the Upper Division of Wesley Primary School in Belize City. It’s the brainchild of the International Black Women’s Public Policy Institute and [...]
Belize National Teachers’ Union President, Elena Smith will make way for a successor in six months’ when her term of office expires. Smith has served as national president for two [...]
The University of Belize, along with Professor Camille Nakhid from the University of Auckland, New Zealand, have teamed up for the soft launch of a book that focuses on culturally [...]
The roads in southern Belize have also needed to be upgraded and the Ministry of Infrastructure Development and Housing has been trying to keep up with not only the heavy [...]
But the road condition’s interruption of classes for these past two days will not require teachers to make up for lost time with the students of Trio Village. President of [...]
Eighteen-year-old track and field athlete Mia Sylvester, a resident of Belmopan, is headed to the University of Idaho. Sylvester has been dominating regionally in the disciplines of shot put and [...]
In the past, opportunities like these were not readily available, but today, thirty young athletes, along with their respective parents, signed off on a contract for an athletic scholarship to [...]
Chief Justice Louise Esther Blenman called two attorneys to the bar earlier today. One of those women is the owner of Gwen’s Kitchen, a popular restaurant right here on Coney [...]
This morning, twelve thousand dollars in supplies were delivered to Stella Maris School. The donation comes by way of collaboration between UNICEF and the Office of the Special Envoy for [...]
The Caribbean Union of Teachers is hosting its annual Education Conference in Belize. Over the last few days union leaders from across the country have been engaged in meaningful discussion [...]
Teachers across the country are engaged in consultations on the National Curriculum Framework 2022. This is the second round of consultations being held in each district to ascertain the views [...]
The Belize National Teachers Union and the Ministry of Education have been unable to finalize a revised Collective Bargaining Agreement for the past fourteen years. And, yet another year is [...]
As many as seventy-seven schools across Belize City and other parts of central Belize were affected by Hurricane Lisa in early November. That is according to Minister of Education Francis [...]
Police intake one hundred and ninety-six is making history by becoming the first cohort to receive structured training in human rights and the use of force. The Human Rights and [...]
It was all celebration for the children at Stella Maris School this morning. The school hosted its annual Christmas party today in collaboration with the Shirley Young Foundation and the [...]
It’s been a little over five weeks since Hurricane Lisa battered central Belize. The category one storm damaged a lot of schools, ripping off roofs and exposing the deplorable conditions [...]
Education C.E.O. Dian Maheia confirmed with News Five that no learning gap was created, despite the disruptiveness of Hurricane Lisa. This is because the school system has learned how to [...]
Over the weekend, the first cohort of primary school children graduated from a sewing program at the Port Loyola Library in Belize City. The program was successful with support from [...]
San Antonio Village, in the Cayo District, has a newly refurbished library. The library was officially opened at an event today in the village where all those involved in the [...]
Sometimes we hear of seasonal projects that teach people different skill sets in order to prepare to become self-employed. The Carmelita Government School is doing its part to prepare people [...]
Carmelita Government School is also offering classes for its students who like to paint and want to learn more about the applications in basic artwork. With the knowledge gained from [...]
Salvation Army Belize held its annual children’s Christmas dinner inside the Holy Redeemer Parish Hall in Belize City. Over six hundred children from four schools gathered inside the hall for [...]
She has been at the helm of arguably the most firebrand union for over five years, but come June 2023, Senator Elena Smith will be stepping down as President of [...]
The B.N.T.U. National President also gave an update on the teachers who were affected by Hurricane Lisa earlier this month. Senator Elena Smith says that over two hundred teachers were [...]
