Apr 30, 2021
Patrick Faber
Was the former Minister of Education Patrick Faber double dipping from public funds while operating in the capacity as Deputy Prime Minster? Last week in the House of Representatives, the Minister of Education Francis Fonseca, accused the former administration of entering a two year rent contract valued at three thousand dollars monthly to house the former education minister, allegedly while he was also receiving a housing allowance. During the House Meeting, the Leader of the Opposition rose to object. Today, he had an explanation for the arrangement, claiming at one point during the press conference that he did not even know how much he was getting in allowance.
Apr 22, 2021
Teachers Line Highways in Municipalities
The teachers are going to strike and leading up to next week Monday, they were out once again today in various municipalities to say no to the salary cut and increment freeze. News Five’s Duane Moody caught up with a group in Hattieville and compiled this story with footage and interviews from the island and down south.
Duane Moody, Reporting
Between 7:15 and 8:30 this morning, teachers with placards in hand lined portions of the highways across the country. It is part of their planned activities as they continue to say No! to the ten percent salary cut and three-year increment freeze. A group was in Hattieville.
Mar 2, 2021
B.H.S. Hoping to be Included in the Reopening of Schools Pilot Project
Minister of Education Francis Fonseca recently commented on plans to kickstart the reopening of schools for all Belizean students in August and September and a possible phased reopening even earlier. Principal Jamie Usher of Belize High School spoke to News Five today about the school’s readiness for the reopening pilot project.
“We are hoping to be one of the schools
, not because of any other reason than we believe that our smaller population can allow for a reopening, but we believe
that once we create a safe space any school should be able to reopen once we have guidelines in place. I think the same way how they opened up with the hotels check list and so forth, I believe that we can push that out to all the schools because I know from my communications with other principals a lot of schools are absolutely ready. So, when your team visited us this morning you got a taste of