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Hon. Francis Fonseca
Education
MoECST Signs MOU with FFB and BBF
The MoECST, through the signing of these memorandums, has committed to supporting student-athletes by providing education stipends to assist with living and tuition expenses. The FFB identified 10 student-athletes studying abroad to receive a BZ$600 monthly stipend to assist with living expenses, and 39 student-athletes have been identified by the BBF to receive a tuition scholarship up to the baccalaureate level.
Education
NASA and Belize Partner to Bring STEM-Based Program to Belizean Schools
U.S. Embassy Chargé d’Affaires, a.i. Leyla Moses-Ones, on behalf of the U.S. National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA), and Minister of Belize’s Ministry of Education, Culture, Science, and Technology Hon. Francis Fonseca signed an agreement to implement a Belize-based program that supports educational activities in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM). The Global Learning and Observations to Benefit the Environment (GLOBE) Program is an international science and education program that provides students and the public worldwide with the opportunity to meaningfully contribute to our understanding of the Earth system and global environment.
Government
Belize Observes Emancipation Day 2022
August 1, 2022 commemorates the 188th anniversary of the abolition of slavery in the British Empire and the 184th anniversary of the abolition of the system of apprenticeship. For the second year, Belize joined its sister Caribbean nations in officially observing Emancipation Day as a public and bank holiday.
Arts & Culture
Reopening of the Corozal House of Culture
On July 9, 2022, the National Institute of Culture and History (NICH) through the Museum of Belize and Houses of Culture, officially reopened the doors of the Corozal House of Culture (CHOC), after more than a year of closure.
Arts & Culture
National Celebrations Commission Holds Inaugural Meeting
June 1, 2022, the National Celebrations Commission (NCC) held its inaugural meeting at the House of Culture in Belize City to plan the events which will form a part of the 2022 September Celebrations.
Education
𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗠𝗼𝗘𝗖𝗦𝗧 𝗥𝗲𝗰𝗲𝗶𝘃𝗲𝘀 𝗗𝗲𝘀𝗸𝘁𝗼𝗽𝘀 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗛𝘆𝗴𝗶𝗲𝗻𝗶𝗰 𝗦𝘂𝗽𝗽𝗹𝗶𝗲𝘀 𝗳𝗿𝗼𝗺 𝗧𝗮𝗶𝘄𝗮𝗻
On April 13, 2022, the Ministry of Education, Culture, Science and Technology (MoECST) received a donation of desktop computers and hygienic supplies from the Embassy of the Republic of China (Taiwan) in Belize.
Education
Launch of the Aptus PI Pilot Project in Belize
On March 3, 2022, the Ministry of Education, Culture, Science and Technology(MoECST) in partnership with the Commonwealth of Learning and NotesMaster, formally launched the Aptus PI Pilot Project at a ceremony held at the Gwen Lizarraga High School in Belize City. In attendance were Hon. Francis Fonseca, MoECST Minister; Mrs. Dian Maheia, Chief Executive Officer; and Ms. Yolanda Gongora, Chief Education Officer. Mr. Dean Dundas, Chief Executive Officer of Notesmaster, and Dr. Tony Mays, Senior Specialist of Open Schools at the Commonwealth of Learning, joined the ceremony virtually.
Education
The MoECST Receives Donation of Medical Face Masks
On February 17, 2022, Hon. Francis Fonseca, Minister of Education, Culture, Science and Technology (MoECST), received a generous donation of 5,000 medical face masks from H.E. David Kuan-Chou Chien, Ambassador of the Republic of China (Taiwan) to Belize.
