Category: Children’s Issues
Students from the north go on field trip to Toledo
A group of students, teachers and parents from Libertad village were in Toledo yesterday on an educational tour. Correspondent Paul Mahung reports.
UNICEF hosts communications training
The plight of children in Belize, their education and wellbeing are among the main concerns for organizations that deal with them on a daily basis. UNICEF’s core role in Belize is to monitor the rights of children and to see the kinds of progress we’re making along with the government and civil society partners on [...]
PSE Part Two
As Education Week kicks off, Standard six students all around the country of Belize sat the second half of the PSE Examinations today. Lisa Clare from the Ministry of education told Love News that this year has seen an increase in students sitting the exam. Day one of the examinations which were held last [...]
Baby Daniel back home in San Pedro
He has been out of the headlines for months now. But today, Baby Daniel’s transformation into a healthy boy is a testament to the collective goodwill of an entire nation. Love TV’s Maria Novelo reports.
New cook book for use in schools feeding programs
A cook book for school’s feeding programs is being implemented in the Toledo district. Our Toledo correspondent Paul Mahung reports.
Pre-School children have fun in San Pedro
Activities in celebration of Child Stimulation Month continues in San Pedro town. Correspondent Maria Novelo reports.
Bees swarm interrupts classes in Orange Walk
Classes at August Pine Ridge Roman Catholic School in the Orange Walk district were suspended this morning due to a swarm of bees on the compound. Love News spoke with Principal Blanca Torres via phone who told us that during the morning break students alerted teachers that a swarm of bees was flying over the [...]
St. Mary’s primary holds math olympiad
The Math Olympiad for secondary school students may have been shelved but it does not mean that the competition has gone away. One Belize City primary school is keeping the critical thinking event alive. Love TV’s Natalie Novelo reports.
Primary School students sit PSE part 1
The nation’s Standard Six students today stepped up to the plate to sit the first half of the PSE. Love TV’s Maria Novelo spoke with some of the students as they exited the exam room in San Pedro town.
School girl lured out of classroom, taken to Mexico
The school yard should be one of the safest places for the nation’s youngest citizens. But on Wednesday it turned out to be a parent’s worst nightmare as a young child was taken without consent. With the assistance of our Orange Walk bureau, Love News was able to put the sequence of information together that [...]
Prince Harry has lunch with special needs children
Prince Harry did not leave Belize without getting to spend some quality time with a number of Belizean children with special needs. According to a press release from the office of the Special Envoy for Women and Children, twenty two children with special needs along with their parents Were invited to visit with the Prince [...]
New playground forHopkins village
A playground has been erected for the children of Hopkins Village in the Stann Creek District. Correspondent Harry Arzu reports.
TCC prepares for weekend fair
Plans are in place for a major event for the Toledo Community College in Punta Gorda town. Correspondent Paul Mahung reports.
Orange Walk community unites for the sake of the children
The Parent Teachers Association of Carmelita Government School has plans to implement a feeding program. Here again is our Orange Walk Bureau Chief Manuela Ayuso Cantun with the story.
Scotia Bank makes school donation
Times are hard but one local bank has been able to come up with much-needed funds for a school. On Tuesday, representatives of Scotiabank Belize presented those of Living Hope Preparatory School with a cheque of a thousand dollars towards the further development of the learning institution. A press release from Scotiabank states that the [...]
Rotary’s Gift of Life program continues
Children are the future, they say, and their health and welbeing is important. Towards this end, each year, the Rotary Club of Belize endeavors to improve the lives of nation’s little citizens – those ones at least, who are born with congenital heart disease. It is that time of year again when the Club sets [...]
Art supplies and books for St. Joseph Primary School
St. Joseph primary school in Belize City has received library books and art supplies. Ceremonies were held this morning at the school’s compound and the supplies are part of a reward for the institution’s exceptional arts program. One of the school’s former students Kastanea Cruz, won bronze medal in the forty-second World School Children Art [...]
Silver lining for Holy Angels School
Earlier this month, Love News reported on a theft that occurred at Holy Angels Primary School in the Pomona Valley with no one detained into the matter up to this day. Today however, we received a call from the very excited principal of Holy Angel’s, Frances Gongora, who said it was a day of joy [...]
Wheelchairs for needy Belizean children
The Republic of China on Taiwan, through its resident Ambassador, David Wu, today donated a set of wheelchairs to needy Belizean children. The gifts were handed out by Special Envoy for Women and Children, Kim Simpliss Barrow, who herself, while not incapacitated, is going through her own challenges with cancer. Today, Simpliss Barrow, still on [...]
Villagers unite to build a park
The say there is strength in unity and the resolve of one community in the Cay district is to make their village the strongest it could be for the next generation of residents. Over the holiday weekend, Love TV’s Patrick Jones traveled to the village to check out a community project that combines unity, hard [...]


