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You don’t usually see these two faces together on the same screen but Courtney Weatherburne and Marleni Cuellar left their respective prime numbers in Belize and represented Belize at a mediathon in Barbados. Â 

It was a unique event where the participants were encouraged to bridge the gap between Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics – known as STEM - and the media. The first ever Mediathon welcomed 30 Media professionals from across the Caribbean to compete in an intense 2 day media challenge and our very own Courtney Weatherburne and Channel 5’s Marleni Cuellar along with two other journalists from the Bahamas made up the team that won first place. 

Their winning idea cantered on an augmented reality educational book series for primary school kids that highlighted Caribbean STEM professionals or success stories. This would encourage children to learn more about STEM career options and the long-term plan is to pitch this idea to the government and hopefully it can be incorporated in the education sector. 

So the team has a lot of work left to do because Compete Caribbean will continue working with the winning team to develop the book series.  As first place winners, they have won entry into an overseas science and innovation event where they will be able to advance their proposal.