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She was hauled before the court last week after her peers conducted a raid of her house in Orange Walk and allegedly found a stash of guns and ammunition, among other illegally kept items. Today, Head of the Belize Police Department’s Professional Standards Branch, Senior Superintendent Calbert Flowers told the media via a Zoom interview […]
Written on June 20, 2022 | Posted in
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Regarding the incident in April at the municipal airstrip in Belize City where one of two police officers allegedly assaulted a tour guide while being recorded on a cell phone, Senior Superintendent Flowers said the officer was placed on interdiction and the investigation is ongoing. But, he explained that the department is having problems because […]
Written on June 20, 2022 | Posted in
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This morning, a cohort of students from Grace Primary School was recognized for completing a six-week course on how to cope with grief. Several of these children have lost their loved ones, either to natural causes or gun violence. Through the Department of Youth Services, an initiative was launched to teach them the skills they […]
Written on June 16, 2022 | Posted in
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G.O.B.’s decision to contract Florencio Marin Senior as an advisor to the Ministry of Agriculture on a salary of thirty six thousand dollars a year has not come without its backlash. The President of the Public Service Union of Belize, Dean Flowers, in an interview, referred to Marin’s hiring as quote, “disrespecting young people”. So, […]
Written on June 15, 2022 | Posted in
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A female officer is making headlines tonight after running afoul of the law for a third time. In 2018, W.P.C. Stephanie Patten was charged for physically assaulting a female patron inside an establishment in Orange Walk Town. Two years later, she was busted along with several other persons for possession of twenty-three pounds of marijuana. […]
Written on June 14, 2022 | Posted in
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There has been a noticeable quiet when it comes to gang violence in Belize City recently. The Ministry of Home Affairs, through the Leadership Intervention Unit, has been working tirelessly with young men across the Old Capital who are involved in gang activity. Last weekend, no incident of gang-related crime was reported and the murder […]
Written on June 10, 2022 | Posted in
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The Minister of Education has chimed in on an allegation that a student has been denied enrollment at two church-based primary schools, purportedly because the child wears dreadlocks. The Human Rights Commission of Belize has since issued a statement, saying that it is every child’s right to an education. Today, Minister Francis Fonseca says that […]
Written on June 10, 2022 | Posted in
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There are many Belizeans who are struggling with issues of substance and physical abuse and many of them believe that there is nowhere to turn to. But there is one faith-based organization that continues to go above and beyond in helping to rehabilitate as many of these individuals as possible. Tonight on the Bright Side, […]
Written on June 10, 2022 | Posted in
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One of the issues related to the cost of living has to do with the rise in water taxi rates. While the majority of people who board water taxis are tourists going to the cayes for a memorable vacation, a lot of the passengers are from the islands just wanting to make a business trip […]
Written on June 9, 2022 | Posted in
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The Commissioner of Police says he takes issue with the practice of police officers providing security at night clubs. It is not the first time ComPol Williams is voicing his position on this practice. This time around, he made a statement in light of Friday night’s incident at Thirsty Thursday. In his comments, he spoke […]
Written on June 7, 2022 | Posted in
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A group of thirty young men, many of whom are from gang-ridden communities in Belize City, will be participating in a three-day retreat at Machaca Outreach in Toledo this weekend. A collaboration between the Department of Youth Services, the Leadership Intervention Unit and the Band of Brothers, the initiative is geared towards helping these individuals […]
Written on June 6, 2022 | Posted in
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According to William Dawson, Director of the Leadership Intervention Unit, the idea is to introduce various aspects of fatherhood to these young men in order to create and foster a bond between them and their children. William Dawson, Director, Leadership Intervention Unit “The Department of Youth Services, along with the LIU and the Band […]
Written on June 6, 2022 | Posted in
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B.E.L. loses thousands of dollars in revenue annually due to illegal connections. The company says it is prepared to regularize households that are connected to the grid illegally. However, a lack of proper distribution infrastructures, such as roadways, in some of these areas presents the greatest challenge. Fuller says B.E.L is now working with local […]
Written on May 31, 2022 | Posted in
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The World Justice Report is an annual series measuring the rule of law based on the experiences and perceptions of the general public and in-country legal practitioners and experts worldwide. The findings of the 2022 report indicate that seventy percent of Belizeans said that they believe the prime minister should always obey laws and court […]
Written on May 24, 2022 | Posted in
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As government discusses the climate justice and the 2030 agenda, the issue surrounding migrant populations, sex workers, and the L.G.B.T. community persist. While PlanBelize speaks to the cross cutting theme of gender equity and equality, Orozco asks for whom. Caleb Orozco, United Belize Advocacy Movement “It was the prime minister some months ago who […]
Written on May 24, 2022 | Posted in
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Non-government organizations have called for a collective response against domestic and sexual violence. The move follows recent reports of domestic assault primarily upon women. To this end, the Belize Network of Non-Governmental Organizations, otherwise known as the B.N.N., says it publicly commits to participating in a renewed collective response to identify targeted actions to address […]
Written on May 20, 2022 | Posted in
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Saunders informed that the N.G.O.s will actively seek amendments to current legislation on domestic violence that will more effectively tackle the problem and address it from a holistic point of view. Dr. Sharmayne Saunders, President, Haven House “One of those areas is to revisit how the state approaches the domestic violence situation where women […]
Written on May 20, 2022 | Posted in
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The first project under the Resilient Rural Belize program of the Ministry of Economic Development will see a three-mile stretch of road in rural Belize District upgraded to be climate resilient and to better connect agro-producers who supply the entire country. One point seven million dollars will be invested for the upgrade. News Five’s Duane […]
Written on May 19, 2022 | Posted in
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As you heard, the Nago Bank Road is the first of several projects under the Resilient Rural Belize program of the Ministry of Economic Development. It’s a multi-ministerial approach that looks at not only climate resilient infrastructure being put in place, but also improving the lives of agro-producing communities across the country. Areas in the […]
Written on May 19, 2022 | Posted in
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Friday’s eloquent speeches in the House of Representatives after Minister of Human Development Dolores Balderamos-Garcia presented the paper recommending that the late Nora Parham be granted a posthumous pardon were all well-received in the public domain. But we asked the minister, when we caught up with her at an event on Sunday, what protects the […]
Written on May 16, 2022 | Posted in
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It has been criticized for the restrictive and deplorable living conditions under which its residents live. The institution has even previously dealt with allegations of sexual harassment. Then in 2015, a horrific fire swept through one of the buildings, killing three girls who were trapped inside. So, needless to say, the public outcry for an […]
Written on May 16, 2022 | Posted in
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The former Princess Royal Youth Hostel was an institution that was neglected for years, with its bathroom in need of urgent plumbing repairs, and its residents making attempts every few months to break out from the facility. On one occasion, in the wake of a fire that claimed the lives of three of the girls, […]
Written on May 16, 2022 | Posted in
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In 1963, Nora Parham was sentenced to death after a biased justice system convicted her for the death of an abusive common-law husband. Almost sixty years later, the House of Representatives is seeking to reverse this miscarriage of justice. To this end, a motion was passed inside the National Assembly seeking to move the Belize […]
Written on May 13, 2022 | Posted in
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Parham recalls seeing his mother being physically abused at the hands of the man she was accused of killing. He recounted occasions, as a seven-year-old, when he had to run from his home to a nearby police station to seek help for his mother. His family now recommends that more support be provided for domestic […]
Written on May 13, 2022 | Posted in
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The motion was brought before the house by Dolores Balderamos-Garcia, the Minister of Human Development and Indigenous People’s Affairs. Minister Dolores and a team consisting of various social and government partners have been working on the motion which will now be taken to the senate, and then the Belize Advisory Council. The Council will then […]
Written on May 13, 2022 | Posted in
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