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While there is a pronounced shortage of nurses in Belize, we are not the only country experiencing it. And, when nurses fall victim to COVID, it compounds the challenge of having adequate staffing to deal with the sick. But, Nurse Bell says the Ministry of Health is doing the best it can. Nurse Lizette […]
Written on January 18, 2022 | Posted in
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Like many organization, the B.D.F. has its share of allegations of sexual misconduct. At times, a culture of silence made it difficult for women in uniform to come forward with their stories. The new commander says he has been working on changing policies on reporting, and these can now be taken to the police. […]
Written on January 18, 2022 | Posted in
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The United Democratic Party today condemned this week’s mass firing of school security wardens. The party says the action occurred just as schools are returning to face to face learning, and one year after transport workers were sent home. The party claims the terminations are politically motivated. They say twenty wardens from the Belize and […]
Written on January 18, 2022 | Posted in
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Today a group of women turned out in protest at the Truancy Unit of the Ministry of Education in Belize City. They were up in arms because they were being issued termination letters. One woman was about to apply for maternity leave when she was let go instead. While they claim they are being politically […]
Written on January 17, 2022 | Posted in
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A resident of Neal Pen Road in Belize City is looking for a job so that she can move from her house that had collapsed on January second. Florence Horne remains in the structure, but the ceiling and floor are compromised. She says the National Emergency Management Organization has visited her, but the property is […]
Written on January 17, 2022 | Posted in
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The Belize Crime Observatory has released data from the years 2020 and most of 2021. Project Coordinator, Adele Ramos, appeared on Open Your Eyes this morning. She said as expected, the pandemic and its accompanying lockdowns and other restrictions had a strong impact on some categories of crime, causing a dramatic drop in some types. […]
Written on January 13, 2022 | Posted in
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But Belize City remained a hot spot, and the Crime Observatory data is being used to help formulate a multi agency response. Adele Ramos says, however, violence crime prevention needs wider community support. Adele Ramos, InfoSegura Belize, Project Coordinator & Interim Technical Coordinator, Belize Crime Observatory “But, where we saw the greatest challenge I […]
Written on January 13, 2022 | Posted in
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A public meeting led by the Minister of Home Affairs was held this morning at the Dangriga Town Hall. Present were area representatives for Stann Creek West and Dangriga, and Ministers Rodwell Ferguson and Doctor Louis Zabaneh. Also in attendance was Dangriga Mayor Robert Mariano, himself a former Deputy Commissioner of Police. The discussion centered […]
Written on January 12, 2022 | Posted in
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Today, an open letter was sent to the new Minister of Religious Affairs, Henry Charles Usher on comments he made earlier this week. In an interview to the media about his new portfolio, the Minister Usher spoke of “merging the public service with….Christian fundamental principles.” The statement is not sitting well with the LGBT human […]
Written on January 12, 2022 | Posted in
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The conversation surrounding the reopening of schools continues across the country. The National Commission for Families and Children says one of their main concerns is the effect of protracted school closures on children’s social skills. N.C.F.C. has found that zoom classes and paper-based work, over an extended period of time, takes away from the kind […]
Written on January 7, 2022 | Posted in
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N.C.F.C. says the conversation surrounding the school reopening rarely takes into consideration the views and perspective of the children themselves. Romero asserts that they may be facing a challenging time at the thought of readjusting, after being away from the class room for two years. Romero recommends that parents have this conversation with their children. […]
Written on January 7, 2022 | Posted in
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Social media influencers, much like their viewers, are always out for the next viral upload. But can a widely circulated video help a destitute Belize City family to escape poverty? It’s the latest effort of community activist Moses Sulph who aims to assist Luciano Reyes and his family. This morning, Reyes and Sulph spoke with […]
Written on January 7, 2022 | Posted in
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Is this recent gun violence in Dangriga the proverbial straw that has broken the camel’s back when it comes to policing efforts in that southern municipality? We can confirm tonight that there may be a shakeup in the police command in Dangriga because according to ComPol Chester Williams, since last year; there have been a […]
Written on January 6, 2022 | Posted in
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As most Belizeans prepare to usher in 2022 in a far more subdued way than they had hoped, the Commissioner of Police is cautioning those who do plan to party like its 2019 to hold it down. He says just because you don’t think you are going to get COVID, the police will be enforcing […]
Written on December 31, 2021 | Posted in
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And, if you are planning to play tourist and go to a resort or hotel to find a party, ComPol Williams says these places are not exempt from the ban on illegal gatherings of more than ten people. And, those who allow large numbers to gather on their premises will not just get a ticket, […]
Written on December 31, 2021 | Posted in
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ComPol Chester Williams has commented on the five-hundred-dollar ticket slapped on three fire service personnel in Santa Elena. On Thursday morning, the fire-fighters were changing shift, and while on the compound, police came up to the location and charged them for not wearing masks in public. In an interview with News Five, Ebony Wright says […]
Written on December 31, 2021 | Posted in
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As 2021 comes to an end, many are reflecting on milestones they have achieved over the past three hundred and sixty-five days, while others are battling with grief from loved ones lost as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic. This time is also a time when residents set goals for the New Year which begins […]
Written on December 31, 2021 | Posted in
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The incident was captured on amateur video by Ebony Wright, one of the fire fighters, who is still in disbelief. She believes that the situation could have been handled differently. Voice of: Ebony Wright, Santa Elena Fire Station “He make a big commotion. So the commotion weh unu see deh, he call all different […]
Written on December 30, 2021 | Posted in
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The police department is also advising against domestic violence this holiday weekend. With alcohol being consumed during this festive period, the likelihood of domestic violence is a real concern. ASP Fitzroy Yearwood, Communications Director, Belize Police Department “When it comes to domestic incidents, because whenever people consume alcohol it seems like, I don’t know […]
Written on December 24, 2021 | Posted in
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It’s the season for pantry and food baskets. And, this year in the Toledo District, one Q’eqchi Maya village received something in every household, courtesy of the community forestry enterprise. Rax Mu Qiche, a sustainable forestry business owned and operated by the Conejo community near the Sarstoon Temash National Park, shared the proceeds of a […]
Written on December 23, 2021 | Posted in
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Christmas came a few days early this year for children from Ladyville. Through a foundation out of New York, Mrs. Claus Sharmane Garcia has been out and about bringing cheer to the community. And as we found out today, over one hundred children will be receiving a gift and hampers will be distributed to families […]
Written on December 21, 2021 | Posted in
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Two employees of the Department of Human Services face disciplinary action after three teen girls were able to escape from the transition home where they were residing. The girls all fled on the same day, December eleventh, from the facility in Belize City, and while one has been located, the other two are still on […]
Written on December 20, 2021 | Posted in
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The Department is now looking for the two adolescents still at large. Vargas said they have worked out an arrangement for the other girl, who was found, to stay with her family for the Christmas holidays. But, this will mean that the Department will also review the freedoms permitted to the residents in order to […]
Written on December 20, 2021 | Posted in
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The first of ten thousand homes under the Briceño Administration’s housing project was handed over today. The fortunate recipient is a single mother from Roaring Creek Village. The Government of Belize will absorb sixty seven percent of the cost of the home, leaving the recipient with a cost of twenty five dollars a week for […]
Written on December 20, 2021 | Posted in
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This morning at the Radisson a cohort of forty-three young men was acknowledged for completing a five-day retreat organized by the Leadership Intervention Unit and several of its counterparts. The idea was to present certificates of completion to these individuals following a trip to Mountain Pine Ridge last week. News Five’s Isani Cayetano reports. […]
Written on December 20, 2021 | Posted in
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