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76 Prisoners Rehabilitated

The Kolbe Foundation started a rehabilitation programme at the Belize Central Prison back in 2006 at the Ashcroft Rehabilitation Centre. To date, some two-thousand plus inmates have completed the course which aims to help convicted prisoners curb drug, alcohol, behavioral and other problems.  The inmates also learn about life-skills, conflict resolution, anger management and other […]

49 Students Awarded for Doing the Right Thing

We have covered the police initiative, Du Di Rait Ting, many times in the past. But today’s ceremony was special. Forty-nine students completed the programme; eleven were honored for beating adversity and staying on the right track. While the youths have all experienced challenges, one student from Belize City, has lived through tough times, but […]

First Group of Inmates Graduates from the GREAT Programme

The GREAT programme of the Police Department has been going on for some time involving youths from primary schools who are encouraged to participate to keep them away from the hands of the gangs. Today, however, the first group of youths already at the Wagner’s Youth Facility, for a range of criminal offenses including murder, […]

The Hustle and Bustle of the Entertainment Strip on Newtown Barracks

The Newtown Barracks area in the city has flourished into our own entertainment strip. Restaurants, bars, clubs, casinos, call centres as well as the popular B.T.L. Park can all be found in that stretch of road. The area is full of night-time activities, which often interrupts the peace of the neighbourhood. But at the same […]

22 Young Graduates from Belize Youth Challenge Program

Twenty-two young men graduated this morning as cadets of the Belize Youth Challenge Programme. They represent the first intakes of the programme which started last October.  The young men honed their skills in leadership and teamwork, learnt discipline and endured arduous training. The programme is designed to engage the youths and keep them away from […]

Accepting Government’s Errors in Present Crime Situation

It was a happy occasion for the graduating cadets but also a time of reflection for the Minister of National Security. John Saldivar admitted today that the government has failed in keeping the youths away from violence for a number of reasons. He says it was plain wrong to close the Belize Technical College, the […]

The LGBT Flag Flies Atop the U.S. Embassy in Belmopan

Today, the U.S. Embassy raised the rainbow flag in Belmopan in commemoration of gay Pride Month in the U.S., but also to put the spotlight on Belize’s L.G.B.T.I. community.  While locally, the L.G.B.T.I. persons observe Pride Week in August, the U.S. Embassy invited members of the community to share in the celebration and to echo […]

O.A.S. General Resolution on Human Rights and Belize

The United Belize Advocacy Movement and the Coalition of Lesbians, Gays, Bisexuals, Transgender, Transsexuals, Travestis and Intersex of Latin America and the Caribbean are celebrating the adoption of the General Resolution on Human Rights. The resolution includes a focus on “human rights and prevention of discrimination and violence against LGBTI persons,” by the Organization of American States, […]

Mediation and Conflict Resolution Among Vulnerable Groups

The Youth and Community Transformation Project (YCT) and RESTORE Belize partnered to train nineteen service providers in conflict mediation. The social workers, community rehabilitation officers, police officers, and youth workers have been equipped with mediation skills to build capacity in their departments and organizations where they will serve as conflict mediators. Andrea Polanco stopped in […]

5 Female Inmates are Certified Yogis

Today, five women in prison were officially certified as yoga instructors after two years of intensive classes conducted by non-profit yoga organization Rhythm of Change. There are thirty-seven women incarcerated at this time, the majority for illegal entry. While yoga is a relatively new offering in the rehabilitation of females, the prison reports that there […]

N.C.F.C. Jumps into Debate on Charges for Minor, 13, over Firearm

Elwin Pitter, the minor who was shot by the police remains at the Karl Heusner Memorial Hospital recovering from injuries he sustained. Police maintain that the thirteen-year-old was shot because he pointed a firearm at them. But this is under dispute. The minor has already been charged with criminal offenses which have prompted a reaction […]

Working to Fix Sanitation Woes

Mayor Bernard Wagner admitted today that City Hall is facing some financial challenges and is in arrears with the Belize Waste Control.  Now, if you’ve been following the news for the past several years, you’d know that City Council usually goes into arrear with the Waste Control – but it something that they usually sort […]

Region One O.C. Hooks Up with Taiwan for School Farming Project

Three schools from the south side of the city will have the opportunity to farm vegetables for their consumption. The Farming for Schools Project was spearheaded by Senior Superintendent Howell Gillett in Belmopan and has spread to the city as a way to keep vulnerable young people occupied and off the streets. The Embassy of […]

UNICEF Empowers Local Partners on Child Abuse

Child abuse comes in many forms; it can be limited to one incident or it can be a series of events that occur many times. In Belize, many organizations have been doing their part putting in place strategies to create safe environments for children who are exposed to abuse. Over the past two years, four […]

I.L.O. Has Good Reviews for Youth Apprenticeship Program

About eight years ago, the Belize National Youth Apprenticeship programme was started in Belize City with the aim to reduce crime, through its focus on the development, education and employment of at-risk youth.  Under the administration of the Ministry of Education, Youth and Sports, hundreds of high school drop-outs and single mothers between the ages […]

Kids Talk Tough on Ending Violence in Port

RESTORE Belize hosted an event called “Walls Down” in the Port Loyola area during the extended weekend.  Residents were invited to enjoy a community day on a closed-off section of Faber’s Road. Bouncy houses, trampolines, music, snacks, and a basketball competition were set up, and children spent the day enjoying the community space made safe. […]

Journey Begins for Members of Police Youth Mentorship Program

Saturday was the first day of the second cohort of the Police Youth Mentorship Programme. Ninety-six mentorees from eight to seventeen years of age were matched with thirty mentors to begin the process of turning their lives around through coaching on anger management, conflict resolution and life skills with a bit of sports and academics […]

A Protest Against the High Cost of Living

Last year, Moses Sulph’s Belize Leaders for Social Justice carried out a protest on the high cost of gas prices. While results were mixed as prices have gone up and down since and a third price hike in as many weeks just went into effect, Sulph is hoping for better luck with a protest that […]

How to Get a Good Job and Career

Want a job? There were at least seven hundred and fifty available at different levels of experience and pay scale today at Swift Hall on the compound of St. Martin de Porres R.C. School and Church. The first ever BELTRAIDE Career Fair united thirteen prominent employers in four different industries with hundreds of job-seekers in […]

Scotiabank Assist with Scholarships for South Side

The 2017 school year is winding down quickly, but the Belize Police Department and Scotia Bank are already thinking ahead to the next academic calendar.  That partnership has seen the availability of as many as fifteen one-year scholarships to be offered to primary school students on the south side of Belize City.  There are only […]

Kids’ Outreach Program Continues With Ziplining Tour

Since his transfer to Belize City several weeks ago, Region One Commander Howell Gillett has been on a relentless outreach to at-risk youths across the south side of Belize City.  That provision of community services comes in many forms, including taking busloads of children on trips to the rural parts of the country.  One such […]

Youths Talk HIV/AIDS

The 2017 report on HIV by the Ministry of Health is pending, but the 2016 statistical data shows that there were two hundred and twenty-five new infections reported for that year. One hundred and four persons died of HIV-related conditions in 2016. There is also an estimated three thousand six hundred and sixty-five persons living […]

Police Install New Booth on Barrack Road

Senior Superintendent Howell Gillett was on hand this afternoon to receive a brand new police booth on the north side. We met Gillett on Barrack Road where the police booth was installed. The purpose is to improve the working conditions for police officers. This is the second booth to be donated to the Belize Police […]

Defending the Community Policing Strategy

Earlier in the newscast, you heard Commander Howell Gillett speak briefly about the crime in the city.  While he has been on the Southside for less than three months, there are some quarters in the Belize Police Department that are critical of his approach to crime. Many feel that while he is doing some good […]

Police Meet and Greet George Street Residents

This evening, officers attached to Precinct Two in Belize City took to the streets to meet with residents in the areas of Euphrates and Amara Avenues, as well as nearby George Street.  The brief session was part of the department’s weekly outreach where cops learn from the public its concerns regarding safety and citizen security […]