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The early morning fracas turned shooting incident on San Pedro Town on Saturday continues to make waves. Video surfaced which showed that it started when Police officers working at a nightclub were trying to subdue a woman patron even after they put handcuffs on her and had her on the ground. The matter has caught […]
Written on April 6, 2017 | Posted in
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Shakera Young is on a mission to fight for peace and humanity in Belize City following the murder of her only child in November of last year. Young is the mother of seven-year-old Tyler Savery, who was shot and killed along with his cousin Porshan Pipersburgh on Daly Street as they headed to a nearby […]
Written on March 31, 2017 | Posted in
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A group from across the Caribbean is in Belize to learn more about our Criminal Justice System. The team is here under a project called CARISECURE. The project aims to strengthen youth and violence policies and programmes through the use of quality, comparable and reliable citizen security information. The opening of the working tour kicked […]
Written on March 28, 2017 | Posted in
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There were many reasons to celebrate this week. Aside from celebrating women on the occasion of International Women’s Day, the folks at Courts Belize reached out to the elderly population. Courts partnered with HelpAge Belize and adopted each member of the Sister Cecilia Home. The guests brought joy to the residents of the home by […]
Written on March 10, 2017 | Posted in
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Across the world, March eight is observed as International Women’s Day. It is a day set aside to celebrate women’s achievements from political to social – and simultaneously calls for gender equality. The day brings together governments, women’s organizations, and other partners to highlight the activities. Today in Belize, to observe this global event, POWA and […]
The U.S. State Department has issued its annual country report on Human Rights practices, focusing on policing and sex orientation issues as the major human rights violations committed locally for the year 2016. Those were followed by corruption by government agents; lack of protection for refugees; domestic violence; discrimination against women; sexual abuse of children; […]
Written on March 7, 2017 | Posted in
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Ahmadiyya Jama’at Belize teamed up with the City Council for an ongoing basketball league and they want your support. Ten teams and a hundred young people are participating in league here in the City. Tonight they are hosting an all-star game but the league continues with games every Sunday morning. Naveed Mangla explains why it […]
Written on March 3, 2017 | Posted in
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Youths between the ages of fourteen and twenty-nine over the years have been experiencing trauma due to a number of reasons, including violence on the streets, at home or school. Stakeholders who come in contact with the affected population also experience the psychological effect of trauma. The Department of Youth Services has engaged Belizean American […]
Written on March 1, 2017 | Posted in
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There are many forms of trauma and those social workers, police officers and teachers who are in the fields endure what is known as compassion fatigue. In turn, they subconsciously release their frustration on their loved ones. Doctor Depaz speaks about how this trauma and crisis can be addressed. Dr. Alex Depaz, Psychotherapist “In […]
Written on March 1, 2017 | Posted in
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Since the weekend, the social media page, Belizean Cheaters and all its evolutions have been wreaking havoc across the country. Even as the pages are reported to the Facebook Administrator, visits have increased by leaps and bounds. Using fake profiles, information and pictures of men and women have been posted, slandering many reputations in the […]
Written on February 24, 2017 | Posted in
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The chorus of disapproval in the wake of the social media spectacle is forcing lawmakers to look carefully at new legislation to address the issue of cyber bullying. As it stands, Belize’s laws do not cover internet crimes, allowing for online users to virtually get away with these offenses. Earlier today, Solicitor General Nigel Hawke […]
Written on February 24, 2017 | Posted in
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Reported cases of domestic violence are on the increase even though there are many that never make it to the police; and in other instances statements have been made, but then withdrawn. This morning, well known artist Briheda Haylock’s idea of an art action highlighted the abuse against women, children and men came to life […]
Written on February 24, 2017 | Posted in
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The National Sports Council under the new leadership of Interim Executive Director, Charlie Slusher, and in conjunction with the Queen Square Community has given a facelift to a sporting facility in that south side constituency represented by the Prime Minister. The basketball court, like many other recreational spaces and pitches across the Old Capital, was […]
Written on February 17, 2017 | Posted in
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The Youth Apprenticeship Program got a boost today with a donation that will go a long way in providing jobs for at-risk youths in the city. At the program headquarters on Youth for the Future Drive, a number of apprentices happily received the donation made possible through the CAPS project, between the Government of Belize […]
Written on February 15, 2017 | Posted in
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Since taking office, President Trump has looked to fulfill some of his campaign promises by using executive orders. One of those executive orders is to ban federal money going to international groups which perform or provide information on abortions. In the last few days, Trump’s daughter Ivanka Trump has fought against the LGBT executive order […]
Written on February 7, 2017 | Posted in
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In the nation’s capital this morning, senior citizens showed that age ought not to get in the way of being healthy and active; in it is just a number. They dusted off their shoes and danced away the Macarena like pros. Others also joined in the flash mob to celebrate the anniversary of the National […]
Written on February 7, 2017 | Posted in
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While the National Council of Ageing is plowing along, there is much more to do to ensure that the rights of the elderly population are protected. Executive Director of the NCA, Ixchel Poot told News Five that they have been trying to strengthen care for older persons. Ixchel Poot, Executive Director, National Council of […]
Written on February 7, 2017 | Posted in
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One area that the country has made progress in is the standardization of the care-giving for the elderly. The Council has partnered with BTEC in the past to train caregivers within communities. According to Ixchel Poot, this year, the council is linking up with Belize Natural Energy to train eighty caregivers across the country to […]
Written on February 7, 2017 | Posted in
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Gun violence in the area of Conch Shell Bay in the Old Capital has seen a sharp spike since the start of the year. Murders and shootings connected to feuding gang factions in a drug war have placed the community under the microscope so much so that police plan to beef up their presence in […]
Written on February 2, 2017 | Posted in
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As we said, on Monday night, twenty-one-year-old Jaheel Goodger was shot during a brazen attempt on his life as he rode through Conch Shell Bay. His assailant has since been identified as a sixteen-year-old minor and has been charged in connection with the incident. But what was Goodger, a resident of Slaughterhouse Road, across town, […]
Written on February 2, 2017 | Posted in
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A custody battle is brewing in Belmopan where a San Martin family is before the courts fighting to regain care of their eight children. According to Santos Fermin Sagastume, back on December nineteenth, he and his wife authorized a US couple from River of Life, Camalote Village, as legal guardian of their eight under-aged children […]
Written on January 31, 2017 | Posted in
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Since his wife’s passing, Sagastume and his daughter have not been able to contact the children and don’t know their whereabouts. But the family has been in touch with personnel at Social Services, and has received little comfort since the department reportedly told them that the children cannot be returned to them. Sagastume and his […]
Written on January 31, 2017 | Posted in
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The Belize Police Department has partnered with the University of Belize and the Ministry of Human Development on a mentorship program for at-risk Belize City youths. In its new policing strategy to break the criminal gang cycle, the department identified children to be a part of the program, some of whom were signed up by […]
Written on January 30, 2017 | Posted in
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Over the weekend, videos of young girls engaged in sexual activities were posted on social media and shared hundreds of times. The leaked tapes have caused uproar because some of the participants could be minors, who appeared to be inebriated. Now sex with minors under the age of sixteen is rape; but there is also […]
Written on January 10, 2017 | Posted in
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How do you solve a problem like gang violence? The Belize Police Department has tried truces, interventions, aggressive patrolling and arrests; the courts, and societal condemnation, but little has managed to stick. With the majority of the one thousand plus murders in Belize in the last decade happening on Southside, time is ticking to fix […]
Written on December 23, 2016 | Posted in
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