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On Monday, Speaker of the House, Valerie Woods, sent off a letter to the Chairperson of the Belize Broadcasting Authority, Evan Tench, to draw its attention to what the Women Parliamentarians Caucus feels was a clear violation of women by Plus TV Morning Show Host, Louis Wade, Jr. The Women Parliamentarians want the B.B.A. to […]
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Speaker Woods, who currently serves as Interim Chair of the Women Parliamentarians’ Caucus, says the matter is one that has all the women parliamentarians that make up the House of Representatives and the Senate holding the same position. Valerie Woods, House Speaker “That’s one moment of celebration – the members of the Women Parliamentarian […]
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Child abuse has become an all too common theme in news headlines across the country. Today, we spoke with Doctor Annel Martinez, a trained psychiatrist, about the risk factors associated with someone becoming an abuser. Martinez shared some of the primary factors which, among others, include a history of negative childhood experiences and poor parent-child […]
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So, what about those perpetrators of child abuse that show no remorse for their actions? In some cases, perpetrators carry out these acts as a pattern of behavior. Doctor Martinez shared some insight on these very complex situations. Dr. Annel Martinez, Psychiatrist “It is a very complex situation when somebody doesn’t accept that they […]
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The United Democratic Party continues to operate in complete disarray. It would appear that a most recent truce between the elected members of the party has all but fizzled away. Former U.D.P. Leader Patrick Faber took to Facebook page last night to accuse his party leader, Moses ‘Shyne’ Barrow, of threatening him. While the nature […]
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Torrential rains across the city earlier today left many streets under water. Pedestrians, cyclists and motorists had to make their way through flooded streets after roughly two inches of rainfall this morning. But what has CitCo been doing since the beginning of the rainy season to prepare the Old Capital for inclement weather? Bernard […]
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Today was observed as Pride Day among those in the gay and lesbian community. It is a day when lesbian, gay, bisexual, transvestite and queer persons celebrate their sexuality across the world. We took the opportunity to ask the Executive Director of the United UNIBAM Advocacy Movement, UNIBAM, how the society has matured towards the […]
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Orozco says that interestingly, in recent years, while the public attacks against gays and lesbians from adults have waned, now it is children who have started to show aggression towards them. Caleb Orozco, Executive Director, UNIBAM “When I started this work there was hostility, threats on my person, acts of violence and now it […]
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He was charged a week ago, along with three Belizeans, for the July thirty-first double murder during the mass shooting in Hopkins Village. But there is little that is known about John Roy Smith, the forty-three-year-old retired Canadian soldier who was apprehended inside his pickup truck that police say was one of two vehicles fleeing […]
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The Belize City Council is hosting a night of culture on Saturday at the Belize City Civic Center. The event promises a culinary and musical experience that showcases food and music from various ethnic groups across the country. Mayor Bernard Wagner tells us more. Bernard Wagner, Belize City Mayor “As a city, as a […]
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This afternoon at the House of Culture in Belize City, the Belize City Council concluded its Youth Innovation Incubator Summer Program, an initiative that saw participants from various communities coming together to beautify the Old Capital, and engage in other activities, including sports and financial literacy. Here’s more from Mayor Bernard Wagner. Bernard Wagner, […]
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Grievous harm, cruelty to a child and wounding – those are the charges that have been brought against thirty-one-year-old Troy Banner when he appeared in the magistrate’s court in Belmopan earlier today. As we reported on Monday, the Camalote resident is once again being accused of seriously injuring a newborn baby. In this most recent […]
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It has been five years since Police Constable Marvin Locke was viciously stabbed to death at the Raccoon Street Police Station. It was an unprecedented attack on an officer at his place of work. The suspect, fifty-two-year-old Marcial Toledo has remained on pretrial detention at the Belize Central Prison since the tragic incident in March, […]
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A Salvadoran national living in Belize was sentenced to fifteen years in prison after pleading guilty to the rape of a five-year-old child. Bairo Gomez was accused of the crime back in October of 2018. During his arraignment, Gomez was considered a flight risk. As a result, he was placed on remand at the Belize […]
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Over the past two weeks, there have been several reports of rape of a child in the west, in Belize City and Orange Walk. Tonight, the despicable report involves a fifty-two-year-old man from the island town of San Pedro. On Monday, August eighth, police say a seventeen-year-old minor, in the company of her mother, reported […]
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She was supposed to show up to court last Monday, after being out on bail for her alleged role in the murder of an American restaurateur in San Pedro four years ago. Her alleged accomplice, Leon Walford, has been found guilty and is awaiting sentencing, but where is Tracey Betancourt? Tonight, she remains on the […]
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He was the driver behind the wheel of a red pickup truck that was involved in a head-on collision with another vehicle near King’s Children’s Home in Cotton Tree Village. Tonight, Roaring Creek resident Jermano Bol was formally arrested and charged for manslaughter by negligence, causing death by careless conduct, drove motor vehicle without due […]
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There was also a hit and run accident in Corozal over the weekend and police are investigating the incident to determine who is the motorist that injured an unnamed man. On Monday, A.S.P. Alfonso Aban of the Crimes Investigation Branch shared limited information with the media. Alfonso Aban, O.C., Crimes Investigation Branch “On Saturday, […]
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Over the past two weeks, the National Forensics Science Service engaged over three hundred youths from across the country with lessons on crime scenes investigation, during their first annual National Forensics Youth Camp. The Ariel Rosado Foundation pitched the idea for the camp to the Director of the Forensics Department, Gian Cho. The foundation then […]
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The Monkeypox virus has now spread to eighty-eight countries worldwide, and in the United States alone, which is Belize’s number one tourism customer, there are close to nine thousand cases of the virus spread across forty-nine states. That’s according to the U.S Centers for Disease Control. The virus has increased in the U.S. from over […]
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While there’s no reported case of Monkeypox in Belize, the Ministry of Health is preparing its staff, primarily at the various points of entry in Belize to be alert to symptoms on potential patients. But in a sharp twist, there’s an increase in the number of chickenpox cases, primarily among children at this time, and […]
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Musa said that vaccination has proven to still be the most effective weapon against COVID-19, even if the Omicron sub-variants bring mild symptoms. Hence, she advises those who are still unvaccinated to take their shots to lessen the symptoms of the illness. Dr. Melissa Musa, Dir., Public Health & Wellness, Min. of Health & […]
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The Ministry of Health and Wellness is in the process of promoting what is known as workplace wellness within the public and private sectors. The effort focuses on encouraging everyone within the workplace to engage in positive, healthy activities that promote better health. Today, the ministry spearheaded a session with senior public officers within the […]
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And because a big part of health and wellness has to do with one’s diet, the food that one eats no doubt is one of the focus areas of the session. But as the ministry’s nutritionist, Robyn Daly shared, food and nutrition is just one of the aspects of good health. She shared that mental […]
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On Monday, The Belize Women Parliament Caucus issued a release calling on PlusTV to issue a public apology for controversial language used on the TV station by talk show host Louis Wade. While we won’t repeat the words he used, the Women Parliamentarians’ release describes the phrase used as, (quote), words associated with the genitalia […]
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