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News Five continues to follow rape allegations made against a prominent Belizean attorney. As we have been reporting, two women made a police report claiming that the attorney allegedly raped them. So far, the Belize Police Department has put together a report, which has been forwarded to the Office of the Director of Public Prosecutions. […]
Written on January 23, 2024 | Posted in
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Barrow noted that while the U.D.P. has conducted its own investigation into the allegations, the party condemns any acts of violence against women. On the other hand, he stated that the accusations are not consistent with the behaviour of the accused, as he knows him. Here is how Barrow puts it: Moses “Shyne” Barrow, […]
Written on January 23, 2024 | Posted in
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The allegations of rape against a popular Belize City attorney are still just that, allegations, and today News Five got a chance to ask the Commissioner of Police, Chester Williams, for a status report on where the police are with that investigation and charges, if any. Williams indicated that the case file is still with […]
Written on January 23, 2024 | Posted in
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Since the allegations have surfaced, Hot Off the Press, a Facebook platform that reports primarily on incidents of news, has gone on the offensive in an obvious attempt to discredit the credibility of the alleged rape victims. The page has gone ahead to even post surveillance video taken from inside the establishment where the alleged […]
Written on January 23, 2024 | Posted in
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Comments Off on ComPol: “I Am Not the One Who Will Decide”
As we have been reporting, files relating to the rape allegations that have surfaced against a well-known Belizean attorney have been sitting on the desk of the Director of Public Prosecution, Cheryl-Lyn Vidal, since last week. So, why have charges not yet been brought against the attorney? We caught up with the DPP today in […]
Written on January 23, 2024 | Posted in
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The issue of victim-blaming, when people resort to social media platforms to attack others, has become quite a problem. That’s according to Cynthia Williams, the Human Development Coordinator at the Women’s Department. She says that the attacks can be so bad, that it affects the victims’ performance at work and otherwise. Cynthia Williams, Human […]
Written on January 23, 2024 | Posted in
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Comments Off on Counsellor Says Victim-Blaming and Attacks Impact the Victims
Amidst the rape allegations against the prominent attorney, Hot Off the Press, a purported online news outlet, published an article that amounted to victim shaming. In the one-sided piece, the outlet referred to the alleged victims as unemployed women who were at a nightclub socializing in the company of several other men. The caption was […]
Written on January 23, 2024 | Posted in
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The Senate Special Select Committee that is tasked with investigating the Portico Definitive Agreement will hold its third hearing on Wednesday inside the National Assembly building in Belmopan. Among those expected to make an appearance to answer the committee’s questions are Hugo Patt, the Deputy Party Leader of the United Democratic Party, and Erwin Contreras, […]
Written on January 23, 2024 | Posted in
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The Commissioner of Police, Chester Williams, says he is tired of answering for police officers’ stupidity. This is after a video of police officers mocking a mentally challenged man went viral on social media. To make matters worse, the video was recorded by a police officer inside a police station. The Belize Assembly of Persons […]
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The abetment to commit murder trial of attorney, Oscar Selgado resumed today before High Court Judge, Nigel Pilgrim. Selgado arrived early and walked in the courtroom, as he normally does. The prosecution in his case called three witnesses today, including the Commissioner of Police, Chester Williams, and former Inspector of Police, Wilfredo Ferrufino. Ferrufino’s testimony […]
Written on January 23, 2024 | Posted in
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During the New Year’s weekend, twenty-eight-year-old Trevor Brown was fatally shot as he left the parking lot of a popular nightclub in Belize City. After reviewing surveillance footage and collecting witness statements, the Office of the Director of Public Prosecutions determined that Brown was killed out of self-defense. Being that the bullet wound was found […]
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The Leader of the Opposition, Moses “Shyne” Barrow, says he believes Agriculture Minister Jose Abelardo Mai is being dishonest with Belizeans. Last week, when reporters questioned Minister Mai about the sugar shortage on the local market, he indicated that the shortage was a result of increased demand in December. Barrow says he rejects that explanation. […]
Written on January 23, 2024 | Posted in
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With municipal elections scheduled to take place less than seven weeks from now, Barrow was asked if he believes the People’s United Party lost ground in the north as a result of the tensions that arose between the B.S.C.F.A. and A.S.R./B.S.I. A majority of the constituencies in northern Belize have long been considered P.U.P. strongholds. […]
Written on January 23, 2024 | Posted in
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Comments Off on Did Demonstrations in Northern Belize Increase U.D.P. Municipal Chances?
Barrow was also asked how many municipalities he believes the United Democratic Party will win on March sixth. He answered while criticising P.U.P. municipal bodies across the country for their increased investments in infrastructural upgrades weeks before the upcoming municipal elections. Moses “Shyne” Barrow, Leader of the Opposition “It does not work. It did […]
Written on January 23, 2024 | Posted in
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Comments Off on Opposition Leader Predicts U.D.P. Winning Atleast Five Municipalities in March
And while we had the Commissioner of Police with us today, we asked him for an update on the counselling that about twenty police officers were undergoing who the department identified as having suicidal tendencies. And while he spoke to that problem, the Department of Women’s and Family Affairs also deals with counselling for people […]
Written on January 23, 2024 | Posted in
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Last week, we reported the case of sixteen-year-old Virginia Hernandez, a teenager who went missing while in the care of the Department of Human Services. We spoke with her mother, Maria Moh who stated that if anything were too happen to her daughter, she would be holding the department accountable. Today, we have been informed […]
Written on January 23, 2024 | Posted in
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Over forty personnel from the public and private sectors came together for a three-day technical workshop aimed at improving development financing and planning to meet Belize’s Sustainable Development Goals and climate objectives. This is being done through the implementation of an Integrated National Financing Framework approach. Considerations are being given to the nation’s SDGs and […]
Written on January 23, 2024 | Posted in
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