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Stigma, discrimination & violence against vulnerable groups “considerably high” in Belize, says PAHO Report

Stigma, discrimination & violence against vulnerable groups “considerably high” in Belize, says PAHO Report

Friday, December 16, 2011 16:38

Belize City, December 9, 2011 Belize is one of eleven countries in Central America and the Caribbean where the level of stigma, discrimination and violence against vulnerable groups such as women, children and gays is “considerably high”, according to a report ...

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PEOPLE – The International Teacher

PEOPLE – The International Teacher

Friday, December 16, 2011 16:34

Belize City, December 12, 2011 Abraham Aurelio Evans Daley has dedicated more than 40 years to his career in teaching. He is an international teacher, having taught Drawing, Art and Crafts, and English Language in Belize, Guatemala and Mexico. He is currently ...

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Team Belize beats Nicaragua 3-2 at U-18 female volleyball championships

Team Belize beats Nicaragua 3-2 at U-18 female volleyball championships

Friday, December 16, 2011 16:29

[caption id="attachment_11332" align="alignleft" width="350" caption="BZE U-16 girls"][/caption] Tegucigalpa, Honduras, December 7, 2011 The U-18 national female volleyball team won against Nicaragua at the Central American Female Youth Volleyball Championship last Wednesday, December 7. The Belize girls won over Nicaragua: 25-19, 19-25, 25-22, 22-25, 15-12. The ...

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Sadie Vernon boys are 3-Time basketball champs

Sadie Vernon boys are 3-Time basketball champs

Friday, December 16, 2011 16:27

[caption id="attachment_11329" align="alignleft" width="300" caption="Kachief Thomas scored 52 points in game 1"][/caption] Belize City, Friday, December 9, 2011 The Sadie Vernon Technical High School boys will represent the Central Division at the National Secondary Schools basketball championship hosted by San Pedro High ...

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Millennium girls topple Island Stars in finals Game 1

Millennium girls topple Island Stars in finals Game 1

Friday, December 16, 2011 16:25

[caption id="attachment_11326" align="alignleft" width="350" caption="Millennium girls team"][/caption] Caye Caulker, Sunday, December 11, 2011 The Millennium Girls of Belize City are one game away from becoming the Belize District female football champions after they won game one on Sunday afternoon. The Millennium team beat the ...

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How to lose a murder trial

Friday, December 16, 2011 16:21

By Dickie Bradley It is one of Belize’s most important murder trials. It gives an insight into how and why our young men are killing each other. It featured five young, strong, intelligent and handsome Creoles. And you should have seen their beautiful women and family members who came to testify and ...

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Michael Finnegan the law breaker!

Michael Finnegan the law breaker!

Friday, December 16, 2011 16:20

[caption id="attachment_11321" align="alignleft" width="200" caption="Michael Finnegan "][/caption] Belize City, December 12, 2011 City residents have compared the scene to that of a crazed man escaping the law in a speeding vehicle. A white Toyota Hilux with blue government plates was seen racing down Vernon ...

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Largest Rice Producer Shuts Down

Largest Rice Producer Shuts Down

Friday, December 16, 2011 16:18

[caption id="attachment_11317" align="alignleft" width="200" caption="Peter Dyck"][/caption] Blue Creek, Orange Walk District, December 2, 2011 By Carmelita Perez For the past 20 years Hill Bank Agricultural Company Limited, located in the community of Blue Creek, has been producing the famous Uncle Johns Rice. But this ...

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Plumber gets jail time for Firearm & Ammo

Plumber gets jail time for Firearm & Ammo

Friday, December 16, 2011 16:15

BELIZE CITY, Wed. Dec. 14, 2011 By Roy Davis Orlando Reyes, 24, a plumber who was one of 7 persons charged with kept firearm and ammunition without a gun license, was sentenced to 5 years for each count after he pleaded guilty ...

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19 yr. old sentenced to 3 months for stolen gold chain

19 yr. old sentenced to 3 months for stolen gold chain

Friday, December 16, 2011 16:13

BELIZE CITY, Wed. Dec. 14, 2011 By Roy Davis Elwin Vaccaro, 19, an unemployed charged with theft of a gold chain with a value of $500, was sentenced to 3 months today by Chief Magistrate Ann Marie Smith after he changed his ...

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