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Department of Human Services
Community and Society
Special Envoy and Caye Bank’s Joel Nagel deliver hurricane relief to support repairs at local childcare center
On March 16, 2023, H.E. Rossana Briceño and Joel Nagel, Chairman of Caye International Bank Ltd., delivered a cheque for BZ$85,700 to the Dorothy Menzies Child Care Centre (DMCCC). The donation was raised through a charity auction hosted by a local business, Caye International Bank, and San Pedro-based property company ECI Development, during a Presidents' Week event in Las Vegas.
Community and Society
The majority of inadmissible COPA passengers returned to Panama, some sought refugee status
A group of 35 Venezuelan nationals, a Moroccan, and one person from the Dominican Republic traveling from Panama on January 18th on a COPA Airlines flight were found inadmissible to enter Belize. Attempts to return them to their last point of embarkation- Panama saw difficulties. The process extended to Saturday, January 22nd, when 21 passengers were returned to Panama via COPA, while eight sought refugee status in Belize. Several of the remaining persons, including children, could not leave the country after testing positive for COVID-19. These persons will remain (detained) at a hotel in Belize city at the expense of COPA Airlines. They will be returned to Panama as soon as it is safe to travel.
Crime
Belizeans shocked over child abuse case that left a toddler dead
A tragic case of child abuse that led to the death of a toddler and injury of his two siblings has rattled the country of Belize. On Friday, January 10th in Belize City, Kenrick Longsworth brutally assaulted his three stepsons leaving one dead and two hospitalized.
Community and Society
SP Department of Human Development aids children of sexual abuse
The Department of Human Services in San Pedro Town has been advocating for the protection of children on the island who may be vulnerable to sexual abuse.
Community and Society
San Pedro Town children to benefit from construction of a children’s shelter
The San Pedro Lions Club and Raise Me Up are working to transition the old Lions Clinic building located on Lions Street into children's shelter.