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PRESS RELEASE Members of the Belize Parliamentary Alliance against Hunger and Malnutrition (BPAHM) gathered this morning at the Marion Jones Conference Room in Belize City for a forum on Food and Nutrition Security for a Healthy Belize.
In his address to the gathering, the Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Education, Youth, Sports and Culture, Honourable Patrick Faber, said his Ministry is planning to scale up school feeding in Belize as well as to ensuring that school children are fed one healthy meal a day.

The Minister of Agriculture, the Senator the Honourable Godwin Hulse, who is also a member of BPAHM, spoke about the importance and benefits of school gardens in Belize.
On the other hand, the representative of the Ministry of Health informed of the Ministry’s initiatives in the promotion of wellness and prevention of malnutrition in Belize.

The Coordinator for the Parliamentary Front against Hunger for the Caribbean, Honourable Hamlet Melo, shared with the Members of BPAHM the law on sovereignty and food and nutrition security for the Dominican Republic.
Meanwhile, Mr. Byron Gonzalez from the Ministry of Education in Guatemala shared the experiences of the implementation of sustainable school feeding programmes in San Marcos, Guatemala.

The forum was also attended by the Speaker of the House of Representatives, Honourable Laura Tucker Longsworth, who facilitated a discussion on the policies and legislation to advance and achieve the objectives of BPAHM for the development of its work plan and communication plan.

The Vice President of the Senate, Dr.


Senator the Honourable Carla Barnett, gave the closing remarks at the forum which was organized by the BPAHM Committee with assistance from international agencies such as FAO, Brazil, Mexico, and Spain.

BELMOPAN 8th November 2019.
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BELIZE: INDICTABLE PROCEDURE (AMENDMENT) ACT, 2017 ARRANGEMENT OF SECTIONS 1.

Short title.

2.

Amendment of section 146.

3.

Repeal and replacement of section 160.

No.

23] Indictable Procedure (Amendment) Act, 2017 259 No.
23 of 2017 I assent, (SIR COLVILLE N. YOUNG) Governor-General 29th March, 2017 AN ACT to amend the Indictable Procedure Act, Chapter 96 of the Substantive Laws of Belize, Revised Edition 2011, to make new provision in relation to prescribed minimum sentences of imprisonment, having regard to, among other things, companion amendments to the Criminal Code in relation to sentencing for persons under 18 who are convicted of murder; and to provide for matters connected therewith or incidental thereto.
(Gazetted 29th March, 2017.)

BE IT ENACTED, by and with the advice and consent of the House of Representatives and Senate of Belize and by the authority of the same, as follows: 1.

This Act may be cited as the Short title.

INDICTABLE PROCEDURE (AMENDMENT) ACT, 2017, 260 Indictable Procedure (Amendment) Act 2017 [No.

23 Amendment of section 146.

Repeal and replacement of section 160.

“Reduction of term of imprisonment.


and shall be read and construed as one with the Indictable Precedure Act which, as amended, is hereinafter referred to as the principal Act.

2.

The principal Act is amended in section 146 by, (a) deleting subsection (1) and substituting therefor the following: “(1) Where any person is convicted of a crime punishable with death, the court shall thereupon pronounce sentence of death”, and (b) deleting subsection (2).

3.
The principal Act is amended by repealing section 160 and subtituting therefor the following, 160 - (1) Where any person is convicted of a crime punish- able by a mandatory minimum term of imprisonment under the Code or any other enactment, the court may, if it considers that the justice of the case so requires, having regard to special reasons which must be recorded in writing, exercise its discreation to sentence the person to a term of imprisonment, as the case may be, less than the mandatory minimum term prescribed for the crime for the Code or other enactment, as the case may be.
(2) Notwithstanding the provisions of this section, the court may not sentence an offender who is eighteen years of age or over, to less than the prescribed mandatory minimum term, where the crime he has been convicted of is, (a) murder; or (b) an offence under section 46 (rape), 47(1) (unlawful sexual intercourse with person under the age of fourteen years), 47A (rape of a child) or 62 (incest) of the Code.”.

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Domestic Violence in Belize Motion, 2022.
WHEREAS, Domestic Violence is recognized as a widespread international public health and human rights issue which, in all its forms, has tremendous physical, mental and emotional consequences on its victims, children and other family members and has far reaching detrimental social, health and economic impacts on nations; AND WHEREAS, Domestic Violence constitutes abuse including physical, psychological, sexual, emotional, financial or other aggressions, inflicted by people in the family environment or in intimate partner relationships, which generally targets the most vulnerable populations, namely girls, women and older adults, and almost always occurs inside a residence and most often at the home of the victim or the perpetrator; AND WHEREAS, it is established that Domestic Violence is a crime and a violation of human rights which affects every member of our community and if the cycle is not broken it continues to tear apart our families and our social fabric; AND WHEREAS, as reported by the Belize Crime Observatory, at least 60% of Domestic Violence cases registered during 2020, were the result of intimate partner violence; AND WHEREAS, the Belize Crime Observatory reported that during January to November 2021, there were 2,155 reports of Domestic Violence to the police where 78% of these reports were made by females and 32% of these cases are open cases; AND WHEREAS, an effective response to Domestic Violence requires a multi- sectoral approach to ensure prevention, protection, and provision of services for survivors and successful prosecution of perpetrators; AND WHEREAS, Plan Belize, through the implementation of a progressive Women’s Agenda, aims to strengthen and expand measures to ensure the safety and security of women and children by, inter alia:      holding a zero-tolerance position on violence against women; financially supporting the operation of emergency shelters and transitional homes for women and their children; implementing the domestic violence and sexual violence laws and protocols for the protection of women and children; providing free counselling and legal aid service for survivors of violence; and supporting mandatory counselling for perpetrators of domestic violence; NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that this Honourable House: 1.
Denounces and condemns Domestic Violence, in all its forms, as a crime and a violation of fundamental human rights; 2.

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5.
Supports the call for additional resources to further strengthen the interventions, safeguards and public awareness required to effectively address Domestic Violence in Belize; Will undertake legislative review aimed at filling gaps and putting in the necessary reforms for the response to Domestic Violence; As national leaders, takes a zero-tolerance position with regard to Domestic Violence; Prioritizes Domestic Violence as a national issue of significance and pledges to take individual and collective actions to end this plague in our constituencies.
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COVI-CANE SEASON IS HERE!

ARE YOU READY?

Build a kit Make sure you have enough supplies to last for at least three days.

A basic disaster supply kit, should have the following:  Water - one gallon of water per person per day.
 Food - non-perishable  Battery-powered transistor radio  Flashlight  Extra batteries  First aid kit  COVID-19 kit including masks, gloves, sanitizer, alcohol and cleaning supplies  Manual can opener for food  Charged cell phones and power banks  Store Important family documents in zip locked bags or a waterproof container  Cash  Medications both prescription and non-prescription such as pain relievers, anti-diarrhea medication, antacids or laxatives  Glasses and contact lens solution  Infant formula, bottles, diapers, wipes, diaper rash cream Store items in airtight plastic bags or containers.
For more information contact the Health Promotion Unit at 266-4915.