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Apr 7, 2021
WPCs Wade and Berry Found Guilty of Violating Police Regulations
Police constables Shantel Berry and Alleeya Wade have been fined by the police department after being found guilty earlier today by a disciplinary tribunal for appearing on our Open Your Eyes talk show. The pair spoke candidly of the discrimination they faced as law enforcement officers for wearing their hair in braids and dreadlocks. Notwithstanding a legal victory at the end of January, they were found to be in contravention of the department’s media policy which bars officers from speaking openly on professional issues.
Isani Cayetano, Reporting
“Guilty as charged, despite a favorable Supreme Court decision in a pioneering case against the Belize Police Department. That’s the ruling handed down by Superintendent Reymundo Reyes who adjudicated an internal matter brought before a tribunal this morning. Police constables Alleeya Wade and Shantel Berry stood accused of breach
Jan 29, 2021
Supreme Court Rules against B.P.D.’s Regulation – a Win for Cops with Dreadlocks!
Today, the Supreme Court handed down a big win for two police officers with dreadlocks. The Court’s says the Belize Police Department’s disciplinary action on females in the force with dreadlocks infringes on their freedom of expression, among other rights. Supreme Court Justice Sonya Young handed down that decision today. You’ll recall that in May 2019, five female police officers were facing internal disciplinary action because they failed to remove their dreadlocks. Two of those officers PC Shantel Berry and PC Alleeya Wade believed that it violated their constitutional rights. Berry’s position was that the dreadlocks were a step into the Rastafarian faith, while Wade saw it as an acceptable expression of her black identity. So, the cops took legal action. Attorney-at-law for PCs Berry and Wade, Leslie Mendez, says that this is a big win for racial discrimination