Today, the Belize Police Department held a strategic planning workshop focused on improving training structure and delivery. Commanders from every formation countrywide participated, with the recognition that the success of any training program relies on its leaders. The workshop emphasized key areas such as physical fitness, mental resilience, and dedicated service. This initiative reflects the Government’s continued commitment to ensuring that those entrusted with protecting the nation are ful

Belize Police Department Embraces Non-Lethal Alternatives Pepper balls and other non-lethal rounds are becoming an essential part of modern policing, and today, the Belize Police Department showed us why. These tools give officers a safer way to handle dangerous situations without resorting to deadly force. Unlike live ammunition, which can cause severe injury or death, pepper balls temporarily incapacitate a suspect, causing pain and disorientation but not permanent harm. In tense moments, that