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Minister of Home Affairs, Hon. Julius Espat, commenced an introductory tour of the NFSS Forensic Laboratory on July 15th...
16/07/2026

Minister of Home Affairs, Hon. Julius Espat, commenced an introductory tour of the NFSS Forensic Laboratory on July 15th, 2026.

As part of his first visit to Belizeโ€™s only Forensic Laboratory that analyzes various types of evidence across six different disciplines, the Minister of Home Affairs was briefed on ongoing initiatives to improve forensic science in Belize, the NFSS's developments over the years that strengthened capacity to support criminal investigations and prosecutions, and some current challenges faced daily in the provision and use of forensic science services for the administration of justice in Belize.

The visit focused on evidence management and storage, toxicology analysis, analysis of illicit drugs, fi****ms evidence examination and comparison analysis, Rapid DNA analysis and the establishment of a National DNA Database. The Commissioner of Police also accompanied the Minister on his visit to the NFSS Laboratory.

The Belize Police Department today received five new Isuzu D-Max pickup trucks, acquired by the Government of Belize, th...
09/07/2026

The Belize Police Department today received five new Isuzu D-Max pickup trucks, acquired by the Government of Belize, that will significantly enhance the police department's operational capacity and crime-fighting efforts.

These vehicles have been strategically assigned to the Benque Viejo Formation, the Roaring Creek Quick Response Team (QRT), the Orange Walk Crimes Investigation Branch (CIB), the Corozal Formation, and the Violence Prevention and Enforcement Unit. This targeted investment in public safety ensures that officers in these critical areas have the reliable mobility needed to effectively serve and protect their communities.

Hon. Julius Espat, Minister of Home Affairs, met today in Belmopan with former Commissioners of Police and senior police...
08/07/2026

Hon. Julius Espat, Minister of Home Affairs, met today in Belmopan with former Commissioners of Police and senior police commanders. The discussions focused on crime-prevention strategies, the creation of a more efficient and effective Police Department, earning the trust and confidence of the public, and building the morale of the men and women in uniform.

According to Minister Espat, the meeting, a first of its kind, was critical not only to pay respect to these former police leaders, but also to gain valuable insight and input from their collective decades of policing experience.

๐๐ซ๐ž๐ฌ๐ฌ ๐‘๐ž๐ฅ๐ž๐š๐ฌ๐ž: ๐๐ž๐ฅ๐ข๐ณ๐ž ๐€๐ฌ๐ฌ๐ฎ๐ฆ๐ž๐ฌ ๐๐ซ๐ž๐ฌ๐ข๐๐ž๐ง๐œ๐ฒ ๐๐ซ๐จ ๐“๐ž๐ฆ๐ฉ๐จ๐ซ๐ž (๐๐๐“) ๐จ๐Ÿ ๐ญ๐ก๐ž ๐‚๐ž๐ง๐ญ๐ซ๐š๐ฅ ๐€๐ฆ๐ž๐ซ๐ข๐œ๐š๐ง ๐’๐ž๐œ๐ฎ๐ซ๐ข๐ญ๐ฒ ๐‚๐จ๐ฆ๐ฆ๐ข๐ฌ๐ฌ๐ข๐จ๐ง Belize has offici...
03/07/2026

๐๐ซ๐ž๐ฌ๐ฌ ๐‘๐ž๐ฅ๐ž๐š๐ฌ๐ž: ๐๐ž๐ฅ๐ข๐ณ๐ž ๐€๐ฌ๐ฌ๐ฎ๐ฆ๐ž๐ฌ ๐๐ซ๐ž๐ฌ๐ข๐๐ž๐ง๐œ๐ฒ ๐๐ซ๐จ ๐“๐ž๐ฆ๐ฉ๐จ๐ซ๐ž (๐๐๐“) ๐จ๐Ÿ ๐ญ๐ก๐ž ๐‚๐ž๐ง๐ญ๐ซ๐š๐ฅ ๐€๐ฆ๐ž๐ซ๐ข๐œ๐š๐ง ๐’๐ž๐œ๐ฎ๐ซ๐ข๐ญ๐ฒ ๐‚๐จ๐ฆ๐ฆ๐ข๐ฌ๐ฌ๐ข๐จ๐ง

Belize has officially assumed the Presidency Pro Tempore (PPT) of the Central American Security Commission (CSC), following the conclusion of the 83rd Ordinary Meeting of the Central American Security Commission held on 23 June 2026, at the headquarters of the General Secretariat of the Central American Integration System (SICA) in San Salvador, El Salvador.

The meeting brought together representatives from the SICA member states to review progress under the regional security agenda and discuss coordinated responses to emerging threats affecting the region. Discussions focused on a range of priority areas, including cybersecurity, migration, gender-based violence, restorative juvenile justice, forensic sciences, and regional capacity building initiatives.

The Belize Delegation was led by Rear Admiral Elton Bennett, Chief Executive Officer in the Ministry of Home Affairs and Enterprise. At the conclusion of the meeting, the Dominican Republic formally transferred the Presidency Pro Tempore of the Central American Security Commission to Belize. Rear Admiral Elton Bennett delivered Belizeโ€™s acceptance remarks on behalf of the Government and the people of Belize.

Belize now holds the Presidency Pro Tempore of the Central America Security Commission from 1 July to 31 December 2026. The Ministry of Home Affairs and Enterprise is now charged with the implementation of the agreements adopted by the Commission while advancing cooperation among member states on matters of regional security and the fight against transnational organized crime.

The Ministry of Home Affairs remains committed to working closely with regional partners to promote peace, security and sustainable development that will benefit Belize and the Central America region.

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๐๐ซ๐ž๐ฌ๐ฌ ๐‘๐ž๐ฅ๐ž๐š๐ฌ๐ž: ๐‚๐ก๐š๐ง๐ ๐ž ๐ข๐ง ๐ฅ๐ž๐š๐๐ž๐ซ๐ฌ๐ก๐ข๐ฉ ๐š๐ญ ๐ญ๐ก๐ž ๐๐ž๐ฅ๐ข๐ณ๐ž ๐‚๐ž๐ง๐ญ๐ซ๐š๐ฅ ๐๐ซ๐ข๐ฌ๐จ๐งThe Ministry of Home Affairs and Enterprise, together wi...
20/05/2026

๐๐ซ๐ž๐ฌ๐ฌ ๐‘๐ž๐ฅ๐ž๐š๐ฌ๐ž: ๐‚๐ก๐š๐ง๐ ๐ž ๐ข๐ง ๐ฅ๐ž๐š๐๐ž๐ซ๐ฌ๐ก๐ข๐ฉ ๐š๐ญ ๐ญ๐ก๐ž ๐๐ž๐ฅ๐ข๐ณ๐ž ๐‚๐ž๐ง๐ญ๐ซ๐š๐ฅ ๐๐ซ๐ข๐ฌ๐จ๐ง

The Ministry of Home Affairs and Enterprise, together with the Board of Directors of the Kolbe Foundation, hereby announces the change of leadership at the Belize Central Prison.

On 19th May 2026, Mr. Virgilio Murillo, Chief Executive Officer Emeritus of the Kolbe Foundation, officially handed over leadership responsibilities to Mr. George Gomez. This transition marks the successful completion of a four-month leadership transition process for the position of Chief Executive Officer at the Belize Central Prison.

Mr. George Gomez was formally installed as CEO of the Kolbe Foundation by the Board of Directors on 19th May 2026. He expressed his passion for leading the correctional facility, working with the dedicated staff of the Kolbe Foundation, and advancing efforts aimed at the rehabilitation of inmates and their successful reintegration into society.

The Board of Directors and the Ministry also commended Mr. Virgilio Murillo for his steadfast and visionary leadership over the past twenty-four years. During his tenure as CEO, Mr. Murillo played a pivotal role in the transformation of the Belize Central Prison through the mission and vision of the Kolbe Foundation.

Mr. Murillo will continue to serve in the capacity of Special Advisor to the Board of Directors of the Kolbe Foundation.

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PUBLIC NOTICEPermitted Firearm Adaptations Not Requiring Additional License and Lifting of the Moratorium on New .223 Ca...
23/04/2026

PUBLIC NOTICE

Permitted Firearm Adaptations Not Requiring Additional License and Lifting of the Moratorium on New .223 Caliber Rifle Firearm License Applications

๐’๐ญ๐ซ๐ž๐ง๐ ๐ญ๐ก๐ž๐ง๐ข๐ง๐  ๐ฉ๐š๐ซ๐ญ๐ง๐ž๐ซ๐ฌ๐ก๐ข๐ฉ๐ฌ ๐š๐ง๐ ๐Ÿ๐จ๐ฌ๐ญ๐ž๐ซ๐ข๐ง๐  ๐ฆ๐ž๐š๐ง๐ข๐ง๐ ๐Ÿ๐ฎ๐ฅ ๐๐ข๐š๐ฅ๐จ๐ ๐ฎ๐ž ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ฟ ๐Ÿค ๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡ผ Today, the Minister of Home Affairs and Enterprise,...
13/04/2026

๐’๐ญ๐ซ๐ž๐ง๐ ๐ญ๐ก๐ž๐ง๐ข๐ง๐  ๐ฉ๐š๐ซ๐ญ๐ง๐ž๐ซ๐ฌ๐ก๐ข๐ฉ๐ฌ ๐š๐ง๐ ๐Ÿ๐จ๐ฌ๐ญ๐ž๐ซ๐ข๐ง๐  ๐ฆ๐ž๐š๐ง๐ข๐ง๐ ๐Ÿ๐ฎ๐ฅ ๐๐ข๐š๐ฅ๐จ๐ ๐ฎ๐ž ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ฟ ๐Ÿค ๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡ผ

Today, the Minister of Home Affairs and Enterprise, Hon. Oscar Mira had the honour of hosting a courtesy visit from the Ambassador of the Republic of China (Taiwan), His Excellency Amino C.Y. Chi.

The meeting provided an excellent opportunity to reaffirm our strong bilateral ties, discuss continued collaboration in areas of mutual interest and explore new opportunities to enhance citizen security. This engagement reaffirms the strong and growing relationship between our nations, built on cooperation, respect, and a shared vision for progress.

We value the enduring friendship between our nations and look forward to deepening cooperation for the benefit of our people.

Press ReleaseMulti-Agency Operation Results in Seizure of Major Drug Shipment, Plane and ArrestsA successful operation c...
11/04/2026

Press Release

Multi-Agency Operation Results in Seizure of Major Drug Shipment, Plane and Arrests

A successful operation conducted by Belizean security forces on 10th April 2026 in the Neuland area of the Corozal District resulted in the seizure of five hundred fifty-one and thirty-nine hundredths kilograms (551.39 kilograms) of suspected co***ne, a Cessna aircraft, and the arrest of two Mexican nationals.

Our security forces tracked the aircraft as it departed from South America, using live feeds from partner nations. A three-phase operation was initiated, with intelligence units conducting surveillance of known and clandestine landing sites. This was followed by specialized units from the various agencies deploying to targeted locations across the country. At approximately 6:14 p.m. on 10th April, the aircraft landed in the Neuland area. Our law enforcement team moved in and seized the aircraft and its contents, detaining the two Mexican nationals believed to be the pilots, along with two Belizean nationals found in the area.

Please note that the Ministry has not made all information public at this time, as a parallel investigation has been launched to determine the major players involved in this foiled shipment, and in the ongoing transshipment of narcotics. Through strengthened law enforcement, enhanced local and regional cooperation, and comprehensive prevention strategies, we will continue to confront these threats head-on.

The operation was coordinated by the Joint Intelligence Operations Centre (JIOC), along with specialized units of the Belize Police Department, Belize Defence Force, Belize Coast Guard, and the Customs Department. Its success reaffirms the Government of Belizeโ€™s unwavering commitment to dismantling drug networks and organized crime.

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