Kareem Musa Touts ‘Historic Gains’ in Policing
Minister of Home Affairs Kareem Musa says the past year has brought what he calls “historic gains”—from high-tech upgrades and station renovations to mental health support for officers and specialized training to tackle modern threats like cybercrime and human trafficking. But what do these changes mean for you, your community, and the future of policing in Belize?
Kareem Musa, Minister of Home Affairs
“Over the past year, the Belize Police Department has made historic gains in crime prevention, modernization and community engagement, gains you are now entrusted to uphold and build upon. In the area of infrastructure and service delivery modernization, we have renovated over fifteen police stations and substations countrywide, including Santa Cruz, Orange Walk, Mesopotamia and Sand Hill. With the support of the US Embassy, we installed interview recording systems in six major investigative hubs, bringing transparency and accountability to key moments in case development. And soon, we will launch the police records management information systems, a digital backbone that will modernize how we track crime and manage case data across Belize. In terms of our officer wellness and professional development, we opened the Lotus Center, Belize’s first dedicated mental health facility for police officers, a space where those who protect others can be supported themselves. The department also conducted forty-four specialized training sessions, from financial crime and fraud, to narcotics detection, human trafficking prevention and cybercrime and forensics, ensuring that officers are prepared for today’s evolving criminal landscape.”