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On February 2, 2023 the First Regional Conference of Security Ministers of the governments of Belize, Costa Rica, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, Mexico, Nicaragua, Panama and Dominican Republic was held in Guatemala City, Guatemala.

The European Union together with the Ministry of Home Affairs and New Growth Industries today officially inaugurated the new Laboratory Spaces for Histopathology and Toxicology at the Belize National Forensic Science Service (NFSS) and handed over state of the art scientific and medical equipment that will greatly enhance the NFSS capacity moving forward.

As U.S. support to bolster regional security continues, U.S. Ambassador Michelle Kwan commemorated the donation of five buildings, a fleet of vehicles, and office equipment to the Belize Police Department.

The Ministry of Home Affairs and New Growth Industries today inaugurated the Visiting Justices Program at the Kolbe Foundation, Belize Central Prison.

Today, the Ministry of Economic Development handed over a Thermo-Scientific TSX Series High-Performance Laboratory Refrigerator for evidence storage and a Handheld Portable Fourier Transform Infrared (FT-IR) Spectrometer for rapid field identification of liquid and solid chemicals to the National Forensic Science Service (NFSS) through the Ministry of Home Affairs and New Growth Industries.

The Ariel Rosado Foundation in collaboration with the Belize National Forensic Science Service and the Community Oriented Police Unit presents the First National Youth Forensic Camp for High School Students.

Belmopan – In support of Belize’s effort to enhance its national security and strengthen inter-agency crime-data sharing, today the U.S. Embassy presided over a donation that included a high-powered Dell server and three Dell workstations with high-quality monitors.

The Ministry of Youth, Sports and Transport, through the Department of Youth Services (DYS), today held a graduation ceremony for over 500 youths who participated in various training and certification courses initiated by the department.

Belmopan – The Belize National Forensic Science Service, within the Ministry of Home Affairs and New Growth Industries, is organizing and hosting the 3rd Belize Forensic Science Symposium on 11th March 2022, under the theme “Fostering Community, Pursuing Innovation and Instilling Confidence: The Role of Forensics in the Justice Ecosystem.”