A donation of two (2) motorcycles, to be assigned to the Belmopan City Formation of the Belize Police Department, was made this morning to the Ministry of National Security by the British Government through its Embassy in Belize.
Making the presentation on behalf of the British Government was the visiting Minister of State for the Foreign and Commonwealth Office and Latin America, Hon. Hugo Swire, MP, along with the British High Commissioner resident in Belize, H.E. Pat Ashworth. Receiving the donation was Belize’s Minister of National Security, Hon. John Saldivar, accompanied by the Commissioner of Police, David Henderson.
Prior to making the donation, the visiting Minister of State and his delegation held bilateral talks with the Minister of National Security and his team in the conference room at the Ministry of National Security Headquarters. The discussion covered a wide range of issues relating to security and how the British Government can lend further assistance to enhance the work of the Belize Police Department, the Belize Defense Force and the Belize National Coastguard.