𝟑𝟖 𝐓𝐡𝐢𝐫𝐝-𝐘𝐞𝐚𝐫 𝐔𝐁 𝐍𝐮𝐫𝐬𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐒𝐭𝐮𝐝𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐬 𝐒𝐰𝐨𝐫𝐧 𝐢𝐧 𝐚𝐭 𝐒𝐭𝐫𝐢𝐩𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐂𝐞𝐫𝐞𝐦𝐨𝐧𝐲 The University of Belize’s Nursing Department commenced its striping ceremony earlier today, signifying a major milestone for 38 third-year nursing students. The ceremony marked the students’ transition into advanced clinical training and greater responsibility in patient care. Assistant Professor in the Nursing Department, Dr. Leolin Castillo, described the program as a rigorous

Police Release Crime Stats, But Media Shut Out of CompStat Briefing The Belize Police Department released its first set of crime statistics for 2025 on Thursday, figures pulled from the department’s CompStat report. Normally, these numbers are presented in Belmopan, followed by a Q&A where the media can press the Minister of Home Affairs and the Commissioner of Police on the details. But this year… that didn’t happen. The media wasn’t invited, meaning no questions, no clarifications, and no publ

Pt 1: Belize Police Department Gains 145 New Officers 145 new police officers have joined the ranks of the department after squad 96 passed out today. The numbers at the BPD have been fluctuating since while they have been recruiting new cops, the bad ones are being weeded out and dismissed. But they also have to contend with officers resigning, retiring, or passing away. The ComPol says they’re trying to reach 2.6k cops in total, and with squad 96 and the upcoming squad 97, that may happen soon

Is it a police booth or just a glorified tool shed? The business community has donated a small structure to the Belize Police department to be used as a police booth for Orange Street. We spoke to the OC for Eastern Division Reymundo Reyes this morning about the new booth that now sits near the Salvation Army building. He told us how this will assist their policing efforts downtown - while we asked, is it really just a glorified tool shed | 7 News Belize

Minister Mira Unsure Why Media Missed CompStat Last week, the Belize Police Department held its first CompStat presentation of the year, a report that lays out crime statistics from 2025 and compares them to the year before, offering what’s meant to be a clearer picture of crime trends across the country. But this time around, there was something noticeably missing. Members of the media were not invited, leaving no opportunity to question or clarify the numbers presented. Today, we put that conc

Police Corporal Pulled Off Duty in Misconduct, Locs Controversy A police corporal from Belize City has been sidelined pending a misconduct probe, after the Commissioner of Police ordered Corporal Kenrick Bol suspended with full pay while investigators dig into several allegations tied to disciplinary breaches inside the department. In a letter dated February thirteenth, the Standards and Accountability Branch informed Bol that all police powers are on hold as the inquiry proceeds, citing provisi