Additional Offices, Equipment and Training for Forensic Service

The United States and Belize have signed a Memorandum of Understanding for the expansion of infrastructure and technical training at the National Forensic Science Service. The “Forensic Crime Scene Office Project,” includes   construction of three Scenes of Crime offices, new forensic equipment, and training and advisory services for domestic technicians. The new work spaces will be in Belmopan, Dangriga, and Ladyville, paving the way for Belize’s international accreditation by July 2022. The project is valued at over $750,000 Belize dollars. In recent years, the United States Government, through the U.S. Embassy in Belmopan, has provided support to the National Forensic Science Service in the provision of forensic equipment, specialized vehicles, expert advisory services, and training to experts and administrators.