B.D.F. Doesn’t Have Device to Track Soldiers in Realtime

Reports that soldiers are being offered bribes as low as chicken sparked public debate about the challenging conditions faced by those patrolling Belize’s remote borders. When we asked the Prime Minister about it, he said that such incidents can occur anywhere. Given that entry-level soldiers earn just forty dollars a day and endure challenging conditions, this situation raises significant concerns about their morale and the adequacy of support they receive. The Prime Minister mentioned that technological upgrades, such as tracking devices, are being implemented to ensure soldiers remain on Belizean soil during patrols, and better communication tools may be necessary for future missions.  He said “We’re using the tracking system so that we know where they are at all times.” Immediately after the Prime Minister’s comments were published, highly placed sources in the B.D.F. told News Five that perhaps the Prime Minister misspoke because the force does not have any device that can track soldiers in real time. So we asked Major Usher about it.

 

Major Roberta Usher, Chief of Staff, B.D.F.

“Like I had told you before, we are looking into the ventures of technologies. And we have, we have the capability of communicating with our soldiers. Yes.”

 

Hipolito Novelo

“That’s a very long no major. So no tracking devices.”

 

Major Roberta Usher

“We have the ability to communicate with our soldiers or looking into other technological ventures to see how we can best remain in communication and tracking our soldiers on the borders. Yes.”