B.D.F. Promised Upgrades to Facilities  

For years, soldiers in the Belize Defense Force have been complaining about the terrible conditions of their facilities across the country. Last year, new sleeping quarters were unveiled at Price Barracks camp in Ladyville. Brigadier General Azariel Loria, the B.D.F. Commandant, says more improvements like this are on the way to the force’s facilities.

 

Brigadier General Azariel Loria, Commandant, B.D.F.

“As I  mentioned in the past, we were somewhat left behind when it comes to the infrastructure and other things. For the past maybe fifteen, twenty years,  we have not progressed. But for the past thre, four years, there have been a  lot of funds injected into the Belize Defense Force. For And it is obvious we’re now having barrack rooms state of the art barrack rooms, modern barrack rooms. Our kitchen that we started to use just yesterday. We have projects done in the south as the forward operating base like how Minister Mira and Minister Marin alluded in their reports. Eyles Camp, , that is the base in the north, we were trying to see how we can refurbish. At Belisario, we’ll have refurbished the  and we will continue to refurbish the barrack rooms this year through the CABEI initiative, the CABEI funds and in Fairweather camp as well. Fairweather camp has been the,  in my estimation, the most neglected camp. And hence I think that camp or that base needs a good infusion of funds. So that is where we are going to tackle this year. That is where we’re going to concentrate our efforts.”