Belize Police Dept. Recognizes Outstanding Officers

On Saturday night, the Belize Police Department honored eighty exceptional officers who have gone above and beyond in their duties at the first-ever Police Awards. The event, held at the Belmopan Civic Center, brought together law enforcement officers from across the country. It was a night to boost the morale of the dedicated men and women who work tirelessly to protect and serve our communities.

 

Chester Williams, Commissioner of Police

“And so for us to have been able to bring together, I think, over eighty police officers from across the country and award them for exemplary work done over the year, I think it was a good thing for us to do and it is going to motivate and encourage other officers to do well.  At the end of the day, you must not wait for a man to die to tell them that they are good.  We must tell them that they are good.  We must tell them while they are alive and those officers who were recipients of awards over the weekend were extremely happy.  And while we only awarded about eighty police officers, the truth be told, there are many other officers who would have been worthy of being awarded, but we can only award so much.  We awarded officers like those who, when we had the fire in San Pedro, the house was on fire and these two officers went into the burning building and saved the lives of, I think, about three children who could have been burnt in the building that was on fire.”