During Saldivar's formal address to the public, he referenced his two objectives that he had when the Prime Minister re-appointed him as Minister of National Security earlier this year. One was this committee, and the other was to lower the murder rate, which was on course to becoming one of the deadliest years in Belize.
Today, he announced that targeted police initiatives over the last few months have led to a significant reduction of the number of murders. Here's what he had to say on that topic:
Hon. John Saldivar - Minister of National Security
"It pleases me to report that since June of this year, we have managed to turn around the rate of murders in the country from 22 about the 2017 figure, where we were in May of this year, to only 1 above the 2017 figure as we stand here today. It is hopeful that the plans for the remainder of the year will certainly result in a better rate than we had last year, and the upcoming year 2019 will be even better. This was by no means an easy task, but the persistent, dedicated and selfless services of the men of our security forces, coupled with the investment made by Government have created the conditions for success."
The Ministry hopes that this decrease in the number of murders per month will continue - of course, experience has thought us not to tempt fate with hopeful projections about declining murder rates.
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