And so, with the city's two biggest gang leaders dead and buried or cremated, what happens next?
Will there be retaliations and continued gang warfare - or will there be some measure of peace?
No one knows - but the state is trying to assure all vested interests that it can ensure citizen security in the city.
Prime Minister Dean Barrow, today met with civil society representatives and the Opposition to tell them what government is doing to address the recent spike in gang-related crime and dissipate heightened tensions in Belize City.
It was a full court press for GOB as the Prime Minister, the Minister of National Security, the Director of RESTORE Belize, and CEO in the Office of the Prime Minister presented the latest update on the police operations.
Leader of the Opposition Francis Fonseca, and other representatives of the Opposition were there along with religious and business leaders, the Crime Control Council, and the National Trade Union Congress of Belize.
According to a government release, quote, "they all expressed concern for the current levels of insecurity and…agreed that we need to unite as one nation to tackle crime and to resolve the social conditions which make communities vulnerable," end quote.
We understand that many initiatives were discussed - and the Prime Minister agreed to meet with the group at least once per quarter.
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