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Taiwan Donates To Law Enforcement
posted (September 7, 2017)
All throughout the news, we've been showing you the comments from the police bosses discussing the showdown between the police and the PUP at the Tower Hill Bridge in Orange Walk.

Well, the opportunity to speak with the police and politicians came after a ceremony for the Government of Belize and the Taiwanese Embassy to sign a cooperation agreement aimed at developing police cooperation and combating transnational crimes.

The Government of Taiwan wants to help the police department improve their capacity by providing assistance from their country's police force, training and study opportunities for police officers, and the sharing of information on different law enforcement strategies.

The immediate effect of this is that the Taiwanese Government is donating $100,000 to assist the department in upgrading its communication systems. After the agreement was signed, the Taiwanese Ambassador to Belize handed over the 100-hundred thousand dollar cheque to Home Affairs Minister Wilfred Elrington. 7News was there, and here's what the main speakers had to say about this new agreement:

This grant is to support the Communication Pilot Project of the Belize Police Department.

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