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Yesterday a release from the Prime Minister’s office said the Prime Minister congratulates and thanks the people of Cayo and across the country who participated in the demonstration in San Ignacio. 

The Prime Minister acknowledged that it remains Government’s primary responsibility to safeguard citizens in Belize. 

The release goes on to list a number of actions that the Government has immediately undertaken including providing an additional vehicle to the Cayo Police, implementing a sexual offenders registering and monitoring system, putting into use the integrated ballistics identification system,  ensure the proper enforcement of the laws governing denial of bail in cases of sexual and other serious offences, fast track efforts to finalize arrangements for an expert in DNA science to be attached to Belize’s national forensics science service to mentor our local analysts and strengthen the police prosecution branch.