Moving on to policing strategies for the holidays, the Department is working to preserve law and order for the 4-day Christmas Holiday weekend. The commissioner told us that it's part of their anti-crime strategies for the holiday season, and he told us that particular focus is being placed in the hotspots of Belize City, where gang flare-ups have recently occurred.
Here are those comments:
No Extra Pay For Police
And for all those extra hours of extraneous duties, police officers won't be collecting any over-time pay. Right now, the cash-strapped Briceno Government is trying to manage multiple crisis situations, and so, the Commissioner reminded the public that the cops will simply have to settle for additional days-off as substitute payment:
There will be an intake of 225 new police officers in January.
For Oxygen Therapy
In other news...
Belize has received a donation of oxygen concentrator accessories from PAHO in collaboration with WHO. This donation will be a great help to strengthen the management of critical COVID-19 patients in the hospital. On October 6, they had initially donated five oxygen concentrators, while the accessories to complement it were donated today. These accessories include spare parts, nasal oxygen cannulas, and venturi masks.
This important piece of equipment is to assist those patients who lose their ability to breath properly. The concentrators are used to help pump oxygen into the lungs and bloodstream. These are used when patients require oxygen therapy.
Laugh off Your COVID Worries This Christmas
And while the stress of the pandemic continues to weigh heavy on everyone's heads, Jankunu Productions is looking to ease some of that with their "Laaf It Aaf" comedy show. It's a program that families can enjoy while staying indoors this Christmas. One of the co-founder of Jankunu Productions, Julianne Ellis Bradley told us more:.
