Canada is helping Belize to determine its defence policy even as tensions between the central American nation and neighbouring Guatemala continue to simmer over the killing of a 13-year boy by Belize soldiers. Top military officers from Belize came to Ottawa in February for meetings and to receive advice from the Department of National Defence and Canadian Forces on their country’s future defence strategy. Brig.-Gen. David Jones, commander of the Belize Defence Force (BDF), says the strategic defence review will outline the way ahead for the nation’s military for at least the next five years. Canadian officials have been helping Belize with its strategic review for several years. The Canadian Forces has delivered non-lethal aid – binoculars, military clothing, helmets and boots – to Belize security forces.

Source: National Post August 28, 2016 21:22 UTC