Taegar-Panton Calls the State of Emergency a 'Band-Aid Fix' — and Demands a National Crime Strategy Belize Has Never Actually Had

Thu, 14 May 2026 00:00:00 +0000

Opposition Leader Tracy Taegar-Panton has framed the Briceño government’s State of Emergency as a “band-aid fix” that substitutes detention powers for a national crime strategy the country has never put in place. Her sharper line, in remarks reported by regional media: “We are a nation in grieving as we bury our young people. Our streets are being overtaken by gun violence while this administration continues to react instead of lead.”

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Taegar-Panton Calls the State of Emergency a 'Band-Aid Fix' — and Demands a National Crime Strategy Belize Has Never Actually Had