BREAKING: Trade Union Congress plans demonstration, releases list of demands to Government

By Aaron Humes:  Elections are technically not due until November, but the National Trade Union Congress of Belize (NTUCB) has a few demands before then.

The Congress is presently meeting with the press in Belize City but has issued a release stating “No elections until…”

Its list of demands include:

1) Implementation of a campaign finance law regulating disclosure and limits on campaign contributions and donors;

2) The UNCAC Steering Committee is reconvened and recommendations from first phase adopted, and second phase commenced;

3) The Special Select Senate Committee report on the Immigration Department is tabled and police investigations and convictions for illegal actions reported;

4) Restructuring the Integrity Commission and Public Accounts Committee;

5) Implementation of penalties for alleged contravention of the Finance and Audit Reform Act;

and 6) Starting an independent investigation into alleged wrongdoing by former Minister of National Security John Saldivar.

We will have more coming up.

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