Over $100 million in government contracts given to International Environments – PUP wants answers

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Published by BBN Staff at November 3, 2020

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Posted: Tuesday, November 3, 2020. 4:18 pm CST.

By BBN Staff: The People’s United Party (PUP) is demanding an audit into contracts that the Government of Belize has awarded to the architectural company International Environments Limited (IE), owned by brothers, Carlo and Daniel Arguelles.

The PUP presented documents at a virtual press conference today, showing that IE has collected more than $103 million for construction projects under the United Democratic Party’s successive administrations in government.

The list of projects compiled by the PUP includes the Belize city center valued at over $32 million, a building in the Lake Independence area of Belize City valued at over $19 million and a building for the Ministry of Foreign Affairs valued at over $14 million, among several others.

The PUP’s Julius Espat, a career architect, noted at the press conference that several of the contracts far exceeded what is considered normal in the industry for the types of structures being built. Espat also raised a concern that the majority of the contracts were given without parliamentary approval, and the funds deposited directly into IE’s bank account instead of going through the proper procedures at the House of Representatives.

PUP Party Leader John Briceno has pledged that if his party forms the next government, the necessary audits will be conducted and laws will be put in place to ensure that corruption is addressed with regard to government-issued contracts.

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