In tabling the motion, Minister of Human Development, Families and Indigenous People’s Affairs Dolores Balderamos Garcia cited statistics from the Belize Crime Observatory as follows: at [...]

And he raised the old saw of “can’t eat street” with regard to infrastructure: “It is a matter of priorities, and the priority right now is [...]

Prime Minister and Minister of Finance John Briceño explained that the allocations are to in part pay old bills and deal with unforeseen expenses.

But they remain mere allegations at the moment, he said, despite the imputations of dishonesty against members of the National Environmental Appraisal Committee.