May 26, 2021
Bomb Threat at Government Offices in the City
Services were interrupted for about four hours today at the Belize Tax Service and Treasury Departments following separate bomb threats being made in Belize City this morning. News Five’s Duane Moody was on the ground and files this report.
Duane Moody, Reporting
As the work day began at the Treasury Department on Coney Drive and the Charles Bartlett Hyde Building on Mahogany Street, which houses the Belize Tax Service and the Elections and Boundaries Departments, calls were made to these respective government departments claiming bombs had been planted at these offices. Without much panic, hundreds of employees made their way out of the building a onto the streets and the area cordoned off by police.
Apr 6, 2021
MOHW Reels and Comes Again on Vehicle Procurement
The Ministry of Health and Wellness came under fire recently when it was revealed that a contract for the procurement of six vehicles had been given to a businessman who is reportedly a member of Minister Michel Chebat’s campaign team in Cayo North. When it became known that Belize Auto Zone had been selected to provide the crew cab pickup trucks without going through an open tendering procedure, government was heavily criticized for sidestepping a process which ensures transparency. We note that in a recent issue of the Amandala Newspaper, the Ministry of Finance has placed a tender notice for competitive bidding to supply the vehicles. Interested bidders must submit a quotation, along with recent letters of good standing from the Belize Companies Registry, Belize Tax Service and Belize Social Security Board.