License Plate Shortage Problem Almost Over  

There has been a continuous shortage of license plates and license stickers for over a year. Today, the Minister of Transport, Rodwell Ferguson, explained the reason for this. When the media asked him about it, he also denied that he gave the contract for the productions of license plates and stickers to an affiliate. Ferguson says the shortage of license plates should be resolved by August.

 

Rodwell Ferguson, Minister of Transport

“That’s not true. And I just implement the procurement system in the ministry that if you will buy a license plate, if you are buy anything you must produce the three-supplier invoice and then we’ll decide – it doesn’t have to be the least but depends on the quality. We just asked the Ministry of Finance for a de-reservation so by August I can guarantee you that the license plate problem in Belize will be fully over.”

 

Reporter

“How did we get into this situation though because it seems like when you transition from U.D.P. to P.U.P., obviously I understand unu cut off the U.D.P. suppliers but it seems that whoever picked it up on your end didn’t pick it up well.”

 

Rodwell Ferguson

“It will never be the supplier. Once you make a request, the supplier should be able to produce. The problem could be in house where we never got maybe enough money to sustain and purchase license plates. Now we have resolved that issue.”