Belize City Mayor Assigns New Portfolios to Councillors

Less than a week after having taken office, Belize City Mayor, Bernard Wagner has issued portfolios to the ten councillors. Wagner is taking on Finance, Budgeting, Human Resources, Staff Development and Training, Public Relations, Special Events, and Anti-Corruption. Deputy Mayor Allan Pollard Junior has been given Works and Infrastructure, Urban Development, and Labor Relations. Councillor Kaya Cattouse is dealing with Sanitation and Maintenance, Women and Children, Special Needs and Diverse Abilities Initiatives, and After School Programs. Councillor Malcolm Nunez got Youth, Sports and Wellness; Councillor Evan Thompson will take on Market Management and Community Engagement. Councillor Eluide Miller will tackle Traffic Management, Management Information Systems, E-Governance, Local Economic, Development, Trade and Investment, and Small and New Business. Councillor Stephanne Hamilton has Tourism and Diaspora Relations, Foreign Affairs and Sister City Relations; Councillor Dorian Usher will deal with Cemetery and Public Health; Councillor Edmund Kwan will deal with Municipal Court matters, Enforcement, and Internal Security. Councillor Javier Castellanos will be responsible for CEMO/Disaster Risk Management, Climate Change, Zoning and Planning, and the Building Unit; and Councillor Sherwin Garcia will look after Parks and Playgrounds, and Beautification. These duties and responsibilities will be held for the next three years, or until the mayor decides to reshuffle the council.