Minister Habet Says BSWAMA Investigation Still Underway

In August, the Ministry of Sustainable Management revealed that an investigation was in progress regarding the disappearance of funds at the Belize Solid Waste Management Authority. The ministry’s press release indicated that the Belize Police Department would eventually be involved in the probe. Initially, the missing amount was reported to be around a million dollars, though various figures have since been mentioned. A source within the BSWAMA suggested that the funds were redirected to other projects within the office due to resource shortages. Today, Minister of Sustainable Development Orlando Habet informed reporters that he could not provide further details as the investigation is ongoing.

 

Orlando Habet, Minister of Sustainable Development

“The person was I think put on three months leave. We can’t comment much on it because it’s still under investigation and it’s something that the commission will be dealing with. So we can’t interfere. We don’t want to bias any result from the investigation being done or the decision from the Public Service Commission.”