Public Service Union President Dean Flowers says government’s talk of transparency rings hollow. In a sharp social media post, Flowers accuses senior officials of demanding accountability from others while ignoring the very laws meant to keep public spending in check. He says key fiscal transparency reports have not been produced for years, leaving Belizeans in the dark about how public funds are being used. Flowers also questions why complaints of procurement irregularities have gone quiet, and why institutions accused of blocking public audits have not faced stronger enforcement.
Dean Flowers
Dean Flowers, President, Public Service Union
“I think the intent of my post was to spark some interest in the Belizean public and most definitely in public sector works who are calling for change and who are desirous of change. It is to enlighten them and to inform that them currently there are in fact mechanisms to help us to address the unfortunate corrupt environment in which we currently resist and I think for too long those who are entrusted with the people’s assets and those who are entrusted with holding those who violate that trust accountable have been failing us. And I think it is important that as Belizean’s we know who those persons are, we must know who those persons are so that when we see them on the streets, at the supermarket, the workplace, that we are able to question them and call them. When we see them driving, utilizing our public assets but not delivering the quality service that we pay them for, we have the right to say to them you are failing us and you need to do better.”
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