And the House also approved a 3 million US dollar loan motion from CARICOM for a school development fund for Corozal and Cayo. This will see the construction of safe, inclusive and climate resilient schools, along with essential learning materials, teacher training and more.

Again, it was supported by the Opposition, but Panton raised a point of whether some of the funding couldn't go to St Mary's School in Belize City, which was deemed unsafe for use back in 2022. Here's how that exchange went with the area rep for Fort George.

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