And while the Prime Minister measures his next cabinet move, he could get some counsel from average citizens. They may not know the delicacies of cabinet politics, but they do know wrongdoing when they see it. And the folks we spoke to today on the city streets, are completely clear on what should be done, and how:
Young Girl
I know e no right but weh we fu do? We can't do nothing 'bout that, e up to government.
Elderly Man
Deh mek it scandal off of it. When deh should tek care of it, dey wait too long. Dey give them too much, that's what I feel like.
Indira Craig
What you think should be done?
Elderly Man
Well, you have to see it both sides. One tek this and one no doing the job the right way. So you have to blame the two side, you can't just blame one side. The boss mek deh go too much and they tek too much from the boss. So, I think somebody have to get there and get some good lecture pan dem.
Woman #1
I she maybe deh mi di do it long time, noh and look how deh start that, look how Yellow-man start to do it, that's how deh get fu find out and deh mi have to check 'bout it. So, a seh a glad deh check 'bout it.
Indira Craig
What you think should be done?
Woman #1
Well, I no know. As long as deh done clear it up noh. Although sometimes a seh a sorry for them to because deh want come live ya to noh. Wah lee chance, but still yu do it the right way, noh.
Woman #2
Belizeans soon no wah got deh rights inna dey own country.
Woman #3
I don't think this immigration sound too proper at all. Sometimes it get me quite worried, you know, and stressed out.
Indira Craig
Why is that?
Woman #3
Well, I don't really know what's going on in the country, so I just have to listen and look on. It seems to me that we don't have any justice here.
Woman #4
Terrible. Outrageous. What are we coming to. Everything being sold out and still, this. This is awful. Maybe we are harboring terrorists, who knows.
Indira Craig
What do you think should be done?
Woman #4
They better crack down on it, whoever is responsible. Usher, whoever, because he don't seem to know what goes on in his ministry at all.
Woman#5
I think the people should really be punished, people who are doing wrong things like that, it's really something. Seems like they are selling out the country, not only passports. Everything is being sold.
Young Man
The government should really look into that and we as Belizeans shouldn't appreciate those kinds of things because it's our country and we have to protect our country. We have to know what kind of people are entering our country, and basically that's it.
Indira Craig
What do you think should be done?
Young Man
I think that investigations should look into it and whosoever is in default should be punished severely.