We also asked the chairlady about the concerns involving phantom workers, after reports surfaced a month ago in the UDP's Guardian Newspaper that checks were being processed for phantom gang members who no longer live in Belize, or those who are currently in prison.
Noralez says that there is continuous review and a number of names have been removed from the system.
Dominique Noralez, Chairlady, LIU
"Since my coming on my goal has been to include structure into this programme I think it's one of those things that would have been in time gone by a very viable criticism but I can tell you for a fact that several people have been moved off the programme that would have been in time gone by a very viable criticism but I can tell you for a fact that several people have been moved off the program. Several of the ghost people who we couldn't find can't find phone number can't find them. Can't verify social security. I know that this programme is necessary because it really is a life like for very many people who have a criminal record or are just discriminated against because of where they come from and how they look and how they sound and because they dropped out of school. That's why I wanted to make sure that this program is as credible as possible and being the person that and being the person at the helm my credibility and integrity also hinges on that so I don't think that's something that we need to be concerned about at this point in time."
