To bring CEOs back to the basics of managing public finances and meeting legal requirements, yesterday the PM held a Special Cabinet Meeting on Procurement Best Practices and Legislative Compliance.
Now it might seem like a masterclass in political damage control, but if it was playacting, they took it very seriously.
According to an official release issued today, Prime Minister Briceño hauled his entire Cabinet, along with every single CEO and administrative head, into an emergency, all-day session on Tuesday. The topic on the table was a sudden, mandatory crash course on public procurement best practices, legislative compliance, and how to strictly follow Belize's financial laws.
The Financial Secretary, the Contractor General, and the Auditor General made presentations on "common irregularities," highlighted recurring audit failures, and lectured the executive branch on the key provisions of the Finance and Audit Reform Act.
The Prime Minister has established a new technical working group to review the law and design a mandatory training program to teach senior government officers and politicians how to properly disburse public money.
