And staying with government matters, We didn't know quite what to make of a release yesterday from the ministry of sports which announced that Sports Minister John Saldivar, has signed a Statutory Instrument named the Sports (Investigations Commiteee) Order 2010.
This unusual instrument appoints a Committee to investigate specific matters relating to elections of the Football Federation of Belize.
It will review the validity of the appointment of the executives of the FFB and the validity of the endorsement election of the executive of the FFB.
Seems mighty strange to get a law to do that and the Prime Minister was also surprised when we told him about it today:….
Jules Vasquez
"I see a special law has been passed, an SI has been passed to investigate the FFB."
Hon. Dean Barrow, Prime Minister of Belize
"Well the Minister of Sports wasn't in Cabinet yesterday and this is the first time hearing about that. I really need to acquaint myself with that SI. I wasn't aware that that could be done by way of an SI."
Jules Vasquez
"Such and SI exists and it appoints a chairman and an entire group of 3 to investigate the FFB starting with each of its district braches."
Hon. Dean Barrow, Prime Minister of Belize
"Well I won't comment on the merits of that but I will say that I would have liked, I would have wished if the Minister of Sports would have acquainted Cabinet with his contemplating such a decision before doing it."
The members of the committee are Chairman Joseph McGann, who currently works with the office of Climate Change and was former member of the Belize National Football Association, Gerald Henry, nationally acclaimed football star of the once famous Avengers Football Club, now a retired public officer and member of the Public Services Commission, and Oswald Twist, Attorney at Law.
The Committee begins its work this week in the Toledo and Stann Creek Districts and is mandated to deliver its findings no later than 28th January, 2011.
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