So as you can see, this report complicates things for not only Belize, but for the US and even other countries, not to mention the list of politicians and public servants who are implicated in several acts of fraud and mismanagement. But there is one UDP Minister who couldn’t be less bothered by the report and he is Minster of Tourism, Manuel Heredia Junior. We asked Heredia about the Auditor Generals reports and if we can expect to see his name in the report among his colleagues, and he told us that his reputation speaks for itself.
Hon. Manuel Heredia - Minister of Tourism
"Even though I'm part of government I always try to focus on what I am doing. If you see my two ministries that I hold; Civil Aviation and Tourism, over the 8 plus years that I have been you have never heard any type of scandal or any negative thing about this particular minister or with my ministry itself."
Courtney Weatherburne
"So you don't expect your name to be in that report as among the list of UDP ministers who are engaged in illicit visa transactions?"
Hon. Manuel Heredia - Minister of Tourism
"Well let them prove that to me. From the time I have been in government there is one visa that I have recommended for 1 of my constituency wife who lives in Caye Caulker a businessman in Caye Caulker; one. If they mention one that is fair but it is not that anything that can show that Minister Heredia was involved in a pave to get; that will never happen. My reputation has, my credibility has been there from ever since and it will continue to be so."
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