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PM Barrow says we will have to wait for the trial to find out:

Rt. Hon. Dean Barrow, Prime Minister
"Nobody in Belize knows who it is to whom these statements, these allegations refer. What is clear is that at least one minister of my government and at least one official of my administration; both are on the hook, though un-named, in terms of what the material is alleging. I want to make clear to the media and to the public, this trial, as I understand it is to start imminently. I don't know who it is that these allegations are being made against, but I imagine that we will soon find out. I can't begin to guess and speculate and surmise and attempt to play Sherlock Holmes to come up with the names. That obviously for good and sufficient reason up to this point in time the prosecutor in the US has left on unspecified. I don't know see frankly and I repeat myself that there is anything more to be done at this stage. I really think we have to await the further proceedings in the U.S."

Reporter
"Is there anything else that can be done in your limited capacity pending the outcome of the testimony to begin an investigation internally or what have you?"

Rt. Hon. Dean Barrow, Prime Minister
"If you could show me how such an investigation would proceed, all we have is this documentation of what is not even evidence. What the prosecutor in the States said he would like to lead as evidence. On that basis what would be investigate in Belize. This is not a matter in trying to not wanting to do more. It is a matter of not being able to more in the circumstances. It's a matter of biding out tide, I must bide my tide, the cabinet must bide its tide, the media must bide this tide, because ultimately they will be a case and evidence will be lead and then depending on that evidence all hell will break loose."

The trial is set to start on January 27th in Utah.