By Breaking Belize News Staff (HP): Public officers and Government CEOs are raising eyebrows over the leaked contract of Director of Procurement Rey Guerrero, and the Opposition is demanding answers.
Guerrero’s renewed contract carries a base salary of $160,000 a year, about twice the pay of a Government CEO. With a 20 percent gratuity and close to $33,000 in yearly allowances, the two year deal approaches $450,000.
The Procurement Unit has been promoted by Prime Minister John Briceño as a key fix following the high profile Mira and Marin procurement scandals. It is meant to centralize and reform how Government spends public money.
Opposition Leader Tracy Panton says procurement reform must begin with transparency. While the Opposition supports qualified professionals, she said every dollar must be justified by competence, performance and value for money.
Panton also pointed to what she called a double standard. She says that despite repeated written requests to the Office of the Prime Minister, the Office of the Leader of the Opposition receives not a single penny to carry out its constitutional oversight duties.
“Make it make sense,” she wrote.
Guerrero has not responded to requests for comment.
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By Breaking Belize News Staff (HP): Public officers and Government CEOs are raising eyebrows over the leaked contract of Director of Procurement Rey Guerrero, and the Opposition is demanding answers. Guerrero’s renewed contract carries a base salary of $160,000 a year, about twice the pay of a Government CEO. With a 20 percent gratuity and
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