By Breaking Belize News Staff (HP): It started with a social media post. Months later, two ministers are without ministries.
The controversy began when leaked documents, which have not been independently verified, purportedly showed government payments to a relative of Oscar Mira. According to News 5, leaked Smartstream records showed about $1.7 million in payments to Mira’s sister between 2020 and 2025, reportedly for vegetables supplied to the Belize Defence Force, Coast Guard and Police.
Mira has denied any wrongdoing. He dismissed the allegations as lies and misinformation, and has said tenders were handled independently and that he had no say in procurement decisions.
The questions soon widened. Further leaked records reported by the media showed dozens of payments between 2021 and 2025 to Kukulcan Limited, a company media reports have linked to Defence Minister Florencio Marin Jr. According to those records, most of the payments were just under $10,000. Two other companies named in connection with the matter are located in Marin’s Corozal Northeast constituency.
When asked by reporters whether the goods and services paid for were delivered, Marin declined to answer, saying the Auditor General must first complete her review.
Everyone questioned so far has denied wrongdoing. No findings have been made against any individual or company, and no one has been charged.
The defence portfolio has since been merged into National Security under Michel Chebat, and neither Marin nor Mira currently holds a ministry. The Auditor General’s findings are still pending, and Belizeans continue to wait for answers on how the public funds were spent.
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By Breaking Belize News Staff (HP): It started with a social media post. Months later, two ministers are without ministries. The controversy began when leaked documents, which have not been independently verified, purportedly showed government payments to a relative of Oscar Mira. According to News 5, leaked Smartstream records showed about $1.7 million in payments
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