Five Years Later…. where is Belize’s Whistleblowers Bill?

where is Belize’s Whistleblowers Bill? Five years after a whistleblower bill was first drafted, the proposed law remains stuck, leaving would-be informants to weigh their conscience against the fear of retaliation. Belize drafted a whistleblower bill five years ago, but without its passage, those who speak up still have no legal protection. Public Service Union President Dean Flowers says the push for whistleblower protections began long before the current bill was ever drafted. PROTECTED DISCLOSURES BILL [Highlight Name of Bill and Date]Drafted in 2021Intended to protect whistleblowersStill not enactedDean Flowers, President, Public Service Union of Belize“The call for a whistleblowers legislation commenced in 2012 under the Barrow administration.