Opposition Challenges BEL Share PurchaseGovernment says it wants to invest in Belize’s power future, but the opposition says taxpayers are being asked to write a seventy-three-million-dollar cheque without enough answers. The proposal would see government purchase additional shares in Belize Electricity Limited using money from the Consolidated Revenue Fund. Prime Minister John Briceño introduced the plan during Friday’s House Meeting, presenting it as an investment in the national utility. But Opposition Leader Tracy Panton is questioning whether the move is an urgent necessity or a bailout for BEL, arguing that the public deserves a clearer explanation before government moves ahead. This bill seeks authorization for Government to buy shares in BEL with funds from the Consolidated Revenue Fund.”