Belize’s Whistleblower Bill Has Sat Unfinished for Five YearsSpeaking up about corruption in Belize can cost someone their job, their safety, or their home. Five years after government first drafted a whistleblower protection bill, the legislation still hasn’t passed, and a new legal review says even the current draft doesn’t go far enough to protect the people it’s meant to shield. Public Service Union President Dean Flowers says the push for whistleblower protections goes back much further than the 2021 draft. Across the 56-member Commonwealth, fewer than half have passed dedicated whistleblower protection laws. Bradley connected the whistleblower issue to a broader concern: political influence over public service hiring.