Fired Rasta gets his job back

And in an update to a story we covered last month, we are relieved to report that Frank Aviella, an employee of the Belize Ports Authority who was fired from his job because he refused to cut his dreadlocks, has been reinstated. According to today’s Amandala, Aviella, who had threatened legal action, received a letter informing him that he has been rehired with no break in service or loss of pay. It should be noted that in our original story, pictures of the port area may have given the impression that Aviella worked for the company, Port of Belize Limited. It should be made clear that such is not the case and it was the Ports Authority that fired and subsequently rehired Aviella.