Ministry of Works employee ‘worked’ construction material for himself
A Ministry of Works employee has been arrested and criminally charged after he could not account for building materials that were removed from the ministry’s warehouse at mile three on the Western Highway. Works Administrator and the brother of the Minister of Works, forty-six year old Edward Martinez, reported to police this past Thursday that fifty-four year old Crispin Lino had signed for fifty sheets of zinc and a total of seventy-three pieces of assorted lumber. The materials were for a repair project but Martinez says that when he the building he found that only thirty sheets of zinc and twenty-four pieces of lumber had been used. That left materials, valuing one thousand, one hundred and twenty-eight dollars, that Lino could not account for. Following Martinez’ report, Lino was detained and charged with Theft on Friday.
Belizeans have to learn………YOU SHOULD NOT TAKE WHAT DOES NOT BELONG TO YOU.
Which of the 10 commandments is that???????????
Idiot…. Risked his job & his freedom for a few dollars but someone got a heck of a deal on some building products. He won’t pay the fine, so send his stupid behind to jail.
Who does he think he is? A minister?
Good looking out Martinez….
Not sure what a “10 Commandment” is Earl, religious morality is a dying way of life among many here, it seems!
“Who does he think he is? A minister?” – BZNinCALI….LOL!
Bottom line is that he stole what does not belong to him. He did not steal from the government, he stole from the people of Belize.
He stole from the tax payers. He stole from me and you.
Wake Belize, the government does not make Money, it spends the money. We make the money, we are the tax payers. And it is not fair from someone to steal when we have to work hard to make a living.
bzmar, he also stole from himself…..and he no even know it. I like that BzninCali…the minister part….but are you trying to taint our ministers name? haha…
He mussi feel seh if ministers di do it he should also be allowed too. I hope that Martinez blows the whistle if his brother, the minister, or relative does likewise.
I wonder how much the Minister is whisking away for himself??? Millions of $’s worth, no doubt…
EARL, YOU WANT TO KNOW WHAT COMMANDMENT IS “YOU SHOULD NOT TAKE WHAT DOES NOT BELONG TO YOU”. IT IS THE ELEVENTH COMMANDMENT OF MAN AND IT IS PUNISHABLE BY JAIL TIME.
BzninCali………….. You know that MINISTERS DO IT EVERYDAY………………..right???
and THEY ANSWER TO NO ONE.