Senator’s vote did not represent Chamber’s position

Following Telemedia’s takeover on Monday, the Belize Chamber of Commerce and Industry stated that they viewed with concern the Amendment to the Telecommunications Act and the haste with which it was dealt. The Chamber also felt that the business community at home and abroad may be more discriminatory when considering future investments in Belize and that government’s action is likely to have wide-ranging repercussions on current and future investments. And while he was appointed to represent the Chamber on the Senate, Senator Godwin Hulse makes no apologies for voting in favour of the bill. When we checked with the Chamber of Commerce on Hulse’s vote, we were told that the Chamber is looking at the situation to clarify the matter and that Hulse sits on the Senate as a representative of the private sector, the Chamber of Commerce and the Business Bureau, and not in his own capacity.