Former school warden continues to protest
The saga of the Good family continued today. The Belize National Teachers Union issued a release today that condemns the firing of Hirian Good from her job as a school warden for Trinity Methodist School. The B.N.T.U. release called on Minister of Education, Patrick Faber, to reconsider his decision to terminate her employment at the school. Hirian voted for and received her job from former Minister of Education, Francis Fonseca and that was the reason why she says she was fired. Good and her husband Charles, picketed in front of the Supreme Court in Belize City on Wednesday. During their protest, an officer roughed up Mr. Good and he was knocked over unconscious and consequently hospitalized at the K.H.M.H. for most of the day. The jobless couple, who need funds to pay registration fees for their four children in high school were back out in front of the Supreme Court today.
Hirian Good, Claims Political Victimization
“When I reach upstairs deh, I meet with di secretary weh tell me Minister tell me fi bring dis bill yah and he wah help we wid di registration. Ih seh but you can’t just come yah and seh dat he wah help yoh wid dat. I tell ah Ms. But he send me. Ih seh no, dah noh so fi do it. you have to go dah your area representative and get wah letter and dehn have to sign dis paper. Only so dis thing could go through. And I di beat pan ah, I tell ah Minister Faber seh dat I could bring dis yah. Ih seh who dah you area representative? I tell ah I live dah Belama so dah minister Francis cause I noh know nobody else. Ih seh no, yoh have to go Lee Mark, di one weh own Chon Saan. I tell ah Lee Mark, I tell ah but dat dah Chiney man. Ih seh yes dah he you have to go to, he have to sign di paper and give you wah letter dat he di support you fi mek dehn could pay di bill. So I tell ah but miss why I have to go through all ah dis and Minister Faber tell me I could bring dis yah? Ih seh dat dah di way how fi do it and she just gone and I stay deh and I from deh I just end up di come out.”
Jose Sanchez
“Since you were pushed yesterday, how are you feeling today?”
Ret. Captain Charles Good, Alleges Police Brutality
“Well, first of all di left side of my hip here it hurt, I got bruises and as a result of that my left leg, I have a constant headache so far this morning I tek two packs of Tylenol. I’ve taken Ibuprofen too along with my normal medication. My neck back here hurts.”
Jose Sanchez
“You’re a fighting man; you’ve been in battle and the jungle. When will this fight end?”
Captain Charles Good
“Di battle no reach di stage ah war yet but somebody got to give and di think what I’m doing, I’m doing the right thing so I’m not gonna give in as such I am not fighting only for my wife and my family, but for other people out there.”
Jose Sanchez
“What are the actual bills for each of your kids at the school?”
Hirian Good
“Pallotti dah one thousand, one hundred and change, Wesley dah one thousand three hundred fi di year and John’s dah one thousand three hundred and fifty.”
Jose Sanchez
“And you have two dah Pallotti.”
Hirian Good
“Yes, two dah Pallotti.”
Jose Sanchez
“This is right around the corner, something has to happen because what will happen to your kids if you don’t find these funds?”
Hirian Good
“Well, I don’t know if dehn wah put dem out ah school but I hope not. My pickney and all end up paying eena dis, dis noh right. Uniforms, I noh get no uniforms yet and school books neither. So I noh know we wah happen. Only God knows.”
Hirian said that she was once offered some help from Minister of Education, Patrick Faber, but they got the run around treatment at the ministry. Mr. Good says that he is conflicted on whether or not to take court action against the officer who caused his wounds on Wednesday. If anyone would like to help the Goods with employment or financial assistance with their children’s school fees, Hirian can be reached at 623-0844.
