That man is Gilroy Usher Jr., and in late 2014, he moved his Belize City business, First Stop Speedy Money, from Cemetery Road to King Street. The location on King Street is significantly smaller than the previous building he was renting, so he sent in an application for City Council to reassess his trade license fees. According to Usher, Citco did not complete the reassessment until early 2016, but was still charging him based on the assessment of when his business was on Cemetery Road. The confusion has led to a multitude of problems for Usher, who received a stop order from CitCo this morning. He explained the situation to us today...

We spoke to both Smith and Miller this evening, and they confirmed that Usher did pay that $1500 after receiving a stop order. They also explained that Usher was allotted a $600 credit towards his account after his trade license was reassessed in 2016, meaning that he would only have to pay $150 for that year's license. However, Usher didn't pay the remainder, and because of that, interest began to build up. Because the balance is outstanding, interest is charged on the original fee and not the remainder, which is why Usher's bill has built up so much.