Last week we told you that a truck was stolen from the Western Regional Hospital parking lot and later discovered in Guatemala. Since then, the truck has been recovered and it is back in Belize. But who stole it, and how did they do it? The security guard reported seeing the truck leave at midnight, so why weren't the police immediately called? The Minister said he doesn't have all the details just yet.
Kevin Bernard, Minister of Health and Wellness
"I don't know the details of the truck. I'll be honest with you. All I was informed in the morning, I was out in Chile at a summit, a ministerial summit on patient safety. When my CEO informed me that they were informed that a truck, one of the pickup was stolen. Immediately let me just say though It's not about whether it was stolen, it's about the quick reaction, the quick response that our ministry, on a personnel at the ministry, and I must give my people kudos for that, because they got on board, they got in contact with the police, the police worked very immediately and efficiently with us, and that's how we were able to get and track that vehicle across the Guatemalan side and the Guatemalan territories as well, worked very closely with our ministry and also our police personnel, through the Compol and his team, that we were able to get that vehicle right back in country the following day."
Reporter
"It's alarming though that the security guard saw the vehicle leaving at midnight and it didn't raise any alarm bells or suspicion?"
Kevin Bernard, Minister of Health and Wellness
"Of course it does. Of course it does, and I'm sure that we are going to ensure that the proper investigations are carried out, to ensure that one, those persons who were there to protect the equipment, the investments of our people, which are the taxpayers' money, to ensure that they can answer to any questions that may arise."
"I know the police are doing their own investigation into the matter, but I have not gotten any other details as it relates to that."
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