The letter signed by 10 commissioners and alternates of the PCC is a damning indictment of the PCC's process and a partial vitiation of the final report submitted to the Prime Minister last week.

The signatories note their objections to the final report presented to the Prime Minister by the Chairman of the PCC, Anthony Chanona.

They cite procedural issues and bad faith - which they claim the Chairman dismissed. They conclude, witheringly, "Our concerns were steadfastly ignored, culminating in the submission of a report to you that, in our view, cannot be properly described as the report mandated…"

They formally dissociate themselves from the report as not having majority support and allege, quote, "in the end none of our submissions were included to inform the final report."

And most damningly, they say the report did not properly factor in the "national values and ethos," - which include

Belize's status as a secular state, where all faiths are treated equally, fostering national cohesion and unity. Inclusion and equity.

The protection of fundamental rights and freedoms.

They add "the recommendations now submitted fail to uphold these principles and, in fact, run counter to them entirely."

The signatories include -most consequentially - state functionaries such as the national university, UB and the National Women's Commission. The next move is up to the prime minister.