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It is not unheard of for ministers of government to be involved in personal businesses which benefit from their offices and positions. It is certainly not unusual. It is unethical, though, and there are arguments in some quarters that it is unconstitutional. The point of all this is that it happens…and quite frequently. So where does Minister of National Security, John Saldivar, fit into the picture? Well, at the budget debate last week former Prime Minister Said Musa made mention of a company called Mytheon. Mytheon distributes phone credit, allegedly to the Police Department, B.D.F. and Coast Guard. That’s big business and big money. So who’s Mytheon? Mike Rudon went looking for answers and has the story.
Mike Rudon, Reporting
Last week former Prime Minister Said Musa had some pointed comments for Minister of National Security John Saldivar in the House. It all has to do with a company called Mytheon Solutions. According to Musa, John Saldivar is very familiar with that company.
[FILE] March 25, 2014, Said Musa, Fort George Area Rep.
“Perhaps he would tell us whether or not this same Khalid Belisle is a partner in a certain company called, Mytheon. This company, Mytheon, controls all the B.T.L. credits that the company then on-sells to all the police officers, and B.D.F. and coast guard. And beside Mister Khalid Belisle, perhaps the Minister from Belmopan would tell us who is the other partner in Mytheon…or is it too close to home?”
Apparently it is very close to home indeed. News Five has gotten copies of the registration certificates for Mytheon Solutions. The business was registered on November second, 2009. The partners in the company are Khalid Lester Belisle and John Birchman Saldivar – Minister John Birchman Saldivar, that is.
Six months after, ownership of the company changed. Khalid Lester Belisle was taken off the certificate, and John Birchman Saldivar, Minister John, became the sole owner of Mytheon Solutions. That was done on June fourth, 2010.
Two months after, on August twenty-sixth, 2010, ownership changed again. This time, John Birchman Saldivar transferred ownership to his wife, Darlene Karen Saldivar, leaving here as the sole owner of Mytheon
Solutions…at least the sole owner on paper.
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It is alleged that Mytheon Solutions provides credit to the Police Department, the BDF and the Coast Guard – all departments within the portfolio of Minister John Saldivar. That includes credit to ALL pre-paid phones in all those departments, as well as credit provided to personnel.
Lucrative business indeed, since Mytheon Solutions allegedly receives a ten percent commission on all credit distributed.
So how much does government pay to Mytheon Solutions every month? Hopefully we’ll have that answer for you soon. Mike Rudon for News Five.
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