(Kaieteur News) – Efforts to establish the Commission of Inquiry (CoI) and roll out financial assistance for the survivors and bereaved families affected by the tragedy remain in their early planning phases. Both the CoI and the financial relief mechanisms are currently laying down their foundational structure before official proceedings and distributions can commence.

Speaking directly on the progress of the inquiry, CoI Chair Justice Godfrey Smith told Kaieteur News that the panel is still laying the groundwork, “We are still in preparatory stages, meetings…for now we are still organising ourselves.”

Simultaneously, addressing the financial support intended to help relieve affected families, Belizean Senior Counsel Eamon Courtenay explained that the assessment framework is currently being finalised.