On the ground in the capital Kabul, one struggles to find something, anything that is common to Belize and Afghanistan. But there is nothing.

Behind the media-grabbing headlines, the government has put a fairly solid cadre of CEOs in place that is causing some chafing in ministerial quarters. The boys in Belmopan should ready themselves to grapple soon with cost of living issues in Belize.

A number of the amendments will surely inure to the public good. Others, however, show early signs of bastardizing the Belize Constitution. Can existing and long-enjoyed human rights be curtailed?