Your right...lots o' questions....LOL
Lets start here....
Have you made a visit here yet?
Does he have to start in Jan...or can he wait till May?
If he can wait.....could you make a trip here?
I would suggest you visit Lan Sluder's website called Belize first Magazine. He can answer all your immigration and work permit questions the best. He really stays on top of it.
http://www.turq.com/belizefirst/ Will wait for your answers...