On Monday, the amended special agreement was signed in Guatemala City – and as we told you, it was done without the presence of the opposition PUP – which boycotted the event. Another political party, the fledgling PNP in the Toledo district has also condemned the signing. That party says that, quote, "It seems that the government of Belize has only to be told to jump by Guatemala, and it will respond by asking, "How high?'" It continues, quote, "This is not the action of a government which understands that Belize is subject to slow motion invasion by Guatemala, in the shape of continued incursions into our territory…"

It adds, quote, "Whilst the PNP accepts that government has a mandate to govern, and is not required to consult its citizens at every step, this issue is so important for the very existence of Belize, that wide consultation amongst political and civil society should have taken place before any change in the terms of the Compromis was made." End quote.