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Santa Cruz, Toledo: UDP and PUP See Race and Village Politics Differently
Fri, June 26, 2015
Santa Cruz, Toledo - that small village in southwestern Belize has become a flashpoint for racial discord between Mayas and creole Belizeans. Today, the unprecedented and divisive matter went to the House of Representatives - where both sides put in positions over who was wrong: was it the Mayas or was it Rupert Myles? Again, it is a debate that should have happened in the House - but, after the PUP walkout, we had to stitch together another media-manufactured back and forth. Here are both sides, starting with the statement made by the Prime Minister at the opening of the sitting:..

The Prime Minister says that the Mayas have called for a meeting with him next week and he is hopeful that common ground can be found…

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