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Sharon Pitts, she’s the ultra-nationalist who is the staunchest, fiercest defender of Belizean patriotism against Guatemala. And as you might be able to guess, she isn’t happy about the signing of the Special Agreement. In fact, she’s furious; Foreign Minister Wilfred Elrington might say she’s hysterical. And today she mounted a one woman protest outside Krem Radio as Chief Negotiator Fred Martinez and Special Advisor David Gibson were on the WUB show. When they came out, she tore into them as traitors. They tried to talk to her, but she didn’t want to hear what they had to say. And it ended in Pitts stoning their vehicle with an egg. That’s a whole other level of protest and we got there shortly after.

Sharon Pitts,
“I believe I sent a message. As the poster says: Belize da fi we. No ICJ, No Compris.’ What I was saying to Fred Martinez is that they have betrayed the interest of this country.”

Jules Vasquez,
But you stoned with eggs.

Sharon Pitts,
“Jules, egg I use to bake cake; we won’t get into that. Gibson came out and I told him as I had said when Rhampal came that they are like little boys in short pants diplomats, they’ve forgotten the lessons of Phillip Goldson.”

Jules Vasquez,
How far will you go with your campaign of resistance, almost insurgent?

Sharon Pitts,
“Mr. Goldson has said when a baby which appears defenceless is in danger, the one thing the baby has is his God given mouth, divine providence. We will pray and we will cry out against the injustice, righteous indignation against the wrong that’s being done to this country.”

Jules Vasquez,
You realize you risk arrest?

Sharon Pitts,
`”I don’t know that I risk arrest.”

Jules Vasquez,
You assaulted someone.

Sharon Pitts,
“I am not saying I did anything to anyone.”

Jules Vasquez,
I am saying it today.

Sharon Pitts,
“Jules you could say what you want. You could cry Rome. My position is when it comes to this country, they are risking the demise of this country.”

Those pictures are courtesy Amandala. Chief Negotiator Martinez told us he wasn’t even thinking of pressing charges. His position is that he tried to speak to her but she didn’t want to listen. And while there is a vigorous national dialogue in Belize about the Special Agreement and the steps ahead, from what we’ve picked up in the Guatemalan media, there’s hardly any buzz about it over there. Proof of that came in Washington, where there were 6 Belizean media houses present and only one Guatemalan who was represented by a freelance journalist who lives in DC.