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PM Barrow: Law & Order Must Prevail
posted (February 3, 2009)

And while there are legitimate question marks about the circumstances of the shooting, the Prime Minister today announced that while he is not opposed to the naming of a Commission of Inquiry, he will not commit to do so at this time. In his general remarks, he expressed regret, but maintained that maintaining law and order must be the government’s first priority.

Hon. Dean Barrow,
“Government was absolutely right to signal that it intended to do whatever was necessary to restore law and order. We very much sympathize with the cane farmers but the cane farmers are not the entire nation of Belize and we have a duty to all the citizens of this country. The manner in which the farmers were going about their protest could not ultimately be countenance. And I hope that there will be no resort to that sort of thing again because if there is that duty that we all know is a constant one, that will of course come back into play.

I really do not understand how elements of our society could become so self-destructive in a way that puts their own industry and a huge portion of our national economy in such serious peril.

While yesterday was a sad day for our country though, let me just suggest that to some extent this is what happens in a growing, thriving, robust society. We are becoming a modern nation and the life and work of the new Belize will continue, not withstanding the setbacks that are part and parcel of the rhythms that make up the right of passage of and developing country.”

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