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Coalition Moves To Trigger Referendum
posted (December 6, 2011)
The Belize Coalition to Save our Natural Heritage will be holding a Press Conference on Thursday - and 7news has confirmed that they plan to announce that they are ready to trigger a referendum on offshore oil drilling and drilling in terrestrial protected areas. Triggering a referendum means they will send a list of at least 18 thousand names to the Governor General - indicating that they have at least 10% of the electorate signed up.

This letter to the governor general may also include a question on which a voter can say yes or no. And while that is the official process, on the unofficial side - internally - we understand that not all Coalition members are in agreement.

At least one group, Ya'xche which has been co-managing the 100,00 thousand acres of the Bladen Nature Reserve since 1998 - sees it as a grave tactical error.

We also know that APAMO - which is an umbrella group - also has major issues with the referendum - and abstained on the vote to trigger it.

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