Leader of the nation of Islam Louis Farrakhan arrived in Belize this afternoon for a five-day visit. A press briefing at the airport's VIP Room was planned but it was abruptly cancelled. Instead he granted only the Government Press Office an interview. He spoke on a range of issues, from trade to crime:
Minister Louis Farrakhan
"I am here not just to speak to the Muslims but to the Christians, the Mayans to all of the members of this potentially powerful nation and my message all throughout the Caribbean is that one island can exist in a global economy by itself. The problems of Belize are the problems of the whole Caribbean, so what we see a natural union between the Caribbean to the East and North and South to Central America. I think that the future of Belize has to tie in to Central America as well as to the whole of the Caribbean. The crime rate is going up and you have gang problems here with young people. It's the same throughout the Caribbean and the United States as well as Africa. It's not an accident, this is very much planned. I think the way forward is the unity of the people of Belize three hundred thousand and the unity of the Caribbean, so I hope that I can encourage us to find a stronger path of unity."
After the reception at the airport, Farrakhan was taken - with a full security detail to the Prime Minister's Belize City Office where he met with the Prime Minister and the Minister of Foreign Affairs.
Tomorrow morning he appears on KREM Radio and TV and in the afternoon, he will lead a discussion at the University of West Indies School of Continuing Studies.
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