Tomorrow all the attention will turn to Belmopan where there's going to be a House Meeting. And those who are discontented with the failed SIF project at the Dangriga Market are also going to be looking at the capital. In fact, they will be on the ground protesting. The mayor of Dangriga along with jilted investor Lyndon Bailey are going to protest against SIF - but in front of the House of Representatives. Yesterday in Dangriga they explained their frustration:..
Lyndon Bailey
"This sign is saying that "SIF we caught you red-handed, so it is the time for you to pay us." You were the one that got us into this mess. If you were forthcoming with the truth, the market would have been finish and we would have been out of here and the people of Dangriga would have enjoyed their new market."
"If you can see that so many of these people were removed from SIF - so there was a problem starting from SIF and then along with the contractor."
"Mrs. Emy and I got into this thing unknowing that funds were embezzled from SIF. It is time for SIF to stop play games and pay us our money that we can go and rest assure."
Geovanni Brackett, reporter
"People from Dangriga have sign on to get a permit to protest this Friday. Are you in support of that?"
Lyndon Bailey
"Oh yes, like what I said in the TV news that I will be fighting for my money and if the fight continue I will be sleeping at SIF office door next week for a whole night or maybe a week. It's not over until we get our money then the fight will be over."
Gilbert Swazo, Mayor Dangriga
"The people are the ones who are saying to me that they are not happy with the termination of their market and we need to continue to demonstrate to the government, to SIF that this is something that we won't stand for because we want our market to be completed as early as possible."
"The first instance we were promise 31st of July then 31st of October. We firmly believe that we were well on the way for the project to have been completed on the 31st of July based on the progress that was made. When they terminated that project our people continue to demonstrate that they are not pleased with such a decision. They are the ones who came to the Council - to me."
"As I step out of the gate earlier, there are a couple of people who told me that they were not happy with what has happened and they are here to support me and they will continue to support the efforts of me. They are saying that they want to go to Belmopan this Friday."
Of course, we'll have full coverage for all the action form Belmopan tomorrow.
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