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Norwegian Won’t Be Injuncted, Hulse says
posted (July 3, 2014)
And while Puerto Azul's developers are "tripping the light fantastic" up the great red carpet in the sky, on the ground, the Norwegian Cruise Lines Harvest Caye Cruise Terminal Project is taking shape in real time.

But, an obstacle appeared yesterday when justice Courtney Abel gave the Belize Tourism Industry Association a partial victory in the Supreme Court. He agreed with two of four grounds they advanced which brought into question the procedure of Environmental Impact assessment.

Now, they may ask for an injunction to stop work on the project - and today Hulse discussed that possibility:..

Jules Vasquez
"Is that a concern to you that the development which is already in swing one gathers or is in preparatory phase will now be stopped?"

Hon. Godwin Hulse, Chair - Cabinet Investment Sbcmte
"None at all, I don't think it will be stopped. I think that what BTIA is doing is that they're using all efforts which is their right to ensure that according to them everything is done properly. They have a concern that the EIA process wasn't proper. That is what they are saying. We think otherwise, but if the court decides that it wasn't proper…it doesn't mean the project stops you know…what it means is that you do it over and you do it properly. That can be done in a very short time. But this project will go ahead. Government has sanctioned this. This project has met all the criteria. This project is important to the government and the people of the south and it will proceed."

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