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Not Much Ado In Sarstoon Today
posted (September 1, 2015)
Wil Maheia, the border activist and independent politician, went back to the mouth of the Sarstoon River today. And what did he find? Nothing much, but, that's because it was just another day at the Sarstoon Delta.

Maheia reports that they observed a Guatemalan gun boat sitting in Guatemalan waters, which is standard. He and his team also noticed several small Guatemalan fishing vessels poaching in the Belizean waters, which, as we've shown you, is also standard since there is no heavy civilian or law enforcement presence in that area.

Finally, Maheia notes that they were at the Sarstoon River mouth from before 6 a.m. this morning, and there was no BDF change-over today. Change-overs, as we told you, usually happens on Tuesdays, so that is some importance. However, as General David Jones explained in the Prime Minister's Press Conference 2 weeks ago, the BDF has been changing up their Tuesday routines so as to not be so predictable to observers - such as the Guatemalan Navy - who watch their movements to try and predict their activities. The General said that the change-overs may take place every other Tuesday, and the routine is changed constantly.

So, all things considered, today's trip was uneventful.

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