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For his part, Faber posted on his Facebook page, quote, “Regardless of the circumstances, I have not and have no intention of casting any blame on the BNTU and the teachers of Belize for last night's incident at my residence.â€￾

And government needs all the goodwill it can get – because tomorrow the Prime Minister is meeting with the BNTU for the first time in three weeks. 

Last night we told you about his invitation to meet on Thursday at 2:00.  Well, a government release today reports that the BNTU has accepted the invitation.  The main item on the agenda will be the governance issues raised by the BNTU.  The government release states, quote, “It is the hope of the Government that the meeting will be fruitful and yield results that will see an end to the teachers’ strike.â€￾

And while the government is hopeful, sources inside the union tell us that the BNTU is none too happy that Government continues to suggest a parallel track of negotiation on governance issues with the National Trade Union Congress of Belize.

We’ll report on the outcome of that pivotal meeting tomorrow.