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Castro Says Sorry For “Retarded” Comment
posted (December 9, 2016)
Turning back now to today's house meeting, the speaker gave a special provision for Belize Rural North Representative Edmond Castro to make a statement on the adjournment. And he didn't want to make a statement as much as he wanted apologize for saying that our Daniel Ortiz was acting quote, "retarded". Castro said he'll never use that word again:..

Hon. Edmond Castro, Minister of Transport
"Raise the issue of a matter of what I have said sometime during the course of this week to a reporter Daniel Ortiz, reporting for channel 7. In that interview, Mr. Ortiz was asking me the same question over and over again maybe about half a dozen time and I said 'I am here to apologize' and I apologized to him the following day. I told him one or two good words about his journalism skills as well, but I said to him 'man, brother Ortiz, this is the reason why you always get yourself in problem. Stop asking me the same thing over and over again as if though you are using-', I'm ashamed to say it but if I use the 'r' word they might think I'm saying another word. I said 'stop asking me the same thing as though you are retarded'. So, I must say to this house, Daniel Ortiz, Channel 7, the leader of the opposition, I must say to everybody out there that have felt in any way possible, felt bad about what I said, I am no member from Cayo South. I am big enough but I am also humble enough to say I am sorry, I will not use and never use that word again truly I felt bad after I had said that word to my friend Daniel Ortiz. On behalf also, Jules, you didn't need to hear that, but I apologize to you and your station you should have never used that or aired that word."

For our part we can say, thanks, but no apology required, "we noh thin skin".

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