One other item coming out of yesterday's press conference is the date for the Belize - Guatemala referendum on the ICJ. Guatemala will hold their one first, and there and been suggestions that it would happen before the end of 2017. But, that won't happen - and Foreign Minister Elrington gave the media the updated, ever-moving timeline:...
Reporter
"The Guatemalan's won't be holding their referendum until sometime next year. Can you give us any official information since you are the minister responsible for Foreign Affairs?"
Hon. Wilfred Elrington - Minister of Foreign Affairs
"No, I can't add anything to that. The suggestion is that they won't be doing it until February."
Reporter
"Any concerns in that?"
Hon. Wilfred Elrington
"Not really. We will not, in fact, be in a position to do it perhaps until October, November, December, so it's really not gonna be a matter of concern."
In other news out of Guatemala, Defense Minister Williams Mansilla is being forced to step down after coming under heavy criticism for allowing his Ministry to pay President Jimmy Morales monthly bonuses.
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