If you're planning to go to Chetumal this weekend, after weeks of wondering if it was safe, the law enforcement situation looks to be clearing up. Earlier this week the Commissioner of Police confirmed that the violence in Chetumal has decreased, but he told us that the police on our side of the border are still maintaining a strong presence up north.
Chester Williams, Commissioner of Police
"The situation in Chetumal certainly has decreased tremendously. We're not hearing much about the activities of the cartels in that city. And so that is something good for us. Notwithstanding that, though, we still maintain our strong presence along our borders, both irregular and regular crossing areas."
"Again, maintaining integrity of our country is important to us. And so our actions are not going to be dictated by what happens in Chittamal, but basically what we believe is in the best interest of our people."
"And so we remain in place. We continue to do our operations daily, going after persons who we believe are involved in whatever way with the cartels over in Mexico side to make sure that we minimize the activities in our country."
In other news out of Mexico - the subject of Belize getting energy from Mexico has made it into the presidential political campaign ads there. Outgoing president, Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador recently announced that - following discussions with PM Briceno - Mexico's power company CFE - will sell more energy to Belize. This has hit a sour note in Mexico which is having its own energy crisis - and the ad criticizes AMLO's party, "Morena" for taking such a decision.
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