And weighing in on the other very topical issue - the PM outlined government's position on the bus dispute. As you heard last night, the Belize bus association has reverted to its original position; that it wants Westline busses off the road, and the status quo restored to what it was before May 21st.
The Prime Minister said they are open to communication, but not to negotiation on that issue:
Prime Minister Dean Barrow
"This talk that we must revert to the status quo, this talk that Government must now remove every last run given to Westline - is that what it's called, Mr. Chuc's outfit - is going to go nowhere. That is not going to happen. We reached a solution with all concerned, including Mr. Chuc. It was pronounced a fair solution, not just by the Government, but by all the parties at the time. You can't keep going back and asking us to revist an agreement that has already been inked. You can't keep moving the goal posts. Government must be flexible; Government must try to accommodate, but ultimately, Government must govern."
And while government governs, judging from a letter sent by Bus Association President Thomas Shaw to the chairman of the Transport Board John Flowers today, the BBA will continue to agitate against Westline.
The letter re-iterates the demand for Westline to be moved and that in the north, that the runs for Chell's. Venus and Cabrera's should not be tampered with and that a member of the Bus Association should be given a seat on the transport board.
It closes by demanding a response by this week Friday.
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