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Gabriel Survives Fierce Challenge
posted (May 24, 2011)
Another UDP incumbent faced a formidable political test on Sunday but UDP Corozal southwest representative and Labour Minister Gabriel Martinez overcame - if only just narrowly.

He beat out challenger Andrei Marin by just 57 votes, 1207 to 1150. The total number of votes were 2370.




Belizean Chocolate

The Cacao fest was held this weekend in and around Punta Gorda Town. 7news was at the opening event on Friday night where we spoke to two local chocolatiers - who told us it is an art - and a science making world class chocolate from Belize's organic Cacao - which is among the finest in the world.

Kerry Goss, Goss Chocolate
"We make all natural chocolate, its organically grown beans. We only use sugar and cacao in our chocolate. There are no artificial ingredients - it's not only healthy for you but it's the most delicious chocolate. Belize beans are some of the best beans. We have flavor beans here in Belize. It's rear in the world. Most in the world they have forastero bean which is cheap bean. They are very large and they are easy to produce but our Belizean beans are flavor beans and so we can make some of the best chocolate here - world class chocolate."

Chris Beaumont, Belize Chocolate Company
"Basically we grow all of our chocolate and we have some really nice sample and other stiff we make here. We do Belizean stuff with good local products that we can get here in the country. We are making some crepes with chocolate sauce so it's great for pancakes and ice cream. Then we've got some dark chocolate here with ginger and then with chili, this here is a "wangla" bar that's made of sesame - its milk chocolate with sesame which is a real favorite. We have some dried mango in these one and we have some cashews here as well, nice cashew covered with chocolate. Everything that we can get locally and add chocolate is even better."

Friday's opening event was followed by the Taste of Toledo on Saturday - an all day cultural and food fair.





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