As Panton mentioned, business senator, Mark Lizarraga seemed to have not supported the bill in his presentation - which you'll hear later on. But, on the division - which is where all members have to state their individual vote - he gave a kind of equivocal "no". We'll pick up the voting with Senator Woods on the PUP side with her abstention. This is after the UDP side have all voted yes, And Senator Eamon Courtenay has voted no:
So, in the end, the vote went 8 - YES -, 4 - NO, and 1 - ABSTENTION - meaning it passed comfortably, much like it did in the house. After that it was signed by the president of the Senate, LEE MARK CHANG and it now goes to the Governor General for his assent. Reports say that - barring legal challenge - government hopes to hold the referendum by mid-May.,
Today's senate meeting went for about 6 hours and the only business was the Belize Territorial Dispute Referendum Bill.
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