Can you go a full 48 hour weekend without using your cell phone? That’s what COLA - – the Citizens Organized for Liberty through Action are asking Belizeans to do as part of a boycott against Lord Ashcroft and Telemedia. According to COLA, BTL made over $7 million from strictly cell phones in June – and by their reasoning just a weekend boycott could truly hurt the Ashcroft controlled company. COLA is also asking Belizeans to refrain from buying phone cards for the forty eight hours. It starts on Friday evening at 6 and runs to 6 on Sunday evening. According to COLA’s newly elected President Bernard Adolphus, this is the beginning of along fight for justice.

Bernard Adolphus, COLA President
“People believe they cannot do without their cell phones. For the last three days I have not used my cell phone and we have to learn to make sacrifice. Belizeans young and old, particularly the young, have to learn to make sacrifice and after all is said and done, they will be saving some money too and it is important that we shut off, no communication. You might have other means but we’re requesting and asking that cell phones are locked off for the weekend, the 11th, 12th, and 13th.

Do you know that over $7.4 million in revenue was collected just for the month of June for cell phone calls? I repeat myself, $7.4 million on only cell phone calls.”

And as COLA gets ready for the second protest action, the organization is also starting on a membership drive to Dangriga and Punta Gorda.