Jan 25, 2021
Was There a Land Grab in Mountain Pine Ridge under the Previous Administration?
The Caracol Road Project was always a divisive issue in the House of Representatives. The road is being done in phases – and the current administration has shared that they do not support the entire project. In the first week of January, Minister of Infrastructure Julius Espat told the press that he supports the first two phases, but the third portion from Blancaneaux Lodge to Caracol Archaeological Site hasn’t been awarded, and he would like to see the monies be used for something else. It’s left to be seen if that will happen, but one of the other government ministers who had always criticized the project is Orlando Habet, Cayo North East area representative. Habet says that he believes the project was pushed by the previous administration because of certain interests in the area. On our trip to the Chiquibul over the weekend, News Five has learned that hundreds of a