PM Barrow Will Not Attend Celebrations in Dangriga

As a leader of the Opposition, Dean Barrow never attended ceremonies in the South of Belize celebrating Garifuna Settlement Day. In fact, it was only last year that as Prime Minister Dean Barrow accepted an invitation to participate in the official ceremonies held in Dangriga Town. The Belize Times has learned from a credible source that this year, the Prime Minister will not be attending the official celebrations to be held in Dangriga Town this year. The source tells us that instead, the Prime Minister has requested that the president of the National Garifuna Council come to Belize City to join him for a small celebration here.

It is an insult to the Garifuna people that the leader of the nation is able to fly to Miami for a week to attend a gala event, but does not make the effort to travel to Dangriga to attend the official ceremonies commemorating a historic event. It is just one more slight to add to a long list, like the Kendall Bridge which has still not been replaced after more than two years and the Middlesex Bridge which is in urgent need of repairs and has been ignored by this Prime Minister and his Government.

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