The People Will Not Forget…

Dear Editor,

It is amazing to see how far this government has come with the issue of the indigenous people of the Toledo District.  Isn’t this the same Lois Young Barrow who defended the Mayans only some years ago? Isn’t she the same person who spoke on their behalf and their cause talking about customary rights etc?

The same goes for her ex husband, the honourable Prime Minister. I remember very well when in 2007 he was interviewed by one of the TV stations and he trumpeted the cause of the Maya people of the South. How is it that he can now retract on what he said during that interview?

I begin my letter by saying amazing it is how these people flip flop, but on second thoughts, maybe I should say that it should not amaze anyone to hear how these people reveal their hypocrisy on yet just another issue. I hope that that our brother Greg Choc and sister Cristina Coc take note of the kind of people they were dealing with before 2008.  Dean Barrow and Lois Young were sheep in wolves clothing but hopefully everyone is seeing them for what they are.  Please brothers and sisters of the Unions, take note as you will be next to fall under this UDP hatchet.

And as to Lois Young Barrow, how can she have the gall to publicly question the indigenousness of the Maya people of the South?  Many who saw that interview have commented that her remarks after the judgement given by the Chief Justice can be interpreted as being racist. To tell you the truth, I do believe it was a racist remark. However, maybe we should ask Lois Young Barrow if she can identify her ancestral lineage.  Furthermore, how far back does that lineage go?

I will end by saying that whether it is the issue of the indigenous people, or the running of the Chief Justice, the bringing down of the cost of living no mata wat, the ownership of our oil in Belizean hands, etc…this UDP Prime Minister and his cronies have all reneged on the promises they made in 2008. This is what the Maya people and all the Belizean people will not forgive in 2013.

Yours in brotherhood,

Juan Cho

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