17/04/2023
In 2002, the PUP Prime Minister of Belize Said Musa, and his administration gave the Commerce Bight Pier to a friend of his, Luke Espat, without consulting and getting the approval of the Garifuna citizens of Dangriga free of cost. After he took possession of the pier, he constructed a fence and a gate, employed a watchman, and deprived the Garifuna citizens of entering and using the facility. Since then, the Garifuna people are still deprived of using the pier, port, or any area in the vicinity.
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(πΈ: Prof. Wellington Ramos)