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Published on: 5/24/2007
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The Chamber's C.E.O., Kevin Herrera, spoke to us early this afternoon, prior to the P.M.'s announcement, and outlined his organisation's position.
Kevin Herrera, C.E.O., Belize Chamber of Commerce"The President got up and read a prepared statement and basically what he said was that our membership were not in support of the motion as it was presented in the House, and two, we believe that the Prime Minister and the Government should explore some alternatives.One alternative that was mentioned in that meeting was that Government seemed to have successfully renegotiated the debt, has brought down the payments.They were saying that it was two point nine million dollars per year over twenty-five years and perhaps they should look seriously at whether or not the company can now afford it and also allow the current shareholders to keep their investment in U.H.S. and allow the Belize Bank to try to recover the monies that were lent to the U.H.S."
In anticipation of the Prime Minister's change of heart, we asked Herrera what his reaction would be if the Prime Minister withdrew his motion.
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According to Herrera, this was an idea whose time had come.
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"Kevin, several nights ago on this same newscast, Senator Godwin Hulse, who is the representative in the Senate of the business community went on national television and said that he thought it was time for the Prime Minister to resign.
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