Belize

By Larry Habegger | Permalink | No Comments | April 26th, 2005 | Trackback

A labor dispute with workers for Belize Telecommunications Limited over ownership shares of the national phone system flared into clashes with police in Belize City and resulted in sabotage of phone lines that cut all telephone, fax and internet service for three days. ATMs were shut down and the borders with Mexico and Guatemala were temporarily closed. The unrest spread from union workers to students and opposition politicians calling for the government to step down. Further unrest is possible.

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