Look Who it Was Random video

Machikilha’s Plea to G.O.B. Goes Unanswered

363 views · Published 31 August 2018 · 1:30 · Indexed 10 November 2026

Channel: Greater Belize Media | GBM · 2018 · News & Politics

Watch on YouTube

For the latest news across Belize, visit:
http://edition.channel5belize.com/

On Wednesday, News Five featured a story on the ordeal of students from Machikilha, a Mayan village hidden deep in the jungles of southern Belize. These students have to trek five miles from their homes to catch a bus in Dolores Village before being transported to Corozan Creek Technical School ten miles away. The most difficult part of their early morning journey is the road between Machikilha and Dolores. The road is in a terrible condition. When it rains parts of the road become pools of thick mud which group of students have to cross in order to get to school. A video shows the students walking with their feet bare through the mud and asking the government for some relief. This issue has been ongoing for years and the students are not the only ones who have called on the government for assistance. On April fourth, 2018 village Chairlady Ofelia Pop Chiac and Village Alcalde Alfonso Putul wrote to Prime Minister Dean Barrow asking for the road to be upgraded.  That letter was followed by another plea sent on April eighteen by the Toledo Alcades Association. The TAA wrote to the PM Barrow, Minister of Education Patrick Faber and Minister of Works Rene Montero asking for an access road to be built to the village. The letters went unanswered. On Wednesday Toledo East Area Representative, Mike Espat criticized the government for ignoring the plea of the villagers of Machikilha.

More from this channel