SATIIM, the Sarstoon Temash Institute For Indigenous Management has lashed out at oil company US Capital energy which it says is encroaching on protected land.
SATIIM alleges that US Capital Energy has been operating in the Sarstoon Temash National Park and is getting ready to do seismic testing without any information given to or consultation with the surrounding Mayan and Garifuna Communities.
SATIIM says the government is operating in deliberate secrecy while the Department of Geology says the community leader have been consulted and have consented, and now SATIIM is saying that's a straight-up lie.
SATIIM maintains that neither the Forest Department nor the Department of Geology have told them what kind of permit has been issued to US Capital Energy.
SATIIM is now demanding proof of the agreement or consent with the landowners of the area.
