And speaking of the superbond, talks with bondholders continue to negotiate a principal haircut. PM Briceno gave the press a brief comment during a lightning round of questions.

Hon. John Briceno, Prime Minister

"We will start the actual negotiations and we are very optimistic; we are quite hopeful that we will be able to restructure the superbond and to be able to save a large sum of money for the Belizean people."

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