We also took the opportunity to ask Chamber President Marcello Blake about their war of press releases with the Department of Environment over the way the voting went when the National Environmental Appraisal Committee met and rejected the Port of Belize Cruise port and Cargo Expansion project.

The chamber insisted they voted yes to the project but that their vote was submitted via email. The Department responded by saying that the NEAC only accepts votes from members in person and that their decision is science-based.

The Chamber clapped back on that and insisted that the DOE was mischaracterizing their email vote and their pro-development policy. So, we asked the President about the disagreement on Monday:

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