And while government has to hope the call centers bill does not gain approval - hope is also the strategy for the 125 million US dollar grant for the energy and education sectors from the US State Department's Millennium Challenge Corporation. IT's been declared D-E-D for months now with the Trump Administration cutting back on foreign aid - but Fonseca told us today that the news of its death may have been greatly exaggerated:
Francis Fonseca, Minister of Foreign Affairs
"The US government has, you know, indicated to us that it's under review, and that, you know, there's an opportunity for us to continue. There may be a need to amend some of the terms of the compact that we have signed. But it looks very promising that we will be able to preserve the MCC grant, but they'll have to be adjustments to some of the terms."
Jules Vasquez
"You. I think you'll keep a candle above your prayer table."
Francis Fonseca, Minister of Foreign Affairs
"No, no, no. We work. We work. That was an important topic for discussion in Washington with everyone we met. And I think that is already yielding results."
