Southern Workers Union Supports Commerce Bight Project

The Southern Workers Union has thrown its full support behind the Southern Deep Port or Commerce Bight Project. Their position was brought to the fore by N.T.U.C.B. Senator Glenfield Dennison. On the other hand, N.G.O. Senator Doctor Elma Kay shared that this is yet another port projection without a comprehensive cruise port policy and plan for the country.

 

Glenfield Dennison, Union Senator

“I bring a message from the Southern Workers Union who have been actively seeking an audience with me and invited me personally to Dangriga to be able to appreciate more deeply why they are in support of this bill. I have prepared some notes but it would be remise of me not do give you directly from the mouths of that union. The workers of that union wrote me and I quote, we have observed that the government of Belize is committed to the growth, development and transformation of the nation’s economy. There is a pressing need for economic activity to take place in Dangriga Town. It is for those reasons that the Commerce Bight Pier Port as is being brought to us by the Southern Deep Port Facility Bill is essential for job creation, economic sustainability and development that was done with consultation with the southern workers and its members.”

 

Dr. Elma Kay, N.G.O. Senator

“This bill really reminds us of or has once more brought up a discussion for yet another tourism port for Belize while to date we continue without a comprehensive cruise port policy and plan for the country. We really need some clarity on our direction with respect to cruise ports. The repurposing of an existing facility like this commerce bight facility, the smaller size of the development, the nature of the development, as a public private partnership investors, are all leagues ahead of the ongoing mega cruise tourism port fiasco our country has found itself embroiled in. as a country we do need to do better and we will continue to challenge our government administration to work with all stakeholders in developing a vision and plan, particularly as it concerns ports and tourism.”