Belize Prime Minister Dean Barrow to Make Visits to Honduras, Mexico

By: - November 7th, 2012

Above: Belize Prime Minister Dean Barrow

By the Caribbean Journal staff

Belize Prime Minister Dean Barrow’s agenda for the next week includes official visits to Honduras and Mexico.

Barrow departs Wednesday for an official visit to Honduras, at the invitation of President Porfirio Lobo.

After a trip to Miami to meet with the legal advisors working with Belize’s government on the negotiations on the Superbond, Barrow will then travel to Mexico City to join the presidents of Central America for an official meeting with Mexican President Felipe Calderon.

He will return to Belize on Nov. 12.

Gaspar Vega will serve as Acting Prime Minister during Barrow’s absence.

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