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By William Ysaguirre (Freelance Writer) BELIZE CITY, Thurs.... By Orlando Pulido (Freelance Writer) SANTA ELENA TOWN,... By William Ysaguirre (Freelance Writer) BELIZE CITY, Thurs.... BELIZE CITY, Wed. Apr. 19, 2017–It was confirmed this week that there is a lobby in official circles in Guatemala to have that country’s map for public and private use formally include Belize.Three weeks ago, news broke that Guatemala’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs had received a provocative proposal via one of its consultants, Edmundo Rene Urrutia Garcia, which made reference to suggestions that the country of Belize should be included in Guatemala’s map, apparently with annexation of the Sarstoon. Garcia also referred to a proposed public consultation on the oil exploration in Belize’s subsoil.Evidently, the suggestion did not end there. On Tuesday of this week, April 18, Guatemalan Congres

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