Continous rain for the past week has worsened the condition of the road from Orange Walk Town to San Estevan and Progresso Village.  Pictures sent to us by residents of the area show several portions of the road under water and in some parts thick sticky mud that makes it even more difficult for vehicles to pass. 

This morning some buses could not make it through and commuters had to cross on trucks and other heavy machinery. 

Last month the high ranking officials from the Ministry of Works, the CEO included, met with residents of the area in Progresso to explain why the work on the road had stalled.  According to the CEO Errol Gentle they were waiting for money to be disbursed to the two contractors, Lopez Co. Ltd and Bella Vista Co. Ltd,  for work to restart in the area.

The rehabilitation of the approximately 15 mile long road is part of the sugar accompanying measures financed by the European Union.  The only work that has been done in the area in 18 months is the opening of drainage and elevation of the road in some sectors of the road.  

Residents have continuously expressed frustration with the delay of the work on the road as hundred of commuters use the road on a daily basis.  The road also connects Orange Walk Town to major fishing villages of Xunox, Copper Bank, and Sarteneja. 

For the past weeks thousands of teachers in Mexico have taken to the streets to show their discontent of an education reform introduced by President Enrique Pena Nieto.  On Wednesday the Mexican Senate voted in favor of the bill.  Major demonstrations have been happening in Mexico City and the states of Nayarit and neighboring Quintana Roo. 

This afternoon, the state governor Roberto Borge Angulo was caught among some angry protestor who blocked the passage of his convoy.  Things got tense but before it got out of control the governor’s bodyguards quickly jumped in and pushed away the big crowd of protestors.  Mexican media reported that the governor’s vehicle received minor damage as a result of the confrontation. 

More policemen were dispatch to in front of the State Government Palace in Chetumal where hundreds of teachers have been protesting all this week.  Mexican media report that public officers working at the government palace are unable to exit the building as teachers continue the blockage.