Belize has accepted the proposal of the Organization of American States for the Belize-Guatemala territorial dispute to be decided by an International Court of Justice. However, the matter of going to the I.C.J. still needs to be put to a referendum in both countries. Should Belizean vote yes or no for this issue to be decided by the ICJ?
I believe that there have been numerous attempts
ReplyDeleteat settling the dispute through diplomatic means
but these have failed. Of course what has made it even more difficult is Guatemala's intransigent stance.
Settling the dispute through a legal recourse
seems to me to be a viable alternative.
The earliest Maya were farmers who lived in small, scattered villages with pole and thatch houses. They cultivated their fields as a community; planting seeds in holes made with a pointed wood stick.
ReplyDeleteLater in the Pre-classic period, they adopted intensive farming techniques such as continuous cultivation involving crop rotation and fertilizers, household gardens, and terraces. In some areas, they built raised fields in seasonal swamps. Their main crops included maize (corn), beans, squash, avocados, chili peppers, pineapples, papayas, and cacao.
During this period it showed the development of the Mayas. They moved from using simple tool to more modern ones. It also shows that over time they have always sustained themselves. The change also brought more independence where their farming was concerned. It meant that they were able to feed their communities, and they did not depend on imported products .