The Editor, Amandala

Belize City

Dear Sir,

Please afford us, the undersigned, newly-elected Village Council Chairman and Councillors of Chan Pine Ridge Village some valuable space in your prestigious newspaper to formally and publicly invite the area representative for Orange Walk East, Hon. Elodio Aragon, Jr., to collectively work with us in the development of our young village as per his mandate as an Area Representative and Government Minister so dictates.

Our landslide victory this past Sunday speaks volumes of the change that our villagers were clamouring for and it is hence high time that party politics not be given the priority that it is traditionally afforded whenever teams and slates of the Opposition surge victorious in these rural political races.

Our commitment to our people will remain resilient and unbendable always having in mind that not only will we toil the soil to accomplish ALL our manifesto promises but to go the extra mile in cementing a closer bond with our elderly, the poor and our youth. The support of Hon. Aragon will certainly be welcomed in these areas; after all, the people of Chan Pine Ridge are deserving of a few dollars of the over $6,000.00 monthly subvention that Hon. Aragon gets for the upliftment of Orange Walk East, which includes Chan Pine Ridge Village.

We would like to take this opportunity to thank all those persons who trusted us with their votes this past Sunday. We will not disappoint you! May God continue to bless you and may our efforts as your new Village Council be very rewarding and enviable ones that will develop, beautify and empower our beautiful Chan Pine Ridge.

Respectfully,

Cornelio Torres, Chairman (signed) Feliciano Torres (Vice-Chairman) (signed)

Pedro Torres (Treasurer) (signed)
Melissa Torres (Secretary) (signed)
Jaime Carillo (Councillor) (signed)
German Tzul (Councillor) (signed)