1. I WILL VOTE NO BECAUSE…

2. from the Hondo to the Sarstoon.1
I already own Belize,
from the Hondo to the Sarstoon. 2
Enough already! The UN defined our borders in 1980.

3. 3
Belize became independent with, and still has, its territory intact; why risk losing that?

4. Those who vote NO are patriots. Those who vote YES are traitors.4
Those who vote NO are patriots.
Those who vote YES are traitors.

5. 5
I am extremely suspicious of the Government’s real motives for taking the juridical route.

6. 6
The Government and the Opposition have sold out the country for material gain.

7. 7
This Referendum is a distraction from the corruption and political mismanagement.

8. Our leaders are visionless.8
Our leaders are visionless. 9
We will lose all the oil and minerals in Toledo.

9. 10
The Government FAILED to educate our people about the dispute for at least
10 YEARS.

10. 11
This Government has litigated many cases in international tribunals and lost them all, so it will lose this one too.

11. 12
Sedi Elrington has not been handling this situation well; I will vote against the messenger.

12. 13
If the majority vote NO, this government will fall and PUP will take over. I am PUP.

13. 14
Our leaders, against all legal advice, have transformed Guatemala’s unfounded claim into a “legal” claim and agreed that this “legal” claim should be litigated.

14. Even if we win, the Guatemalans won’t respect the ruling.3 15
Guatemala cannot be trusted. They always change their position in their claim. 16
Even if we win, the Guatemalans won’t respect the ruling.

15. 17
Guatemalans are a special kind of “lawless” people. They have killed thousands of their own citizens.

16. 18
The ICJ cannot stop Guatemala from continuing to claim Belize. They can continue their claim because their Constitution says Belize is for them.

17. 19
The Guatemalans have the best team of lawyers available, while our team is led by losers.

18. 1798 does not matter. The Treaty of Amiens gave Belize back to Spain.20
1798 does not matter. The Treaty of Amiens gave Belize back to Spain. 21
Spain may have transferred title to Belize to Guatemala.

19. 22
The Guatemalans declared all the Maya as their citizens, so the ICJ will give them Toledo.

20. The Guatemalans have an ace card up their sleeves!23 3
The Guatemalans have an ace card up their sleeves!
They have some secret document that we do not know about.

21. They all have sinister reasons.24
The USA, the OAS, Britain, and the EU are pressuring us to go and lose.
They all have sinister reasons.

22. 25
The YES voters are being paid to support American interests in the south of Belize.

23. 26
This is an Anglo-Guatemalan dispute. “Anglo” means British. Why must Belize deal with this?

24. The OAS is a Latin organization. It is biased towards Guatemala.27
The OAS is a Latin organization. It is biased towards Guatemala.

25. The ICJ can be bribed by powerful countries.28
I can’t trust 15 foreign (white) men far away to define my country. The ICJ is biased. 29
The ICJ can be bribed by powerful countries.

26. 30
If we vote NO, we can ask the UN to ask for an Advisory Opinion from the ICJ, which will affirm the validity of our borders.

27. 31
The Sarstoon situation has to be regularised before we even consider going to the ICJ.

28. 32
The Special Agreement is a Treaty that ensures Guatemala will win because:
It empowers the ICJ to change our international borders in favour of Guatemala. A

29. 32
The Special Agreement is a Treaty that ensures Guatemala will win because:
It empowers Guatemala to plead “any and all legal claims,” or all our territory. B

30. 32
The Special Agreement is a Treaty that ensures Guatemala will win because:
A Guatemalan expert says the confidence building measures means there are no borders. C