The situation at the Guatemalan border with Belize was congested today as teachers in that country maintained a campaign to immobilize the country by blocking all highways until they get a 16% raise of pay. The teachers are blocking the bridge on the Melchor de Mencos side of the border between Belize and Guatemala and allowing only pedestrians to pass.

They are blocking Guatemala's borders with Belize, El Salvador and Mexico, crippling the tourism industry in that country. It's also affecting Belizean tourism interests particularly in the Cayo district who stay in Belize but book trips to Tikal.

Of note there is also discontent amongst teachers in Belize who are in a dispute with the country's Minister of Education Patrick Faber who has refused to consider requests for cost-of-living adjustments for educators. Faber is in a tempest of controversy after stating on national radio and television that "…60% of Belizean educators are untrained and ignorant.".