Charges Dropped: Dangriga Teachers Cleared After Protest 

Eleven teachers who were facing charges after a protest last week in Dangriga are now officially in the clear. On Friday, B.N.T.U. President Nadia Caliz announced that all charges have been dropped. The teachers had been accused of disrupting traffic near the town’s entrance during a demonstration on Wednesday morning. But what changed? According to Caliz, a key conversation between her and Commissioner of Police Doctor Richard Rosado helped shift the outcome. We caught up with ComPol Rosado earlier today, and he explained what led to his decision to let the matter go.

Dr. Richard Rosado, Commissioner of Police

“I believe the meeting was productive, it was fruitful. We recognize that the plight that the teachers and unions and the public officers are going through, but our discussion mainly centers about doing their protest within the context of the law and ensuring that we have an open dialogue moving forward. The unions have committed to having an open dialogue. We also recognize that the situation in Dangriga, as highlighted by the union, was an anomaly in respect to all other demonstrations across the country. For the most part, the unions have been peaceful in terms of doing that demonstration and we welcome that and we ask them to continue to dialogue with us.”

 

Reporter

“So that was the consideration made when you decided to drop these charges?”

 

Dr. Richard Rosado

“Well the union brought to us additional evidential material for us to consider in our deliberation to withdraw the charges.”