Corozal Bay P.U.P. Elects David “Dido” Vega

David “Dido” Vega

In other political news, David “Dido” Vega, former mayoral candidate for the P.U.P. in Corozal Town, was elected standard bearer for Corozal Bay on Sunday in the party’s first contested convention of this campaign season. He defeated four other rivals to secure the seat with one thousand and twenty-seven of two thousand and forty-two votes.

David “Dido” Vega, P.U.P. Standard Bearer, Corozal Bay

“This journey started years ago; some of you have been here from the beginning – some of you have joined us. I want to remind the people of Corozal Bay that there is one enemy here, and the enemy is the U.D.P. and the policies that they have brought to our Bay. Our people are suffering; our people need jobs; our people need better healthcare; our people need affordable and accessible education. So there’s no time to waste; there’s no time to sit back; tomorrow we reach out to the other candidates, we unite, and we wah Pablo [Marin] next! (Applause and cheers) I want to pledge to our party that we are going to work hand in hand with the mayor and the current town council; we are going to work hand in hand with the other standard bearers in the Corozal District, and we are going to work hard so that we make our current party leader, the honorable John Briceño, the next Prime Minister of Belize.”