Fonseca’s decision to step down, according to him, was contingent upon the outcome of the general elections and that choice was made prior to November fourth. When asked if he would endorse another colleague for the leadership of the party, Fonseca told the media that he will not participate in the selection of his successor. […]
When he held his press conference this morning, U.D.P. leader Dean Barrow could not have known that just hours after, leader of the Opposition Francis Fonseca would announce his resignation, effective immediately. Barrow was magnanimous in victory, taking time out to congratulate Fonseca and the P.U.P. candidates who he says put up a tremendous fight. […]
Any analysis of the election results where the U.D.P.’s success is concerned will be for the political pundits, but certainly perception is that the results were assisted generously by the inflows of Petrocaribe monies. The Prime Minister doesn’t shy away from that perception, but claims that all the spending by G.O.B. was nothing out of […]
While Prime Minister can boast an unprecedented and historic third term for the United Democratic Party, he also has bragging rights in Queen Square where he has enjoyed tremendous success. When the last ballot was counted on Wednesday night, Barrow had beat out his opponent by one thousand seven hundred and forty-eight votes, the largest […]
Barrow says that all U.D.P. candidates who were not successful at the polls have messaged him claiming that they are not disheartened and will remain as caretakers in their respective division. Election results are still pending for Stann Creek West where the U.D.P. candidate, Walter Garbutt has requested a recount after losing by only eight […]
At news time, a recount is ongoing in Stann Creek West. As the U.D.P. was being swept in office for a third term on Wednesday night, Walter Garbutt prematurely declared he had won and celebrated that purported victory with supporters. But as we said, it was premature because the voting had not yet concluded and […]
In Belize City, where the disparity in the size of constituencies range from three thousand and eighty-four in Fort George to six thousand three hundred and five registered voters in Lake Independence, the battle for every vote was fierce. Going into the November fourth elections, of the ten constituencies, the U.D.P. controlled eight, while the […]
In Corozal Bay, Pablo Marin retained his seat in a hotly contested battle. Marin, who served as minister of health, has been battered by a number of scandals in that ministry. But on Wednesday, he fought hard to overcome. Duane Moody looks at the results in the Bay. Duane Moody, Reporting Corozal Bay was […]
Hugo Patt retained his seat in Corozal North by a margin of four hundred and ninety-three votes ahead of first time runner, David Castillo. On Election Day, the machineries were cranking in the sprawling division which consists of eleven villages. But Patt who served as minister of state easily won the division for the second […]
When the final official results were released at around eleven Wednesday night, The P.U.P. held on to two seats in Orange Walk – Central and South. The U.D.P. wrested away control of Orange Walk East and held on to the North. While elections in this northern district are generally tempestuous episodes, the 2015 version was […]
Corozal South West and South East divisions were the last to bring in their results. P.U.P.’s Ramiro Ramirez, lost the division to Doctor Angel Campos of the U.D.P. by two hundred and nineteen votes; Doctor Campos received two thousand five hundred and eleven votes. Meanwhile the B.P.P.’s candidate, canero Lucilo Teck got forty votes. But […]
All eyes were on the Cayo District where in 2012, the P.U.P. came within sixty votes of winning two divisions and general elections. On Wednesday night, Julius Espat easily beat Ralph Huang and as they say, three is a charm because Landy Habet won his first election in Cayo North East. Jose Sanchez has a […]
An O.A.S. Electoral Observer Mission is wrapping up a visit to Belize. And this afternoon at the Biltmore Plaza, it issued a preliminary report in respect of Wednesday’s elections. According to the Chief of Mission, Jacinth Henry-Martin, an allegation was made to at least one of the observers that there was some irregularity in reference […]
Anthony ‘Boots’ Martinez help on to Port Loyola, and that area has been a U.D.P. stronghold. But the margin shows that Martinez has lost considerable ground. When the final ballot was counted, the P.U.P.’s Gilroy Usher was down by only seventy-six votes. In 2012 Martinez won that seat by over eight hundred votes, so that’s […]
The Prime Minister has said that in all the results countrywide, he was most surprised by the results in Caribbean Shores, where Darrell Bradley was defeated by Kareem Musa. It’s certainly a heartbreaker for Bradley who was at the press briefing this morning. He told us that while he never contemplated losing, any contemplation he […]
It is the countdown to the 2015 national elections and within twelve hours, one hundred and ninety-seven thousand voters will head to the polls for the most important elections. On the eve of the elections today, the People’s United Party got its long anticipated and actually demanded look at the proxy register. That demand came […]
The back and forth between the P.U.P. Secretariat and the Elections and Boundaries Department has been ongoing, caused by serious allegations made against that department and against Chief Elections officer Josephine Tamai. Tamai has dismissed it as political mischief, but P.U.P. Secretary General Myrtle Palacio, who is a former Chief Elections Officer, says that it […]
In support of the Council of Churches, Pastor Howell Longsworth, of the Belize Evangelical Association, also calls to question the recklessness by the reporter on the social media site in attacking the leadership of the church for what is political mischief. Howell Longsworth, President, Evangelical Association “My concern is that the desperation of some […]
By this time on Wednesday the polls will have closed and counting will be taking place to determine who will form the next government. The U.D.P. is asking for an unprecedented third term because they say that the best is yet to come. The P.U.P. says that power has been vested in one man for […]
The death toll went up by one in San Ignacio where as recent as Sunday morning; a Guatemalan national was stabbed to death as he exited a popular nightclub. That murder was followed by another this morning when a twenty-six year old resident was killed in a drive-by shooting in San Ignacio. Darwin Guerrero was […]
Also in San Ignacio, there was a near-rumble on Monday night following a standoff between supporters of both mass parties in front of the Center for Employment Training. Reports are that the United Democratic Party took control of the area outside that station, cordoning it off with flags and red and white cloth on both […]
Across the country, final preparations are underway before the opening of polls on Wednesday morning. Among the many responsibilities the police department is tasked with is citizen security. Officers from all formations of law enforcement will be working overtime to ensure that voters are safe and that the peace is kept throughout the process. In […]
A lso on the crime blotter…just before midnight on Monday, shots rang out on Magazine Road, in proximity to the Raccoon Street Police Station in the city. Another youth had been shot on the eve of the General Elections. Pitter Street resident, twenty-three-year-old Nigel Augustine was targeted by a single gunman, who approached and opened […]
At the Port of Belize, business is back to normal where stevedores had been demonstrating for retirement benefits since Friday night. Late on Monday, a number of benefits were agreed to including salary increases and pensions. As we reported on Monday, the management of PBL met with the Christian Workers Union in an extended session […]
There has been escalating tension in the days leading up to the 2015 General Election. There’s the vandalism of signs, aggression by supporters from both parties and then there are criminals, who take the opportunity to rob or burglarize homes during these events. But on Wednesday as residents make their way to the polls to […]
