But was the elected area rep pushed out? That question was answered in a back and forth with the media even as the campaign manager acknowledged that it was a difficult process to replace the sitting area representative. Reporter “He was pushed. That he was not willing to go but chose not to put […]
In more political news…Belize Rural North Area Representative Edmond Castro will face a challenge from Dwight Tillett at a U.D.P. convention scheduled for May thirty-first. Tillett has previously acted as Castro’s campaign manager and also as his C.E.O., but that isn’t fazing the very confident incumbent. One of the reasons for his confidence, in his […]
If Castro defeats Tillett at convention, as he says he surely will, his next challenge will come from the P.U.P.’s Lloyd Jones, who recently declared his candidacy in that area. But Castro told us today that with his party and Petrocaribe in his corner, only a fool would test him. Edmond Castro, Area Rep., […]
On Friday, the House of Culture in Belize City was the venue of the endorsement convention of Tracy Taegar-Panton. Whenever general elections are called, Panton will contest as the U.D.P. candidate in the Albert Constituency. No expense was spared for the launch which featured everything from free drinks and a live band to a Who’s […]
Since the announcement of her candidacy in the Alberts, Panton has drawn fire from the P.U.P. Last week the Opposition issued a release after a former B.T.B. staffer, Jonelle Hemmans, won a lawsuit against the organization. Hemmans was awarded over a hundred thousand dollars for being terminated for not agreeing to the rental of Panton’s […]
There was another issue which Musa addressed when he exited the CJ’s Chambers. Rumours about very drastic changes within the executive structure of the People’s United Party have been making the rounds since municipal elections two months ago. And one of the names repeatedly mentioned in those reports is that of former Prime Minister and […]
P.U.P. leader, Francis Fonseca is taking Prime Minister Dean Barrow to court. He says the Prime Minister is acting illegally by not allowing the thirteenth Senator to be appointed. Five years ago, in 2010, this government passed the Sixth Amendment which contained twenty-three sections in total. All those sections have been put into play except […]
The thirteenth senator was actually a campaign promise of the Barrow administration, and the legislation contrived and passed by this government. So why hasn’t it happened yet? The Prime Minister has an explanation for that. He says that after second thought, he realized an additional Senator for the N.G.O.s could paralyze the government. That’s his […]
Those sections, seventy-eight and eighty of the Constitution, state that even if the Senate does not pass a Money Bill, or non-Money Bill, respectively, the House can still within thirty days send that Bill to the Governor-General for his assent. The P.U.P. so claims that paralysis is certainly not the rationale behind the Prime Minister’s […]
So the claim is filed and the P.U.P. seems ready to take it all the way. But where are the social partners? The thirteenth Senator is an issue which was near and dear to their hearts. They aren’t listed as interested parties in the claim, and today Fonseca told us that he couldn’t wait any […]
As we told you on Tuesday’s newscast, the P.U.P. has come to a consensus where the ICJ is concerned, and is currently preparing a policy paper which it will present shortly. This morning, former senior negotiator on the Guatemalan claim and former Minister of Foreign Affairs, Eamon Courtenay, clarified the Party’s position, stating that objection […]
The Churches voted NO in the Senate when the Petrocaribe Bill was presented at the end of March. But at a press conference recently, the Prime Minister claimed that Senator Father Noel Leslie did so without the approval of the Church and without any prior discussion. To support that assertion, the Prime Minister revealed that […]
The People’s United Party has finally, though not yet officially, established some sort of concrete position on going to the International Court of Justice to settle the unfounded territorial dispute by Guatemala. It’s been months in coming, but P.U.P. Leader Francis Fonseca told News Five that after consultation in all constituencies, there is consensus – […]
Last week, the People’s United Party took to the streets, and this week they’re taking the fight back to the Court. It’s not about Petrocaribe…well, not directly. This time, the P.U.P. is fighting for the long awaited appointment of the thirteenth senator, delayed for about five years. It’s been a campaign promise and was even […]
Retired Major Lloyd Jones is the new People’s United Party standard bearer for Belize Rural North. The former Ports Commissioner succeeds attorney Arthur Saldivar and was formally introduced as the party’s candidate of choice during a press conference today at Independence Hall. Jones’ spirited introduction was led by Lake Independence Standard Bearer Cordel Hyde. His […]
As we mentioned earlier, Jones is assuming the reins for the P.U.P. campaign in Belize Rural North from former standard bearer Arthur Saldivar. His candidacy was rescinded in 2014, amid a series of scandals involving his profession as an attorney. While Jones admits that canvassing all twenty-seven villages within the constituency will be painstaking, he […]
As we reported last Tuesday, the People’s United Party has issued an ultimatum to the Barrow administration with respect of the Petrocaribe Loans Act. The opposition is seeking a repeal of the contentious piece of legislation and is soliciting the support of its social partners in its effort to undo the law. The P.U.P. held […]
As early as six-thirty this morning, Police were on high alert at the Biltmore Plaza, putting up barricade and roping off a section of the parking lot. All that activity was because the P.U.P. had decided to upstage the PM’s Petrocaribe party with a protest. They showed up at around ten, just over two hundred […]
Today, the Prime Minister announced that all U.D.P. Area Representatives will be receiving fifty-thousand dollars to give out for the now annual Petrocaribe-funded Mother’s Day Cheer program. The P.U.P. has stated that it will not be partaking, but today the PM poked fun at the Party, claiming that one of its representatives has been begging […]
There is some news coming out the People’s United Party tonight which may give the opposition party wind in its sails after the devastating March fourth defeat at the Municipal Election. Retired B.D.F. Major Lloyd Jones is throwing his hat in the ring and will be running in the Belize Rural North constituency. With the […]
Fourteen new tablets were handed over to the Hattieville Government School by the People’s United Party today. But while the gesture was welcomed, it is the information on that portable storage device that will be used to enhance the educational experience. The teachers at the institution will use the vast amount of electronic information to […]
The People’s United Party has issued a release congratulating the Maya Leaders Alliance and the Toledo Alcaldes’ Association on the historic achievement of winning recognition from the Government of Belize on the issue of indigenous rights. The statement goes on to say that in 2000, the P.U.P. government entered into agreement with the Maya of […]
The Petrocaribe Bill 2015, and peripheral issues arising from its implementation, continues to feature prominently in the news. Just about everybody is speaking up on the controversial bill passed just recently. We start tonight’s Petrocaribe coverage with escalating tensions between the N.T.U.C.B.’s second Vice-President, Audrey Matura and immediate past President Dylan Reneau. Over the weekend […]
Matura-Shepherd sat at the head-table at a conference today hosted by the Vision Inspired by the People. And since it’s becoming apparent that the attorney, activist and thorn in the government’s side has her eyes on politics, we asked if her placement is a sign of things to come. For the first time, Matura-Shepherd confirmed […]
Debate over the controversial continues to heat up, with the unions, churches and business sector all coming out squarely against it. The P.U.P. has as well, and later you’ll see the V.I.P. lashing out at what they say is a tyrannical government. The outcry is picking up momentum, which means that government has had to […]
