The United Democratic Party government came to power on February seventh, 2008 with a manifesto entitled “Imagine the Possibilities”. With one year already under their belt, our morning show Open your Eyes has featured both the U.D.P. and the opposition P.U.P. for a review of one year into the U.D.P. Administration. Minister of Education Patrick […]
For the People’s United Party, the G.O.B. report card is anemic. Deputy Leader and Albert Area Representative, Mark Espat, this morning had a shot at a wide range of issues he believes the U.D.P. is falling short on. The former Minister of Tourism has been paying keen attention to details of the budget and stimulus […]
As part of our coverage leading up to the March fourth municipal elections, this week, mayoral hopefuls from the twin towns of San Ignacio and Santa Elena and Benque were guests on the Open Your Eyes morning show. The four candidates all spoke of their plans for their towns once elected into office. Looking to […]
You would think that by now the campaign for the March fourth Municipal Elections would have picked up steam, but it has not, even though it is less than a month away. There is infighting in the camps of both political parties which may be the reason for the lackluster campaign. And while not much […]
The countdown to the March fourth municipal elections is on and so far the overall campaign has not been picking up much traction except for some political ads in the media. Today the opposition P.U.P., that is hoping to capitalize on the chaos and infighting at City Hall, launched its Manifesto for the city at […]
In political news, you will know from the political ads in the media that the campaign for the March fourth municipal elections is well underway. And today in Orange Walk Town, the Opposition P.U.P. launched its party’s platform. The event formally introduced mayoral candidate, Ramon ‘Monchi’ Cervantes and councillors; Josue Carballo, Rozel Flores, Rafael Avila, […]
And still on the issue of strikes, at Monday’s Press Conference, Prime Minister Dean Barrow made it clear that he would not negotiate with the cane farmers in “a mob scene.” After checking our archives on past strikes, we found a story of an April nineteenth 2005 press conference given by, then opposition Leader Dean […]
But the cheese or income that Prime Minister Barrow referred to in 2005 is also the bone of contention for the cane farmers in 2009. They are fighting to keep a stable income from an industry that is slowly drying up. In William Shakespeare’s King Henry the Fourth, King Henry said Uneasy lies the head […]
It is political season and around the country both the incumbent U.D.P. and the opposition Peoples United Party, are on the campaign trail for the March fourth poll. As the election heats up, the buzz words of transparency and accountability are resonating as audits of town and city councils are still pending and accusations of […]
And in Belize City today, the mood was different as the U.D.P. City Council slate kicked off their street campaign at the party headquarters. While the weather did put a damper on their outdoor activities, incumbent Mayor Zenaida Moya and her team of ten did not let it stop from moving forwarding with their launch. […]
The House of Representatives held its first meeting for 2009 this morning… it was one of the shortest in recent memory, wrapping up just after noon. Four issues were discussed: an Environmental Protection Bill, a loan from the OPEC Fund for International Development (OFID) for three and a quarter million U.S. dollars for the Solid […]
Those comments of course brought swift responses from the U.D.P., who say that the P.U.P.s are the last ones who should talk about propriety in the city council. Prime Minister Dean Barrow “I am very pleased for the opposition, I am very in fact enthralled by the fact that you actually have the member for […]
The Development Finance Corporation Bill also received its second reading this morning. The act, seeks to make new provisions for the DFC and repeal the 2000-2003 act. According to PM Barrow, it was no easy task getting a lending agency to lend them funds for the restart and the new provision as a result of […]
On Wednesday night’s news we reported that the former Prime Minister, Said Musa wrote to his former Deputy Prime Minister, and new leader of the Opposition, John Briceño, demanding final payment of half a million dollars for the party assets owned by the old guard – those include Positive Vibes Radio and the Belize Times […]
And there’s more news from the P.U.P. as former Minister Jose Coye will be back in court soon. Coye has been served with a notice of civil action against him by the government. Coye recently said he felt vindicated after Lands Commissioner, Manuel Rodriguez, instructed the Lands Registrar to cancel letters of caution the ministry […]
Municipal elections for towns and city councils are about a month and a half away on March fourth and the political sparring is well underway. All the way from the southern most district, Carlos “Obeah” Galvez, Mayor of Punta Gorda, visited our studios loaded with documents to bolster his point of alleged wrongdoings. The P.G. […]
And while the Mayor was battling with one of her previous supporters, in the PUP there also seems to be no end to the political divisions between the old guard and the new guard. And this goes back to the party assets which the new PUP said it had to buy from the old PUP. […]
The Orange Walk Town Council is under the spotlight tonight and it has to do with financial irregularities under the watch of Mayor Ravei Gonzalez. As it turns out, the Council is not only borrowing from pawn shops at excessive interest rates, but it is covering up its debts through a local organization. Copies of […]
Last Friday former P.U.P Minister Jose Coye, publicly said he felt vindicated after Lands Commissioner, Manuel Rodriguez, instructed the Lands Registrar, Marjorie Petzold, to cancel letters of caution the Ministry had issued to title-holders of fifty-seven lots in a subdivision developed by Coye’s CHEOP Enterprises. The development began when Coye was still in government and […]
March fourth, the date set for the City Council and Town Council Elections, is less than two months away and the two main political parties have their horses at the gate. Over the past weekend, the opposition P.U.P. presented its candidates at a low key event and this morning, the man who hopes to dethrone […]
According to statistics from the Elections and Boundaries, there are thirty-seven thousand nine hundred and ninety-one registered voters in the commercial city, which means that the campaign will be more intense for the two political parties. The blue ticket includes a mix of old and new faces such as Danny Madrid, Jackie Welch, Marvin Otley, […]
Former P.U.P. Minister of Government, Jose Coye has twice been taken to court since the change of government and in both instances he has felt vindicated. The most recent case goes back to February of 2008, immediately after the current administration took office. The Ministry of Natural Resources issued letters of caution on fifty-seven lots […]
In political news, the temperature is expected to raise as the two main political parties go eyeball to eyeball in the race for municipal bodies. The City Council and Town Board Elections are important not only for the running of local governments in the city and municipalities around the country, but it will serve as […]
Today’s meeting of the House concluded early in the afternoon. It was a full house except for two members from the opposition side. The debate was not extensive, perhaps because it is the last sitting for this year and most of the bills had already been ventilated in the media. In the case of the […]
One of the new bills introduced in the House today was the Development Finance Corporation Bill. G.O.B. is seeking to repeal the old act and make what it says will be new and better provisions as they try to resuscitate the bankrupt lending agency. According to the Prime Minister, government is in the process of […]
