Even though the People’s United Party is apparently living in a world of its own, the P.U.P. National Party Council did meet on Queen Street today to finalise plans for the election of a new leader. On March thirtieth, delegates will head to the George Price Centre in Belmopan to cast their votes, but the […]
Since the middle of 2004 Belizeans have watched a series of events unfold that can only be described as scandalous. They involved financial improprieties associated with publicly owned institutions like the Social Security Board and Development Finance Corporation and stained the reputations of government officials ranging all the way up to then Prime Minister Said […]
The new government has decided to continue the much appreciated practice of issuing a written press release following each session of Cabinet. In his first such briefing, Cabinet Secretary James Murphy reports that a team from the Ministry of Education has concluded a visit to Escuela Secondaria Mexico in the Corozal District, to assess a […]
And in what promises to be another regular feature of Belizean media life, the Prime Minister’s press secretary, Delroy Cuthkelvin, held the first of what he assured will be many press briefings. Although nothing of particular note was revealed today, Cuthkelvin did call on the press to be vigilant and help keep the government honest. […]
Following nominations from the Government, the Opposition, churches, the unions and the business community, the list of the men and women who will make up the Senate is finally complete. On the advice of the Prime Minister, Doug Singh, Deborah McMillan, Juliet Thimbrel, Pulcheria Teul, Eddie Webster and Roosevelt Blades will represent the Government. Meanwhile, […]
The Belize Council of Churches and Belize Evangelical Association have announced their nominee for appointment to the Senate. He is Henry Gordon. Gordon is no stranger to the world of politics, having served as Cabinet Secretary in the last U.D.P. administration and more recently as an activist for political reform. He will join his fellow […]
The government Press Office has issued an explosive release stating that former prime minister Said Musa failed to refer the Senate Select Committee’s report on the Social Security Board to the Financial Intelligence Unit … and when questioned about it, lied to the House of Representatives. On closer inspection, however, it appears that the new […]
He didn’t participate in yesterday’s war of words involving fellow candidates Francis Fonseca and Johnny Briceño, but today Mark Espat weighed in on recent events in the race to be the new leader of the People’s United Party. Espat sent a series of emails to P.U.P. secretary general Henry Charles Usher saying that sixteen of […]
Two of the three candidates vying for the leadership of the Peoples’ United Party have issued press releases casting aspersions on their opponents. John Briceño reacted to reports carried on this newscast last night regarding concessions made by the party secretariat, calling them contrary to the P.U.P. constitution, presumably because the constitution has not yet […]
The P.U.P. however, has been more forthcoming on the issue of the selection of a new leader. According to the party secretariat, they have not only agreed to circulate the delegate list in advance of the convention, but will do so on March fourteenth, over two weeks before the gathering. That convention will begin at […]
It’s a situation that either has a very logical explanation or somebody has a lot of explaining to do. That’s the general feeling in Belmopan tonight as investigations continue into a letter that surfaced late last week from the Venezuelan government asking Belize to give account of twenty million US dollars, not ten as had […]
And while the Barrow administration is calling for an explanation from Said Musa and members of the former Cabinet, the People’s United Party is focusing on internal matters, that is the election of a new party leader. On Friday Francis Fonseca was one of three candidates nominated to succeed Said Musa. Like his opponents, today […]
After weeks of speculation, three candidates have been nominated to succeed Said Musa as leader of the People’s United Party. They are deputy leader Johnny Briceño, party chairman Francis Fonseca and Albert representative Mark Espat. While Fonseca was unavailable for comment this evening, Briceño and Espat have already started to campaign. Mark Espat, Candidate for […]
A week ago the Ministry of Natural Resources announced a moratorium on the registration of all land transfers until March fourteenth, pending a review of transactions suspected of being tainted by politically induced irregularities. That suspension has now been modified and all private transfers may now proceed. The only exception is those transfers that involved […]
Among the transactions specifically cited and placed under official caution were those involving a subdivision in the affluent Caribbean Shores constituency that was spearheaded by the then area representative Joe Coye. Today Coye reacted to the aspersions cast on his project, calling it the “continuation of a malicious and vindictive political attack”. He explained to […]
In other political news, representatives of the P.U.P. reform wing are claiming that five more constituencies—Port Loyola, Collet, Caribbean Shores, Cayo North East and Belize Rural South —have committed to request the changes in convention rules proposed by Mark Espat, Cordel Hyde and Johnny Briceño. That makes a total of fourteen divisions seeking an increase […]
When it comes to plain speaking there are few politicians anywhere who can compete with Michael Finnegan. Now, only a week into his new job as Minister of Housing, the four term area rep from Mesopotamia is delivering the news that many people didn’t want to hear. That is, the Venezuelan housing money is finished, […]
In political news from across the aisle, rival factions of the Peoples’ United Party continue to campaign in advance of the national convention called to select a new leader. At a meeting of the P.U.P. Northern caucus today, representatives of seven out of the eight Corozal and Orange Walk constituencies met and endorsed a letter […]
In related news the People’s United Party has taken issue with a report made on this newscast last night stating that the candidacy of Francis Fonseca for the post of party leader was being supported by former prime minister and outgoing P.U.P. leader Said Musa. The party Secretary General today pointed out that Musa has […]
And shifting back to the business of government, the appointment of a number of new chief executive officers was announced today. Just for the record we’ll run through the entire list as received this afternoon from the Press Office. Office of the Prime Minister – Audrey Wallace Ministry of Natural Resources and the Environment – […]
One of the first tasks for those new appointees is to establish budgets for their respective ministries. But in view of the close proximity of the recent election to the beginning of the new financial year in April, government has decided to delay the implementation of the new budget until perhaps as late as the […]
It is a game of cat and mouse that come Friday will more closely resemble a tangle between tiger and warrie. Friday of course, is the deadline by which candidates for the post of P.U.P. leader must formally declare their intentions. Right now the three men circling the ring are Francis Fonseca, Johnny Briceño and […]
Posters and banners have always been a traditional medium for political messages but after an election, they are little more than an eyesore. According to Deputy Mayor Anthony Michael, the Belize City Council has taken notice and is working to put the old capital back in order. Anthony Michael, Belize City Deputy Mayor “The general […]
Preliminary sparring continues in what promises to be a no holds barred fight for the leadership of the Peoples’ United Party. While the P.U.P. hierarchy continues to line up behind the candidacy of Freetown representative Francis Fonseca, former G-7 members and area reps John Briceño, Mark Espat and Cordel Hyde are taking their case for […]
It’s been over a week now since election day and viewers may have noticed that since Friday the length of the ad breaks in this newscast has shrunk from a high of around twenty minutes each to a more manageable four or five. And while the public may not mourn the loss of those endless […]
