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This week, Shyne Barrow made a move to become leader of the United Democratic Party. He is a relative newcomer to politics, having been elected Area Representative of Mesopotamia in November 2020, after several years as Belize’s musical ambassador. Despite the efforts that he has made to turn his life around after being deported to […]
Written on June 23, 2021 | Posted in
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While in Orange Walk today covering another story, which we will have for you later, we asked Prime Minister John Briceño about the dramatic shift in the political landscape over the past few days. Prime Minister John Briceño “It’s unfortunate that the Opposition is imploding. I know everybody likes to say that it is […]
Written on June 23, 2021 | Posted in
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Former Belmopan Area Representative John Saldivar, whose leadership of the United Democratic Party was short-lived, has responded to Shyne’s ascent to Leader of the Opposition. In a lengthy statement issued on Tuesday night, Saldivar says that the issue is neither about him nor Shyne Barrow. Nonetheless, Saldivar goes on to say that Shyne will not […]
Written on June 23, 2021 | Posted in
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It is not the proverbial white smoke that heralds the selection of a new pope, but on Monday evening, Shyne Barrow declared himself as the new Leader of the Opposition in the House. For now, Patrick Faber retains his seat as leader of the U.D.P., despite a move from within to have him recalled during […]
Written on June 22, 2021 | Posted in
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The move to recall Faber’s leadership of the United Democratic Party, according to the new Leader of the Opposition, is in part the result of Faber’s refusal to seek help for what is being described as a pattern of domestic issues. Barrow told News Five earlier today that Faber’s apology was a first step, however, […]
Written on June 22, 2021 | Posted in
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Barrow will officially take over as Leader of the Opposition following a swearing-in ceremony, but many still see him as a political newbie, with the 2020 general elections serving as his first real foray into Belizean politics. So how will he hold up amid what appears to be a sustained attack by members of the […]
Written on June 22, 2021 | Posted in
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Shyne Barrow for leader of the United Democratic Party? It appears Moses Shyne Barrow is making moves to position himself as the frontrunner for the position, should Patrick Faber be recalled. This evening, we received a copy of the letter sent to Governor General Froyla Tzalam. The letter was signed by Barrow himself, along with […]
Written on June 21, 2021 | Posted in
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The recall petition seeking to oust United Democratic Party Leader Patrick Faber is under review. Today, Chairman of the U.D.P., Michael Peyrefitte hosted a zoom briefing to talk about the process which includes verifying the signatures and then setting a time and place to do the recall vote. He notes that while there is no […]
Written on June 21, 2021 | Posted in
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So if Leader of the U.D.P. Patrick Faber is recalled and removed, who will succeed him? That is going to be left up to a national convention if more than one person offers him or herself for the position. If that happens, those persons come from a very small pool of eight people. In the […]
Written on June 21, 2021 | Posted in
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Chairman Michael Peyrefitte was also asked whether former Prime Minister Dean Barrow still wields any power in the United Democratic Party and whether or not he has weighed in on the current leadership issues. Michael Peyrefitte, Chairman, U.D.P. “I can assure you that he does not. As I said before in a previous interview, […]
Written on June 21, 2021 | Posted in
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And what does the chairman thinks of this so-called “leadership crisis” the U.D.P. is facing? He told us that he never expected they would be going through this, but it is all part and parcel of the democratic process. Michael Peyrefitte, Chairman, U.D.P. “It is unusual. As I have said before, it is never […]
Written on June 21, 2021 | Posted in
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It has been twenty-four hours since members of the United Democratic Party submitted a petition to recall their party leader Patrick Faber. As we reported on Thursday, a group within the U.D.P. gathered two hundred and ninety signatures to being the process to recall Faber as leader of the U.D.P. But that’s only the first […]
Written on June 18, 2021 | Posted in
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Comments Off on Faber on Recall Petition: “Another Obstacle to Rebuilding Our Beloved Party”
It started with murmurs and whispers, continued with an exchange of barbs and denials on social media, and then today, there was an actual petition submitted at the United Democratic Party Headquarters seeing to oust the party leader. News Five’s Andrea Polanco was among the press corps gathered at the U.D.P. Secretariat this afternoon. […]
Written on June 17, 2021 | Posted in
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When the San Pedro Town Council changed in March following the municipal elections, several employees from the previous administration were terminated. Under the labor laws of Belize, those individuals ought to have been compensated as part of a severance package. That has not been the case, however, despite written correspondence between their attorney and Mayor […]
Written on June 16, 2021 | Posted in
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According to Elrington, sufficient time has been afforded to the Town Council and its attorneys to respond to the query. Aside from a delay in response, Elrington says that at the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic, his clients entered into an agreement with the town council that they would accept a fifty percent pay cut […]
Written on June 16, 2021 | Posted in
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Is there a move afoot to trigger a recall of Collet Area Representative Patrick Faber as leader of the United Democratic Party? The rumor mill has it that a petition is being circulated among delegates to solicit signatures to trigger a recall convention. Reports are that the signatures collected thus far exceed the minimal threshold […]
Written on June 16, 2021 | Posted in
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On Tuesday evening, Mesopotamia area representative Shyne Barrow continued to take shots at Patrick Faber’s leadership of the United Democratic Party. As we reported, Barrow claimed that Faber doesn’t enjoy the confidence of the majority of opposition members of the House. In a social media post Tuesday evening, he went on to say that “Tracy […]
Written on June 9, 2021 | Posted in
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Deputy Prime Minister Cordel Hyde today confirmed that the Prime Minister’s office will be renting a space in the new building. Now, the Prime Minister’s office has, for over a decade, been situated inside the sir Edney Cain Building in Belmopan. So why the sudden move to rent a space that News Five understands can […]
Written on June 9, 2021 | Posted in
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It was rumored from last week that there would be a challenge to Patrick Faber’s leadership of the United Democratic Party. This evening, Moses “Shyne” Barrow, the U.D.P. area representative for Mesopotamia, appears to be making a move. Via social media, Barrow announced an emergency meeting is being convened of the National Party Council. He […]
Written on June 8, 2021 | Posted in
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As we reported at the top of the newscast, the U.D.P.’s Patrick Faber is having his leadership challenged following a videotaped altercation with his daughter’s mother. Since the video went viral, current and former area reps of the United Democratic Party have issued statements to condemn his actions. When he appeared on Open Your Eyes […]
Written on June 8, 2021 | Posted in
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Last week Friday, a number of community leaders got together to hold what they call a leadership intervention program to address crime and violence in Belize City. A release from the group says that the initiative is led by the Behavioral Modification and Conflict Management Services, formerly C.Y.D.P. It brings together key persons from the […]
Written on June 8, 2021 | Posted in
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On Friday, the Senate also debated the Income and Business Tax amendment bill 2021 which seeks to reposition Belize as an appealing option for the offshore financial sector. With many of the registered companies in the international financial services having pulled out of Belize, the government wants to create an attractive business climate. Here’s more […]
Written on June 7, 2021 | Posted in
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The social partners’ senators also weighed in on the commerce bight port. They asserted that the matter may end up in the courts and that should the lease be cancelled, the people of the south may also lose out on job opportunities and an injection into the economy. Here are Senators Salas, Smith, Herrera and […]
Written on June 4, 2021 | Posted in
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And to wrap up the matter, Senator Eamon Courtenay maintained that former Minister Castro didn’t have power to push that lease through. Courtenay also responded to the concerns of employment and litigation risk that other senators raised. Eamon Courtenay, Senator for Government Business “Minister Castro, as he was, didn’t have power under the national […]
Written on June 4, 2021 | Posted in
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The Leader of the Opposition Patrick Faber had to issue a public apology last week when a video leaked of a domestic dispute he had with the mother of his daughter. Since then, two of his colleagues, Shyne Barrow and Tracey Panton, have made public statements to condemn the domestic issue. And then, there was […]
Written on June 4, 2021 | Posted in
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