The Senate’s Special Select Committee that will investigate the government and Portico’s Definitive Agreement will hold its first meeting on August fifteenth. At the last Sitting of the Senate on July tenth, Senator Janelle Chanona from the non-government organizations led the charge in presenting the motion for the appointment of the Special Select Committee to […]
Deputy Mayor Allan Pollard is running for municipal office as the next mayor of Belize City. His bid for the highest seat at City Hall was made official earlier today when he submitted his name as a mayoral candidate in the 2024 municipal elections. Pollard has served for two terms under the leadership of Mayor […]
We also asked Minister Musa for his take on the Leader of the Opposition’s No Confidence Motion filed against Prime Minister John Briceño. The parliamentary motion is intended to demonstrate to P.M. Briceño that he no longer enjoys the assurance of the elected members of the House. Minister Musa contends that the motion will be […]
Area Representative Gilroy Usher Senior is the subject of a concerted effort led by former area representative Anthony ‘Boots’ Martinez to oust him from the House of Representatives. Martinez says fellow constituents of Port Loyola have turned to him since the People’s United Party politician they supported in November 2020 has failed to deliver on […]
Another issue that was brought up during today’s House Sitting is the prolonged absence of Queen’s Square Area Representative Denise “Sista B” Barrow. Barrow, who has been a fixture in the Queen’s Square Constituency for several decades, is a no-show in the House of Representatives. Today, the PM had the exact number of absences for […]
The United Democratic Party is preparing for the upcoming municipal elections, but as it stands only has two of sixty-seven seats in local government. Those seats are held by Mayor Earl Trapp and Councilor Bernadette Fernandez of the San Ignacio Town Council. But is there an internal effort among members of the U.D.P. to prevent […]
The redistricting exercise is a long-overdue process that is finally underway, but not without controversy. The redrawing of the electoral map across several of the thirty-one constituencies is causing a stir among area representatives from both major political parties. In Belize District, the idea is to reduce the number of constituencies from thirteen to eleven. […]
Last week, we told you that the U.D.P.’s National Party Council has decided to reinstate Patrick Faber s standard bearer in the Collet constituency at the next general elections. Ian Jones, the U.D.P.’s initial replacement for Faber in Collet stepped down and the N.P.C. agreed to endorse Faber in Collet. But, anybody who has been […]
Belize City Mayor Bernard Wagner has gone on record to say that he would like a third term in office at the municipal level to complete various projects that began under his term as mayor. But that decision is a matter for the P.U.P.’s national party council. And while Wagner enjoys the support of some […]
The United Democratic Party installed its Collet Area Representative, Patrick Faber as the standard bearer for that division in the next general elections. It has been a whirlwind experience for Faber, who has seen his political career plummet from once being Acting Prime Minister to just area representative and with a replacement standard bearer in […]
Five-time Area Representative Patrick Faber has been endorsed by the United Democratic Party as standard bearer for the Collet constituency. On Saturday, the National Party Council met and, in a bid for unity, gave public support to Faber’s candidacy. Faber has been at odds with the leadership of the U.D.P. since he took to social […]
Wagner, who had at one time expressed interest in entering the political arena at the national level, and who had been eyeballing the Albert constituency, seems to have a change of heart at this point in his career. Without specifically answering the question of whether he will run in the next general elections, Wagner said […]
It’s been one week since the Ministry of Youth, Sports and Transport has been working under a new Chief Executive Officer and Minister Rodwell Ferguson says that everything is better. Adele Catzim-Sanchez, a former C.E.O. under the Barrow administration, was appointed and took office on May eighth, after Marconi Leal Junior was reassigned as C.E.O. […]
After announcing its plans to drop the British Monarch eight months ago, the Government of Antigua and Barbuda is on the brink of becoming a republic. According to Loop Caribbean News, following Prime Minister Gaston Browne’s return to Antigua and Barbuda after attending the coronation of King Charles the Third, his government’s position on becoming […]
Earlier in the news we heard from the Leader of the Opposition, Moses ‘Shyne’ Barrow share his views on the Minister of Home Affairs and the Commissioner of Police in their respective posts and on the government ending the Boledo contract with Brads. This afternoon Barrow hosted a press briefing where he spoke on several […]
For the first time since 1984, the United Democratic Party has a standard bearer in the Queen’s Square Division who does not bear the last name “Barrow”. On Sunday, attorney Godwin Haylock emerged victorious over Shane Williams in an election convention to succeed incumbent Area Representative, Denise “Sista B” Barrow. The day’s proceedings went without […]
Earlier today, Party Leader Shyne Barrow congratulated the new U.D.P. standard bearer for Queen Square, following a resounding victory on Sunday during a constituency convention. Godwin Haylock and Shane Williams contested the candidacy for that electoral division under the United Democratic Party. When the polls closed later that evening, Haylock, a close relative of incumbent […]
The National Party Council of the U.D.P. met on Saturday to discuss a number of issues related to the political organization moving forward. During the meeting, a vote was also taken to determine whether Shyne Barrow should be challenged as party leader ahead of the 2025 general elections. There was a near-unanimous decision, a majority […]
Last week, word broke that Ian Jones was going to step aside as the U.D.P. Standard Bearer for Collet, citing that it would be the best thing for the party, and for unity, heading into an election season. This, coupled with the U.D.P. Leader, Shyne Barrow’s comments, indicating that there’s a mending of fences between […]
Despite Faber’s wishes, the U.D.P’s National Party Council still went ahead and voted overwhelmingly to support Barrow’s proposal to keep the status quo within their party. The proposal, as it stood, was to keep Moses “Shyne” Barrow as its leader, First Deputy Leader, Hugo Patt, Second Deputy Leader, Senator Beverly Williams, Chairman, Senator Michael Peyrefitte […]
U.D.P. Standard Bearer Ian Jones stepped down as the party’s candidate of choice for Collet on Wednesday. His choice to withdraw as the nominee for that constituency was shared in a social media post on Facebook. But was there more to that decision than what we were privy, based on Jones’ statement? Earlier today, Collet […]
There’s a National Party Council meeting scheduled for this Saturday where executives of the United Democratic Party, as well as the broader membership of the organization, are expected to discuss a range of political issues. On Tuesday, Collet Area Representative Patrick Faber indicated that he will be seeking an audience with the N.P.C. to discuss […]
For the first time in four decades, the Queen Square division is going to have a U.D.P. standard bearer that does not carry the Barrow surname. The constituency is located on the south side of Belize City and is fielding two candidates who are going head-to-head in hopes of becoming the next U.D.P. area representative. […]
The Belize National Teachers Union has scheduled its 2023 Convention for April thirteen. A new executive will be elected at the convention. Senator Elena Smith has served as President of the B.N.T.U. for three terms and is no longer eligible to hold the position. So, the union’s presidency is up for grabs and two long-standing […]
Efunyemi was also asked about her preparedness to sit at the table with government officials, as well as her ability to rally the support of her members. In response, she told us that she brings a wealth of experience and knowledge gathered over the past decade, through her involvement in union matters. Efunyemi says politicians […]
