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John Briceño was sworn in as the fifth Prime Minister of Belize in Belmopan. He is also the first PM that is not from Belize City, but hails from the Orange Walk Central division. It has been long in coming; today, Briceño was calm and resolute, having achieved one of the greatest political victories with […]
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The new prime minister will now have to decide on a new cabinet. The constitution allows PM John Briceño to appoint two-thirds of his winning slate, which means that some of his area representatives will have to be on the back bencher. Briceño says that by Friday, his cabinet will be announced. Prime Minister […]
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As one of his first acts as Prime Minister, John Briceño ordered the shutdown of the Lands Department in Belmopan today. The offices will re-open on Monday and that’s after an incident this morning. Attorney Llewellyn Usher, the legal counsel for the Ministry of Natural Resources was removed from the premises by law enforcement officers. […]
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After losing three elections to the U.D.P., the People’s United Party bounced back big time with vengeance on Wednesday night to win as many as twenty-six of thirty one seats. Signs that the famous blue wave was sweeping across were first manifested in Belize City when the early results in Freetown showed that area representative […]
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In the Orange Walk District, the United Democratic Party has been vanished. The People’s United Party, led by sixty-year-old John Briceño, won all four constituencies by huge margins. Never having lost an election, the veteran politician, Briceño won handily in the Central. Jose Abelardo Mai crushed his opponent by over a thousand votes in the […]
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After being sworn in as Prime Minister, John Briceño sent subtle warning to all U.D.P. political appointees. When there is a change of government, these political appointees in high positions would resign as a matter of political tradition, but Briceño wants them to be quick about it. Prime Minister John Briceño “If you were […]
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Briceño gave his first interview on the grounds of the Government House in Belmopan soon after he was sworn in as PM. And under the P.U.P. there will be many investigations into several of the ministries were corruption has been reported. Prime Minister Briceño says that besides an investigation into questionable transactions at the Lands […]
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The Corozal District has four seats, in the previous election it went three to one but with a blue wave sweeping across the country, the People’s United Party was able to make huge inroads. In the Bay, the incumbent strong man, Pablo Marin is hanging up his political hat. The former area rep for three […]
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There was a complete flip in the Corozal District where the United Democratic Party held on to only one seat in Corozal North, where the U.D.P.’s Hugo Patt reigns supreme. So in addition to the Bay, the P.U.P. also captured Corozal South West where Ramiro Ramirez returns as elected representative. In Corozal South East, Florencio […]
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The victory was sweet in Cayo. The famous red hills there were toppled as a blue tsunami swept across the west. For the first time, the P.U.P. won every seat, six in all, from Belmopan to Cayo West and everything in between. Those who once appeared unbeatable were crushed under the weight of the well-oiled […]
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The People’s United Party flipped the three seats in the Belize Rural constituencies. In Belize Rural Central, four candidates contested the elections; incumbent Beverly Williams of the U.D.P.; the P.U.P.’s Dolores Balderamos-Garcia; Lion Bennett of the B.P.P. and Luz Hunter of the B.P.F. At the end of the night, Balderamos-Garcia emerged victorious with three thousand […]
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In Belize Rural South, voters were intent on sending their message from very early, with first reports of long lines at all three of the polling stations from well before the polls even opened at seven. The former Minister of Tourism, Manuel Heredia was sent packing and into retirement by Andre Perez who broke the […]
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There were big losers on Wednesday night as the P.U.P. demolished the U.D.P. Heavyweights such as Manuel Heredia Junior, Edmond Castro, Rene Montero, Erwin Contreras were trounced early in the night. The north is solid blue except for Corozal North; the Belize District has new and fresh area representatives and there are no more red […]
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The CARICOM Election Observation Mission held a brief press conference with the media today to give an update on their observations of the 2020 General Elections in Belize. Prior to the elections on Wednesday, the six member team of electoral officials from a number of CARICOM Member States held meetings with stakeholders to discuss concerns […]
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Prime Minister John Briceño promised that if the People’s United Party won the election, livestock producers will be able to export their cattle to Guatemala almost immediately. Jose Mai of Orange Walk South, who has been fighting in support of the livestock industry, says that it is important to return to the exportation of cattle […]
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The map down south is solid blue. With the P.U.P.’s winning streak capturing the two seats in the Stann Creek District. In his first attempt at electoral politics, Doctor Louis Zabaneh toppled Frank “Papa” Mena and Rodwell Ferguson retained his seat with a huge margin. In the last election, Ferguson won by less than ten […]
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In the deep south, Oscar Requeña and Mike Espat proved to be unbeatable. The tag team will return to parliament having won decisively; Requeña was a slam dunk, winning by a margin of one thousand four hundred and seventy-five votes while Espat by a margin of one thousand one hundred and fourteen. Here is a […]
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And to close the news we leave you with one of the first acts by John Briceño, just before he was sworn in as Prime Minister in Belmopan today, he stopped by the resting place of former Prime Minister Right Honorable George Price at the Lord Ridge Cemetery to pay respects. Briceño laid a wreath […]
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It is elections eve and political parties are tightening up screws in their machinery for THE DAY. News Five will be broadcasting for Decision 2020 starting at six o’clock on Wednesday morning, providing up to the minute and accurate information until it is known who will be the next prime minister of Belize. We will […]
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And Briceño says that he is ready to become the next Prime Minister of Belize. If he does, he will make history as the first Prime Minister from the north. He says that for the past five years his party has been on the path of reform and unity and that the party’s campaign has […]
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The United Democratic Party’s campaign strategy heading into the national vote is focused primarily on providing assistance to voters and their families who have been adversely affected by COVID-19. The U.D.P. has concentrated its campaign funds on providing pantry assistance across the country. The People’s United Party propaganda is more prominent with signs and campaign […]
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On Saturday afternoon, almost immediately following the prime minister’s virtual press conference, social media lit up with text messages purportedly sent by U.D.P. leader Patrick Faber. If those messages were not vile enough, they were quickly followed by a nude photo of Faber, accompanied by sexual allegations made against him in his ministerial capacity. The […]
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Polls are set to open at seven a.m., across the country for electors to cast their vote in this important election. Eighty-eight candidates are contesting the general election – thirty-one each from the major political parties, the P.U.P. and the U.D.P., and then another thirty are scattered among third parties the B.P.P. and the B.F.P. […]
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During the media press briefing with Opposition Leader John Briceño this afternoon, Briceño was asked about the late night activities at the Lands Department in Belmopan. Video shows the Land Department opened after nine o’clock with sightings of U.D.P. politicians inside the compound. Briceño says that this is alarming and if the P.U.P. forms the […]
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The United Democratic Party’s Rene Montero is seeking a fourth term in Cayo Central. Montero previously served as Minister of Agriculture and Fisheries and most recently as the Minister of Works. He is being challenged by a new comer Alex Balona of the People’s United Party. Cayo Central has long been dubbed a U.D.P. strong […]
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