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On Friday, Prime Minister Dean Barrow announced that persons who have tested positive for COVID-19 will not be allowed to cast their votes in the November eleventh general elections. The news has raised concerns of constitutional rights and the exercise of one’s franchise. While the opposition is yet to comment on the matter, U.D.P. leader […]
Written on October 19, 2020 | Posted in
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U.D.P. Corozal Southeast Standard Bearer Tony Herrera contracted COVID-19 while on the campaign trail in his constituency over a week ago. Since then he has been quarantined and his physical vote seeking activities have ground to a halt. But will he be fit to participate in Nomination Day come Wednesday? According to Party Leader Patrick […]
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Today, the press asked Commissioner Chester Williams how authorities will ensure that those who are infected with the virus don’t go to the polls, considering that they don’t have the list of COVID-19 infected persons. Here’s his response Reporter “How will police COVID-19 positive patients?” Chester Williams, Commissioner of Police “Bwai yuh know, […]
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Back to the U.D.P. party leader; Patrick Faber has accepted an invitation to participate in a prime ministerial debate ahead of the November eleventh general elections. Organized in part by the Belize Chamber of Commerce and Industry and Galen University, the debate will see leadership aspirants for both political parties, John Briceño for the People’s […]
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The proverbial baton for leadership of the United Democratic Party was passed on to Patrick Faber by outgoing party leader Dean Barrow during a virtual rally on October eighth. While PM Barrow has stepped down from the helm of the party, he has not resigned as head of government. The Constitution of Belize determines that […]
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Will an absence of outside voters, Belizeans living in the Diaspora, significantly affect the outcome of the general elections? It’s a question that was put to Collet Area Representative Patrick Faber earlier today when he was asked to weigh in on his constituency and the expected turnout in that division. According to the party leader, […]
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Earlier we heard the U.D.P. leader say that his party will not hold motorcades on Nomination Day. On Wednesday, those seeking political office in the upcoming General Elections will be heading to the elections and boundaries offices in their respective constituencies to officially get their name on the ballot. Nomination Day is also a day […]
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If you are eligible to vote and have tested positive for COVID-19 or have been required to self-isolate just before November eleventh, you will not be able to cast a vote in the general elections. That announcement was made by Prime Minister Dean Barrow earlier today, despite an initial position taken by the Elections and […]
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As part of its Belize Plan Campaign, the People’s United Party launched its policy “Land in Belizean Hands.” The party is aiming to distribute sixty thousand lots to first-time landowners, young persons, and women. P.U.P. Leader John Briceño says that distributing land means that ordinary people will have collateral to build homes or send their […]
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The P.U.P. says it will also reform the land system. The P.U.P.’s Deputy Party Leader Cordel Hyde says that applying for land should be simple and convenient for Belizeans. The party also plans to digitize the lands department, which Hyde says, means further transparency and easy access for land applicants. Cordel Hyde, Lake Independence […]
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The United Democratic Party on Thursday night unveiled its 2020 manifesto under the theme “Your Future Matters.” The manifesto focuses on nineteen policies including technology, housing, lands, security, healthcare, environment, financial sector, governance, tourism and the economy. In respect of the economy, the U.D.P. says that the pillars of a strong Belizean economy are the […]
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Crime, citizen security and gender based violence also formed part of the U.D.P.’s manifesto launch. As for crime, Faber says that the root cause of the problem has to be tackled. The party also took the opportunity to condemn violence against women. Patrick Faber, U.D.P. Leader “We absolutely have to fight the root causes […]
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In the Freetown Division, Francis Fonseca of the People United Party has represented the division through thick and thin. This year, Fonseca, a former Minister of Education and former party leader, is facing a challenge from attorney Orson “OJ” Elrington from the U.D.P. It is Elrington’s first bid for electoral politics and he is doing […]
Written on October 15, 2020 | Posted in
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As you heard earlier, David Gonzales has been charged for the murder of his wife, Marisela. By all accounts, the relationship was an abusive one and since the murder, there has been a renewed cry against domestic violence. Today, the United Women’s Group of the P.U.P. said Marisela was every Belizean woman: a wife, mother, […]
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The Belize Peace Movement has filed an application for an interim injunction to stay the election date. The B.P.M. is asking that the Elections and Boundaries Commission be prevented from holding the general elections, until its case is ventilated in the courts. The B.P.M. is asking that the government carries out a redistricting exercise to […]
Written on October 15, 2020 | Posted in
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With the general elections just a few weeks away, politicians are busy tying up loose ends in their respective campaigns to secure as much votes as they can get on November eleventh. One such aspirant is OJ Elrington, who is the U.D.P.’s standard bearer in Freetown. As part of his vote seeking activities, this morning, […]
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On the campaign trail today we head to Port Loyola; a sprawling constituency of more than four thousand six hundred voters as of August which looks pretty much like the previous number of voters in the last elections. The campaign there is in full swing as three candidates: Gilroy Usher Senior of the P.U.P., Philip […]
Written on October 14, 2020 | Posted in
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Both major political parties and the two smaller parties are fully engaged in campaign activities to get the voters to the polls. Nomination Day is exactly one week from today on October twenty-first, and on November eleventh, voters will decide who will occupy the seat of government. It is a well-established practice that supporters gather […]
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Nomination Day leads to Election Day when the usual election processes have been changed to comply with social distancing and the limit of persons who can gather at the same place. According to the new rules regarding Protocols for Polling Stations on Election Day, the voter will enter polling station, show ID and announce his […]
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The consumption of alcoholic beverages is strictly prohibited on Election Day and the police department is not taking any chances with public drinking. As you know, on Election Day, businesses are not allowed to sell any type of liquor until polling stations are closed. Earlier this year, the prime minister presented in the House an […]
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Much like Port Loyola across town, the Pickstock constituency is also seeing a three-way race between Patrick Rogers, Anthony ‘Boots’ Martinez and Anthony Mahler, for the Belize Progressive Party, the United Democratic Party and the People’s United Party, respectively. While the candidates for the two mass parties have been furnished with a revised voters list […]
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According to Rogers, had they not written a strong letter to the Chief Elections Officer demanding the release of the updated voters list for Pickstock, they would still be in the dark regarding those names. The B.P.P. complains that when the Elections and Boundaries Department finally handed over the list, it is the list for […]
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The P.U.P. has been unveiling a number of platforms leading up to the general elections on November eleventh. Today, it was about Public Safety and Justice. The level of crime and violence on the streets is a matter of grave concern so the P.U.P.’s policy will grow the ranks of the police department and put […]
Written on October 9, 2020 | Posted in
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There was a passing of the baton in the United Democratic Party. Retiring Prime Minister Dean Barrow said his goodbyes as party leader, giving way to Patrick Faber to assume the leadership of the U.D.P. The event took place on Thursday night and was held virtually as the U.D.P. faces the huge challenge of a […]
Written on October 9, 2020 | Posted in
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Independent Candidate in Belmopan Anna Banner Guy launched her manifesto last month. Banner Guy describes her platform as the ‘People’s Manifesto’ which she says outlines realistic and attainable actions and outcomes that cover a specific needs for the constituency. The themes include safety and security; land and housing distribution; entrepreneurship and job creation and youth […]
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