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Patrick Faber, the five-time Area Representative for Collet, is back to business as a card-carrying member of the United Democratic Party. Back in early 2022, Faber stepped down as leader of the U.D.P. At the time, his personal life and political career were marred by allegations of domestic abuse. In the wake of his resignation, […]
Written on March 28, 2023 | Posted in
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And, while Faber looks to the U.D.P.’s N.P.C. for a determination on his candidacy in Collet, he says he is not interested in contesting the party’s leadership position, at least not before the next general election. So, who does Faber favor to lead the U.D.P. into the next general election? He was asked for his […]
Written on March 28, 2023 | Posted in
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Faber was also asked to comment on Denise “Sista B” Barrow’s repeated absence from the House of Representatives. During last week’s budget debate, Prime Minister John Briceño called on the Leader of the Opposition to demand that she is present at house meetings. P.M. Briceño warned Barrow that the P.U.P. administration will be forced to […]
Written on March 28, 2023 | Posted in
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The Leader of the Opposition was halfway into his speech when Prime Minister John Briceño exited the Assembly Building to greet a group of protestors near Independence Hill. We will tell you more about that demonstration in a few. But first, following his brief interaction with them, we asked the Prime Minister why he chose […]
Written on March 22, 2023 | Posted in
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Minister Musa also weighed in on the Leader of the Opposition’s dismissal from the Sitting of the House of Representatives last Friday. As we reported, Minister Musa was presenting on the Legal Aid Bill when the Opposition Leader, Moses “Shyne” Barrow, rose on a point of clarification. That then led to a heated exchange between […]
Written on March 15, 2023 | Posted in
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The 2023 budget debate is scheduled to take place over the course of three days next week, starting on Wednesday. Moses “Shyne” Barrow, the Leader of the Opposition, has announced that he will be presenting his own budget, the opposition budget. Well, this morning Barrow made an appearance on Open Your Eyes ahead of next […]
Written on March 14, 2023 | Posted in
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Barrow was also asked about his dismissal from inside the House of Representatives on Friday. As we reported, Barrow was kicked out of the meeting while members were debating the Legal Aid Bill. Tensions between Barrow and the Valerie Woods, the Speaker of the House, were high, after he reportedly told her that she was […]
Written on March 14, 2023 | Posted in
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The United Democratic Party is currently in its convention season and standard bearers are being elected and endorsed across the country. In the Queen Square Division, Shane Williams, who is no stranger to politics, is hoping to be voted as the new U.D.P. standard bearer. Former Prime Minister Dean Barrow won that seat for eight […]
Written on March 9, 2023 | Posted in
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The People’s United Party has called for the immediate removal of one of its own, following a domestic incident involving P.U.P. councillor Moses Cal, a member of the Punta Gorda Town Council. Cal, also a high school teacher, has been charged for wounding a woman in the south. In the wake of the altercation, the […]
Written on March 8, 2023 | Posted in
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So what’s the future of Cal in the People’s United Party? As a party and government, the P.U.P. says it has absolutely no room for any form of domestic violence. Prime Minister John Briceño reiterated this in a brief statement to the media this morning. Prime Minister John Briceño “Our party was very clear […]
Written on March 8, 2023 | Posted in
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Moses “Shyne” Barrow will lead the United Democratic Party into the next general elections. That is, at least for now, the understanding he has been able to reach with the members of his party, including John Saldivar’s Caucus for Change. While a U.D.P. leadership convention was scheduled to take place in the coming months, the […]
Written on March 8, 2023 | Posted in
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Municipal elections are one year away and the major political parties are already in the process of determining their respective slates. News Five caught up with P.U.P. Chairman Henry Charles Usher today who spoke about the process in his party. Henry Charles Usher, Chairman, P.U.P. “The party has started the process of engaging with […]
Written on March 8, 2023 | Posted in
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Albert Area Representative Tracy Panton shares the position of the U.D.P.’s Caucus for Change that Collet Area Rep Patrick Faber should be returned to that constituency as the party’s candidate of choice going into the next general elections. Earlier this week, the Caucus for Change, led by John Saldivar, issued a statement in which it […]
Written on February 23, 2023 | Posted in
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Convention season is in full swing within the United Democratic Party. We have reported extensively on the convention in the City of Belmopan, where John Saldivar emerged victorious. Over the past weekend, several U.D.P. endorsement conventions were held in the Cayo District. Mark “OB” O’Brien was endorsed as the Standard Bearer for Cayo Central. Former […]
Written on February 15, 2023 | Posted in
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In our interview this afternoon with the opposition leader, Shyne Barrow, we got to hear his thoughts on the Belmopan Convention on Sunday. More so, his thoughts on John Saldivar’s victory. Viewers will recall that Barrow openly endorsed the candidate Retired Colonel George Lovell, and publicly condemned John Saldivar. So, what does Barrow make of […]
Written on February 9, 2023 | Posted in
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Barrow also responded to questions on the Saldivar-lead Caucus for Change. The group, primarily consisting of former U.D.P. Area Representatives, supported Barrow’s candidacy for party leader in February 2022. But, since Barrow has publicly spoken against Saldivar, what does he think about Caucus for Change, and is he concerned that they are coming after his […]
Written on February 9, 2023 | Posted in
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On Monday we showed you highlights of the Belmopan convention that returned veteran politician John Saldivar as the United Democratic Party’s standard bearer for the capital city. Even with all the controversies that Saldivar had faced over the past few years- from his friendship with Danny Mason, the “tranche trials” with Lev Derman and the […]
Written on February 7, 2023 | Posted in
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And what about his relationship with the leader of the Opposition, Shyne Barrow? While the two once had common ground and goals when Patrick Faber was Opposition Leader, they were on opposite sides of the fence in this upcoming convention. Barrow openly endorsed Saldivar’s opponent George Lovell in Sunday’s race. This morning we asked Saldivar […]
Written on February 7, 2023 | Posted in
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As for the Caucus for Change, well, Saldivar gives full credit to that team for helping him win this convention. Saldivar says the caucus will remain, and in his opinion, it is the start of the U.D.P. uniting. John Saldivar, U.D.P. Belmopan Standard Bearer “We are already having a planning meeting. Our group – […]
Written on February 7, 2023 | Posted in
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John Saldivar is back! On Sunday at the University of Belize Gymnasium in Belmopan, the embattled former U.D.P. Minister of National Security won the majority of votes to return as the standard bearer for the United Democratic Party in the City of Belmopan. It has been a tumultuous journey for the veteran politician following his […]
Written on February 6, 2023 | Posted in
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With this latest victory, is John Saldivar contemplating leadership of the United Democratic Party once again? It is a question that was posed to him and the chairman of the United Democratic Party following Sunday’s Belmopan convention. Leading up to the convention, current leader of the U.D.P. Shyne Barrow had made it categorically clear that […]
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Was there hanky panky taking place during Sunday’s convention in Belmopan? It’s not uncommon to hear about homes or building with long lines near polling stations, and Sunday’s convention was no different. Our camera captured unusual activity about a block away from the U.B. Gymnasium. People wearing political shirts gathered inside a yard where a […]
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And what does the current Belmopan representative, P.U.P’s Oscar Mira, think of Sunday’s convention? Mira says he’s looking ahead to the next general election, but he and his team will analyze the results. Here’s what he had to say about Sunday’s turnout at the U.D.P. convention Oscar Mira, Area Representative, Belmopan “The amount of […]
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Last Thursday, the nation learned that Belize would become the home of former Guantanamo Bay Detainee Majid Khan. The forty-two-year-old arrived in Belize that day, where he was locked up for two decades. Khan was held for his involvement in terrorist activities, including meeting with Khalid Sheikh Mohammed, who was a co-conspirator of the nine-one-one […]
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We reported earlier on John Saldivar’s victory in Sunday’s Belmopan Convention. Well, according to U.D.P. Chairman Michael Peyrefitte, he is hopeful the remaining U.D.P. conventions will reflect the same kind of unity displayed among candidates on Sunday in Belmopan. This morning he told the hosts of Open Your Eyes that Sunday’s turnout is a clear […]
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