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In the House today, former Minister of Education Francis Fonseca, while speaking on adjournment, raised the issue of the preparation of schools ahead of the start of the new academic year. His concerns have to do with the tremendous responsibility being placed on principals and teachers without adequate training in how to go about managing […]
Written on July 24, 2020 | Posted in
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Government announced on that it was awarding Brads Gaming Company another ten year contract for the administration of the lottery. That company, everyone knows, maintains a close relationship with a number of members of cabinet so the fact that they got the new contract was not exactly breaking news but except for the approval there […]
Written on July 23, 2020 | Posted in
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Is two-time Dangriga Area Representative Frank “Papa” Mena in or out of the race for his constituency come the November 2020 general elections? The U.D.P. area rep was recently called out by his own committee in a letter written to party leader-elect Patrick Faber. In that letter, a lack of confidence in Mena’s ability to […]
Written on July 22, 2020 | Posted in
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In political news, Foreign Minister Wilfred “Sedi” Elrington and former minister Gaspar Vega both announced they will not seek re-election in the Pickstock and Orange Walk North constituencies. Their decision came immediately after Minister Patrick Faber became the leader elect of the U.D.P. less than two weeks ago, on July twelfth. In Punta Gorda, Mayor […]
Written on July 21, 2020 | Posted in
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Attorney, Estevan Perera was sworn-in as the new Chairman of the Elections and Boundaries Commission this morning. In the Senate on Wednesday his appointment came under fire because some senators did not deem him to be independent; Perera replaces Doug Singh, who had impeccable U.D.P. credentials, but, resigned back in April after he was recorded […]
Written on July 17, 2020 | Posted in
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And what does the new chairman make of the opposition to his new role expressed during the Senate debate? Estevan Perera was asked about the comments that question his ability to be impartial and fair considering his political connections with the United Democratic Party and by extension members of government. The attorney has served on […]
Written on July 17, 2020 | Posted in
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On Wednesday, we were in the Senate hearings where the report from the Senate Special Select Committee on the Immigration Department was finally presented for adoption. The hearings concluded back in 2017 and for about a year Belizeans were glued to their television sets as witnesses appeared before the Committee. The debate on Wednesday provoked […]
Written on July 16, 2020 | Posted in
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P.U.P. Standard Bearer for Albert Division in Belize City was out cleaning up the constituency, at least one particular area that has become an illegal dumpsite. Today, Thompson, with support from the Belize City Council’s Sanitation Department, was at Simmon’s Alley off Albert Street to clear out the garbage that he says has accumulated there […]
Written on July 16, 2020 | Posted in
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Today, the Chairman of the Senate Select Committee Senator Aldo Salazar tabled the long-awaited senate report. The one hundred and sixty-page report confirms the findings of the Auditor General Special report on Immigration, Immigration and Nationality Department for the period 2011 and 2013. The report reveals the deep seated culture of corruption within the Immigration […]
Written on July 15, 2020 | Posted in
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In her report, the Auditor General found that, “since the law does not provide for ministers to intervene in the visa process, it was illegal for them to do so.” But many ministers still did, by way of so-called recommendations. Ministers such as Elvin Penner, Erwin Contreras, Frank ‘Papa’ Mena and Edmond Castro as well as Hugo […]
Written on July 15, 2020 | Posted in
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U.D.P. leader elect, Patrick Faber met this morning with former political opponent John Saldivar, their first sit-down after the leadership convention on Sunday. At the time that the official results had come in, the Belmopan area representative and former Minister of National Security was a no-show, leaving many to believe that Saldivar was not as […]
Written on July 15, 2020 | Posted in
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While several others are said to be considering not seeking re-election in November, the U.D.P. chairman says that in the case of Gapi Vega and Sedi Elrington, all indications were given ahead of the convention. Michael Peyrefitte, Chairman, United Democratic Party “We don’t say if you don’t want to be a part of the […]
Written on July 15, 2020 | Posted in
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In the wake of the convention, supporters of both John Saldivar and Wilfred Elrington are disappointed with the outcome, however, there are no confirmations on any new resignation in the days ahead, and as we said earlier, Saldivar and Faber appear to be mending fences. According to Chairman Peyrefitte, a disappointment is par for the […]
Written on July 15, 2020 | Posted in
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The Senate today also debated the appointment of attorney Estevan Perrera to the post of Chairman of the Elections and Boundaries Commission. He succeeds former chairman, Doug Singh, who resigned after he was heard in audio recording making offensive and derogatory remarks against poor Belizeans who were seeking assistance promised by the Barrow Administration. That […]
Written on July 15, 2020 | Posted in
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Attorney Deshawn Arzu-Torres’ appointment was also before the senate. She was reappointed to the post of Chairman of the Integrity Commission. Arzu-Torres was first appointed on June first, 2018 for a two-year term. She succeeded Marilyn Williams who vacated the seat to take up an appointment at the Supreme Court. In 2018, Arzu-Torres’ appointment was […]
Written on July 15, 2020 | Posted in
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Coming down hard with criticisms against the government was the Opposition Senators. One of the roles of the commission is to guard against illicit enrichment by public officials. Besides calling for a fully resourced office, the P.U.P. is calling for a chairman who has the courage to investigate any member of the government. Michel […]
Written on July 15, 2020 | Posted in
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Gapi Vega is out in Orange Walk North. The former Deputy prime Minister had been inactive and without a portfolio for some time but resurfaced when John Saldivar launched his candidacy. His fall from grace came when it was exposed that his son Andre, had been given hundreds of thousands of dollars for land compensation […]
Written on July 14, 2020 | Posted in
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Another U.D.P. minister to exit the political stage is Pickstock Area Representative Wilfred ‘Sedi’ Elrington. He is demitting office at the end of his tenure and like Vega, he has also expressed publicly that he will not be seeking re-election under Faber’s stewardship of the United Democratic. It leaves his successor in quite a predicament, […]
Written on July 14, 2020 | Posted in
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With desertions under this leadership come in, all eyes are on Patrick Faber. Senate President Darrell Bradley is one of the names popping up to fill one of those empty seats in the City. With all the dynamic changes within the party we asked him on Sunday for a perspective on these sudden developments and […]
Written on July 14, 2020 | Posted in
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Voting started at ten o’clock in the morning at the ITVET compound in Belize City; the delegates from Corozal were first to cast their votes for the new leader-elect of the United Democratic Party. The voting continued up until one o’clock with the Belize City delegates last in line to vote. Less than two hours […]
Written on July 13, 2020 | Posted in
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While Patrick Faber is the new leader elect of the U.D.P., he will not be sitting in the Prime Minister’s chair in the current U.D.P. term. And that’s because Prime Minister Dean Barrow will not be demitting office, as he had said, before his tenure as head of the U.D.P. comes to an end in […]
Written on July 13, 2020 | Posted in
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Pickstock Area Representative Wilfred Elrington garnered the least number of votes in Sunday’s leadership convention. Ten votes in all, which is five less than the total number of voting delegates permitted in the constituency. Going into the event, the Minister of Foreign Affairs said he was not up to campaigning. He had also indicated to […]
Written on July 13, 2020 | Posted in
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Punta Gorda Mayor Ashton McKenzie will not be offering himself as a candidate in the 2021 municipal elections. That’s because he has indicated that he will be retiring from electoral politics at the end of this term. Though he had endorsed Saldivar, McKenzie, who has spent the last six years as a member of the […]
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The U.D.P. Secretary General Pearl Stuart is also stepping down. The former executive director of the National Committee for Families and Children took up the post in 2008 when the U.D.P. assumed office under the leadership of Dean Barrow. Stuart has remained in that position since and has served the party faithfully under the PM, […]
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The new leader of the United Democratic Party, who will be referred to as leader elect, will be decided this Sunday. The three-man race has been narrowed down to a very confident Minister Patrick Faber, John Saldivar whose February leadership lasted three days and Foreign Minister Wilfred “Sedi” Elrington, who earlier this week, was totally […]
Written on July 10, 2020 | Posted in
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