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In the build up to the February ninth leadership convention, former Deputy Prime Minister Patrick Faber had a public spat with Mesopotamia Area Representative Shyne Barrow. At the time, the prime minister’s son was a staunch supporter of Faber’s political opponent John Saldivar and several nasty exchanges were made by the two on social media. […]
Written on July 10, 2020 | Posted in
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Belize City Councilor Allan Pollard wants to be the area representative for Queen Square, a traditional U.D.P. stronghold and the constituency of Prime Minister Dean Barrow since 1984. Barrow is retiring and is not seek re-election and it is known that his ground commander and sister, Denise “Sister B” Barrow will succeed him as the […]
Written on July 10, 2020 | Posted in
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A second leadership convention for the United Democratic Party is scheduled for this Sunday at the ITVET compound here in Belize City where three candidates, Patrick Faber, John Saldivar and Wilfred ‘Sedi’ Elrington, are offering themselves for party leader. Unlike the previous February tenth convention at the Civic, the fanfare, as well as the bells […]
Written on July 9, 2020 | Posted in
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From an operational perspective, the Belize Police Department will be deployed to the ITVET to maintain law and order on the day of the convention, however, officers will not be present in large numbers, as voting will be done systematically by district and supporters will not be allowed to congregate. Chester Williams, Commissioner of […]
Written on July 9, 2020 | Posted in
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The ten-year contract for the administration of the lottery is coming under fire from the People’s United Party. Brads Gaming Company was awarded the contract by the government last week; it runs until 2030. Today, the People’s United Party says it stinks of cronyism. The P.U.P. points to the cozy relationship between Brads and senior […]
Written on July 7, 2020 | Posted in
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Pickstock Area Representative, Wilfred ‘Sedi’ Elrington is the third candidate running in the upcoming U.D.P. leadership convention this Sunday. The two others are Patrick Faber and John Saldivar. The second race for a new leader of the United Democratic Party is winding down and today we caught up with Elrington at the Samuel Haynes Institute […]
Written on July 6, 2020 | Posted in
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Turning to the ruling of the recent ruling of the Caribbean Court of Justice, the former Attorney General, Francis Fonseca, says that Prime Minister Dean Barrow has gone rogue and is disregarding the rule of law. Pre-empting the C.C.J.’s ruling last week, Prime Minister Barrow famously told the nation that he “won’t pay, can’t pay.” […]
Written on July 3, 2020 | Posted in
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The first phase of the Unemployment Relief Programme, as well as the pantry assistance programme, is being audited by the Auditor General and her team. Leader of the Opposition, John Briceño had called for the audit, but resigned from the COVID-19 National Oversight Committee on June tenth. With millions upon millions of dollars being disbursed by […]
Written on July 3, 2020 | Posted in
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Former Belize City Mayor Darrell Bradley told News Five today that there is no long-standing agreement between the Belize City Council and Chon Saan Palace. Bradley responded to an interview that the owner of Chon Saan Palace and the U.D.P.’s Standard Bearer for Caribbean Shores Lee Mark Chang gave to News Five earlier in the week. […]
Written on July 2, 2020 | Posted in
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According to Darrell Bradley, the timing during which Lee Mark Chang is attempted to collect a four-year-old debt is interesting, especially since it is two weeks before the U.D.P. leadership race. Chang is a close ally of Minister Patrick Faber who wants to succeed Dean Barrow as the party’s leader. Bradley also had that aspiration […]
Written on July 2, 2020 | Posted in
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The second leadership convention in five months to determine who will succeed Dean Barrow as the leader of the United Democratic Party is less than two weeks away. On July twelfth, at the ITVET Compound in Belize City, some five hundred and sixty delegates, similar to February ninth, will vote again on who will become […]
Written on July 2, 2020 | Posted in
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News Five also asked Chairman Michael Peyrefitte for his take as to why John Saldivar was being permitted to run again for the leadership, having given the party a black eye with the Lev Dermen scandal. Michael Peyrefitte, Chairman, U.D.P. “We have to look at it objectively. Minister Saldivar has not been accused of […]
Written on July 2, 2020 | Posted in
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Aside from the ‘won’t pay, can’t pay’ statements from the PM, there is also the matter of non-decision. When PM Barrow dismissed former Chief Justice Kenneth Benjamin’s ruling that he, the Minister of Finance, unlawfully spent over one point five billion dollars from the public purse, as a non-decision, it raised alarm. The prime minister […]
Written on June 30, 2020 | Posted in
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On Friday, sparks flew in the National Assembly building during the Sitting of the House of Representatives when loan motions were tabled. One such involved the Caribbean Development Bank COVID-19 Emergency Response Support Loan motion of fifteen million U.S. dollars, presented by Prime Minister Barrow. The purpose of the loan is to provide funds to […]
Written on June 29, 2020 | Posted in
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According to Opposition Leader John Briceño, Prime Minister Dean Barrow is playing politics. Briceño says that the Prime Minister is either not understanding the P.U.P.’s point or he was being disingenuous. John Briceño, Leader of the Opposition “The point that I am trying to make and maybe the Prime Minister was not listening intently […]
Written on June 29, 2020 | Posted in
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The C.D.B. Enhancing Sugar Cane Farmers Resilience to Natural Hazard Events Loan motion was also tabled in the House on Friday. It is for one million U.S. dollars and the purpose is to assist the thousands of sugarcane farmers who were affected by the 2019 drought. The problem is that there are over four thousand […]
Written on June 29, 2020 | Posted in
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“It is a non-decision” – that is what Prime Minister Dean Barrow stunningly said today during the Sitting of the House of Representatives in Belmopan. PM Barrow was speaking on the former Chief Justice’s ruling on January thirty-first, 2020. The then CJ, Kenneth Benjamin, ruled in favour of the Opposition and against the Barrow Administration, […]
Written on June 26, 2020 | Posted in
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The People’s United Party is not sitting down on this matter and says it will take the legal fight to the Caribbean Court of Justice if they have to. When the PM stated that the former Chief Justice’s oral ruling was a non-decision, member for Cayo South Julius Espat was outraged; Espat had steered the […]
Written on June 26, 2020 | Posted in
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At today’s sitting of the House of Representatives, four loan motions were tabled for approval, including the twelve million U.S. dollars from the I.D.B. for COVID-19 relief. The government had approached the I.D.B. for financial assistance for a programme to support minimum income levels for those affected by the coronavirus in the immediate period. A […]
Written on June 26, 2020 | Posted in
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A plan to distribute land in the Maxboro area of Sand Hill is being met with fierce opposition. Over the past weeks, Shyne Barrow, the U.D.P. standard bearer of the Mesopotamia Division has been advertising the Mesopotamia Land Distribution through which he says he will be giving two hundred lots in Maxboro. But the Village […]
Written on June 26, 2020 | Posted in
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General Elections are due in November of this year, but the exact date is not known. But there is a pending case against the Elections and Boundaries Commission and the government before the court on the matter of the election process. Lord Michael Ashcroft and the Belize Peace Movement are challenging that the government has not conducted a […]
Written on June 25, 2020 | Posted in
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Turning to political news…the United Democratic Party is heading to a second leadership convention on July twelfth, after within three days of his election, John Saldivar had to step down in February amid the Lev Dermen scandal. Tonight, the political race is now down to only four aspirants as Cayo North Area Representative Omar Figueroa […]
Written on June 22, 2020 | Posted in
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How will the upcoming leadership convention be conducted amid social distancing and limited crowd sizes post the state of emergency? According to Peyrefitte, who is also the attorney general, all steps will be taken to adhere to new rules going forward. Michael Peyrefitte, Chairman, United Democratic Party “It will have to take place within […]
Written on June 22, 2020 | Posted in
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The House of Representatives meets this coming Friday in Belmopan; at its last sitting in March the House dealt with legislating the State of Emergency which now expires at the end of June. On the agenda for next week’s meeting are four loan motions which the Prime Minister will be introducing. Government is seeking a […]
Written on June 19, 2020 | Posted in
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Last week on June tenth, Opposition Leader John Briceño officially resigned from the COVID Nineteen National Oversight Committee. The committee was formed when the novel coronavirus pandemic broke and was co-chaired by Briceño and Prime Minister Dean Barrow. The number of cases has not increased significantly since March, and Briceño believes it is time for […]
Written on June 19, 2020 | Posted in
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