According to Musa, he was shocked to learn that the present Belmopan City Council has sold the property to an Asian businessman of Corozal. Musa was also shocked when he read a lengthy post by U.D.P. Minister John Saldivar, in which the Belmopan area rep accuses Musa of gifting the property to the P.S.U. Saldivar […]
Aside from being an attorney, Kareem Musa is also an elected politician who represents the Caribbean Shores constituency for the People’s United Party. Musa has drafted a piece of legislation which, if passed in parliament, will allow Belizeans living outside of the country to register and vote in the upcoming I.C.J. referendum. Due to the […]
Both John Saldivar and Patrick Faber want to assume leadership of the United Democratic Party when Prime Minister Dean Barrow vacates the post. Saldivar and Faber have been running a close political race, especially when it comes to the party’s conventions. This past Sunday, we saw Faber’s pick Orson “OJ” Elrington defeat Saldivar’s choice Doctor […]
The ITVET compound on Freetown Road in Belize City was the venue for yet another round of convention under the U.D.P. banner. Three candidates Fredy Cantillano, Doctor Carla Barnett and Orson Elrington were all confident that they would emerge victorious on Sunday. By five-thirty p.m., after a little over one thousand votes were counted; Elrington […]
Since 2003, Francis Fonseca has been the undefeated area representative for Freetown Division, winning that division even at a time when the People’s United Party was unpopular. Fonseca posted a message on his Facebook congratulating Elrington on his win. He also thanked Doctor Carla Barnett for being a worthy, gracious and tough opponent and for […]
According to Doctor Carla Barnett, the results of Sunday’s convention mark the end of her political path. While she is leaving politics, Barnett hopes that other women would run for office. Dr. Carla Barnett, Former U.D.P. Standard Bearer, Freetown “That goes without saying. I am not doing this again. You asked me Friday when […]
Barnett first entered politics in 2015 when she was endorsed as the U.D.P. candidate for Freetown, but she was bested by Francis Fonseca in the last General Elections. Barnett was made Minister of State in the Ministry of Finance through an appointment to the Senate. She was subsequently made Minister of State for Natural Resources […]
In other political news….the U.D.P. also held a convention in the Stann Creek West Division. Labour Commissioner Ivan Williams emerged victorious with one thousand two hundred and twelve votes. He thrashed Macario Augustine and Camelio Kal who received two hundred and forty-one and one hundred and sixty-two votes respectively. Williams is set to go against […]
The U.D.P. Convention for standard bearer in Freetown takes place in two days. Three candidates have thrown their hat into the ring: the incumbent caretaker, Doctor Carla Barnett, attorney Orson Elrington and newcomer Fredy Cantillano. The three have been on the ground for months in anticipation of Sunday’s convention. Barnett has campaigners from Belmopan and […]
In the 2015 elections, Chang stepped aside to make way for Barnett to run against the P.U.P.’s Francis Fonseca; he was subsequently named President of the Senate. This time around, things have changed and Chang has been running television and radio ads supporting Elrington. When we caught up with Elrington today, he told the media […]
In the heat of the campaign, the two front-runners are going at each other. Elrington has openly taken credit for work in the Freetown division. This is in reference to street lights which were installed in the Belama Phase Four area of the city. But Barnett contends that she initiated the process when she wrote […]
Self proclaimed, ‘King of Port’ Anthony ‘Boots’ Martinez blames the P.U.P. for infiltrating the U.D.P.’s Port Loyola Convention and causing Michael Peyrefitte to lose. Peyrefitte, who was Martinez’s pick, was defeated by the now Standard Bearer, Philip Willoughby on Sunday. According to Martinez, over four hundred P.U.P. supporters took part in the convention and voted […]
As the debate on whether Belize should take Guatemala’s claim to the I.C.J. for final resolution rages on, several political and social figures have weighed in on the matter. Now, Assad Shoman is known to support taking Guatemala’s claim to the I.C.J.; his literary works on the topic have provided significant insight as to why […]
In the buildup to Sunday’s convention, Deputy Prime Minister Patrick Faber and Area Representative Anthony ‘Boots’ Martinez were engaged in a heated exchange while on the campaign trail in Port Loyola. The public spat among the cabinet colleagues left a bitter taste in the mouths of their supporters, particularly since each endorsed different candidates. Faber […]
Despite the previous war of words between Faber and Martinez, they have pledged to continue working with each other, admitting that while they may not be bosom buddies, they are prepared to move past the incident in the interest of serving their constituents. Patrick Faber, Deputy Prime Minister “I have nothing personal against Minister […]
The pending retirement of Anthony ‘Boots’ Martinez was previously announced by the four-time area representative on the night of November fifth, 2015, after narrowly defeating Gilroy Usher Senior in Port Loyola. With November 2020 still two years away, he is already looking forward to hanging up his political gloves. The U.D.P. ground commander, whose popularity […]
Port Loyola opened up the convention season for the United Democratic Party. The four-man race was hotly contested with at least two of the candidates getting major support and endorsement from the very top of the U.D.P. Phillip Willoughby, who has been in the trenches for decades, shored up support from Patrick Faber and John […]
After securing a win by one hundred and eighty-seven votes, Phillip Willoughby took his party’s oath to become its standard bearer for the Port. To get there, there were various factors at play. The Attorney General says that Willoughby had organization advantage though the machinery on the ground was for Martinez. But the retiring Anthony […]
As we said, the sitting area rep mouthed early support for Michael Peyrefitte, as leader of the party, but first the attorney general had to secure the Port. Now that Martinez’s blessings went nowhere to persuade voters, would he consider retiring early? At a press event this morning, Martinez says he was not fazed by […]
The shocking police shootout with the robbers and subsequent death of PC Osbourne Martinez has gripped the nation. A statement from the Ministry of National Security says that PC Martinez lost his life while valiantly executing his duties as a law enforcement officer. This afternoon, Leader of the People’s United Party, John Briceño joined the […]
It’s been tit for tat between Prime Minister Dean Barrow and the Leader of the Opposition John Briceño on the latter’s proposal to legalize marijuana, an issue that has been picking up steam in many countries in the region. Barrow became Briceño’s top critic, calling the idea ‘looney tunes’ and a ‘googly’. On Wednesday Leader […]
On the matter of marijuana legalization, one of the points raised by Prime Minister Dean Barrow as to why government does not support it has to do with the reaction of the U.S.A. and drug cartels. Barrow explained that if marijuana is grown legally in Belize, cartels would use Belize as a base for their […]
Opposition Leader John Briceño created a buzz after he publicly announced his support for the legalization of marijuana. His stance on the legalization of marijuana has been met with support and disapproval. Briceño’s toughest critic is Prime Minister Dean Barrow, who during a press conference earlier this week slammed him for what he described as […]
That evidence surfaced on Tuesday in the form of letters. The letters document that there were discussions held in support of the legalization of marijuana. On February tenth, one of the letters stated that a meeting was held on February fifth, 2016 between Minister of Health Pablo Marin and businessman Zev Ben Yosef. The discussion […]
A second letter surfaced on Tuesday which speaks to Minister Marin’s support for the development of commercial production of hemp in the Stann Creek District. The letter, dated October fourteen 2017 was addressed to Marco Caruso, a well-known businessman. Then, there is a third letter dated November eleventh, 2017. It is addressed to PharmPro Limited, […]
