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The House of Representatives met today in ordinary session where the issue of crime also became a matter for debate. The Leader of the Opposition, Shyne Barrow chastised the government over the current murder rate. But Minister of Home Affairs, Kareem Musa explained that fixing the crime rate is not an overnight job. Shyne […]
Written on October 17, 2022 | Posted in
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Earlier this month, the Court of Appeals ruled in favour of former Tourism Director, Karen Bevans and against Prime Minister John Briceño and Love FM. The court upheld a previous decision handed down in August by the Supreme Court: that Bevans is due a total of ninety thousand dollars from the media house and Briceño […]
Written on October 17, 2022 | Posted in
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The Public Service Commission remains without a chairperson. For health reasons, Crescencio Sosa, the last nominee that was agreed upon by government and the opposition, had to give up the position before he even occupied the seat. Now the government has come up with another name which it hopes the opposition will agree to. Public […]
Written on October 17, 2022 | Posted in
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The impasse between A.S.R./B.S.I. and the Belize Sugar Cane Farmers Association has extended well beyond the close of the 2022 crop. All this while there is Florencio Marin Senior acting as an intermediary contracted by the government to try and bring both sides to some common ground. Following today’s house meeting, Prime Minister John Briceño […]
Written on October 17, 2022 | Posted in
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During today’s house sitting, Minister of Education Francis Fonseca rose to expound on a Bill for an Act to repeal and replace the Supreme Court of Judicature Act, to provide for new positions within the judiciary to assist in the functions and administration of the senior courts. He explained that the Attorney General’s Ministry held […]
Written on October 17, 2022 | Posted in
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The internal row within the United Democratic Party continues to see members of the opposition stooping to their lowest. On Monday, a clip from a purported political ad was posted on Facebook. The brief video extract shows Collet Area Representative Patrick Faber in what appears to be another physical altercation with a woman in the […]
Written on October 12, 2022 | Posted in
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The United Democratic Party has named two persons who will vie for their Freetown constituency convention. They are current caretaker, Orson Elrington and former two-time Belize City Mayor, Zenaida Moya. The victor of that round will go up against the incumbent, current Minister of Education, Francis Fonseca for the People’s United Party. Today the media […]
Written on October 6, 2022 | Posted in
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While we were on the issue of politics, News Five asked Fonseca for his views on the U.D.P’s move to disbar his predecessor at the Ministry of Education from even qualifying as a standard bearer for the next general elections. Patrick Faber, who, like Fonseca, has won the last five elections in his Collet constituency, […]
Written on October 6, 2022 | Posted in
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When we caught up with Belmopan Area Representative Oscar Mira earlier today, we also asked him about his competition on the opposition’s side. Recently, a list of names was released with standard bearer applicants for the United Democratic Party. In Belmopan, four persons applied, including former Area Representative John Saldivar, former Mayor Khalid Belisle, former […]
Written on October 5, 2022 | Posted in
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Earlier this week, during a sit-down with Tourism Minister Anthony Mahler, News Five also got his reaction to the candidates who have submitted their applications to the U.D.P. for the post of standard bearer in the Pickstock division. Now, in the previous general election, Anthony “Boots” Martinez went head-to-head against Mahler and lost. According to […]
Written on October 5, 2022 | Posted in
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Today, the People’s United Party is celebrating seventy-two years as a political organization in Belize. In a Facebook post, Prime Minister John Briceño reflected on the P.U.P.’s history saying “Our P.U.P. journey started people and nation focused. Father of the Nation, Right Honorable George Cadle Price’s life was committed to service, self-determination and the development […]
Written on September 29, 2022 | Posted in
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The United Democratic Party turns forty-nine today. The milestone achievement comes at the tail end of the September Celebrations; nonetheless, members of the U.D.P. commemorated the event by paying homage to the party’s forebears. Beyond the festivity, however, the U.D.P. is at a critical juncture as it remains a house divided almost two years after […]
Written on September 27, 2022 | Posted in
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Late this evening, News Five spoke with Party Leader Shyne Barrow, who shared with us the significance of this milestone to the United Democratic Party. Barrow took the opportunity to acknowledge the work of his father, three-time prime minister Dean Barrow, as well as the leadership of the late Sir Manuel Esquivel and Dean Lindo. […]
Written on September 27, 2022 | Posted in
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Collet Area Representative Patrick Faber’s application to run for a sixth time in that constituency was rejected by the U.D.P.’s Nominations Committee last week. The reasons given were several violations of the party’s constitution, as well as Faber’s continued defiance by posting social media comments that are not favorable to the U.D.P. Today, we asked […]
Written on September 27, 2022 | Posted in
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Party Leader Shyne Barrow also discussed the comments made by Vice Chairman Alberto August to News Five on Friday. August is on record criticizing the leadership of the United Democratic Party for failure to work effectively with other senior members of the organization. But, according to Barrow, the former U.D.P. chairman is also before the […]
Written on September 27, 2022 | Posted in
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It has been a while since the United Democratic Party has seen bright days. The clash between former leader Patrick Faber – dethroned and cast out by current leader Moses “Shyne” Barrow, has been the talk in political circles recently. And if we could have gotten names to contact, then the information we are about […]
Written on September 27, 2022 | Posted in
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Collet Area Representative Patrick Faber is the most senior politician on the opposition bench. The former leader of the United Democratic Party has won his seat as a member of the House of Representatives as many as five times since he entered electoral politics almost two decades ago. He has also been at odds with […]
Written on September 23, 2022 | Posted in
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In an interview with News Five via phone this morning, U.D.P. Chairman Mike Peyrefitte explained the role of the Nomination Committee which is reportedly being chaired by Shirlette Martinez. While he is listed as an ex-officio member of several committees within the United Democratic Party, Peyrefitte says that he is not a member of the […]
Written on September 23, 2022 | Posted in
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Is the decision of the Nomination Committee final? That’s a question we posed to U.D.P. Chairman Peyrefitte earlier today. He referred to a particular clause within the letter written by the chair of the committee to posit that the decision taken may be revisited at another time. Isani Cayetano “Are these decisions final? I […]
Written on September 23, 2022 | Posted in
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What about the Shyne factor? Is the continued tailspin of the United Democratic Party the result of poor leadership? According to former U.D.P. Chairman Alberto August, working with Shyne Barrow has been a challenge and uniting the fractured party seems to be a daunting task. Isani Cayetano “Does this situation have to do with […]
Written on September 23, 2022 | Posted in
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P.U.P. Chairman Henry Charles Usher chimed in on the infighting within the Opposition, as it is all being played out on social media. He says that he is surprised by the disrespect and all that is happening. Henry Charles Usher, Chairman, P.U.P. “I am surprised first by the level of disrespect being shown between […]
Written on September 23, 2022 | Posted in
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The United Democratic Party staged a protest in Belize City last Tuesday, despite not getting approval from the Belize Police Department to proceed with the demonstration. The opposition took to the streets of the Old Capital to protest against steep gas prices, as well as the overall cost of living under the Briceño administration. Despite […]
Written on August 29, 2022 | Posted in
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Leader of the Opposition, Moses Shyne Barrow, accused Prime Minister Briceño of playing the piper’s tune. Following P.M. Briceño’s contributions on the BISL settlement in the house, the Leader of the Opposition rose to question the prime minister’s motive behind the settlement payment. Barrow, on the other hand, agreed that the debt must be paid. […]
Written on August 24, 2022 | Posted in
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Tracy Panton, the Area Representative for Albert Division, has broken her silence on the U.D.P.’s deep internal divide. Today, she spoke with reporters about her position, coming out of Saturday’s National Party Council meeting. While she was present for the meeting, she says her colleague Patrick Faber is out of the country, but he was […]
Written on August 24, 2022 | Posted in
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Panton also responded to questions about her removal from the party’s Central Executive Committee in favor of Melvin Hewlett, who ran and lost in Fort George for the U.D.P. in 2021. Here is what she told reporters. Tracy Panton, Area Representative, Albert Division “If I have asked for his removal, no. I have not […]
Written on August 24, 2022 | Posted in
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