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Candidates for the ruling United Democratic Party, the main opposition party, the People’s United Party, and the smaller parties officially got their names on the ballot to contest the November eleventh general elections. We are told that as many as ninety were nominated, but that number is yet to be confirmed. Now nomination day is […]
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The People’s United Party was heavily criticized this morning for gathering party supporters before nominations. A sizeable group of people gathered in front of John Briceño’s constituency office in Orange Walk before he proceeded to the nomination centre. On Tuesday, Commissioner Williams reminded political parties that the quarantine regulations prevent any gathering larger than ten […]
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During the interview this morning, John Briceño was asked about elections and what assurances he can give to voters that they will be safe on November eleventh. Briceño also spoke about how COVID-19 has forced him to alter his campaign strategy. John Briceño, Leader, P.U.P. “Well what we have been doing and we have […]
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Today was not about the numbers and muscle. Across the city, the event was without fanfare. This afternoon, under the watchful eye of the police, the newly minted U.D.P. leader Patrick Faber had his turn to get his name on the ballot. It is his first nomination as leader of his party, so the stakes […]
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Party Leader Patrick Faber, of the United Democratic Party, weighed in on motorcades that were held this morning by opposition candidates. In Belize City, P.U.P. Queen Square candidate Allan Pollard staged a sizeable procession of vehicles with dozens of party supporters as he made his way to Saint John’s Anglican School to be nominated. The […]
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This morning, five candidates from the People’s United Party, including Cordel Hyde, Paul Thompson, Allan Pollard, Gilroy Usher Senior and Oscar Arnold, whose constituencies are on the south side of Belize City were nominated ahead of the upcoming general elections. On Euphrates Avenue around ten-thirty a.m., Pollard was accompanied by a motorcade of supporters before […]
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Elsewhere in the city, nomination of candidates on the north side went without a hitch. This morning, News Five’s Duane Moody roamed the streets to get the vibes from the aspiring candidates. Here is a report. Duane Moody, Reporting It was smooth sailing for the People’s United Party candidates for north side Belize City […]
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While the blue dominated the Old Capital in the morning, the reds took over the city in the afternoon. News Five’s Duane Moody was in Caribbean Shores, Pickstock and Freetown divisions where the U.D.P. candidates are all new in those constituencies. Here’s his report. Duane Moody, Reporting At two p.m. today, it was the […]
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A number of persons have been arrested for violating the quarantine regulations either for social distancing or for not wearing a mask. And according to Commissioner Chester Williams, over the next few days, the department will be reviewing pictures and videos captured over the course of the day where party supporters were in clear violation […]
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Although both major political parties agreed not to hold the traditional mass gathering of supporters and motorcades through the streets, there were instances when that commitment was not upheld, much to the disappointment of ComPol Chester Williams. And as it relates to the city, traffic department vehicles and police were seen escorting the motorcades. Williams […]
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With a preliminary post-mortem of the activities held on Nomination Day, we asked the Commissioner of Police about his expectations for Election Day. Long lines of voters are expected to form and the machinery of political parties will be in full gear. We asked the ComPol how the police department plans to mitigate mass gatherings […]
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Back to nomination day in Orange Walk District….Elodio Aragon Junior is making a second bid for Orange Walk East. Mayor Kevin Bernard is putting up a fight to unseat him. Elsewhere, Lupe Magana-Dyck is running for the U.D.P. in Orange Walk South. In the previous election, she was defeated by the P.U.P.’s Abelardo Mai. Retiring […]
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We now take you to nomination day in the west. There are six constituencies in the Cayo District. We start our coverage in the west with four of the six constituencies: Cayo North East, Cayo North, Cayo Central and Cayo West. This morning, the P.U.P. candidates were nominated at ten this morning. Reporter Andrea Polanco […]
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Area Representative Julius Espat was also nominated today for the third time in his political career. He has won two previous elections handsomely and is now officially on the ballot for his third run in Cayo South. After the process, which took place inside the Saint Edmond Campion RC School in Roaring Creek, Espat spoke […]
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U.D.P. Corozal Southeast candidate Antonio “Tony” Herrera was nominated today following uncertainty at the start of the week about his COVID status. On Saturday, Tony Herrera was swabbed and tested for COVID-19 after he initially tested positive for the disease on October fourth. In a press conference held by party leader Patrick Faber on Monday, […]
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We turn to the U.D.P.’s nominations which were held at two this afternoon. The political fanfare was missing, but the candidates we spoke with were spirited and hopeful about going to the polls next month. News Five’s Andrea Polanco reports. Andrea Polanco, Reporting The nominations for the U.D.P. candidates were held in the afternoon. […]
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For Frank “Papa” Mena in Dangriga, the process of nomination is a fulfilling experience one even though he has previous experience on getting nominated. Mena’s daughter signed up the paper work for him. Today, his message was on COVID-19. Frank “Papa” Mena, U.D.P. Candidate, Dangriga “I will encourage the voters to take care of themselves. […]
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Aside from the U.D.P. and P.U.P., there is the Belize Progressive Party who has never won a seat, but keeps trying. That party is contesting a number of seats across the country. In Belize City, its leader Patrick Rogers will challenge the P.U.P.’s Anthony Mahler and the U.D.P.’s Anthony “Boots” Martinez in the Pickstock division. […]
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Evan Thompson is officially on the list of candidates that the Belize Progressive Party is fielding in the November eleventh elections. The young politician wants to represent Port Loyola for the first time and this afternoon, in the company of family and friends, he made his way over to the Muslim Community School where he […]
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In San Pedro, the bugle sounded as Andre Perez of the P.U.P. made his way to the nomination centre. While the sounds were loud and energetic, the number of persons accompanying Perez was well in line with the established protocols for COVID-19. It is Perez’s first time on the ballot for general elections. Perez’s nomination […]
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Comments Off on Andre Perez Versus Manuel Heredia Junior for the Cayes
The two major political parties are fielding female candidates in Belize Rural Central and it is a race to keep an eye on. The incumbent is the U.D.P.’s Beverly Williams who is being challenged by a former minister, Dolores Baldermos Garcia. The campaign in that constituency has become heated as a third candidate; from the […]
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