At least one person was injured following a motorcycle crash on the Iguana Creek Road in the Cayo District. Video shows one man receiving medical attention at the scene. The victim has been identified as Mario Martinez. The other man who has been identified as
The People’s United Party remains on top after steamrolling all political opponents, including the United Democratic Party which it soundly defeated during the municipal elections on Wednesday. Tonight, we’ll begin with a recap of what transpired across the country on election day and how the
The entire People’s United Party’s slate won convincingly in the City of Belmopan. This is the second straight municipal victory for the P.U.P. in the Capital City. In a municipality with ten thousand registered voters, fifty-five percent showed up to cast their ballots. That is
The harmony between the municipal and central government, based on the party in power, has been a topic of much discussion leading up to yesterday’s national vote. While it can be argued that municipalities should remain autonomous, it can also be debated that the alignment
As we reported earlier, Leader of the Opposition, Moses “Shyne” Barrow predicted a clean sweep for the United Democratic Party across all nine municipalities. Well, tonight Barrow is admitting that he erred in making such a prediction. But, he says the U.D.P.’s failure at the
But, what do the unfavorable results on March sixth for the U.D.P. say about the organization’s leader? He says his name was not on the ballot and that it was a team effort. According to Barrow, the U.D.P. has scheduled a postmortem and a National
Moving west to the twin towns of San Ignacio/ Santa Elena, the only municipality where the United Democratic Party gained some grounds. The U.D.P. secured six of the seven seats that were up for grabs. That is four more seats than what they claimed in
The People’s United Party secured another victory in the town of Benque Viejo Del Carmen but the victory did not come as easily as it did in other municipalities, as there was only an eighteen point six disparity between blue and red votes. A total
The People’s United Party was also victorious in Dangriga, where its Mayoral candidate, Robert Mariano led a team of six councillor candidates. The day’s events also went smoothly, for the most part, except for an instance when people wearing party colours were restricted from entering
The electorate also sent a resounding message in La Isla Bonita on Election Day, as the blue machine proved to be far more effective. Wally Nunez and his slate of six councilors were returned to serve on the town council for a second consecutive term
