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Tracey Taegar-Panton: “I don’t think my opponent [Shyne] has the moral authority” to talk about gender-based violence

Posted: Wednesday, February 2, 2022. 7:04 pm CST.

By Aaron Humes: Albert area representative and putative candidate for leader of the United Democratic Party (UDP) Tracey Taegar-Panton spoke to Breaking Belize News (BBN) exclusively this afternoon, discussing her candidacy and the recent events that have impacted the party.

While she indicated she would not get into a back-and-forth with Leader of the Opposition Moses “Shyne” Barrow, she was clear that on the issue of gender-based violence and authority within the party, he had no leg to stand on: “I don’t think my opponent has the moral authority to speak to the issue of domestic violence. Whether you have a one-off incident, a two-off incident, or it happens three times – domestic violence is domestic violence, it’s as simple as that.”

Barrow, stated Taegar-Panton, did have a report filed against him for domestic violence which was withdrawn and not brought to court, while Patrick Faber has had multiple reports; the most recent of which saw him arrested and charged and brought to court where the case was dropped for want of prosecution.

For Taegar-Panton, she considers her greatest strength and attraction to delegates to be “my integrity. I know that re-establishing the credibility of this party, based on the hemorrhaging that we have endured over the last fourteen months or so, is on top of mind for the delegates of this party, those I have reached out to, and not only the delegates – for our supporters and the wider Belizean community. We can’t win an election just with UDP supporters – we win an election because we are able to tap into that independent-minded voter who is looking at the best candidate for the job. My integrity, character, my experience, my ability to build consensus, my ability to unite and heal this party, sets me far apart from my opponent.”

 

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