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December 19, 2022

Washington ignores BelChina’s request for Saldivar info

The November 15 announcement that Saldivar, former Government Minister and briefly party leader, was being designated as a “significantly corrupt” official, accused of taking bribes for [...]
December 19, 2022

United Democratic Party Chairman Michael Peyrefitte says “people of Belmopan will have their say” after National Party Council restores John Saldivar as candidate

After the Special Committee created by the party decided that Saldivar would not be allowed to run as a candidate in the forthcoming convention, Saldivar exercised [...]
December 17, 2022

Former Mayor of Belmopan stands aside from candidacy for United Democratic Party

Belisle was believed to be a protégé of former representative John Saldivar, though they were more recently reported to be at odds. On social media, Belisle [...]
December 17, 2022

By narrow majority, UDP National Party Council overrule Special Committee decision; John Saldivar back in Belmopan race

Thus, the December 2 decision of the Special Committee to disallow his candidacy is overruled, and he can contest the Belmopan convention on February 5.
December 13, 2022

Patrick Faber calls out UDP on John Saldivar’s corruption issue

And while he said he would refrain from going after Saldivar specifically, Faber noted that it’s not just him that the party needs to sweep out, [...]
December 7, 2022

Leader of the Opposition Shyne Barrow goes to Washington for forum of International Democrat Union (IDU)

The IDU is an alliance of conservative and moderate political parties founded in 1983. Belize’s United Democratic Party (UDP) describes itself as a conservative, centre-right political [...]
December 7, 2022

Dr June Young is new United Democratic Party standard bearer for Cayo South

By Aaron Humes: The United Democratic Party (UDP) continues its slate of endorsement conventions for candidates that were not contested in their constituencies during the applications [...]
December 7, 2022

John Saldivar puts fate in hands of UDP National Party Council

According to Channel 7 News, the NPC will meet via Zoom on December 17 to consider, per an internal party notice, “the single item of the [...]