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THE BELIZE TIMES
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Issue No. 4787
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SUNDAY March 18, 2012
Unpopular UDP PUP Leader Hon. Francis Fonseca, flanked by Party officials, announced that the Party would file three election petitions in relation to the Cayo Central, Cayo North East and Lake Independence electoral divisions
the country. The UDP lost an important seat they held since 2003 in Corozal South West and failed to win Corozal South East even though they had dumped heavy resources and padded the voters list with recently nationalised and registered immigrants, just weeks before the election.
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In Orange Walk, the UDP barely survived as the PUP regained its seat in Orange Walk Central and won Orange Walk East and Orange Walk South, which had two of the wealthiest candidates UDP money could buy. The UDP literally received a trashing in Orange Walk. In Cayo, the PUP trounced the
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UDP loser targets Free Zone peseros
Corozal Town, March 14, 2012 It is no secret that the Commercial Free Zone in Corozal, which the PUP had turned into a real economic vehicle during its term, is the life-blood of the northern economy. Hundreds of Belizeans rely on the zone for all sorts of jobs. Add to that mix the fact that since the UDP took office, they injected UDP cronies and misfits such as Raul Rosado into the toplevel management of the zone, and it spells a whole lot of trouble. Just before the elections, the UDP used their control of the zone as a political stick, threatening workers that they would lose their jobs if they didn’t vote UDP.
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UDP victimization begins Single-parent mother fired 2 days after elections BELIZE CITY, Tuesday, March 13th, 2012 In the pantheon of accusations that have been leveled at the United Demo-
cratic Party both before and after the March 7th double elections, there’ve been some fairly staggering ones, such as the arson of a car belonging to
PUP Standard Bearer. This next story about a mother working as a school warden, only later to be fired Continued on page 6
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Belize City, March 14, 2012 No matter how the numbers are crunched, or how the analysis is spun – the PUP gained massive support with 8 additional seats, so far, while the UDP lost tremendous political ground following the March 7th elections. When the dust settled on election day, the results brought the PUP and UDP almost shoulder-to-shoulder, an unexpected margin in the eyes of those in the UDP camp who were convinced they had this election sealed. But a closer look at the numbers further exposes the UDP as an increasingly unpopular party across the country. The UDP could not muster a big win, even though they dished out millions of dollars in political gifts before elections. No gimmicks could cover up the Barrow Administration’s incompetence, and the suffering they brought upon
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Sunday, March 18, 2012
INSIDE THIS ISSUE OAS observers raise major election concerns
Was the offshore oil referendum a joke?
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